Guide to the American Federation of Teachers Oral History Collection

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Guide to the American Federation of Teachers Oral History Collection, 1985-1987

Guide to the American Federation of Teachers Oral History Collection

1985-1987

http://dlib.nyu.edu/findingaids/html/tamwag/oh_008/

The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) is the second largest national teachers union in the United States and was founded by Margaret Haley in Chicago, Illinois in 1916. As of 2021, its members include pre-K through 12th grade teachers; paraprofessionals and school-related personnel; government employees at local, state, and federal levels; college and university faculty and staff, and nurses and other healthcare professionals. The American Federation of Teachers Oral History Collection consists of audio recordings of interviews with American Federation of Teachers (AFT) members, staff people, and officers, with a concentration on union activities in the 1950s and 1960s. The interviews were conducted between 1985 and 1987, and topics include the role of women in the AFT, the Civil Rights movement and minority members within the AFT, opinions of past and present union leaders, the 1960 merger of New York City locals, and the Progressive Caucus.

2.4 Linear Feet in 2 cassette boxes, 1 card box, and 1 half manuscript box, 63 audiocassettes

eng, Latn

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives