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Container
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Title
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Mss 548
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Part 1 (Mss 548, Audio 882A/1-16, CC 654, VHA 240): Original Collection, 1966-19762.6 cubic feet (7 archives boxes), 16 tape recordings, 1 film (16 mm), and 1 videorecording (VHS) The collection documents the origin and early history of the Teaching Assistants Association. It provides significant, though not extensive, information on the student movement at Wisconsin during the late 1960s and early 1970s, and offers some insight into the reasons college teachers organize and the manner in which their unions and professional associations have evolved. The records span the years 1966-1976, but concentrate on the period 1968-1972. Particularly well covered are the Association's transformation from a graduate student organization into a labor union and its formative 1970 strike. There is also extensive information on the collective bargaining process and on the formation of policy within the union. The collection consists of historical sketches, a constitution and by-laws, minutes, general correspondence, printed material, committee records, files of several departmental affiliates, university-wide and departmental bargaining records, and a subject file. Notably absent are financial records and membership rosters. The MINUTES provide the most comprehensive record of the Association's activities, document basic policies and practices, and reveal the ideological aims and economic concerns of the union and its members. The chronologically-arranged GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE, 1966-1971, is incomplete and often routine. It contains letters between TAA leaders and University administrators, faculty members, University regents, and state legislators. However, there is no correspondence with individual members or with other labor organizations. Of particular interest is a letter from Paul Booth describing the current state of faculty unionization and assessing the relative merits of the national teachers' unions. The newsletters filed in the PRINTED MATERIAL series are virtually complete through 1972, but are increasingly fragmented thereafter. They include meeting agenda and summaries which supplement the minutes, and provide details unavailable elsewhere on the Association's participation in the student, antiwar, and labor movements. The COMMITTEE RECORDS series contains material from only a few of the many TAA standing and temporary committees. While the Education Committee records, 1969-1974, provide significant documentation of the organization's early attempts at educational reform, the fragmentary Grievance Committee records, 1970-1971, provide only a limited view of employment conditions and alleged contract violations. The Publicity Committee records, 1967-1975, contain notes for speeches and skits, drafts of leaflets and statements, an important report on the public relations function of the union, and a large number of TAA and University of Wisconsin press releases. (Bargaining Committee records are filed as “Working Papers” in the University-Wide Bargaining Series.) DEPARTMENTAL AFFILIATES are TAA subgroups formed around academic departments. They were created to give members an opportunity to raise and discuss departmental issues with other TAs in similar circumstances. Preserved here are the 1971-1972 records of twelve affiliates. They include correspondence, minutes, job descriptions, work rules, and miscellaneous near-print material. Records pertaining to contract negotiations comprise one-third of the collection and are divided into two series: UNIVERSITY-WIDE BARGAINING, 1969-1976, and DEPARTMENTAL BARGAINING, 1969-1970. This division reflects the two-level bargaining structure established in a 1969 agreement between the Association and the University. Material in the first series includes contracts, TAA and University of Wisconsin bargaining proposals, working papers of the Bargaining Committee, and detailed notes compiled by the chief TAA negotiator. These notes contain substantial information on the union's negotiating strategy and often include verbatim minutes of bargaining sessions. While much of the material in this series is related to economic and work-performance issues, there is also significant information on the union's disputatious educational planning proposal. The departmental bargaining records document negotiations between departmental affiliates and those academic departments in which the TAA won a majority in the 1969 bargaining agent election. The records are arranged alphabetically by department and generally include proposals, bargaining notes, faculty memoranda, and preliminary and final contracts. Researchers interested in the collective bargaining process should also examine the “Salary Research” and “Strategy and Tactics“Strategy and Tactics” folders in the Subject File. The alphabetically-arranged SUBJECT FILE, 1968-1976, includes newspaper clippings, several influential faculty reports on the TA system; a small amount of material on the state and national teachers' federations; and considerable information on organizing campaigns, picketing procedures, salary levels and employment conditions. Particularly significant are the “Strategy and Tactics” and “Working Papers” folders which contain valuable critiques of the history, function, and direction of the union.
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Box
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Folder
1
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Series: Historical Sketches, undated
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Box
1
Folder
2
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Series: Constitution and By-laws, undated
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Series: Minutes
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Box
1
Folder
3-5
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Membership meetings, 1966-1971, 1973-1974
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Box
1
Folder
6
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Executive Board meetings, 1966-(1968-1970)-1976
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Box
1
Folder
7
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Stewards' Council meetings, 1969-1971, 1974-1976
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Box
1
Folder
8
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Series: General Correspondence, 1966-1971
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Series: Printed Material
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Newsletters
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Box
1
Folder
9-16
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1968 Spring-1974 Spring, 1975 Fall: Transferred. These are now available in the SHSW Library on microfilm. [ See catalog record.]
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Box
1
Folder
16
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1975 Fall
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Box
1
Folder
17
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1976 Fall
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Box
1
Folder
18
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Leaflets, 1969-1976, undated
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Box
1
Folder
19
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Leaflets regarding 1970 Strike
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Box
2
Folder
1
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Pamphlets, 1968-1970, undated
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Series: Committee Records
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Box
2
Folder
2
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Education Committee, 1969-1974, undated
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Grievance Committee
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Box
2
Folder
3
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General, 1970, undated
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Grievances
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Box
2
Folder
4
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Curriculum and Instruction, 1970-1971
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Box
2
Folder
5
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English, 1970
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Box
2
Folder
6
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Integrated Liberal Studies, 1970
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Box
2
Folder
7
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Mathematics, 1970-1971
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Box
2
Folder
8
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Music, 1970
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Box
2
Folder
9
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Speech, undated
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Box
2
Folder
10
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Student Health, 1970
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Box
2
Folder
11
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Slavney Dispute, 1970-1971
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Publicity Committee
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Box
2
Folder
12
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General, 1967-1974, undated
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Box
2
Folder
13
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Press Releases, 1967-1975
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Box
2
Folder
14
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University of Wisconsin Press Releases, 1967-1972
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Series: Departmental Affiliates
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Box
2
Folder
15
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Art, 1971-1972
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Box
2
Folder
16
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Communication Arts, 1971-1972
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Box
2
Folder
17
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Economics, 1971-1972
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Box
2
Folder
18
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Educational Policy Studies, 1971-1972
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Box
2
Folder
19
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English, 1971-1972
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Box
2
Folder
20
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German, 1971-1972
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Box
2
Folder
21
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History, 1971-1972
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Box
2
Folder
22
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Mathematics, 1971-1972
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Box
2
Folder
23
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Music, 1971
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Box
2
Folder
24
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Psychology, 1971
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Box
2
Folder
25
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Sociology, 1971
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Box
2
Folder
26
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Urban and Regional Planning, 1971-1973
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Series: University-Wide Bargaining
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Box
3
Folder
1
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Structure Agreement, 1969
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First Contract
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Box
3
Folder
2
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Contract, 1970
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Box
3
Folder
3-4
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TAA proposals, 1969-1970
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Box
3
Folder
5-6
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University of Wisconsin proposals, 1969-1970
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Box
3
Folder
7-9
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David Burress' bargaining notes, 1969-1970
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Box
3
Folder
10
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Wage negotiations, 1969-1970
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Box
3
Folder
11
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Working papers, 1969-1970
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882A/1-14
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TAA strike of 1970
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VHA 240
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Film about the TAA strike, 1970 : Video transfer in 1987 from CC 654 (archival print).
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Second Contract
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Mss 548
Box
4
Folder
1
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Contract, 1972
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Box
4
Folder
2
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TAA proposals, 1971
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Box
4
Folder
3
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University of Wisconsin proposals, 1972
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Box
4
Folder
4
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Henry Haslach's bargaining notes, 1971-1972
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Box
4
Folder
5
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Working papers, 1971-1972
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Third Contract
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Box
4
Folder
6
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TAA proposals, 1973-1974
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Box
4
Folder
7
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University of Wisconsin proposals, 1973-1974
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Box
4
Folder
8
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Ron Walker's bargaining notes, 1973-1974
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Box
4
Folder
9
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Working papers, 1973-1974
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882A/15
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TAA/University of Wisconsin bargaining session, 1974 January 26
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882A/16
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TAA/University of Wisconsin bargaining session, 1974 March 19
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Fourth Contract
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Mss 548
Box
4
Folder
10
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Contract, 1976
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Box
4
Folder
11
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Mark Fuerst's bargaining notes, 1975
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Series: Departmental Bargaining
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Box
4
Folder
12
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General, 1969-1970
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Box
4
Folder
13
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Anthropology, 1969-1970
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Box
4
Folder
14
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Art, 1970
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Box
4
Folder
15
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Chemistry, 1969-1970
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Box
4
Folder
16
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Civil Engineering, 1969
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Box
4
Folder
17
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Classics, 1969-1970
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Box
4
Folder
18
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Communication Arts, 1970
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Box
4
Folder
19
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Comparative Literature, 1970
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Box
4
Folder
20
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Counseling and Guidance, 1969
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Box
4
Folder
21
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Curriculum and Instruction, 1969
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Box
4
Folder
22
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Economics, 1969-1970
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Box
4
Folder
23
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Educational Administration, 1969-1970
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Box
4
Folder
24
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Educational Policy Studies, 1970
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Box
4
Folder
25
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Educational Psychology, 1969
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Box
4
Folder
26
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Electrical Engineering, 1969
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Box
4
Folder
27
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Engineering Mechanics, 1970
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Box
4
Folder
28
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English, 1969-1970
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Box
5
Folder
1
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French and Italian, 1970
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Box
5
Folder
2
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Geography, 1969-1970
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Box
5
Folder
3
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German, 1969-1970
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Box
5
Folder
4
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History, 1969-1970
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Box
5
Folder
5
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Integrated Liberal Studies, 1969-1970
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Box
5
Folder
6
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Mathematics, 1970
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Box
5
Folder
7
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Meteorology, 1970
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Box
5
Folder
8
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Music, 1970
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Box
5
Folder
9
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Physics, 1969-1970
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Box
5
Folder
10
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Political Science, 1970
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Box
5
Folder
11
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Social Work, 1969
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Box
5
Folder
12
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Spanish and Portuguese, 1970
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Box
5
Folder
13
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Speech, 1969-1970
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Box
5
Folder
14
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Zoology, 1969-1970
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Series: Subject File
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American Federation of Teachers
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Box
5
Folder
15
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Constitution, 1973
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Box
5
Folder
16
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Convention materials, 1974
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Box
5
Folder
17
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Correspondence, 1975, undated
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Box
5
Folder
18
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Appointment and Dismissal of TAs, 1968
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Box
5
Folder
19
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Association of Student Teaching Assistants and Research Assistants - University of Minnesota, 1968, undated
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Box
5
Folder
20
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Authorization and Membership Cards, undated
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Box
5
Folder
21
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Bargaining Agent Election Results, 1969
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Box
5
Folder
22
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Black Student Strike, 1969
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Box
5
Folder
23
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Center for Educational Reform, 1970
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Box
5
Folder
24
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Contact lists, undated
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Box
5
Folder
25
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Course Enrollment reports, 1971
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Box
5
Folder
26
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Handbook for TAs, undated
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Box
5
Folder
27
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History Department Workload questionnaire, 1969-1970
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Box
5
Folder
28
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Letters and Science Faculty Survey on TAs, undated
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Box
5
Folder
29
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Limited term TAs, 1975
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Box
6
Folder
1
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Membership lists, 1969
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Box
6
Folder
2
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Murtha Report on Minimum Standards for TA Work Surroundings, 1969
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Newspaper clippings
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Box
6
Folder
3-7
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1967 Fall-1972 Summer
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Box
6
Folder
8
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1973 Fall-1974 Summer
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Box
6
Folder
9
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Picket assignments, 1970
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Box
6
Folder
10
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Picket Captain's manual, 1970
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Box
6
Folder
11
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Project Assistant (PA) organizing, undated
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Box
6
Folder
12
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Research Assistant (RA) organizing, 1971, undated
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Box
6
Folder
13
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Research Assistant questionnaire, 1971
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Box
6
Folder
14
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Research on University of Wisconsin Budget, 1968-1970
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Salary Research
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Box
6
Folder
15
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Rate charts, 1968-1969
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Box
6
Folder
16
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Workload charts, 1968-1969
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Box
6
Folder
17
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Work logs, 1976
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Box
6
Folder
18
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Science for the People, 1971, undated
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Box
6
Folder
19
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Specialist Organizing Committee, 1969-1971, undated
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Box
6
Folder
20
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Steward's notebook, undated
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Box
6
Folder
21
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Strategy and tactics, 1971-1976, undated
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Box
6
Folder
22
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TA-Coordinator Program, 1968
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Box
7
Folder
1
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Teamsters for Democracy, 1972-1973, undated
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Box
7
Folder
2
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University Committee on TAs, 1967
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Box
7
Folder
3
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University of Wisconsin Faculty documents, 1968, 1971
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Box
7
Folder
4
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Wisconsin Education Association, 1973, undated
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Wisconsin Federation of Teachers
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Box
7
Folder
5
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Convention, 1974
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Box
7
Folder
6
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Leadership Conference, 1974
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Box
7
Folder
7
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Working papers, circa 1969
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