>May is Labor History Month, and since the Haymarket Riot in Chicago >in 1886, May 1 has held a special significance for the American >Labor movement. > >To assist those archives with labor history collections celebrate >the month, and promote their programs, we have developed a package >of press releases and promotion ideas. We have also provided a list >of events at a number of labor archives around the nation. > >This package of materials was developed at a retreat for labor >archivists, sponsored by the Southern Labor Archives, held at the >International Association of Machinist's education center in >Maryland this past February, in association with the Society of >American Archivist's Labor Roundtable, Lauren Kata, chair. > >We hope you will find this package useful, and hope you will >celebrate Labor History Month with us. > > >-- >Mike Smith, Director >The Walter P. Reuther Library >Wayne State University >Detroit, Michigan 48202 >Phone: (313) 577-4024 >E-Mail: [log in to unmask] > >www.reuther.wayne.edu -- Kristen Chinery, Librarian The Walter P. Reuther Library Wayne State University Detroit, MI 48202 Phone: 313.577.8377 E-mail: [log in to unmask] A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>