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SCRC is where you find the #GWU university archives rare books, #DC history collections, Teamsters NEA archives; open to everyone đź“šlocated @gelmanlibrary

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GWU Archives@GWUSpecColl
20 Nov 2024
For the most updated information on GW's Special Collections, please see our website go.gwu.edu/archives and also our Instagram: instagram.com/gwuscrc #archives #specialcollections #libraries #universitylibraries
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Another @Teamsters labor history book talk on Nov. 6. Scott Burnstein gives definitive story of mafia connections to Jimmy Hoffa's disappearance. Details and registration here: library.gwu.edu/events/hoffa…
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Another labor history book talk on Sept. 22 at 7 PM EDT. Jack Goldsmith will discuss his book In Hoffas Shadow, about the disappearance of the famed IBT president. More info and register at the event page: library.gwu.edu/events/book-…
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Another labor history book talk over Zoom this Thurs. 7/10, @DanMoldea will discuss The Hoffa Wars, the definitive history of @Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa's rise to power and eventual fall and disappearance. Talk details are here: library.gwu.edu/events/book-…
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Another labor history book talk over Zoom. July 10, @DanMoldea will discuss The Hoffa Wars, the definitive history of @Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa's rise to power and eventual fall and disappearance. Talk details are here: library.gwu.edu/events/book-…
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đź“Ł Special Collections is happy to announce that the NEA Reporter from @NEAToday is now available digitally - tinyurl.com/neareporter. Published from 1962 to 1982, the NEA Reporter covered contemporary issues and events related to the NEA, education, and labor.
NEA Reporter cover from November 1979 covering the establishment of the Department of Education with a photo of NEA leaders and The Carters

ALT NEA Reporter cover from November 1979 covering the establishment of the Department of Education with a photo of NEA leaders and The Carters

NEA Reporter cover from December 1963 covering the death of President Kennedy with a photo of Kennedy at the White House on November 19, 1963

ALT NEA Reporter cover from December 1963 covering the death of President Kennedy with a photo of Kennedy at the White House on November 19, 1963

NEA Reporter articles from 1982 covering book bans, creation science, and profiles of the American teacher

ALT NEA Reporter articles from 1982 covering book bans, creation science, and profiles of the American teacher

NEA Reporter cover from August 1974 covering NEA members engaged in a supportive strike during the annual convention in Chicago, Illinois

ALT NEA Reporter cover from August 1974 covering NEA members engaged in a supportive strike during the annual convention in Chicago, Illinois
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Another labor history book talk Oct 24 at 7 PM. @DW_Gibson will discuss his Oral History of the 1999 WTO Protests. As always, the talk is over Zoom and open to anyone who registers through the link at the bottom of the event page. library.gwu.edu/events/book-…

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There's still spaces available for the @Teamsters Labor History Research Center book talk on the 24th. It's fully remote and open to all. Register at the bottom of the event page library.gwu.edu/events/book-…
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2 Oct 2022
Happy #AmericanArchivesMonth from SAA! Celebrate and advocate for archives this month and all year round! What are you doing to celebrate this month? ow.ly/1ONj50KW5Z4
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5 Sep 2024
A great resource for Foggy Bottom History - thanks @GWUSpecColl wix.to/WDvtnhk #newblogpost

Nearly 50 Years of the Foggy Bottom News – Read all About It – Online!

By Frank Leone and Denise VogtShortly after its founding in 1955, the Foggy Bottom Restoration Association (now the Foggy Bottom Association or FBA) began issuing a hand-delivered semi-monthly...

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On May 9, another @Teamsters labor history book talk. This one will be hybrid in person/over Zoom. Chad Pearson will discuss his book Capital's Terrorists Klansmen, Lawmen, and Employers in the Long Nineteenth Century. Register here library.gwu.edu/events/book-…
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GW's @gelmanlibrary building including Special Collections will be closed from May 20 to August 11, 2024. Researchers who were planning to visit Special Collections during this time period should contact us as soon as possible to discuss options for your research.
Image of yellow note paper with red pushpin over top a red background. Text reads: George Washington university’s special collections research center will be closed May 20 to Aug 11. The last day to use materials on site is Friday, May 17. Contact us for assistance if you were planning to visit this summer.

ALT Image of yellow note paper with red pushpin over top a red background. Text reads: George Washington university’s special collections research center will be closed May 20 to Aug 11. The last day to use materials on site is Friday, May 17. Contact us for assistance if you were planning to visit this summer.
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The @Teamsters LHRC has another book talk on Thursday Dec. 14 at 7 PM. @DHWebber1 will discuss his book The Rise of the Working-Class Shareholder over Zoom. Talk is free and open to anyone. Register here: go.gwu.edu/laborhistorybookt…

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There's still spaces available for David Webber's book talk. Register here: go.gwu.edu/laborhistorybookt…
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While you're waiting, you come by the Reading Room and read the book as its been newly added to the collections wrlc-gwu.primo.exlibrisgroup…

The rise of the working-class shareholder : labor's last best weapon - George Washington University

David H. Webber shines a light on labor's most potent remaining weapon: its multitrillion-dollar pension funds. Outmaneuvered at the bargaining table and in the courts, state houses, and Washington,...

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There's still room in the Zoom to watch Ahmed White discuss his book Under the Iron Heel: The Wobblies and the Capitalist War on Radical Workers this Thursday at 7PM EST. Register here to join for free: library.gwu.edu/events/ahmed…
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If you haven't registered for Ahmed White's free, Zoom book talk on how the IWW was targeted by government and capital, you can do so at go.gwu.edu/6sj

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And another go.gwu.edu/6t7

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We're looking forward to seeing you next Thursday
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