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New York State Teachers Association Records

 Collection
Identifier: 5293

Scope and Contents

The Center is the official depository for the records of this organization which began its existence in 1845. The bulk of the records cover the period from 1950 through 1970. The collection includes minutes and files of the Board of Directors,23-1969; minutes and files of the House of Delegates, 1911970; the files of various officers; legislative files; historical files; and subject files.

Dates

  • 1915-1979

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

Among NYSTA's efforts on behalf of public education were the creation of the NYS Retirement System, the minimum salary law, the teachers' contract law, compulsory free education, state aid to local schools, teacher tenure laws and the creation of the New York State Department of Education.

Extent

225.11 cubic feet

Related Materials

Related Collections: 5293 mf: New York State Teachers Association Guide to Records on Microfilm

Quantity:

225.1 linear ft.

Forms of Material:

Records.

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, August 01, 1977
EAD encoding:
Randall Miles, September 02, 2015
Title
New York State Teachers Association Records
Status
Completed
Author
Compiled by Kheel Staff
Date
September 02, 2015
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