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Abstract
Chaired by Dr. Sandra Greer, the Committee on Undergraduate Women's Education consisted of senior University of Maryland administrators and faculty. Committe members were charged with evaluating the feasibility of recommendations included in the report "The Education of Women Students at the University of Maryland College Park: Issues and Opportunities." They were also responsible for determining implementation strategies for these recommendations. These records consist of materials gathered...
Dates:
1982-1989
Collection
0023-LBR-RG98-001
Abstract
Union labels are used to mark products that are union-made and indicate which union manufactured the product. This collection is composed primarily of photographic facsimiles of official union labels and logos of the AFL, CIO, AFL-CIO and many of the federations' affiliated unions. Some folders include textual material that provides anecdotal or historical information about a union label or logo.
Dates:
1889-1991
Abstract
The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBCJA) is one of the largest and most influential labor unions in North America. The union was founded in 1881 and continues to train and advocate for carpenters and others in the building trades. The UBCJA archives consists of correspondence, publications, reports, meeting minutes, charters, bylaws, financial materials, newspaper clippings, photographs, memorabilia and audiovisual materials. Subjects covered in the records include...
Dates:
1826-2015; Majority of material found within 1940-1985
Abstract
Local Union 132 of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBCJA) is the predominant local carpenters union in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. The consolidation of four local unions located in Washington, D.C.,--884, 190, 1651, and 1103--formed Local 132. The new union received its charter on October 25, 1905. Originally, Local 132 had its headquarters in downtown Washington, D.C., and met every Friday at the Typographical Temple. Members of Local 132 broke...
Dates:
1900-2007; Majority of material found within 1925-2004
Abstract
This collection includes an incomplete run (circa 1960s and 1970s) of the English-language edition of El Malcriado, a newspaper published by the United Farm Workers. The collection also contains miscellaneous newspaper clippings and two publications regarding agricultural labor issues.
Dates:
1963-1974
Collection
0030-LBR-RG95-005
Abstract
This collection consists of records of the United Labor Policy Committee, organized in 1950 and comprised of representatives from the AFL, CIO, International Association of Machinists, and the Railway Labor Executives' Association. Its aim was develop policy on issues that affected labor, particularly its participation in defense and mobilization programs. The collection contains minutes, statements, resolutions, memoranda and a limited amount of outgoing correspondence documenting the...
Dates:
1950-1951
Abstract
The United States Women's Lacrosse Association (USWLA) was formed in the early part of the twentieth century to provide opportunities for girls and women to participate in the sport of lacrosse. The collection consists of awards, publications, correspondence, memoranda, constitutions, photographs, and memorabilia. The files document the operations of the USWLA, rules development, and camps, clinics, and tournaments run by the organization, among other topics. The USWLA archives are...
Dates:
1924-2007; Majority of material found within 1975-1997
Abstract
"University 100: The Student in the University" is a course offered to first-semester freshmen at the University of Maryland which introduces students to collegiate life. Many students in these courses are grouped according to major. This collection contains UNIV 100 course material for the Media Literary learning community (Journalism and Philosophy) and includes student projects, writings, and photographs, instructor curriculum, and publications about the course, mostly from the Fall 2006...
Dates:
2004-2007; Majority of material found within 2006
Abstract
The University Commuters Association records consist of a scrapbook containing photographs of officers and events, newspaper clippings, and newsletters.
Dates:
1962-1967
Abstract
The University Council consisted of upper-level university officials who worked in conjunction with the University Senate in an advisory and/or administrative capacity. The council's records consist of minutes recording the deliberations and activities of this body and documenting matters relating to routine, day-to-day operations of the university.
Dates:
1924-1930