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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

Arrangement

Series I: Board of Directors Minutes 1923-69, 1923-1969

Sub-Series A: Minutes 1923-1968

Series II: House of Delegates, 1915-1969

Sub-Series A: Minutes 1915-70, 1915-1970 Sub-Series B: Resolution Committee Reports, 1950-69, 1950-1969 Sub-Series C: Contributions to Welfare Fund, 1929-47, 1929-1947 Sub-Series D: Tapes of 1969 House of Delegates, 1969

Series III: Executive Secretary's Files

Sub-Series A: Annual Reports, 1929-1971 Sub-Series B: Eldred Subject Files, 1953-1953, 1953 Sub-Series C: Goold Subject Files, 1950-1971, 1950-1971 Sub-Series D: White Subject Files

Series IV: Assistant Executive Secretary's Files

Sub-Series A: Kullman Subject Files

Series V: NYSTA

Sub-Series A: History, 1869-1969

Series VI: Communication and Legislation Files

Sub-Series A: Rose Subject Files, 1950-1968 Sub-Series B: Hopkins Subject Files, 1969-1972 Sub-Series C: News Clippings, 1970-1972

Series VII: Professional and Regional Services Files

Sub-Series A: Directors Files Sub-Series B: General Files Sub-Series C: Higher Education Files

Series VIII: Research Division

Sub-Series A.SSSPPP (Salary Survey), 1964-1970 Sub-Series B. Interview Studies of Select Districts., 1970

Series IX: New York State Teachers (NYSUT), 1972

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 227 Ives Hall Tower Road Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3183 kheelref@cornell.edu https://catherwood.library.cornell.edu/kheel/
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 Tower Road
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3183