1. Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University
AFSCME Archives
Stefanie Caloia
AFSCME Archivist
Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University
AFSCME Convention, Las Vegas Convention Center, 1978
All images Walter P. Reuther Library

2. What are archives?
Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University

3. What are AFSCME’s Archives?
1. Librarian members of AFSCME Local 1675, Contra Costa & Solano County, California, picket in August, 1968.
2. AFSCME Power flier, ca 1970s
3. On August 12, 1985, the Free South Africa Movement, of which AFSCME’s Bill Lucy was a leader, organized this symbolic funeral march after the Apartheid government in South Africa banned public funerals. The march took place in Washington, D.C., and the protesters objected to the Reagan Administration’s policy of constructive engagement with South Africa. Pictured here, left to right, are actor Paul Newman, AFSCME President Gerald McEntee, National Education Association President Mary Futrell, AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer William Lucy, and Gary, Indiana Mayor Richard Hatcher.

4. Why are archives important?
AFSCME Local 1733 sanitation workers strike in Memphis with National Guard members looking on, AFSCME Communications Department Records

5. Your Local’s Records http://reuther.wayne.edu/node/13533
1. AFSCME Washington State flier, ca 1970s
2. AFSCME District Council 37’s 1964 Steward Manual outlines how stewards can help organize their coworkers and manage grievances.

6. Where to find AFSCME’s archives
AFSCME collections: AFSCME images:

7. Contact
Stefanie Caloia, AFSCME Archivist Walter P. Reuther Library Wayne State University
AFSCME Convention, Las Vegas Convention Center, 1992