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Series 1

New York District Council 37 Materials, 1952‑1967

Boxes 1‑3

Correspondence, speech notes, clippings, flyers, brochures and pamphlets, convention and reference materials and court transcripts relating to Wurf’s several positions with the New York council.   There is considerable documentation of his legal battle with John DeLury, 1960‑1965, and the crucial 1962 and 1964 international conventions, including election tables from the latter and materials from the Committee on Union Responsibility (COUR), formed by Wurf and others.   Documents are arranged alphabetically and then chronologically, with general information placed first.

 

1-Box   

 

1‑4.             Correspondence, 1952‑58

5.                Correspondence; Council conference, Oct 1958

6‑7.             Correspondence, 1959

8.                Correspondence; Council conference, Oct 1959

9.                Correspondence, 1960‑61

10.              Correspondence; Wurf vs. DeLury, 1960‑65

 

 

2-Box  

 

1‑3.            Correspondence, 1962‑64

4.               Correspondence; Miscellaneous materials, 1966‑67 & n.d.

5.               International conventions; General materials, 1960

6.               International conventions; Amendments, 1960

7.               International conventions; Reports, 1960

8.               International conventions; Resolutions, 1960

9.               International conventions; General materials, 1962

10.                  International conventions; Correspondence, 1962

11.                  International conventions; COUR and the opposition, 1962

12.                  International conventions; Unity Committee for Zander, 1962

 

3-Box              

1.              International conventions; General materials, 1964

2.             International conventions; Correspondence, 1964

3.              International conventions; COUR and the opposition, 1964

4‑5.           International conventions; Elections, 1964

6.              International conventions; Members for Progress & Zander supporters, 1964

7.              International conventions; Newspaper clippings, 1964  

 

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Series 2

Presidential Materials, 1946‑1978

Boxes 3-5

 

Correspondence, clippings, papers, speeches, organizing, convention and

reference materials reflecting Wurf’s activities and interests as president of

AFSCME.  There are a number of folders on foreign labor groups, especially in

Sweden, and several others of clippings on the sanitation strike by Memphis

Local 1733 in 1968 and the death of Dr. King.  The papers are arranged

alphabetically and then chronologically, with general materials listed first.

 

3-Box 

    

8-11.                Correspondence, Jul 1964‑67 

12-13.      Correspondence; Survey materials, Dec 1967

 

 

4-Box  

1.             Correspondence; Memphis Sanitation Strike, Apr‑May 1968

2‑4.        Correspondence; Memphis Sanitation Strike, clippings, Feb‑Jun 1968

5‑6.        Correspondence; Jul 1968‑78

7.             Correspondence; Local 465 organizing materials, 19.75‑78

8.             International conventions, 1966

9.             International conventions, 1968

10.            International conventions, 1972

11‑12.       Reference; AFSCME general materials, 1946‑59 & n.d.

13.            Reference; AFSCME insurance materials, 1958‑61 & n.d.

14.            Reference; AFSCME Organizers Manual, 1954?

15.            Reference; Automation, 1954‑65

 

5-Box              

1.              Reference;     Bargaining and wage materials, 1956?‑63

2.              Reference;   Civil rights and union ethics, 1958‑67

3‑6.         Reference;   Foreign labor materials, 1953‑72 & n.d.

7‑8.         Reference;   Worker education, 1955‑62 & n.d.

9.              Reference;   Worker health, 1958?‑60

10.             Reference;   Workers Defense League, 1953‑58

11-12         Reference;      Miscellaneous materials, 1957‑78 & n.d.

 

 

                                                                 

Series 3

Appointment Books, 1955‑1981

Box 6, storage box

 

Appointment books kept by Wurf as an employee of New York Council 37 and as AFSCME president. There are some duplicate years and some of the books are more detailed than others. Arrangement is chronological.

6-Box  

1‑7.              Appointment books, 1955‑61

8.                Appointment book, May‑,Nov 1964

9.                Appointment book, May‑Dec 1964

10.                       Appointment book, 1965

11‑12.          Appointment books, 1966 (two)

13-14.                   Appointment books, 1967 (two)

15.              Appointment book, 1981

 

Series 4

Personal Papers, 1936‑1982.

Boxes 7‑9

Correspondence, passports, birth certificates and a yearbook, birthday and condolence cards, clippings, telegrams, jury notices and reference materials mainly from the period Wurf was with the New York council and as union president.   These papers reflect his acquaintance with numerous political, union and civil rights leaders, and his active interest in civil rights, domestic politics and issues of concern to workers both nationally and internationally.   Some documents date from before his association with AFSCME, some touch on purely family matters and there is a folder about Wurf’s death.

Arrangement in alphabetical and then chronological.

7-Box  

1.                 Correspondence; High school yearbook, 1936

2‑8.      Correspondence, 1940s‑71

9.                 Correspondence; Condolences on mother’s death, Apr‑May 1971

10‑13.          Correspondence, 1972‑73

 

8-Box  

1-14.1.             Correspondence, 1974‑78

 

9-Box

1‑6.              Correspondence, 1979‑81

7.            Correspondence; Materials on the death of Jerry Wurf, 1981‑82

8.             Reference; Automation, 1962

9.             Reference; Civil rights, 1952‑59

10.                    Reference; Co‑existence and disarmament, 1955‑58 & n.d.

11.           Reference; Economic materials, 1958‑59

12.                    Reference; Jews, 1949 & n.d.

13.                    Reference; Socialism and socialized medicine, 1955‑60

14-15.                          Reference; Miscellaneous materials, 1951‑82 & n.d.  

 

 

 

                               

Series 5

Mildred Kiefer Wurf Papers, 1952‑1982

Boxes 10‑12

 

Reference materials consisting of brochures, flyers, pamphlets and other documents

and some correspondence relating to Mildred Kiefer Wurf’s activities at the New

York council in labor education and the training of stewards.   There is

considerable material on the Union Leadership Academy, some on workshops sponsored

by various labor institutes and universities and a manual on steward training by

Mildred Kiefer. The papers are arranged alphabetically and then chronologically,

with general materials placed first.

10-Box            

1.           General correspondence and personal materials, 1953‑82

2.           AFL‑CIO Unity Convention, 1955‑56

3.           AFT Local 189, 1959‑62

4.           Cornell University, workshop correspondence, 1957‑58

5.           Immigration notes and materials, 1953‑54

    6‑8.          Labor education; General materials, 1957‑65

    9.             Labor education; American Labor Education Service, 1960‑61

10.                  Labor education; National Institute of Labor Education, 1961

11.                  Labor education; UAW materials, 1957‑59

12.                  Labor education; University of Chicago, 1958‑59 ‘J

13.                  Labor education; Workers’ Educational Association, 1960