Carter, Jimmy, 1924-

AFSCME Public Policy Analysis Department Records

jruss — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:17:10 -0400

Part 1 of the AFSCME Public Policy Analysis Department Records focuses on Deinstitutionalization, particularly at Wayne County General Hospital (WCGH). The hospital complex was located in western Wayne County, Michigan, approximately 16 miles west of downtown Detroit. Deinstitutionalization represented a major change in philosophy for mental health treatment delivery and was the term given to the process whereby mentally ill patients were moved out of large public hospitals and into smaller community-based treatment facilities. Typically, large public (state) hospitals were then closed. The process began in 1955 with the introduction of new psychiatric medications by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) into state hospitals. These new medicines offered the possibility of less-restrictive care for the mentally ill outside of the inpatient hospital setting. The deinstitutionalization trend accelerated after the passage of the Community Mental Health Centers Act in 1963 and then continued throughout the 1970’s and 1980’s.

Part 2 of the AFSCME Public Policy Analysis Department Records consists of material related to AFSCME’s national effort to affect public policy in federal, state, and local governments during the 1970s. The department conducted research on issues with the potential to impact AFSCME members, especially matters of Social Security, cost of living, pensions, healthcare, deinstitutionalization, public health care, and unemployment. From this research, the Public Policy Analysis Department created reports and studies meant to influence the policy created by government agencies. The bulk of Part II of this collection represents AFSCME’s work in the debate on deinstitutionalization and health care reform efforts between 1973 and 1978.

Part 3 of the AFSCME Public Policy Analysis Department Records contains correspondence, memos, reports, data, news articles, studies, speeches, and testimonies. Large portions of the records pertain to mental health and deinstitutionalization. Other topics covered include taxes, Reagan-era budget cuts and other economic issues.

Alex Baskin Papers

drice — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:45:39 -0500

Dr. Alex Baskin is a professor at State University of New York at Stony Brook; among his main
research interests is social history of the late 20th century, especially with regard to the 1960s and 1980s. Dr. Baskin also attended Wayne State University during the 1960s where he studied various left-wing social movements. Among his published works include The Woman Rebel and The Masses.

The materials in this collection reflect a wide variety of subjects that Dr. Baskin researched and mostly pertain to various social movements of the late 20th century. Included are posters and flyers related to Marxism, the anti-war movement, the women’s movement, Jewish issues, the labor movement, foreign policy under the Reagan Administration, and much more. The collection also contains various essays, some written by Dr. Baskin, as well as newspaper clippings and newsletters related to his interests.

William Beckham Jr. Papers

drice — Wed, 28 Aug 2013 14:03:12 -0400

William J. Beckham (1940-2000) was originally from Cincinnati, Ohio. He was educated at the Detroit Institute of Technology (1959-1960), Wayne State University (1960-1962), American University (1962-1964), and the University of Maryland (1965-1966). During these years he took courses in political science. Beckham went on to pursue a career in politics at both the local and national level. In 1964, Beckham worked on Senator Phillip Hart’s campaign and then joined his staff from 1965-1973. Later in his career he would serve as Deputy Mayor to Coleman A. Young, Assistant Secretary of Treasury, and then Deputy Secretary of the Department of Transportation under President Jimmy Carter. In the private sector, Beckham was Vice President of Unisys Corporation, COO of Envirotest Systems Corp., and President of New Detroit (1995-1999). Towards the end of his life, he became heavily involved in Detroit Public School system reform, leaving New Detroit in 1999 to become President of the Skillman Foundation. Beckham died suddenly in 2000 on the way home from a family vacation.

The Beckham Papers include clippings and programs from meetings, conferences, and award ceremonies that span the length of his career, but focus mainly on his time in the U.S. Department of Transportation and his efforts to reform the Detroit Public School system. During his time in the Department of Transportation, Beckham frequently spoke publicly and at conferences, and the collection includes some of the speeches and remarks he gave during the year 1980. Also included are photographs from his service at the national and local level.

Jerome P. Cavanagh Photographs and Other Material

drice — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 11:06:29 -0400

The Jerome P. Cavanagh Photographs and Other Material consists of numerous photographs, the majority of which were taken during his time in office. These photographs cover events such as the 1968 Olympic Bid, visits from Lyndon B. Johnson, aftermath of the 1967 unrest, and Mayor Cavanagh with various prominent Detroit business people, union members, and politicians. Also included in the collection is memorabilia from his 1966 Senate campaign, 1968 Olympic information, and other various memorabilia during his time in office.

NALC Information Center Records

kschmeling — Fri, 08 Apr 2016 16:48:26 -0400

The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Information Center is the result of efforts by NALC Research Director, F. John Miller, to create a collection of material to support research activities and meet the information and education needs of the officers and staff. The records of this department reflect its status as a special library and its collection of material on issues of importance to the union and its members.

NALC Office of the President: Vincent Sombrotto Records

kschmeling — Tue, 10 Jul 2018 11:31:50 -0400

Vincent R. Sombrotto was elected the 16th president of the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) in 1978, serving nearly 24 years until his retirement in December 2002. Bolstered by the rank and file movement in the early 1970s, Sombrotto was overwhelmingly elected president following the adoption of reforms he advocated to make the union leadership more responsive to its members. His accomplishments included wage increases, improving working conditions, passing reform of the Hatch Act, and actively promoting community service and charity fund raising including the annual NALC Food Drive.

Parts 1 and 2 of NALC President’s Office: Vincent R. Sombrotto Records document his presidency, beginning with his first term in 1979. The materials in the collection create a cohesive picture of his time in office, detailing day-to-day activities and administration, organizational affiliations, political action, community service, and interaction with the union membership.

SEIU Morton H. Shapiro Papers

aorchard — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:39:01 -0500

The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) was founded in 1921 as a union of flat janitors. Over the years it has grown in size and scope, and now comprises three divisions: healthcare, property services, and public services. Mr. Morton H. Shapiro was a rank-and-file member within SEIU. Over the years he collected an assortment of political campaign bumper stickers and posters generated by CSEA-SEIU Local 1000, which are the materials found within this collection.

(3772) Cesar Chavez and Jimmy Carter

eclemens — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:16:09 -0400

Cesar Chavez meets with Jimmy Carter during the 1976 presidential campaign, location unknown.

Source: United Farm Workers Collection

(10524) 1979 AFL-CIO Convention

jruss — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:09:18 -0400

President Jimmy Carter addresses the 1979 AFL-CIO Convention in Washington, D.C.

(10525) 1979 AFL-CIO Convention

jruss — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:13:25 -0400

President Jimmy Carter addresses the 1979 AFL-CIO Convention in Washington, D.C.

(11906) President Jimmy Carter

jhelpap — Mon, 10 May 2010 17:23:11 -0400

President Jimmy Carter, giving a speech

(27807) President Jimmy Carter and AFT President Albert Shanker

jhelpap — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:30:03 -0500

President Jimmy Carter and AFT President Albert Shanker at the 1980 AFT Convention in Detroit, MI

(28778) Presidents, JImmy Carter, Doug Fraser, Wayne, 1980

eclemens — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:40:17 -0400

UAW president Doug Fraser presents U.S. President Jimmy Carter with a birthday cake during a visit to the Ford plant in Wayne, Michigan.

(28779) Presidents, Jimmy Carter, Riegle, Levin, Detroit, 1980

eclemens — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:10:21 -0400

Presidential candidate Jimmy Carter with U.S. Senators Don Riegle (right) and Carl Levin during a campaign stop in Michigan.

(28780) Presidents, Jimmy Carter, Organized Labor, 1980

eclemens — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:34:46 -0400

President Jimmy Carter meets with a group of industrialists, politicians and labor leaders during a stop in Michigan for his re-election campaign. At his direct left are Doug Fraser and Mayor Coleman Young.

(28781) Presidents, Jimmy Carter, Leonard Wookcock, 1976

eclemens — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:46:36 -0400

UAW president Leonard Woodcock with U.S. presidential hopeful Jimmy Carter at an unidentified event.

(28782) Presidents, Elections, Jimmy Carter, 1976

eclemens — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:11:11 -0400

Jimmy Carter shares a laugh with George Wallace and Morris (Mo) Udall at a campaign stop in Detroit during the 1976 election.

(28783) Presidents, Campaigns, Jimmy Carter, Dearborn, 1976

eclemens — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:16:24 -0400

Jimmy Carter meets with campaign supporters during an event at Fairlane Manor, Dearborn, Michigan.

Left to right: Pete Estes, president of General Motors Corps,; Leonard Woodcock, president of UAW; Jimmy Carter; Detroit Mayor Coleman Young; John Ricardo, Chairman Chrysler Corp.; Henry Ford II, Chairman Ford Motor Co.

(28784) Presidents, Campaigns, Jimmy Carter, Dearborn, 1976

eclemens — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:33:51 -0400

Jimmy Carter meets with campaign supporters during an event at Fairlane Manor, Dearborn, Michigan.

Left to right: Detroit Mayor, Coleman Young; Jimmy Carter; president of the UAW, Leonard Woodcock; Henry Ford II, Chairman Ford Motor Co.

(28786) Presidents, Campaigns, Jimmy Carter, Dearborn, 1976

eclemens — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:47:42 -0400

Presidential hopeful Jimmy Carter with Mayor Coleman A. Young during a campaign event in Dearborn, Michigan.

Photograph's note: Young said "This is my man for president" as the photo was taken.

(28783) Presidents, Campaigns, Jimmy Carter, Detroit, 1976

eclemens — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:55:59 -0400

Candid portrait of presidential hopeful Jimmy Carter during a campaign stop in Detroit.

(29044) Carter and CAPE Officials

jruss — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 09:35:14 -0400

Presidential candidate Jimmy Carter meets with civil rights leader and Coalition of American Public Employees (CAPE) Associate Director James Farmer (left) and CAPE Executive Director Harvey Zorbaugh. AFSCME Illinois Local 2000 President Max Liberles looks on.

(29045) Carter and Young

jruss — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 09:42:33 -0400

Detroit Mayor Coleman Young (left) introduces presidential candidate Jimmy Carter to a crowd at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium.

(29046) Carters and Mondales

jruss — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 09:50:38 -0400

Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale and their wives at the Americana of New York. From left: Joan Mondale, Walter Mondale, Rosalynn Carter, Jimmy Carter.

(29047) Carter phone banking

jruss — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 09:55:14 -0400

Women make phone calls on behalf of the Jimmy Carter presidential campaign in Memphis.

(29048) Carter phone banking

jruss — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 10:01:13 -0400

Volunteers make phone calls on behalf of Jimmy Carter during the Florida Primary in March 1976.

(29049) Wurf and Carter

jruss — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 10:06:01 -0400

AFSCME President Jerry Wurf (standing) speaks with President Jimmy Carter. Seated behind Wurf are AFSCME officials David Trask (right) and Father Albert Blatz (center).

(29050) Carter and Johnson

jruss — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 10:14:09 -0400

AFSCME Michigan Council 25 President and International Vice President Robert Johnson assures President Jimmy Carter of AFSCME support for his reelection campaign.

(29051) AFSCME IEB and Carter

jruss — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 10:21:27 -0400

The AFSCME International Executive Board (IEB) met with President Jimmy Carter at the White House. At the head of the table is AFSCME International Vice President (IVP) Father Albert Blatz of Minnesota; right of Carter is AFSCME President Jerry Wurf; left of Carter is AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer William Lucy; left of Lucy is IVP Gerald McEntee of Pennsylvania who went on to be AFSCME president 1981-2012.

(31262) President Jimmy Carter, Rosalynn Carter, SEIU Local 25 President Gene Moats

aorchard — Thu, 27 Mar 2014 16:23:43 -0400

President Jimmy Carter, First Lady Rosalynn Carter, and SEIU Local 25 President Gene Moats.

(31287) President Jimmy Carter and Edward McElroy

jhelpap — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 16:58:31 -0500

Edward McElroy shakes hands with President Jimmy Carter, while AFT President Al Shanker looks on.

(31291) President Jimmy Carter Shakes Hands with Edward McElroy

jhelpap — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 17:21:50 -0500

Edward McElroy welcomes President Jimmy Carter as he arrives at an airport

[Podcast] From Bargaining Table to Diplomatic Table: Leonard Woodcock in China (Part 1)

teller — Thu, 06 May 2021 16:50:23 -0400

After Leonard Woodcock stepped down as president of the UAW in 1977, U.S. President Jimmy Carter sent him to Beijing as a diplomatic envoy and ultimately as the nation’s first ambassador to the People’s Republic of China. read more »

[Podcast] The Carter Presidency and Gay Rights

teller — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 15:14:33 -0500

Dr. Harris Dousemetzis shares the extraordinary impact of U.S. President Jimmy Carter on gay rights in the 1970s and early 1980s, from instituting policies to prevent anti-gay discrimination of most federal employees to facilitating IRS nonprofit status for gay rights organizations and community centers, enabling them to receive federal funding for educational materials and health clinics, among other things. read more »

AFT 61st Annual Convention

jruss — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:47:09 -0500

Al Shanker hits on a few major topics in this speech. He begins by talking about the success AFT and the labor movement had in organizing to help Jimmy Carter win the presidency. He mentions the meetings he has had with the new administration that give him hope for funding and enforcement of educational issues and laws like the 1973 Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) and Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 which deals with improving the academic achievement of the disadvantaged. read more »

AFT Convention 1980 State of the Union Speech

jruss — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:21:18 -0500

Al Shanker addresses union members and guests at the AFT annual convention. He discusses at great length legal, political, and judicial issues that affect public education including: a recent Supreme Court decision in the case National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) v. Yeshiva University in which professors were deemed management and thus unable to unionize; Lau Regulations, named for a court case, Lau v. Nichols, which mandated bilingual education; Youth Employment Programs that created publicly funded private institutions for high school students; the presidential Democratic Convention at which Jimmy Carter won the nomination over the AFT's endorsed candidate, Ted Kennedy; and the NEA's support of the Department of Education. Additionally, Shanker welcomed to the convention union members who were not involved in education as the AFT had recently added members from the health care and civil service fields. Shanker also welcomed international members and asserted the AFT's commitment to human rights and international aid. Shanker warned against tuition tax credits and vouchers. He also discussed partnerships with the business community to address dire economic conditions in the nation's cities, enlisting corporate help to support schools. Finally, Shanker states that education cannot be improved by political action alone, insisting that teachers commit to improving educational quality and relationships with parents.

NPR Options in Education, “Profile of Shanker”

jruss — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:31:03 -0400

In this profile of Al Shanker, various colleagues, rivals, and critics, like Terry Herndon, William Simons, and David Seldon, are interviewed about Shanker. John Merrow and Barbara Reinhardt also interview Shanker himself on a variety of educational and personal topics including Jimmy Carter's performance, corporal punishment, test score decline, and busing and school integration.

Statement to Democratic Party Temporary Platform Committee

jruss — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:05:51 -0500

Al Shanker explains what the AFT believes should become part of the Democratic Party platform. These platform ideas include provisions of federal funding to support the requirements mandated in federal education law; federal effort to keep college and university tuition costs down; focus on the development of early childhood education programs; expansion of the National Labor Relations Act to cover public sector employees; economic recovery measures; and several other issues.