Atlanta Federation of Teachers, Local 1565 (Atlanta, Ga.), records

Collection

Identifier: L1995-05

Staff Only
Not requestable

Content Description

The American Federation of Teachers, Local 1565 (Atlanta, Ga.) records consist of office files, political files, benefits information, elections materials, correspondence, artifacts, and training materials. The majority of the material dates from the 1980s, with smaller amounts from the 1970s and early 1990s.

Dates

Creation: 1971-1991
Creation: Majority of material found within 1983 - 1990

Creator

American Federation of Teachers. Local 1565 (Atlanta, Ga.) (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research use.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Georgia State University is the owner of the physical collection and makes reproductions available for research, subject to the copyright law of the United States and item condition. Georgia State University may or may not own the rights to materials in the collection. It is the researcher's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and obtain permission from the copyright holder before publication, reproduction, or display of the materials beyond what is reasonable under copyright law. Researchers may quote selections from the collection under the fair use provision of copyright law.

Collection is stored offsite. Allow at least 2 working days for retrieval.

Historical Note about the American Federation of Teachers

The American Federation of Teachers is an American labor union founded in 1916 that represents teachers, paraprofessionals and school-related personnel, local, state and federal employees, higher education faculty and staff, and nurses and other healthcare professionals. Local 1565 mostly represents teachers and employees working for the Atlanta Public Schools (APS). Mary Lou Romaine led Local 1565 throughtout the time period covered by this collection.

Extent

6 Linear Feet (in 6 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Arrangement

The records maintain their original order.

Offsite Storage

Collection is stored offsite. Allow at least 2 working days for retrieval.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Atlanta Federation of Teachers, Local 1565, courtesy of Mary Lou Romaine, July 20, 1995.

Processing Information

Processed by Hal Hansen at the file level, December 2019. Folder titles appearing in the contents list below are often based on those provided by the creator. Titles have not been verified against the contents of the folders in all cases. Otherwise, folder titles are supplied by staff during initial processing.