1. Documenting the Fight for Equality: Class, Race, Gender, and Economic Justice Struggles Through the Lens of Labor Collections @ University of Maryland Society of American Archivists Cleveland, OH August 20, 2015

2. Civil Rights

3. “It is not mere coincidence that where civil rights are most strongly suppressed, unions are most vigorously opposed. Nor is it coincidence that where negroes exist under miserable social and economic conditions, wages are lowest for all workers, social legislation least advanced and anti-labor legislation most severe.” - George Meany telegram to King, 1961

4. International Relations Pan-American labor issues Poland Solidarity Center – American Institute for Free Labor Development – African American Labor Center – Asian-American Free Labor Institute – Free Trade Union Institute

5. Pan-America

6. Europe

7. Women’s rights Labor's League for Political Education women’s division COPE Women’s Activities Department American Federation of Women’s Auxiliaries of Labor Martha Tabor Photo collection

9. Gordon W. Prange Collection Books Posters and wall newspapers Censored newspaper articles

10. Gordon W. Prange Collection Magazines Special collections News agency photographs

11. Recent acquisitions Page One Photography, Inc. (1982-2014) National Labor College Pride @ Work

13. Resources Executive Council Minutes: AFL and AFL-CIO (1891-1989) American Federation of Women's Auxiliaries of Labor (1935-1977) AFL-CIO Still Image Photographic Collection Frank Alexander Photo Negative Collection (1948- 1983) Steve Yarmola Photo Negative Collection (1972- 1992) http://lib.guides.umd.edu/labor

14. University of Maryland Special Collections in Labor History & Workplace Studies Jen Eidson jeidson@umd.edu askhornbake@umd.edu