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Collected by: University of Maryland

Archived since: Jun, 2015

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This collection represents websites of labor organizations in the United States, including organizations whose records arestewarded by Special Collections and University Archives at the University of Maryland. Our labor collections are comprised of AFL-CIO Department records, trade department records, international union records, union programs, union organizations with allied or affiliate relationships with the AFL-CIO, and personal papers of union leaders. We also have extensive photo documentation of labor union activities from the 1940s to the present in the photographic negative and digital collections. Additionally, collections of graphic images, over 10,000 audio tapes, several hundred films and videotapes, and over 2,000 artifacts are available for research and study. The University of Maryland emphasizes the collecting of archival resources and other collections that document the history of the labor movement in North America and the Washington, DC/Maryland region. These materials help researchers better understand pivotal social movements in this country, including those to gain rights for women, children and minorities.

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Title: National Labor College Community

URL: http://nlccommunity.wordpress.com/

Description: Archived community news blog of the National Labor College, George Meany Campus, an AFL-CIO-affiliated college in Silver Spring, Maryland, whose stated mission is: "By establishing the physical and intellectual space for the labor movement to imagine its future, the mission of the NLC is to make higher education available to workers, to prepare union members, leaders and staff for the challenges of a changing global environment; and to serve as a center for progressive thought and learning" ("Mission and Vision," http://wayback.archive-it.org/2269/20131025175327/http://www.nlc.edu/mission.html, archived October 25, 2013). The NLC was founded as a labor studies center in 1969, and renamed the George Meany Center for Labor Studies in 1974 ("Campus History," http://wayback.archive-it.org/2269/20131025175329/http://www.nlc.edu/history.html, archived October 25, 2013). The NLC closed in 2015. The NLC website includes information about its academic programs, admissions, financial aid, advising, alumni services, news, library and archives, administration, faculty, mission and vision, strategic plan, partnerships, Bonnie Ladin Union Skills program, campus and college history, policies, and the NLC Workers Memorial. The NLC blog covers college news, alumni spotlights, student profiles, and general news, including information about the closure of the college.

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Subject:   George Meany Center for Labor Studies -- Web archives

Title: George Meany Memorial Archives

URL: http://www.nlc.edu/archives/home.html

Description: Archived website of the George Meany Memorial Archives, 2013. Until 2013, George Meany Memorial Archives was a part of the George Meany Center for Labor Studies and the official archives of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. The website includes information about its location, hours, holdings, access to collections, policies, exhibits, publications, and resources for specific user groups such as students, teachers, and trade unionists.

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Subject:   George Meany Memorial Archives George Meany Center for Labor Studies

Title: Organizers for America

URL: http://www.organizersforamerica.org/

Description: Archived website of Organizers for America, a free employment site for "community organizations, unions and allied groups seeking to hire community organizers and related positions," as well as job seekers, operated by the organization People's Action ("Organizers for America," http://organizersforamerica.org/page.php?id=89, accessed June 5, 2018).

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Subject:   Labor -- United States -- Web archives

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