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The Tamiment Library & Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives at NYU form an internationally-known respository for research on Labor and the Left.
Thursday night, join Aaron Leonard for a book talk celebrating his latest book--Menace of Our Time: The Long War Against American Communism. 11/13, 5:30 PM eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-.... We sold out initially and opened up more tickets! See you there.
Book Talk: Aaron Leonard's Menace of Our Time on American Communism
Celebrate the publication of "Menace of Our Time: The Long War Against American Communism" with Tamiment Library and NYU Special Collections
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November 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Our next event is an exciting one: a book talk with historian and author, Aaron Leonard, for his newest book Menace of Our Time: The Long War Against American Communism. 11/13, 5:30 PM www.eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-... See you there!
Book Talk: Aaron Leonard's Menace of Our Time on American Communism
Celebrate the publication of "Menace of Our Time: The Long War Against American Communism" with Tamiment Library and NYU Special Collections
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October 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Our colleagues @nyu_ipk are hosting a book talk with a book talk with Ryan Patrick Murphy. He will discuss his new book Teamsters Metropolis with Patrick Egan and Ruth Milkman. 10/29, 5:30 PM ipk.nyu.edu/events/book-...
Book Talk | Ryan Patrick Murphy | Teamsters Metropolis – Institute for Public Knowledge
ipk.nyu.edu
October 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Next week 8/17--Jeff Kisseloff in conversation with Tony Hiss about Kisseloff's new book, ReWriting Hisstory: A Fifty-Year Journey to Uncover the Truth About Alger Hiss. 5:30-7pm, 2nd Fl. of Bobst Library. Registration required: www.eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-...
Book Talk: Jeff Kisseloff's Rewriting Hisstory about Alger Hiss
Celebrate "Rewriting Hisstory: A Fifty-Year Journey to Uncover the Truth About Alger Hiss" with Tamiment Library and NYU Special Collections
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September 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Next week, 9/4, check out this event on the anniversary of the Peekskill Riots, that our colleague @mikekoncewicz.bsky.social helped organize: givebutter.com/The-Peekskil...
The Peekskill Riots: Then & Now
A Panel Discussion
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August 29, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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It's incredible that @tamimentlibrary.bsky.social has been able to digitize and make publicly viewable 1000s of images from the Daily Worker photo morgue. I was very fortunate to be able to use a few of the photographs from this trove as illustrations in my book, including the cover image.
View Images: The Daily Worker and the Daily World Negatives Collection: NYU Special Collections Finding Aids
The Daily Worker was established as the Communist Party USA's daily newspaper in 1924. As the official organ of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA), the Daily Worker's editorial positions reflected the po...
findingaids.library.nyu.edu
August 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Our run of totes for Bringing the Daily Worker to the World is all gone! We've started a limited edition of posters. Come see the show and grab a poster/zine. Gallery hours: M-F, 10-5 by appt. Email special.collections@nyu.edu to set up a time to see the show.
August 12, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Our opening last week for Bringing the Daily Worker to the World sold out! If you'd still like to come see it, email special.collections@nyu.edu. Gallery hours: M-F, 10-5 by appt. Come get a zine/tote while they last. Lmtd edition of posters avail soon!
August 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Sneak peek at our latest exhibition, Bringing the Daily Worker to the World. Come to the opening, 7/29, 5:30-7. The show closes out a multi-year project to digitize ~185,000 negatives from the Daily Worker and Daily World Negatives Collection. www.eventbrite.com/e/exhibition...
July 25, 2025 at 9:41 PM
New exhibit alert: Bringing the Daily Worker to the World, a photo exhibition to close out the digitization of nearly 185,000 negatives from the Daily Worker and Daily World. Exhibit opening 7/29, 5:30 pm. Show is up 7/29-9/12. Join us on 7/29:
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Exhibition Opening: Bringing the Daily Worker to the World
Images from the Daily Worker & Daily World Negatives Collection
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July 2, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Save the date: 5/28, 7 PM -- New York Labor History Association online screening of The Last Pullman Car
May 6, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Tonight! The Annual Clara Lemlich Awards. LaborArts and Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition honor unsung activists: women who have been working for the larger good all their lives. 6pm. Online or in-person www.eventbrite.com/e/the-fiftee...
The Fifteenth Annual Clara Lemlich Awards
LaborArts and Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition honor unsung activists: women who have been working for the larger good all their lives.
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May 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Some of our favorite May Day graphics from @tamimentlibrary.bsky.social 🧵
May 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Want 2 do research in the Archives of Irish America? Our Ernie O’Malley Family Research Grant welcomes proposals from across AIA collections. Apps due 5/2: guides.nyu.edu/blog/Call-fo...
News and Stories - Research Guides at New York University
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April 30, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The 15th Annual Clara Lemlich Awards are next week, 5/6, 6PM - RSVP: bit.ly/LemlichAward... LaborArts will honor historian Blanche Wiesen Cook & playwright Clare Coss, musician Bev Grant, poet Rashidah Ismaili, & author Rudean Leinaeng. In person & live streamed.
The Fifteenth Annual Clara Lemlich Awards
LaborArts and Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition honor unsung activists: women who have been working for the larger good all their lives.
http://bit.ly/LemlichAwards2025…
April 30, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Congress has the power to restore funding to the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Join me in calling your reps!
MORE: Libraries in several states have received letters which claim to cancel federal IMLS grants.

Congress MUST act to restore this funding. Read our full statement: www.ala.org/news/2025/04...

Use your voice - call Congress to protect & restore library funding: bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries
April 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Do you have an NEH grant? Check out this thread from Jason Rhody, a former NEH officer with **so much expertise**
A few tips for NEH grantees:
1) if you've spent money on an awarded grant but have not yet drawn down the funds, make sure to submit the paperwork to drawn down funds ASAP.

2) the NYTimes article suggests that "DOGE" might cancel awards. If you receive an email from DOGE cancelling your NEH award,
April 2, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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The worst thing the federal government has done to unions in my lifetime happened last night. The second worst thing was three weeks ago.

The labor movement will either protect ourselves right now or be smashed. That's all there is to it.

www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/they-are-g...
They Are Going to Take Everything If We Don't Stop Them
The government is going to destroy unions if we don't fight now.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
March 28, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Commemorate the 114th Anniversary of the Triangle Factory Fire, Tuesday March 25, 2025, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm

Washington Place and Greene Street • NYC

All Invited • Rain or Shine
March 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Add to your calendars for May (eve of May Day) this event at Cooper Union: cooper.edu/events-and-e...
On the Eve of May Day: Labor Then and Now
cooper.edu
March 14, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Monday! An important conversation @cunyslu.bsky.social
Join us for "Global Perspectives on Labor's Fight Against Authoritarianism," a discussion on how workers worldwide are resisting repression and building movements for justice. Moderated by Stephanie Luce, Prof. and Chair of Labor Studies at @cunyslu.bsky.social. RSVP: slucuny.swoogo.com/17march2025
March 14, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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🚨 EMERGENCY PRESS CONFERENCE

Columbia/Barnard faculty, Jewish community leaders, immigrant advocates, and rabbis are demanding the immediate release of Mahmoud Khalil from ICE custody.

We will not be silent or cower in the face of American Fascism. #FreeMahmoud
March 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Tomorrow, 3/6, 12-1pm: Join @dc37nyc.bsky.social , UAW2100, @nyclabor.bsky.social , and others to say NO to layoffs at the Brooklyn Museum!
March 5, 2025 at 2:50 PM
CFP: International Labor and Working-Class History journal (ILWCH) Special Issue on "Hot Work" edited by Eduardo Contreras (CUNY) and Selda Altan (Randolph College). Submit an abstract of up to 250 words by May 1, 2025 on ScholarOne. More on CFP here: networks.h-net.org/group/announ...
Hot Work: A Special Issue of International Labor and Working-Class History | H-Net
The International Labor and Working-Class History journal (ILWCH) invites submissions for a special thematic issue on “Hot Work,” edited by Eduardo Contreras (Hunter College, CUNY) and Selda Altan (Ra...
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March 3, 2025 at 10:51 PM