Scope and Contents
The papers of Theresa Wolfson consist of correspondence (1919-1970) documenting professional and personal involvements with students, colleagues, and friends; Brooklyn College materials (1924-1970) documenting her teaching experience and involvement with various College committees; arbitration and mediation files for cases handled by Wolfson (1942-1969), particularly in the chemical, machinery, and newspaper industries; drafts and manuscripts by Wolfson and her colleagues (1925-1960); book and article reviews by Wolfson (1936-1951); materials relating to Wolfson's labor leader project (1947-1948); research materials and correspondence (1746-1967) for a book on Frances Wright, which Wolfson co-authored with A.J.G. Perkins, transferred to Cornell's Rare and Manuscript Collection, as collection no.6934; materials on schools and organizations involved in workers' education (1920-1961); and subject files relating chiefly to economics and labor (1880-1969).
Dates
- 1880-1970
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
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Biographical / Historical
Theresa Wolfson was a professor of economics and industrial relations, arbitrator and mediator.
Chronology
1897: Born July 19, 1897
1917: A.B. Adelphi College
1923: A.M. Columbia University
1921-27: Teacher of workers classes for Educational Department of ILGWU and lecturer at Brookwood Labor College
1924: PhD. Brookings Graduate School
1926: Teacher of Economics at Bryn Mawr Summer School
1928-30: Instructor of Economics, Hunter College, Brooklyn Branch
1931-32: Teacher of Economics at Summer School for Office Workers, Oberlin College
1936: Teacher of Economics at Summer School for Office Workers, Northwestern University
1946: Lecturer on Labor Problems, Encampment for Citizenship, Riverdale, NY
1949: Lecturer on Labor Problems, Summer School for Office Workers, Columbus, Ohio
1949-50: Lecturer at NYC Graduate School on International Labor
1950: Lectured at Haverford College, Pa., Labor Education Association
1952: Lecturer, Cornell University, NYSSILR
1959-72: Professor of Economics and Labor Relations, Brooklyn College
1972: Died on June 3, 1972
Extent
40.61 cubic feet
Abstract
This collection is a portion of Wolfson's papers contain manuscripts and research materials for a project (1947-48) interviewing labor leaders for "Philosophy and Labor." Interviewees included leaders from the following unions: San Francisco Labor Council, San Francisco Labor Research Bureau, ILGWU's San Francisco Joint Board, California State Council of Retail Clerks, and Bay District Joint Council of Building Service Employees.
Arrangement
Series I. CORRESPONDENCE, 1919-1970
Series II. BROOKLYN COLLEGE (also includes Sarah Lawrence College), 1924-1970
Sub-Series A. Minutes Sub-Series B. Committees Sub-Series C. Courses Sub-Series D. Examinations Sub-Series E. Subject Files Sub-Series F. Sarah Lawrence College
Series III. ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION FILES, 1924-1969
Series IV. LITERARY MANUSCRIPTS, 1925-1960
Sub-Series A. Drafts of books, articles, etc. Sub-Series B. Reviews of books and articles
Series V. SUBJECT FILES
Sub-Series A. Fanny Wright Sub-Series B. Files on workers' education, 1930-1961 Sub-Series C. Japanese Sabbatic Sub-Series D. Miscellaneous Subject Files, 1920-1970
Series VI. Pamphlets
Sub-Series Pamphlets and Articles by Wolfson
Series VII. MISCELLANEOUS
Quantity:
35.6 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
First drafts, manuscripts for publication, 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, December 16, 2008
- EAD encoding:
- Randall Miles, February 21, 2017
- Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Chemical industry -- United States
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Machine industry -- United States
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Newspaper publishing -- United States
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Paper industry -- United States
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Retail trade -- New York (State) -- New York
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Social workers -- United States
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Teachers -- United States
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Textile industry -- United States
- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States -- Cases
- Bentham, Jeremy, 1748-1832
- Collective bargaining -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- College teachers.
- D'Arusmont, Sylvie
- Employee fringe benefits -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Employees, Dismissal of -- Arbitration, Industrial -- New York (State) -- New York
- Employees, Dismissal of -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Flower, George, 1788-1862
- Health insurance -- New York (State) -- New York
- Hours of labor -- Arbitration, Industrial -- New York (State) -- New York
- Industrial arbitrators
- Labor economics
- Labor unions -- Officials and employees
- Labor unions -- Officials and employees -- United States
- Layoffs -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Mediation and conciliation, Industrial -- United States -- Cases
- Millar, Mrs. Craig
- Neufeld, Maurice F.
- New York (N.Y.). Board of Education
- Owen, Robert Dale, 1801-1877
- Position classification -- Arbitration, Industrial -- New York (State) -- New York
- Richardson, James
- Roscoe, William
- Teachers' unions -- United States
- Textile Workers Union of America
- Wages -- Arbitration, Industrial -- New York (State) -- New York
- Wages -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Wages -- Retail trade -- New York (State) -- New York
- Wages -- Women -- United States
- Women labor union members -- United States
- Workers' education -- United States
- Workers' education -- Women -- United States
- Working class -- Health and hygiene -- United States
- Working conditions -- Arbitration, Industrial -- New York (State) -- New York
- World War, 1939-1945 -- War work
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- United States
- Wright, Camilla
- Wright, Frances, 1795-1852
- Title
- Theresa Wolfson Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by Kheel Staff
- Date
- February 21, 2017
- 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
227 Ives Hall
Ithaca NY 14853