Look for the Union Label: A Celebration of Union Logos and Emblems
Online Exhibit by Jeff Rosen and Susan Parker Sherwood
This collection of over 150 images surveys union labels, their history, and related artifacts. American Union labels evolved from the seals and coats of arms of European craft unions and were a great source of tradition and pride. Beginning as early as 1880, the union label movement became an important economic tool as organized workers looked for ways to support union jobs and to protest unfair working conditions through tactics other than strikes.
Labor Archives & Research Center
February 22, 2008
Here’s a great example of a major cultural organization experimenting with Web 2.0. The Library of Congress has recently started using Flickr to expand awareness of their collections, and to solicit the more active engagement of viewers.
“The Library of Congress invites you to explore history visually by looking at interesting photos from our collections. Please add tags and comments, too! More words are needed to help more people find and use these pictures.”
Initial photo sets include “1930s-40s in Color” (with photos from the Farm Security Administration and the Office of War Information) and “News in the 1910s.” The URL for the Library of Congress pilot project on flickr is: http://flickr.com/commons
We are exploring putting some images from our special collections in Flickr as well. Stay tuned.
February 1, 2008
You are invited to attend an opening reception for Spanning the Gate an exhibit of photographs from the Labor Archives and Research Center on display at the J. Paul Leonard Library.
November 7, 2007
5 to 7 p.m.
J. Paul Leonard Library, 6th floor
San Francisco State University, 1630 Holloway Avenue
The reception will feature John van der Zee author of The Gate: The True Story of the Design and Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge.
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge, a stupendous feat of engineering and design that has been called one of the seven wonders of the modern world. Spanning the Gate offers a behind-thescenes look at the complex construction process of this amazing landmark.
October 30, 2007
Blueprint for the Lake Merced Campus
October 4 - December 21, 2007. Frank V. de Bellis Reading Room display cases located on the Sixth floor of the library. Open to the public Monday-Friday 1:00-5:00.
A photographic exhibit depicting the building of the current campus using historic photographs from the library Archives Collection.
October 8, 2007
Spanning the Gate (Photography Exhibit)
September 4 - December 21, 2007.
A photographic essay depicting the building of the Golden Gate Bridge using historic photographs from the Labor Archives and Research Center Collection.
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge, a stupendous feat of engineering and design that has been called one of the seven wonders of the modern world. Spanning the Gate offers a behind-the-scenes look at the complex construction process of this amazing landmark. The project required a multitude of skilled workers–carpenters, electricians, pile drivers, divers, ironworkers–along with many laborers who provided back breaking support work to these craftsmen.
This exhibit salutes the working class heroes whose skill and dedication brought the dream of spanning the Gate to fruition.
On display on the First floor of the Library.
September 25, 2007
Cultivating Creativity: The Arts and the Farm Workers’ Movement During the 1960s and ’70s
The Labor Archives & Research Center (LARC) is pleased to announce its first online exhibit. “Cultivating Creativity” uses images and artifacts from LARC collections to explore the outpouring of artwork that accompanied the farmworkers’ movement during the 1960s and ‘70s. The work of more than 30 artists and photographers is included in the exhibit.
September 15, 2007
The Frank V. de Bellis Collection presents
“CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS ADMIRAL OF THE OPEN SEAS”
February 16 through March 26, 2007
The collection is commemorating the 500 year anniversary of the death of Christopher Columbus with an exhibit of images and information produced by the National Committee for Celebrations of Christopher Columbus, by the Fondazione Regionale Cristoforo Colombo, and by the Regione Liguria.
The exhibit consists of 40 illustrated panels that cover the life and history of the great Genovese explorer.
Curated by Gabriella Airaldi, University of Genoa.
Free and open to the public: Monday-Friday, 1:00-5:00pm
On loan courtesy of the Italian Cultural Institute, San Francisco
February 9, 2007
