Walter P. Reuther Library Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs Wayne State University Archives American Federation of Teachers Publications 138 linear feet (158 MB, 11 SB, 5 OS, 150 bound), 64 reels microfilm 1865-2013, bulk 1960-1990 Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI Finding aid written by Daniel Golodner on March 1, 2015. Accession Number: LR002013 Creator: American Federation of Teachers Acquisition: Publications from the AFT and AFT affiliates have been coming to the Reuther Library since the 1960s and placed in the library division of the Reuther Library. This is an artificial collection made up of these publications from AFT headquarters, AFT affiliates and individuals associated with the AFT drawn from the pre-existing library collection and from various other shipments. Language: Materials are in English and very few in Spanish. Access: Collection is open for research. Use: Refer to the Walter P. Reuther Library Rules for Use of Archival Materials. The microfilm is readily available for full access as are the print copies. Notes: Citation style: “American Federation of Teachers Publications, Box #, Folder #, Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University” Copies: The American Teacher is available in microfilm, 1912-2009. Boxes 1-2 and 27-29. Changing Education is available in microfilm, spring 1969-spring 1970, Volume 4, 1-4 and spring 1973-spring 1974, Volume 5, 1-4. Box 29. Related Material: AFT Inventory Part I and II, AFT office of the president records, AFT secretary treasurers records. Abstract The American Federation of Teachers was founded in 1916 and immediately made the American Teacher, published by the New York City Teachers Union, as its’ official organ. Since then the AFT has published numerous publications that range from organizing tools to professional development materials for its members. They also have published materials that deal with specific issue dealing with the labor movement, tenure, civil and human rights as well as teaching tools. Official publications of the AFT also spoke directly to the AFT’s diverse membership, which includes higher education higher education faculty and staff, paraprofessionals, public employees and healthcare workers. Scope and Content: This collection of materials range from the serials created by the AFT, convention and executive council abridged transcripts and reports, brochures/pamphlets and booklets talking about numerous issues that affect the AFT’s members, the union movement and other social issues. The other half of this collection consists of publications created by AFT locals and state federations which allows the researcher to see what issues were facing rank and file members of the AFT from across the United States. Affiliate publications are mostly newspapers and magazines. Important Subjects: Academic Freedom Teachers--Tenure--United States Teacher Salaries Collective Bargaining Curriculum Higher Education Teacher Strikes Education--Finance Paraprofessionals in education Education Reform Schools--United States School Violence Nurses Public Employees Social Security Important Names: Henry Linville George Counts Albert Shanker David Selden John Dewey Irvin R. Kuenzli Sandra Feldman Carl Megal Charlie Cogen 2 Series 1: Booklets, Brochures, Flyers, and Pamphlets, 1865-2007 Brochures, pamphlets, booklets, handbills, publications created by or about the AFT, by or about various AFT affiliates. There are very few notes and correspondence within the series. Of note is a section in the series of official publications from affiliates about their own history. Series 2: AFT Official Organs, 1912-2013 Newspapers and bulletins that are official publications from the AFT. The bulk being the American Teacher newspaper and magazine. Bound volumes 39-49 consists of the American Teacher Magazine. Other official publications represent divisions of the AFT: higher education, healthcare, public employees, PSRPs and AFT retirees. The formats are bound, unbound and microfilm. Series 3: Convention, Executive Council, and Constitutions 1918-1996 Series 3 is comprised of abridged transcripts of some AFT conventions and executive council meetings. There are presidents’ and officers’ reports and constitutions of the AFT. The constitutions are not a full run. There is a short run of convention materials from 1972-1974 and 1980 with the majority of the materials on the 1974 convention in which Shanker was elected. Various convention calls and programs are also included in this series. Series 4: Affiliate Publications Newspapers and constitutions published by AFT affiliates. These are not complete runs. Arrangement Arranged in 4 series – Series 1 (Box 1-6), Series 2 (Box 7-20) and Series 3 (Box 21-27), Series 4 (Box 28-177). Folders are arranged in Series 1 alphabetically, Series 2 and Series 3 are in chronological order, and Series 4 by alphabetically by state. 3 Series 1 Box 1 1. AFL-CIO, 1938-1970 2. A Call to Action: Our Prussian Educational System, 1919 3. A Message to Teachers, 1916 4-5. About the AFT 6. American Teacher Reports, 1936 and 1949 7. AFT and Labor Unionism, 1919 8. AFT Membership Cards 9. AFT financial statements, 1961-1962, 1968 10. AFT financial statements, 1943-1944 11. AFT financial statements, 1947-1948 12. AFT historical settings by Ruth Hardy 13. AFT Healthcare Workers 14. AFT In Action Newsletter, 1968-1976 15. AFT In Action Newsletter, 1975-1978 16. AFT In the News, 1973-1976 17. AFT In the News, 1977-1979 18. AFT Million Dollar Militancy Fund Dinner, 1968 19. AFT New alliance: Teachers and Labor, 1916 20. AFT Organization, 1934 21. AFT Policy, 1966 22. AFT program for excellence and equality in education, 1972 23. Social Policy, 1931 24. AFT statement of principles, 1918 25. AFT School Secretaries committee, 1942 26. AFT teachers network for education of the handicap 27. AFT Vietnam Caucus, August 1972 28. Better School Service, 1921 29. Bill of Rights for Teachers 30. Black Americans in current encyclopedias, 1970 31. Busing; Boston 32. British Teachers and the war, 1942 33. Building Representatives 34. California State Federation of Teachers, 1919, 1957 35. Charter Rights of the Child, 1950 36. Charting the Course: AFT’s education agenda to reach all children, 2007 37. Chicago Teachers Union, 1899-1962 38. Chicago Teachers Union; pamphlets, 1916-1921 39. Child Care 40. Citizens Committee for Equal Justice for Public Employees 41. Civil Liberties and Education, 1936 42. CIO 4 43. Changing Employment Relationship in Public Schools, 1966 44. Classroom Climate, 1971 45. Class Size 46. Code of Ethics 47. Collective Bargaining 48. Colorado Federation of Teachers; Academy High: Crip of Conformity, 1961 49. Company Unions and the School Crisis 50. Connecticut Federation of Teachers, 1957 51. Credential Reform in California, 1966 52. Crisis in the Schools, 1918 53. Criticisms of Modern Education, 1951 54. Current Fears of Teachers, 1963 55. Critical Evaluation of the AFT by Aileen Robinson, 1934 56. Cry of the Children or Demands of the Profiteer, 1932 Box 2 1. Credit Unions 2. Davis, Jerome Case, 1937 3. Dewey, John 4. Discipline 5. Detroit Federation of Teachers 6. Don’t let the schools suffer, 1942 7. Do white-collar workers need unions? 8. Early Childhood 9. Education and Social Change, 1938 10. Educational Change: Why, How, For Whom, 1967 11. Educational Research and Dissemination Program, executive summary 12. Education for Democracy, 1987 13. Elementary School 14. Einstein, Albert: Second national wartime conference of national council of scientific, professional, art and white collar organizations, 1944 15. Fair Practices, 1962 16. Fallacies of Private 17. Federal Aid 18. Federal Old Age and survivor’s insurance, 1957 19. Federation of Public Employuees 20. Federation of Public Employees: Quality services from Quality people, 1997 21. Feldman, Sandra 22. Fiscal Independence vs. Fiscal Dependence of School Boards, 1968 23. Fringe Benefits for Teachers, 1957-1962 24. Future’s Committee Report, 1992 25. Goal of critical thinking: From educational ideal to educational reality 26. Guide to Learning: How to study, 1962 27. Guide to superior teaching in the classroom, 1962 28. Handicapped Children 29. Hawaii Federation of Teachers, 1974 5 30. Helping your child… 1997 31. High School 32. Higher Education, 1990-2000 33. Higher Education, 1960-1980 34. Higher Education, 1930-1950 35. Higher Education: AFT negotiate change for college women 36. Higher Education; American Academic: The state of higher education workforce 1997-2007 37. Higher Education; Faculty 38. Higher Education; Tenure and academic freedom 39. Higher Education; Staffing 40. Higher Education; Technology 1997 41. History; AFT College Guild, 2007 42. History; AFT communication association, 2005 43. History; Alpine Education Association, 1982 44. History; Baltimore Teachers Union, 1984 45. History; Boston Teachers’ Union Box 3 1. History; California Federation of Teachers, 1989 2. History; Chicago Teachers Union, 1978 3. History; Columbia Heights Federation of Teachers Local 710, 1982 4. History; Kansas City Federation of Teachers, 1942 5. History; Massachusetts Federation of Teachers, 1988 6. History; Michigan Federation of Teachers, 1984 7. History; Minneapolis Federation of Teachers, 1979 8. History; Minnesota Federation of Teachers, 1986 9. History; Newburgh Teachers Association, 1999 10. History; Niles Township Federation of Teachers, 1995 11. History; Ohio Federation of Teachers, 1988 12. History; Oregon State Federation