New York Typographical Union No. 6. records, 1829-1988.

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Creator

International Typographical Union. No. 6 (New York, N.Y.)

Location

Manuscripts and Archives Division

Extent

• 24.5 linear feet (16 boxes, 143 v.)

Access Restrictions

Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Scope/Contents Note

The New York Typographical Union No. 6 records contain theunion's constitution; membership rolls; charters; minutes of the executive, regular, membership and discipline committees; dues ledgers; scrapbooks; and printed material,including publications issued by Union No. 6 and its parent, the International Typographical Union. Also included is the charter of Women's Typographical Union No.1, certificates of membership to the New York Typographical Society, and two portraits of Horace Greeley.

Biographical/Historical Note

New York Typographical Union No. 6, representing printers in New York City, was chartered by the National Typographical Union in 1852. The union, founded in 1850 as the New York Printers Union, traces its roots to the New York Typographical Society, founded in 1809. Horace Greeley was the union's first president. The parent organization of New York Typographical Union No. 6 is the International Typographical Union, headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Controlled Access Terms

• Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872 -- Portraits.
• International Typographical Union. No. 6 (New York, N.Y.)
• Printers -- New York (State) -- New York.
• Labor unions -- Printing industry -- New York (State) -- New York.
• Photographs.
• Scrapbooks.
• Printers.

Additional Creator Names

• International Typographical Union. No. 6 (New York, N.Y.)
• National Typographical Union (U.S.)
• New-York Typographical Society.
• Women's Typographical Union. No. 1 (New York, N.Y.)