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Papers of Mildred Grossman - Container List

Series 1:Union Activism

Dates:1959-1974 inclusive; bulk 1959; 1967-1974
Size: 9 folders; 375 items

Mildred's correspondence, notes, case files, and newspaper clippings from the Teachers' Union trial from 1967-1974, as well as outlines, drafts, and photos, for an exhibit for the Hotel Trades Council's exhibit: "Portrait of a Union" in 1959, have been divided into two sub-series, Teachers' Union and Hotel Union.

Sub-series 1: Teachers' Union

Dates: 1967-1974 inclusive; bulk 1973-1974
Size: 8 folders; 330 items

This sub-series includes correspondence, case files, and newspaper articles, in order by type of document, then date order, as well as Mildred's notes pertaining to the Teachers' Union case.

Box 1 Folder 1 Teachers' Union: Correspondence (Undated; 1967-1969)
Box 1 Folder 2 Teachers' Union: Correspondence (1970-1972)
Box 1 Folder 3 Teachers' Union: Correspondence (1973)
Box 1 Folder 4 Teachers' Union: Correspondence (1974)
Box 1 Folder 5 Teachers' Union: Case Files (April 1967-July 1972)
Box 1 Folder 6 Teachers' Union: Case Files (Sept. 1972-October 1974)
Box 2 Folder 1 Teachers' Union: Notes
Box 2 Folder 2 Teachers' Union: "Press and Pressure"
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Sub-series 2: Hotel Union

Dates: 1959
Size: 1 folders

This sub-series contains outlines, drafts, and photographs relating to an exhibit for the Hotel Trades Council's exhibit: "Portrait of a Union."

Box 2 Folder 3 Hotel Union: Photos, drafts, outlines
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Series 2: Correspondence and Notes

Dates: 1939-1992 inclusive; 1957-1972 bulk
Size: 3 folders; 125 items

This series contains all of Mildred's correspondence and notes not related to the Teachers' Union case. It is divided into two sub-series: Correspondence and Notes

Sub-series 1:Correspondence

Dates: 1939-1992 inclusive; 1957-1972 bulk
Size: 2 folders

This sub-series contains all of Mildred's correspondence not relating to the Teacher's Union case. It is arranged in date order

Box 2 Folder 4 Correspondence (Undated; 1939-1969)
Box 2 Folder 5 Correspondence (1970-1992)
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Sub-series 2: Notes

Dates: n.d.
Size: 1 folders

This sub-series includes all of Mildred's notes not relating to the Teachers' Union case.

Box 2 Folder 6 Notes
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Series 3: Financial

Dates: 1954-1995
Size: 6 folders; 125 items

This series includes all of Mildred's financial documents. It is divided into six series: Receipts/Bills, Check Registers, Taxes, German Pension Papers, Insurance Papers, and Financial Miscellaneous.

Sub-series 1: Receipts/Bills

Dates: 1954-1987 inclusive; 1965-1966; 1973-1979 bulk
Size: 1 folders

This sub-series includes receipts and bills. They are arranged in date order.

Box 3 Folder 1 Receipts/Bills
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Sub-series 2: Check Registers

Dates: 1982-1988 inclusive
Size: 1 folders

This series includes the check registers from the end of Mildred's life. They are placed in rough date order.

Box 3 Folder 2 Check Registers
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Sub-series 3: Taxes

Dates: 1954-1988; 1954-1955, 1973-1975, 1986-1988 bulk
Size: 1 folders

This series includes Mildred's tax forms and tax information. It is arranged in date order.

Box 3 Folder 3 Taxes
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Sub-series 4: German Pension Papers

Dates: 1949-1995 inclusive; 1949-1960 bulk
Size: 1 folders

This series is arranged in date order.

Box 3 Folder 4 German Pension Papers

Sub-series 5: Insurance Papers

Dates: December 1969- July 1970
Size: 1 folders

The series is arranged in date order

Box 3 Folder 5 Insurance Papers
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Sub-series 6: Miscellaneous

Dates: n.d.
Size: 1 folders

This series contains miscellaneous documents relating to Mildred's finances. Included is information about her rent, teacher retirement, and a handwritten list of bank accounts and their contents.

Box 3 Folder 6 Miscellaneous

Series 4: Medical/Legal

Dates: 1929-1991 inclusive
Size: 5 folders; 100 items

This series contains all of Mildred Grossman's legal papers and items not related to the Teachers' Union case, as well as medical and funeral papers. It is divided into five sub-series: Passports/IDs, Legal Papers, Contracts, Medical Papers, and Funeral Papers.

Sub-series 1: Passports, IDs

Dates: 1940-1995 inclusive
Size: 1 folders
Box 3 Folder 7 Passports, IDs
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Sub-series 2: Legal Papers

Dates: 1929-1988 inclusive; 1929-1950, 1974 bulk
Size: 1 folders

This sub-series includes all kinds of legal documents and related materials for Mildred Grossman. They have been arranged in date order.

Box 3 Folder 8 Legal Papers
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Sub-series 3: Contracts

Dates: March 1959
Size: 1 folders

This sub-series contains a draft and an actual contract for Mildred's work with the Hotel and Club Employees Union Local 6.

Box 3 Folder 9 Contracts
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Sub-series 4: Medical Papers

Dates: 1954-1988 inclusive
Size: 1 folders

This sub-series is arranged in date order.

Box 3 Folder 10 Medical Papers
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Sub-series 5: Funeral Papers

Dates: 1977-1991 inclusive; 1978-1980, 1988
Size: 1 folders

This sub-series is arranged in date order.

Box 3 Folder 11 Funeral Papers
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Series 5: Miscellaneous

Dates: 1937-1983 inclusive; 1953-1974 bulk
Size: 10 folders ; 150 items

This series includes all of Mildred's miscellaneous documents and objects. The series was divided into seven sub-series: Yearbooks, Address Books, Awards and Honors, Clippings/Printed Materials, Membership Cards/Postcards, Exhibition Catalogs/Memorabilia, and Federman Papers

Sub-series 1: Yearbooks

Dates: 1937
Size: 1 folders
Box 3 Folder 12 Yearbooks
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Sub-series 2: Address Books

Dates: n.d.
Size: 2 folders

This sub-series contains various kinds of address books and lists of addresses.

Box 4 Folder 1 Address Books
Box 4 Folder 2 Address Books
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Sub-series 3: Awards and Honors

Dates: 1962-1973 inclusive; 1962, 1971, 1973 bulk
Size: 1 folders
Box 4 Folder 3 Awards and Honors
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Sub-series 4:Clippings/Printed Materials

Dates: undated, 1953-1974 inclusive
Size: 3 folders

This series has been arranged in rough date order.

Box 4 Folder 4 Clippings
Box 4 Folder 5 Printed Materials
Box 4 Folder 6 Printed Materials
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Sub-series 5: Membership Cards/Postcards

Dates: undated
Size: 1 folders
Box 4 Folder 7 Membership Cards/Postcards Sub-series 6 - Exhibition
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Sub-series 6: Exhibition Catalogs/Memorabilia

Dates: 1954-1965 inclusive, 1954, 1960, 1962-1965 bulk
Size: 1 folders
Box 4 Folder 8 Exhibition Catalogs/Memorabilia
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Sub-series 7: Federman Papers

Dates: 1939-1983 inclusive, 1940-1972 bulk
Size: 1 folders
Box 4 Folder 9 Federman Papers
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Series 6: Dairies and Daybooks

Dates: 1950-1981 inclusive; 1950, 1959-1969, 1976-1977, 1979, 1981 bulk
Size: 16 items

Box 5: Diaries and Daybooks

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Series 7: Personal Photographs


Size: 275 items

Box 6: Personal Photographs

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Series 8: Ephemera


Size: 7 items

Box 8: Ephemera

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