The quest for labor equality in household work [electronic resource] : National Domestic Workers Union, 1965-1979.

Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, Cengage Learning, c2012.
Description
1 online resource (8,853 images) : ill., ports.

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Summary note
"The collection consists of records of the [National] Domestic Workers Union (U.S) from 1965-1979. The correspondence (1965-1979) reflects efforts in organizing the Union and includes such correspondents as Julian Bond, Senator Sam Nunn, Senator Herman Talmadge, Allen Williams, Andrew Young, and other Georgia and national political figures. The subject files (1967-1979) cover a myriad of topics illustrating the Union's involvement in the Black community, the Manpower Program, the Career Learning Center, the Homemaking Skills Training Program, Maids Honor Day, the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), and various federal agencies. The collection contains minutes of the Union, the Citizen's Advisory Committee on Transportation, the Citizens Neighborhood Advisory Council, and MARTA. The collection also contains selected files relating to Equal Opportunity Atlanta, which funded many of the Union's projects."
Notes
  • Title from "About this collection" page (viewed May 28, 2013).
  • Date range of documents: 1965-1979.
  • Reproduction of the originals from the Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.
Other title(s)
National Domestic Workers Union, 1965-1979
OCLC
822057879
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