Ralph Caporale, Jr., Teachers Guild Files 1959, 1969-2007

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Ralph Caporale, Jr., Teachers Guild Files 1959, 1969-2007

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This collection consists of biographical material on Ralph Caporale, Jr., a New York City teacher and union activist, and a small scrapbook created by his daughter, Lynn, as a school project in 1959. The scrapbook is composed primarily of newspaper clippings that describe events surrounding a 1959 work stoppage planned by the New York City Teachers Guild.

0.75 linear feet; (1 box)

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6331976

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

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Cogen, Charles, 1903-

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Caporale, Ralph, Jr., 1917-2007

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Ralph Caporale, Jr. (1917-2007) was a New York City teacher and school principal and an early organizer of teachers. He was involved in the High School Teachers Association and was acquainted with Al Shanker and other United Federation of Teachers (UFT) pioneers. His daughter, Lynn, completed a small scrapbook in 1959 as a school project. Clippings in the scrapbook document an episode that took place in New York City in April of 1959. In January of that year, close to 1,...