Matthew Dimick, winner of the 2009 Merl E. Reed Fellowship in Southern Labor History, will present on his topic on Friday, November 20, 2009. The presentation will be held at noon in the Colloquium Room at the Georgia State University Library (Library South, 8th Floor). The presentation is free and open to the public.

“The Origins of Labor-Union Democracy: A US-British Comparison” will focus on the internal democratic governance of labor unions and its potential, according to scholars and activists, to revitalize the labor movement in the US. This presentation examines the origins of union democracy by comparing the historical trajectories of the British Amalgamated Engineering Union (AEU) and the American International Association of Machinists (IAM). Despite a large amount of research on union democracy, very little of it has addressed the topic in a historical-comparative context. Thus, while it is known that levels of democracy differ significantly between US and British unions, no one has asked when these differences arose or what caused them.

Matthew Dimick is currently a Law Research Fellow at Georgetown University Law Center. He holds a JD from Cornell Law School and a PhD in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Between law school and graduate studies he worked in the General Counsel’s office of the Service Employees International Union in Washington, DC. His research centers on the relationships between law, labor unions, the labor market, and the economy, using historical and comparative methods to study questions arising from these topics.

Created in 2000, the Merl E. Reed Fellowship in Southern Labor History was named, at the urging of Dr. Gary Fink, to honor Dr. Reed’s career and role in the founding of the Southern Labor Archives. The award has recently been re-named to honor both Dr. Gary Fink and Dr. Reed, and beginning in 2010, the awards will carry the new name.

One or more awards of $250-$500 are given annually to individuals whose research in the Southern Labor Archives will lead to a book, article, dissertation, or other substantive product. In return, recipients agree to make a presentation about their research to the Georgia State University community within one academic year after receiving the award. Faculty members, graduate students, upper-level undergraduates, and recognized independent scholars and artists are encouraged to apply.

The deadline for the 2010 Reed Fink Award is November 30, 2009. For more information about the award, the presentation, or the Southern Labor Archives, please contact Traci Drummond at 404.413.2880 or at tdrummond@gsu.edu.

Come witness history in the making at Georgia State University!

The Georgia State University Library is celebrating the Investiture of President Mark P. Becker with an exhibit on Library North’s first floor. The case behind our broadcast screen will display recognitions of the event from institutions around the nation. Our exhibit case next to Saxbys entrance will also display archival items from previous presidential investitures of both Presidents Palms and Patton. These items come from the University Archives in our Special Collections on the 8^th floor of Library South. From Tuesday, October 20 until Friday, October 24, the library will display the actual ceremonial mace and medallion used in the presidential investiture for the entire campus to see.

Be a part of our second century and reflect upon the history and symbols of Georgia State’s previous Presidential Investitures.

This exhibit will run from October 12 until Friday October 24. President Becker’s Investiture ceremony occurs on Monday, October 19 at 2:00 pm in the Sports Arena. Please go to http://www.gsu.edu/investiture/ for further information.

Van der Horst currently works as a research analyst for a public policy research firm in suburban Washington, D.C.  A lifelong student of American history, he has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in history from Emory University.  His research mainly focuses on 20th century America, specifically on the rise of airlines and their impact on American life.  His master’s thesis focused on the two major airlines in Atlanta for the second half of the 20th century, Delta and Eastern, and how their similar paths diverged in the 1980s. 

This presentation will revolve around the two airlines during the first era (1978-1991) of airline deregulation. It will include explanations of the decisions made by both Eastern Air Lines and Delta Air Lines during this period and how these decisions led to Eastern’s demise and Delta’s success. A brief history of airline regulation and of each airline will be given.  Van der Horst argues that four big decisions made by Eastern Air Lines in this period explain why the airline went from being the largest American airline in terms of passengers carried at the beginning of the deregulated era to a failed airline just over ten years later. These include problems with organized labor and the decision to sell the airline to Frank Lorenzo. 

Van der Horst contends that four decisions made by Delta Air Lines in this same period explain why the airline went from being a mainly regional carrier to one of the three main American airlines during this first era of airline deregulation. While Delta’s story is not as dramatic as Eastern’s, it provides a useful foil for the chaotic decade Eastern faced. When the stories of these two airlines are put together, we see that the deregulated era forced airlines to make decisions that either they could not or did not have to make when regulated that determined the fate of each airline.

The Reed Fellowship was recently re-named the Reed Fink Award in Southern Labor History to honor two early supporters of Georgia State University Library’s Southern Labor Archives. One or more fellowship(s) of $250-$500 are awarded annually to individuals whose research in the Southern Labor Archives will lead to a book, article, dissertation, or other substantive product. For more information about the award, including deadlines, please visit us on the web (http://www.library.gsu.edu/spcoll/) or contact Traci Drummond, Archivist, Southern Labor Archives, at (404) 413-2880 or at archives@gsu.edu.

Professors Merl E. Reed and Gary Fink were instrumental in the establishment, development, and use of the Southern Labor Archives at Georgia State University from the early 1970s. Today, the Southern Labor Archives has over 500 collections used by researchers from throughout the Southeast, the United States, and the world. Created in 2000, the Merl E. Reed Fellowship in Southern Labor History was named, at the urging of Dr. Fink, to honor Dr. Reed’s career and role in the founding of the Southern Labor Archives. After Dr. Fink passed away in 2008, Dr. Reed requested that the name of the Fellowship be changed to honor Dr. Fink as well.  The Reed Fink Award in Southern Labor History now honors both men and their many contributions to education, labor studies, and the Southern Labor Archives.

The Southern Labor Archives, part of Georgia State University Library’s Special Collection and Archives, was established in 1971, and is dedicated to collecting, preserving and making available the documentary heritage of Southern workers and their unions, as well as that of workers and unions having an historic relationship to the region.

One or more  Reed Fink Awards of $250-$500 will be awarded annually to individuals whose research in the Southern Labor Archives will lead to a book, article, dissertation, or other substantive product. In return, recipients agree to make a presentation about their research to the Georgia State University community within one academic year after receiving the award.

Faculty members, graduate students, upper-level undergraduates, and recognized independent scholars and artists are encouraged to apply. To be considered for the 2010 Reed Fink Award in Southern Labor History, application packets must be completed and submitted by November 30, 2009.

For more information about the Reed Fink Award, click here.

Without people like Hilary Morrish, we might forget Atlanta’s older neighborhoods. On May 20^th 2009, Morrish (a Georgia State University Library Technical Assistant) received the 2009 Historic Preservation Achievement Award from the Georgia Historic Preservation Division. Her contribution is significant to the historic preservation of Georgia, as Morrish and others documented the Collier Heights neighborhood and contributed to it being the first African-American ranch neighborhood nominated for the National Registrar.

With an undergraduate degree in history, Morrish organizes, describes and prepares finding aids for the University Library’s collections of historical value. She also assists patrons with their research inquiries.  “I have always enjoyed old buildings,” says Morrish, “I remember exploring old abandoned buildings as a child. They are such a catalyst for the imagination.” Morrish believes each building has a story to tell, one that reveals its evolution.Morrish and her fellow graduate students certainly revealed the story of Collier Heights. As part of their program work in Georgia State University’s Heritage Preservations Program, the group compiled enough supporting documentation to nominate Collier Heights to the Historic District National Registrar. According to the Georgia Historic Preservation Division’s press release:

Collier Heights is Atlanta and Georgia’s largest and most significant mid-20th-century African-American suburb.  When it was being developed during the 1950s and 1960s, it was heralded nationally as the country’s premier African-American suburb, developed by as well as for African Americans.  Yet until recently, its history was largely undocumented, the area was not represented in any field surveys, and its significance was not widely known.

Morrish’s group worked to illuminate that importance by surveying the massive neighborhood and documenting the lives of a sample of its original residents. “As we explored the history,” she said, “We realized this neighborhood was a cradle so to speak, for many leaders of the Civil Rights movement.” By recording the history of this suburb, these students were able to establish a research model that will be useful when documenting other 20^th Century African-American suburban developments.Morrish’s award is well deserved, as her efforts have ensured that a neighborhood vital to Atlanta’s history will not be forgotten.

Three recipients were recently selected to receive the Merl E. Reed Fellowship in Southern Labor History:  

·         Matthew Dimick, graduate student in the Department of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. His research topic is “Labor Law and Union Democracy: A British-U.S. Comparison.”

·         Jordan Patty, processing archivist and librarian at George Mason University Libraries Special Collections and Archives. His research topic is “Public Transit, Ownership and Labor in the United States, 1935-1975.”

·         Benjamin van der Horst, recent graduate of Emory University’s Department of History (MA). His research topic is “Delta Air Lines and Eastern Airlines: a case study of deregulation in the airline industry.” 

Each of these projects will require substantial research using the collections in the Southern Labor Archives. This year’s winners were chosen by a review committee composed of Ian Fletcher (History Department, Georgia State University), Robert Woodrum (History Department, Clark Atlanta University), Traci Drummond (Archivist, Southern Labor Archives, Georgia State University Library), and Stephen Zietz (Head, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library).

The Merl E. Reed Fellowship in Southern Labor History was established in 2000 to honor Dr. Merl Reed, professor, scholar and founder of the archives, for his many contributions to education and labor history. A fellowship of $250-$500 is awarded annually to individuals whose research in the Southern Labor Archives will lead to a book, article, dissertation, or other substantive product. In return, recipients will make a presentation about their research to the Georgia State University community within one academic year after receiving the award. Faculty members, graduate students, upper-level undergraduates, and recognized independent scholars and artists are encouraged to apply.

To be considered for the 2010 Merl E. Reed Fellowship in Southern Labor History, applicants should submit on or before November 30, 2009. Please contact Traci Drummond (tdrummond@gsu.edu) with any questions or for more information. 

Are you a Eudora Welty fan?  If not, you could be!  The 100th anniversary of her birthday is Monday, April 13, 2009.  To help celebrate, the University Library’s Special Collections & Archives has an exhibit of rare books, manuscripts, artifacts, and audio recordings for your viewing and listening pleasure.

“Winning Hearts”:  A Eudora Welty Centennial Exhibition
University Library Special Collections Department
Library South 8th floor
April 8-16
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Monday-Friday

Featuring rare books, manuscripts, and artifacts from the Rare Book Collection

Southern Labor Archives, Georgia State University Library

and Georgia State University Labor Studies Department

The Joseph Jacobs Labor Scholarship Fund was established in 1983 to honor Joseph Jacobs, a long-time labor attorney who represented unions in Georgia, by the Organized Labor and Workmen’s Circle Awards Committee and the North Georgia Building and Construction Trades Council.

One Scholarship will be awarded in the amount of $1000.00. The scholarship award check will be made out to Georgia State University and the student.

Specific Requirements

The Scholarship recipient must be admitted to or enrolled in Georgia State University and be a student in good standing. S/he must also be a member of a Georgia AFL-CIO affiliate labor organization or the spouse, child, or grandchild of a member.

• The topic of the essay is “The Significance of the Labor Movement in My Life.”
• The length of the essay shall be between 300 and 500 words in length
• The essay shall be typewritten, double-spaced, and submitted on plain white 8 ½” x 11” paper.
• The essay shall be accompanied by a cover sheet containing the following information:
• Student’s name, age, home address, grade level, school presently attending, GPA and union affiliation (self or family member)
• If currently enrolled at Georgia State University, a copy of a GSU transcript is required.
• If not currently enrolled at Georgia State University, a statement from a school counselor or principal attesting to the fact that the student submitting the essay is admitted to Georgia State University – such as an acceptance letter or proof of enrollment.

For 2009-2010, two copies of the essay and cover sheet must be postmarked no later than June 15, 2009 and sent to the following addresses:

For more information, please contact Traci Drummond, Archivist, Southern Labor Archives, at  404.413.2880 or archives@gsu.edu, subject: Joseph Jacobs Scholarship.

Presentation: “How Can History Help the Labor Movement?: Three episodes from the working-class African American freedom struggle in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.”

Dr. Lisa Gayle Hazirjian will present on “How Can History Help the Labor Movement?: Three episodes from the working-class African American freedom struggle in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.” She is the recipient of the 2008 Merl E. Reed Fellowship in Southern Labor History, which is administered by the Southern Labor Archives at Georgia State University Library. Dr. Hazirjian is a SAGES Postdoctoral Fellow & Lecturer in History at Case Western Reserve University and has presented her research on poverty and working-class African American politics in numerous venues including the Southern Labor Studies/Labor and Working Class History Association Conference, the Southern Historical Association, and the Phoenix Historical Society’s 60th Anniversary Commemoration of the 1946 Tobacco Organizing Campaign in Rocky Mount, NC.

Dr. Hazirjian received her Ph.D. in History from Duke University (2003); her dissertation is titled “Negotiating Poverty: Economic Insecurity and the Politics of Working-Class Life in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, 1929-1969”. She has published and presented extensively on race, gender, class, and labor.

The Merl E. Reed Fellowship in Southern Labor History was created to honor Dr. Merl Reed, professor, scholar and founder of the Southern Labor Archives, for his many contributions to education and labor history.

One or more fellowships of $250-$500 are awarded annually to individuals whose research in the Southern Labor Archives will lead to a book, article, dissertation, or other substantive product. In return, recipients will make a presentation about their research to the Georgia State University community within one academic year after receiving the award. Faculty members, graduate students, upper-level undergraduates, and recognized independent scholars and artists are encouraged to apply.

The Southern Labor Archives, established in 1971, is dedicated to collecting, preserving and making available the documentary heritage of Southern workers and their unions, as well as that of workers and unions having an historic relationship to the region.

The presentation will take place on Monday, April 6, from 12:00-1:00 PM in the Colloquium Room of Georgia State University Library (Library South 8). For more information, please contact Traci Drummond, Archivist, Southern Labor Archives (404.413.2880 or tdrummond@gsu.edu).

It still works, however; they just need to click start, choose “all programs” and then choose microsoft from there.

The guy at the computer help desk made it seem like a problem they are aware of.

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Ref. G155 .A1 W63 2008 * ISBN: 978-92-844-1248-8 Amazon Link

Notable Updates:

Artists & Graphic Designer’s Market 2009

Ref. N 8699 .A76 2009 * ISBN: 978-1-58297-545-0 Amazon Link

Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment

Ref. RC 71 .A14 2009 * ISBN: 978-0-07-159124-9 Amazon Link

Demographic Yearbook

Ref. HA 17 .D45 2005 * ISBN: 978-92-1-051099-8 Amazon Link

Dictionary of Fashion and Fashion Designers by Georgina O’Hara Callan

Ref. GT 507 .O53 2008 * ISBN: 978-0-500-20399-6 Amazon Link

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Archives Month celebrates the value of Georgia’s historical records and the many ways they enrich our lives. This year’s theme is “Fall into the Archives and Discover a Wonderland of Georgia History.” Georgia State Special Collections and Archives Department explores this theme with images of fall and the beginning of the scholastic year including historic GSU photographs. Travels of a botanist through 1700s Georgia, a look at a famous jazz photograph, and the development of an Atlanta underground newspaper round out the focus on the archives. Come to the 8^th floor of Library South and discover a whole new world of Georgia History.

 For more information contact the Special Collections and Archives Department at (404) 413-2880. Look for event flyers around the campus.

·   Archival Orientation week (October 6-10) is your opportunity to come by the reading room, see the resources we have available and learn how the archives can enrich your GSU experience.  GSU photos and artifacts on display.

·   Brown bag lunch lecture about 1700s Georgia as seen by Botanists William Bartram and André Michaux, GSU Professor, Jim Cothran.  (October 15 at 12:00pm)

·   Brown bag and film screening: A Great Day In Harlem, Film Screening and Brown Bag, GSU Professor Dr. Geoffrey Haydon. (October 22 at 12:00pm)

·    Exhibit on the 1960s/70s Atlanta counter-culture newspaper The Great Speckled Bird (October 20-31). Panel discussion from the founders of the paper and light refreshments. (October 28 at 5:30pm)

All events and exhibits in Special Collections, LS8.

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This year’s event, “Advocacy in the Archives: A Conversation About Reproductive Health and Justice,” will take place on June 11, from 5:30-8:00 PM. Guest speakers include:

• Nancy Boothe, Executive Director, Atlanta Feminist Women’s Health Center 
• Rev. Anthony David, Senior Minister, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta
• Loretta Ross, National Coordinator, SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Health Collective
• Dr. Wendy Simonds, Associate Professor of Sociology, Georgia State University
• Lori M. Surmay, Partner, Claiborne, Outman & Surmay, P.C.

We are delighted to announce that Diane L. Fowlkes will be recognized as Shero of the Year.

For more information, click:

www.library.gsu.edu/events/fowlkes

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One fellowship of $250-$500 is awarded annually to individuals whose research in the Southern Labor Archives will lead to a book, article, dissertation, or other substantive product. In return, recipients will make a presentation about their research to the Georgia State University community within one academic year after receiving the award.

The Southern Labor Archives, established in 1971, is dedicated to collecting, preserving and making available the documentary heritage of Southern workers and their unions, as well as that of workers and unions having an historic relationship to the region.

The fellowships honor Dr. Merl Reed, professor, scholar and founder of the archives, for his many contributions to education and labor history.

Faculty members, graduate students, upper-level undergraduates, and recognized independent scholars and artists are encouraged to apply.

To be considered for the 2008 Merl E. Reed Fellowship in Southern Labor History, the application and other required documentation should be submitted on or before November 30, 2007.

For more information about the Southern Labor Archives or to download the application, please visit us on the web: http://www.library.gsu.edu/spcoll/.

Questions about the Merl E. Reed Fellowship or the Southern Labor Archives should be directed to Traci Drummond, Archivist, Southern Labor Archives (tdrummond@gsu.edu).

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Southern Labor Archives, Special Collections Department – GSU Labor Studies Program

The Joseph Jacobs Labor Scholarship Fund was established to honor Joseph Jacobs, a long-time labor attorney who represented unions in Georgia. 

One scholarship will be awarded in the amount of $1,000.  The scholarship award check will be made out to Georgia State University and the student.  Application Deadline is June 15, 2007.

Specific requirements:  The scholarship recipient must be admitted to or enrolled in Georgia State University and be a student in good standing.  S/he must also be a member of a Georgia AFL-CIO affiliate labor organization or the spouse, child or grandchild of a member. 

For more information, click here.

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Special Collections recently received a special screening copy of the film, which will be available soon from Smithsonian Folkways.  The 20-minute documentary is available for viewing in our reading room. 

We also have a series of his sound recordings.

Of special note: This Week with George Stephanopoulos featured Joe Glazer and one of our photographs of him on their “In Memoriam” portion of Sunday’s program.  An on-demand clip of that is available on their website, just click on “In Memoriam” on the right-side menu.

http://abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/ 

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Merl E. Reed Research Fellowships in Southern Labor History

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OPENING NIGHT — THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH

Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees – Hotel and Restaurant Employees (UNITE-HERE) presents

NORMA RAE

starring Academy Award winner Sally Field

• in addition, real-life testimony from North Carolina textile organizing campaigns
• organized discussion with worker and community representatives
• complimentary popcorn and beverages provided; FREE PARKING

LOCATION AND TIME
IBEW Auditorium, 501 Pulliam St. SW, Atlanta, GA, 30312. (404) 525 – 3559.

5:30 – 7:30 pm.

Presented by
Atlanta  North Georgia Labor Council, AFL-CIO
Southern Labor Archives, Georgia State University Library
Labor Studies Program, Georgia State University
For more info, contact Lauren Kata at 404-651-3898 or labor@gsu.edu

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September 7, 14, 21, 28 (Every Thursday!)

5:30 – 7:30pm

LOCATION AND TIME

The 2006 Atlanta Labor Film Series will take place at the IBEW Auditorium,

501 Pulliam St., SW Atlanta, GA. Each program will begin at 5:30pm.

THE FILMS

We’ve got a great line-up of films, including:

• Where Do You Stand?: Stories from an American Mill & Norma Rae
• A. Philip Randolph: For Jobs and Freedom
• At The River I Stand: 1968 Memphis Sanitation Strike
• Wal-Mart: The High Price of Low Cost & Witness: Justice@Smithfield

WEEKLY UNION HOSTS

Each weekly film screening will be hosted by an Atlanta-North Georgia local union. The program will include time for organized discussions with worker and community representatives. Audience participation is encouraged!

REFRESHMENTS

Light refreshments (popcorn and beverages) will be available before and during the screenings. Attendees are welcome to bring additional food and/or beverages to the program.

COST

The best part about the 2006 Atlanta Labor Film Series  it’s free! This is an educational program, co-sponsored by Georgia State University. Attendance and parking are both free, and open to the public.

For more info, contact Lauren at 404-651-3898 or labor@gsu.edu

Click here to download a detailed film schedule.

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The University Library Special Collections Department will observe the week with the exhibit, Discover Hidden Treasures at Georgia State University, on display October 1-31, Library South 8. The exhibit will feature items from each of the department’s curatorial areas: University Archives and Rare Books, Lane Brothers and O’Neal Photographic Collections, Women’s Collection, Popular Music Collection and the Southern Labor Archives.

Archives Week events draw attention to the vital role of archives and archivists statewide and to the variety of historical records including photographs and other primary source materials available for research.

Other participating organizations include Augusta State University, the Atlanta History Center, the Georgia Historical Society and the Coca-Cola Company. Topics range from the founding of the Georgia colony to early twentieth-century music. Some area attractions are offering discounted admission for attendees. A full list of Georgia Archives Week events is available at http://www.soga.org/aw/2005/aw.html

Georgia Archives Week is sponsored by the Digital Library of Georgia; The Georgia Historical Records Advisory Board; The Georgia Library Association; The Georgia Records Association; Metal Edge; Society of Georgia Archivists; The Coca-Cola Company; The Georgia Archives; The Office of the Secretary of State; and Walter Hopkins/Spacesaver Group.

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The Southern Labor Archives, Special Collections Department,  Georgia State University Library

Deadline for applications: November 15, 2005

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Attend the regional premier of Labor’s Troubadour, a documentary film featuring folk singer and social historian Joe Glazer, composer, recorder and performer of songs about work and freedom. A discussion and musical performance by Glazer follows. Free.

4:30 p.m. doors open; 5:15 p.m. film screening
Thursday, September 8, 2005
Rialto Center for the Performing Arts
80 Forsyth Street NW, Atlanta GA
Information: 404/651-2477 or lkata@gsu.edu

Presented by the Georgia State University Library with support from The Usery Fund: Improving the Lives of American Workers and the Atlanta/North Georgia Labor Council, AFL-CIO.

Joe Glazer

Starring in the new film, Labor’s Troubadour, folksinger and social historian Joe Glazer has been performing songs of social commentary for more than 60 years. Among Glazer’s recordings are 30 CDs, albums and cassettes featuring music about working people, social movements, and politics in America. He has performed in 49 U.S. states and 60 foreign countries; at the historic merger of the AFL-CIO (1955); at the White House for President Carter (1980); and at countless political and labor rallies and civil and women’s rights demonstrations.

Glazer is chairman of the Labor Heritage Foundation and founder and president of Collector Records. He has authored two books: Labor’s Troubadour (University of Illinois Press, 2001), and Songs of Work and Protest (Dover Publications, DATE), considered by academics a classic in the field of Labor Studies.

Previously, Glazer was an education director in the American labor movement, a Labor Specialist for the U.S. Information Agency, and an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland. He has served as a consultant for the Smithsonian Institution, the National Building Museum and the Kennedy Center.

Glazer is the subject of public television productions, the acclaimed film, Songs and Stories of Labor, and numerous interviews broadcast on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered. Glazer has appeared on the TODAY show, the Charles Kuralt CBS SUNDAY MORNING program, and Ted Kopel’s NIGHTLINE.

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The Daniel Endowment was established to promote acquisition, preservation, outreach, and research in the areas of country, bluegrass, and Southern gospel music. For additional information, please contact Laura Botts or Melisa Baldwin. 

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From the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers website:

On June 10, 1963 John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act eliminating the standard of paying women less than men for the same job. But 40 years later, women are still paid less than men, even when they have similar education, skills and experience.

April 19 is Equal Pay Day. The date symbolizes how far into the year women must work, on average, to earn what men earned the previous year. Today, women earn 76 cents for every $1.00 a man makes. Last year the figure was 77 cents for every $1.00, the last time it declined was 1999.

If equal pay were implemented nationwide, women’s wages would raise by 13 percent and men’s wages by one percent. To see how your state ranks, click here.

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Southern Labor Archives, Special Collections Department – GSU Labor Studies Program

The Joseph Jacobs Labor Scholarship Fund was established to honor Joseph Jacobs, a long-time labor attorney who represented unions in Georgia. 

One scholarship will be awarded in the amount of $1,000.  The scholarship award check will be made out to Georgia State University and the student.  Application Deadline is May 16, 2005.

Specific requirements:  The scholarship recipient must be admitted to or enrolled in Georgia State University and be a student in good standing.  S/he must also be a member of a Georgia AFL-CIO affiliate labor organization or the spouse, child or grandchild of a member. 

For more information, click here.

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A workshop for middle- and secondary-school teachers, July 12 & 13, 2005

Make History Come Alive! Bring Southern labor history to life in your classroom with expert advice from teacher-education professional John K. Lee and Special Collections archivists.  Georgia State University Library’s Southern Labor Archives is pleased to announce a free, 2-day teachers workshop to be held on campus in downtown Atlanta. 

There is no cost to attend the workshop.  Materials, snacks and lunch on July 12 will be provided.  Participants’ only cost is travel.  A limited number of $250 stipends are available to early applicants.

APPLY ONLINE TODAY! Applications will be accepted through May 31, 2005. For more information, or to request a print application, contact Labor Archivist Lauren Kata: 404/651-3898       

Funded by the Joseph Jacobs Labor Endowment.  Co-sponsored by the Southern Labor Archives and the Middle/Secondary Education and Instructional Technology Department, College of Education.                         

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Hear Me Roar also celebrates the ten-year anniversary of the Georgia Women’s Movement Oral History Project. The project began in 1995 as a joint endeavor of the library’s Special Collections Department and the then-newly created Women’s Studies Institute. Oral histories collected through the project describe participants involvement with the Women’s Movement and with efforts to pass the Equal Rights Amendment in Georgia.

The exhibit is on display through March, 2006, and was curated by by Morna Gerrard and Trish Bogdan of Special Collections.

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A public celebration to mark the anniversary will be held 5-7 p.m., Tuesday, March 29, 2005, on the eighth floor of Library South. The event program will feature three women closely involved with the project: Cathey Steinberg, the primary sponsor of the 1981-82 Equal Rights Amendment in Georgia; Janet Paulk, feminist and women’s rights activist; and frances anne Pici, a doctoral student at Georgia State. Refreshments will be served.

Oral histories collected through the project enhance the Women’s Collections, one of six special collections housed in the library. Nearly 50 oral histories have been collected to date.

Learn more about the oral history project.

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QUALIFICATIONS:  Recent graduate or current student of a
masters-level graduate program in library science, public
history, or a related field with the intention of becoming an
archivist.  Applicant is required to have completed an
introductory archives course and have some processing
experience. 

COMPENSATION:  $4000.  9 weeks at 35 hours per week, May 23 through July 29, 2005.  Does not include housing, benefits, or travel expenses, though on-campus housing is available.

APPLICATION: By March 31, 2005, send letter describing you interest in the internship, a resume that includes a list of relevant coursework completed or in progress, a writing sample (such as a finding aid) and the names and contact information of three references to:

Mary McKay

mkm@uga.edu

Fax: 706.542.4144

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“Georgia’s Music History,” noon-1 p.m. Jan. 11, will be the Georgia Archives’ first Lunch and Learn seminar of 2005. The speakers will be Joseph Johnson, curator of Music and Popular Culture at the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in Macon, and Laura Botts, music archivist at Georgia State University. Free, bring your own lunch. For further information about the 2005 schedule, check the archives Web site at www.GeorgiaArchives.org or call Valerie Frey, 678-364-3782.

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Now in its twenty-fifth year, the North American Labor History Conference is the largest labor conference in the United States, each year drawing more than 200 scholars in labor studies together for a three-day conference in October.

NALHC 2004 – October 21-23, 2004 Class, Work and Revolution

NALHC 2005 – October 20-22, 2005 Labor, Solidarity and Work Organizations

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Workshop; Rialto Center
Nov 2, 2004 — 8:30-4:30:

This workshop will examine the life, work and influence of one of America’s best loved lyricists. From “Hooray for Hollywood” to “That Old Black Magic,” from Margaret Whiting to Barry Manilow, Johnny Mercer’s verbal acumen and Southern style have impacted generations of performers and fans. We will also explore creative ways to incorporate the music of Savannah’s favorite son into your classroom. The sessions will be geared toward a variety of ages and subjects, and your input will be requested.

See the brochure.

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The Machinists Grand Lodge Convention, held every 4 years, is an international gathering of IAMAW officers, members and their affiliates. 

Since 1992, the Southern Labor Archives has been the IAMAW’s official archival repository.  For more information on IAMAW collections, see our website.

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2-4 p.m. Free, and open to the public. 

Celebrate Georgia Archives Week by stopping by the Special Collections Department for our annual Archives Week open house. 

This year’s open house theme is “Taking Care of Your Treasures”: Learn techniques for preserving some of your prized possessions from the library’s archivists. Refreshments will be served, and door prizes will be awarded. In addition, the exhibit “Archives 101: An Introduction to the World of Archives” will be display from October 1 – November 15, 2004, on the first floor of Library North.

For further information, contact the Special Collections Department at 404-651-2477.

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Running Sep 1, 2004 to December 1, 2004

Opening of “I AM A MAN” Exhibit,

Georgia State University Student Center. Co-sponsored by the Atlanta-North Georgia Labor Council.

For additional information click here.

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October 5, 2004 from 2:00 to 4:00pm

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For additional details follow the link to the entire press release.

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Presentation by Pat Pugrant, Special Collections (Library South, 8th floor).

Pat Pugrant, docent William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum, will discuss the making of the quilt and the stories behind each panel.

Jul 12-30, 2004

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Erwin Mills and the North Carolina textile industry are well documented subjects. More information about Erwin Mills can be found at the Old West Durham Neighborhood Association website; http://www.owdna.org/ermillbonner.htm, and with the following online finding aid from Duke University; http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/dynaweb/findaids/erwin/.

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Amongst the jewels of the collection are first, signed, foreign and limited edition novels, short stories, and photograph books; publications containing Welty’s earliest works; and scarce association items. Pearl McHaney, editor of the Eudora Welty Newsletter, introduced the collection and its creator, John S. Bayne, as well as the many people responsible for the successful event. Other notable speakers included the President of Georgia State University (and collector of children’s books), Carl Patton; the director of the University Library, Charlene Hurt; the Kenneth England Professor of Southern Literature, Thomas McHaney; and exhibit creator and Rare Book curator Laurel Bowen. Readings from Welty’s works were done by Pearl McHaney and Colleen O’Hare. For pictures of the event, click here.

Copies of the illustrated collection catalogue are available in Special Collections.

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The exhibit featured books, music, and photographs, plus Cold War artifacts from our archives including a Geiger counter, pictures of the University’s own fallout shelter, and a sample of trinitite (a glass-like byproduct of the first-ever nuclear blast in New Mexico in 1945). The exhibit was on display in Library North through October.

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Through the generous support of the Johnny Mercer Foundation, a newly upgraded and improved online resource is available on the Special Collections webpage. The Johnny Mercer Song Database includes over 1,100 published and unpublished songs with lyrics and/or music by Johnny Mercer (1909-1976). Information on almost 100 movies and more than 20 shows for which Mercer composed lyrics and/or music has also been added.

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