Box 1

Brief history of UAW District 65 organizing at Cornell University. Includes a November 2013 draft and a February 2014 final copy.

Ms. Rahke was the UAW professional organizer sent to Cornell for the organizing effort

Union fact sheets for distribution to Cornell employees and students

Cornell's Ithaca, NY, campus divided into organizing zones.

Advertising picnics and other events

From the Cornell Daily Sun, The New York Times, and other publications

This collection consists largely of the publications produced by the UAW organizing committees at Cornell University during the early 1980s. The best represented are "The Bear Facts" and "Clout!" There is only one issue of "Backbone." Also included is a narrative about the organizing effort, written by Colette Walls, who was active in the effort. There is also a 2006 interview with the professional organizer from the UAW, Barbara Rahke.

no.1 (1980:Sep.). Publication of the Cornell Chapter of UAW Service and Maintenance Organizing Committee

Publication of District 65 Cornell Chapter

Publication of District 65 Cornell Chapter