Labor Heritage Foundation records
Collection
0115-LBR
Founded by Joe Glazer, Joe Uehlein, and Saul Schniderman in 1979, the Labor Heritage Foundation promotes the use and value of music and arts in labor activism. Saul Schniderman also created the Inventory of American Labor Landmarks, which documents historical markers and monuments of labor history in the United States. Notable people represented in this collection include Pete Seeger, Archie Green, and Si Kahn.
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93 Linear Feet (62 Paige boxes (stored at Severn library))
10.5 Linear Feet (7 Paige boxes (stored at Severn Library)) : Accession Number 2017-0195-LBR: Boxes 18, 26, 27, 32, 37, 38, and 39 contain 39 Betacam cassettes, 2 record sound discs, 74 audio cassettes, 22 VHS cassettes, 4 electronic discs (DVD), 6 electronic discs (CD), 14 audio tape reels, 4 U-matic cassettes, 1 floppy disk, and 10 audio sound discs (CD)
5 Linear Feet (1 oversize box (WH16:114) and 2 oversize folders (WH-FD2-D))
The Labor Heritage Foundation records contain material on the annual Great Labor Arts Exchange and Brice House fundraising dinner, correspondence, meeting agendas, songbooks, photographs, data entries for the Inventory of American Labor Landmarks, labor history books, and A/V materials from 1930-2017. This collection contains 69 Paige boxes, two oversize folders and one oversize box. Notable people represented in this collection include Pete Seeger, Archie Green, and Si Kahn. Landmarks noted in the collection include the A. Philip Randolph bust in Union Station, Washington, DC and the Haymarket Martyrs’ Monument in Forest Park, Illinois.
The Labor Heritage Foundation (LHF), an Allied Group of the AFL-CIO, was founded in 1983 by Joe Glazer, Joe Uehlein, and Saul Schniderman. The non-profit strives to promote labor activism through a combination of music, arts, and culture. Every summer, the LHF has a three-day conference known as the Great Labor Arts Exchange (GLAE). At this conference, participants sing, play music, and attend workshops to learn how to write lyrics, skits, and do other artistic activities for labor activism. Since 1989, LHF has also presented the Joe Hill Award at the GLAE to honor those who have used arts and culture to promote the labor movement with significant impact. Previous recipients include Pete Seeger, Cesar Chavez, and Ralph Fasanella.
This collection is organized into two series corresponding to the two accessions of records:
The Labor Heritage Foundation records were donated to University of Maryland Libraries by the Labor Heritage Foundation on October 7, 2016. Saul Schniderman donated the Labor Landmarks materials to University of Maryland Libraries on January 19, 2017.
This collection is minimally processed. See the attached inventories to review the collection materials.
Some materials were put in new boxes if the boxes were dirty. Posters were placed in oversize folders and an oversize box and mapcase drawer. Some of the materials were originally housed in hanging folders, which were discarded and replaced with acid-free file folders. In some cases, folders were overstuffed and materials were divided into two or three folders. This was designated with a [1], [2], or [3] in the folder's title. Disintegrating rubber bands were removed. Loose materials were placed in folders. No attempt to rearrange them was made, so the items are in their original order with imposed folder divisions.
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