Category Archives: Cultural Resources

LaborArts

Posted on December 20, 2010 by ALSC

Triangle Factory Fire

Posted on October 15, 2010 by ALSC

Triangle Factory Fire This web exhibit presents original documents and secondary sources on the Triangle Fire, held by the Cornell University Library. Remembering the Triangle Fire

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The Tamiment Library & Wagner Labor Archives

Posted on October 15, 2010 by ALSC

Click this link to see New York City Labor History Map.

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Botto House National Landmark

Posted on October 15, 2010 by ALSC

Click this link to learn about the American Labor Museum Botto House National Landmark

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Labor Arts

Posted on October 15, 2010 by ALSC

Labor Arts

Click here to visit a virtual museum designed to gather, identify and display examples of the cultural and artistic history of working people.

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Cornell University

Posted on October 15, 2010 by ALSC

Cornell University School’s Catherwood Library Reference Staff each Monday through Friday provides abstracts and links to workplace-related news stories covered in the major media.

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Bibliographies Containing Publications on Labor History and Related Topics

Posted on October 15, 2010 by ALSC

Worker Rights: A Bibliography

Reprint of Timothy G. Borden’s annotated list of some of the leading works of the literature of American working-class studies.
Click here to see the list…

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Labor Spotlight

American Labor and U.S. History Textbooks: How Labor’s Story is Distorted in High School History Textbooks

“Imagine opening a high school U.S. history textbook and finding no mention of —or at most a passing sentence about—Valley Forge, the Missouri Compromise, or the League of Nations…”

This excellent photo-packed 62 page history of unions is for 9 -12 year-old students. Search online to purchase.

Kate Mullany National Historic Site

Home of the leader of America’s first all-female union

The Troy Collar Laundry Union

The Power in our Hands: A curriculum on the History of Work and Workers in the United States is the single best resource for middle and high school teachers who want to integrate labor history into their classrooms. It is organized into five units and 16 lessons and includes 46 handouts includes a bibliography for each unit. Click HERE to order for $23.00.

Unionist

Union Communications Services , sponsored by the Worker Institute at Cornell ILR, produces materials, media, context and commentary that worker-leaders can put to use immediately.

Class Time Limited?

Resources for teachers who have a limited amount of time to incorporate labor history into their classrooms.

A Short History of American Labor

Traces the history of the labor movement from its beginnings to the late 20th century.

The Lesson Plan

A lesson guide for teachers to accompany "A Short History of American Labor"

The Films

A description and order information for two excellent labor history films to supplement "A Short History of American Labor" - If You Don't Come in on Sunday, Don't Come in on Monday and The Inheritance

Friedrichs v California Teachers Association: The Story Behind the Supreme Court Case on "Fair Share" by Paul F. Cole

The Bread & Roses Strike

Kate Mullany National Historic Site

Home of the American Labor Studies Center

The 9/11 Attacks: A Teachers Toolkit

A standards-based curriculum for teachers for grades 5-12 by the 9/11 Tribute Center at the World Trade Center.

A History of Union Banners