LABOR AND MATERIAL CULTURE
The Seventh Symposium of
The George Meany Memorial Archives
November 12-13, 1995
Sunday, November 12--5:00 p.m.
Keynote Address
Archie Green, Occupational Folklorist
Reception to follow
Monday, November 13
Panel 1
Programs and Projects in Museums and Archives
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Chair: Angelica Santomauro, The American Labor Museum/Botto House National
Landmark
Gregg Kimball, Valentine Museum
Sharon Reilly, Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature
Donna DeBlasio, Ohio Historical Society
Leslie Hough, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs/Walter P. Reuther Library,
Wayne State University
Coffee Break: 9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Panel 2
Labor Sites and Landmarks
9:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Chair: Brian Greenberg, Monmouth University
Robin Bachin, National Labor Landmark Study, Newberry Library
Mark Bograd, Lowell National Historical Park
Rachel Bliven, Consultant
Mildred Beik, Historian
Lunch Break: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Address:
Nicholas Mansfield, Director, National Museum of Labor History,
Manchester, England
Panel 3
Collections and Their Value
1:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Chair: Harry Rubenstein, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian
Institution
Scott Molloy, University of Rhode Island
Richard Oestreicher, University of Pittsburgh
Erika Gottfried, Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University
Mike Black, AFL-CIO Industrial Union Department
LABOR AND MATERIAL CULTURE
November 12-13, 1995
Coffee Break: 3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Panel 4
How Should We Proceed?
3:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Chair: Al Young, Northern Illinois University
Stuart Kaufman, The George Meany Memorial Archives/University of Maryland
Marty Blatt, Lowell National Historical Park
David Zonderman, North Carolina State University
Jonathan Prude, Emory University
James Grossman, National Labor Landmark Study, Newberry Library
Co-director: Harry Rubenstein, Stuart Kaufman
Attending The Symposium
Since there are a limited number of places available for the symposium,
to
reserve a place please contact Janet O'Connor (301) 431-5451. Registration is
free, but there is an $8.00 charge for lunch.
Location
The George Meany Memorial Archives is located at 10000 New Hampshire
Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland 20903. This is one full block north of the
Washington Beltway (U.S. 495 exit 28a) on New Hampshire Avenue, about a thirty-
five minute drive from downtown Washington, D.C. Turn left on to the campus at
the traffic light at Powder Mill Road; the first service station north of the
beltway marks the intersection. There is ample parking space.
If arriving by public transportation take the Metrorail red line to the
Silver Spring station and then transfer to either the #20 or #22 Montgomery
County "Ride-ON" bus to the Powder Mill Road (Hillendale) stop.
The George Meany Memorial Archives
10000 New Hampshire Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20903
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The George Meany Memorial Archives Library *
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