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Helen Ann Robbins Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 5472

Scope and Contents

The documents pertain to her involvement with these organizations. Subjects covered include the charges of communist activity, free public education, and the fight for academic freedom, as well as other union activities.

Dates

  • 1940-1949

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Conditions Governing Access

Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference archivist for access to these materials.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection must be used in keeping with the Kheel Center Information Sheet and Procedures for Document Use.

Biographical / Historical

Robbins was Chairman of the Union Teachers Non-Partisan Club (10th Assembly District, Manhattan); Chairman of New York Local 5, Academic Freedom Committee; and a member of Midtown Manhattan Citizens Committee to Defend Free Public Education.

Extent

1 cubic feet

Abstract

Helen Robbin's collection of correspondence, news clippings and miscellaneous papers.

Quantity:

1 linear ft.

Forms of Material:

Papers (documents).

General

Contact Information:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives Martin P. Catherwood Library 227 Ives Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3183 kheel_center@cornell.edu http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/kheel-center
Compiled by:
Kheel Staff, July 02, 2014
EAD encoding:
Kheel Staff, March 13, 2019
Title
Robbins, Helen Ann, Papers
Status
Completed
Author
Compiled by Kheel Staff
Date
March 13, 2019
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Revision Statements

  • 02/23/2024: This resource was modified by the ArchivesSpace Preprocessor developed by the Harvard Library (https://github.com/harvard-library/archivesspace-preprocessor)

Repository Details

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

Contact:
227 Ives Hall
Ithaca NY 14853