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GNHLHA Open House, August 2, 2003The Open House was held at the newly renovated council/teachers building at 267 Chapel Street, New Haven, where the association has its office and its archives.
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| Ray Pompano, President of United
Electrical Workers Local 243, talks to Association President, Bill Carey.
In background, Nick Aiello of UNITE! With Patricia Lucan, President of
the New Haven Federation of Teachers Local 933; and (standing), Frank
Panzarella, who provided music for the event.
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| Nick Aiello
of UNITE! talks with Ray Pompano of Local 243. Nina Wolfson sits with
Mary Johnson (back of head unmistakable!) Both are Labor History Association
Executive Board members and active members also of the New Haven Federation
of Teachers’ retirees chapter
| Dorothy Johnson,
Julia Berger, and Lula White are all Labor History Association members.
Ms. Johnson and Ms. White, who are sisters, are both members of the Executive
Board. Ms. White is its recording secretary. Ms. Johnson is President
of the United Electrical Workers’ Union Local 299.
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| Labor History
Association President William Carey gives a presentation about the work
of the Association since its formation in 1988.
| Frank Panzarella,
Association member and former steward of Machinists Lodge 70, sings “With
God On our Side,” one of four moving songs he presented at the event.
Thanks, Frank!
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| GNHLHA President
William Carey looks on as long time member Irmgard Wessel speaks in support
of the Association and its archives project. The records of Ms. Wessel’s
former union, AFSCME Local 1939, are held by the Association Archives
at 267 Chapel Street.
| Labor History
Association President Bill Carey explains the workings of the old linotype
machine found in his garage, which he then presented to the GNHLHA archivist,
Joan Cavanagh, to add to the Typographical Union Local 47 collection.
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| Patricia Nuelsen,
long time fund raising director for the New Haven-Leon Cities Project,
comes to the microphone to publicly join the GNHLHA with a generous contribution.
She spoke of her own deep working class roots in New Haven and her support
of the Association’s goal of “documenting the undocumented.”
| GNHLHA archivist
Joan Cavanagh discusses the archives and explains the web based survey
research guide. The guide now contains
an overview of 23 collections. The goal is to conduct at least 30 more
surveys, and to add information to the guide as they are completed.
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| Exhibit: “Some
Collections Held at the Greater New Haven Labor History Association Archives.”
This is a traveling exhibit which includes artifacts from the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers Local Union 125 & International Ladies Garment Workers’
Union Local 150; Typographical Union No. 47; the New Haven Federation
of Teachers Local 933; and AFSCME Local 1939. As the inventories of local
unions’ records are conducted, the exhibit will expand.
| Some highlights
of the GNHLHA’s work: Workers’ Memorial Day; presentation
of an Augusta Lewis Troup Award; Labor Almanac; print out of the current
web research guide; and mission statement.
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| Highlights
of New Haven’s rich ongoing labor history (exhibit in hall at 267
Chapel Street.)
| Association
Vice President Frank Pannone (organizer for Sheet Metal Workers Local
Union 40) contemplates the feast. Thanks to all the Executive Board members
who donated food and drink!
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Three views
of the Greater New Haven Labor History Association’s new office.
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Questions? Comments? labor_history@hotmail.com
Last modified: 11/26/2003
