collection SC.418 - UCE of FIT records, 1982-2011

Identity area

Reference code

US NNFIT SC.418

Title

UCE of FIT records, 1982-2011

Date(s)

  • 1982 - 2011 (Creation)

Level of description

collection

Extent and medium

  • 1 linear foot
  • Web archive

Context area

Name of creator

Administrative history

American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Local 3457
Affiliated with New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) NEA & AFL-CIO
The United College Employees of the Fashion Institute of Technology is the oldest higher education union in the nation. The Union plays an instrumental role in shaping the future of FIT while also regarding its history. According to http://www.uce-fit.org/committees.html, "The primary role of the UCE of FIT is to support collective bargaining as a means to strengthen and protect the core principles of due process, academic freedom and shared governance, and to promote the economic security, health, and safety of its membership."

Archival history

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Content and structure area

Scope and content

This collection contains correspondence, newsletters and Bargaining Agreements pertaining to the operations of the United College Employees of FIT union.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

chronological

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Access to physical records is open to researchers by appointment at the Fashion Institute of Technology Library, Department of Special Collections and College Archives. If you have any questions, or wish to schedule an appointment contact us at fitlibsparc@fitnyc.edu or call (212) 217-4385.

Web archives can be accessed online: https://wayback.archive-it.org/13210/*/http://www.uce-fit.org/

Conditions governing reproduction

The Department of Special Collections and FIT Archives does not own copyright for all material held in its physical custody. It is the researcher's obligation to abide by and satisfy copyright law (http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html#108) when copying or using materials (including digital materials) found in or made available from the department. When possible, the department will inform a researcher about the copyright status of material, the researcher's obligations with regard to such material, and, wherever possible, the owner or owners of the copyrights. Any and all reproduction of originals is at the archivist's discretion.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

Allied materials area

Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

Related units of description

Related descriptions

Notes area

Alternative identifier(s)

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Genre access points

Description control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

Rules and/or conventions used

Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

  • Latin

Sources

Accession area