RG97. AFL-CIO. Audio and Moving Image Collections

Abstract The AFL-CIO Information Department coordinates and manages public relations and media outreach for the AFL-CIO. During the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, the AFL-CIO produced their own sound recordings within the then Public Relations and Information Department. This collection consists of 5,769 audio tapes, of which approximately 642 tapes are processed for Series A: Constitutional Conventions of the AFL, CIO, and AFL-CIO, Series B: Conventions and conferences of AFL-CIO staff departments,...

Scope and Content of the Collection Americans at Work is a moving image collection with accompanying documentary and visual materials. Each of the films explores the job of an American laborer in moderate detail. The films often include information about skills, training, and the nature of the job. Some of the films concentrate more on the processes of industry rather than the role of the worker. Fifteen minutes is the maximum running time for a film, and several of the films are no longer than thirteen and a half minutes. ...