Isaac Gasnick Papers
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Abstract
The Isaac Gasnick Papers contain papers related to Gasnick's involvement with the American Labor Party (ALP). Isaac Walter Gasnick was the Membership Director and electoral delegate for the ALP's 8th Assembly District in the late 1940s and early 1950s. The collection includes an assortment of American Labor Party correspondence, delegate certificates, and primary petitions related to local New York State elections between 1949 and 1953. Additionally, the collection contains Gasnick's personal account books, deposit slips between 1938 and 1959. Also included in the collection are several small photographs of Gasnick.
Biographical / Historical
Isaac Walter Gasnick was a member of the American Labor Party (ALP), and was the Membership Director of the party's 8th Assembly District in the late 1940s and early 1950s. As a leader in the 8th Assembly District, Gasnick worked closely with Chairman Jane Benedict, and also served as a delegate for the ALP at New York State electoral conventions.
Arrangement
This collection has not been arranged by an archivist. The materials are arranged in the order in which they were received from the donor.
Content Description
The Isaac Gasnick Papers contain papers related to Gasnick's involvement with the American Labor Party (ALP). The collection includes an assortment of American Labor Party correspondence, delegate certificates, and primary petitions related to local New York State elections between 1949 and 1953. Additionally, the collection contains Gasnick's personal account books, deposit slips between 1938 and 1959. Also included in the collection are several small photographs of Gasnick.
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Any rights (including copyright and related rights to publicity and privacy) held by Isaac Gasnick, the creator of this collection, were relinquished and transferred to the public domain in 2017 by Harry Gasnick. These materials are governed by a Creative Commons CC0 license, which permits publication and reproduction of materials accompanied by full attribution. See, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; Isaac Gasnick Papers; WAG 338; box number; folder number; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Harry Gasnick in March 2017. The accession number associated with this gift is 2017.018.
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Processing Information
At the time of accessioning materials were moved into archival housing and described in a collection-level finding aid. Materials in this collection have not been arranged by an archivist.
