Robert Fitch Papers 1905-2010 1990-2005.

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Robert Fitch Papers 1905-2010 1990-2005.

The Robert Fitch Papers primarily contain Fitch's research materials on different labor unions, particularly in the New York City area. Boxes 25-26, donated after his death in 2011, include personal materials and memorabilia.

26.0 linear feet (26 boxes)

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AFSCME. District Council 37 (New York, N.Y.)

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American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, District Council 37 is an umbrella group of 56 local unions representing public employees in New York City. Chartered in 1944, DC 37 has grown from an organization of less than a thousand employees in the city's parks, hospital, finance, and health departments to the country's largest federation of public employees, with more than 125,000 members working in the city's agencies and cultural institutions. The collection contains consti...

Fitch, Robert, 1938-....

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Robert "Bob" Fitch was born in Chicago in December 1938. He received a PhD in sociology from the State University of New York (SUNY), Binghampton. A Marxist and prolific writer on many topics, Fitch was particularly concerned with unionism. As well as writing about them, he worked as union organizer for the American Federation of Musicians, Local 802 in New York City during the mid 1980s. Fitch also taught and lectured at universities throughout New York City. He died aged 72 in March 2011. ...