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Teachers - Teachers Union - Communist Faction, Power Struggles with, 1932-1938

 File — Box: 11, Folder: 24

Scope and Contents

Notice of special meeting, with attached report of the Joint Committee re charges against activities of left-wing members, October 20, 1932, 7 pages; "Report of the Special Grievance Committee" re specific charges against named left-wing members, April 18, 1933, 13 pages; "Notes on the Trial Meeting, April 29, 1933," 4 pages; "The Report of the Special Grievance Committee of the Teachers Union," April 29, 1933, 8 pages; "Resolutions and Amendments Approved by the Executive Board of the Teachers Union ..." April 29, 1933, 4 pages; "Reply to the Grievance Committee Report," by the Joint Defense Committee, n.d., c. 1933, 5 pages; "Statement by [Dr.] Abe Lefkowitz," against leftist factions in TU, n.d., with hand notation "1934?", 6 pages; "In Defense of Militant Trade Unionism: the Rank and File Reply to Dr. Linville's Statement `What Price Factionalism,'" February 27, 1935; "A Letter on the Union Investigation," by TU officers, June 7, 1935; "The Case of Local Five," criticizing TU leaders Linville and Lefkowitz, AFL investigation, signed "Teachers Union - New York City. Local Five: American Federation of Teachers," c. 1936, 3 pages; "Statement of Local 5 of the AFT to the AFL Committee," criticizing AFL investigation, etc., as above, c. 1936, 4 pages; Bulletin, Joint Committee of Teachers Organizations re expulsion of Teachers Union, with "Answer to the Joint Committee Bulletin" by Teachers Union, April 25, 1938; notes.

Dates

  • 1932-1938

Language of Materials

Collection material in English, French, German, Italian, Russian

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

16.67 cubic feet

Repository Details

Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository

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