Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)Winn Newman papers, 1876-1995
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Links
- Finding aid http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms003025
- Finding aid (PDF) http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms003025.3
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Description
- 129,500 items.
- 442 containers plus 2 oversize plus 11 restricted.
- 182.8 linear feet.
Access advisory
- Restrictions apply.
Finding aids
- Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms003025
Local shelving no.
- Fort Meade
- Oversize 0111R
- Cabin Branch (Unprocessed ac. 24,699)
Biography/History note
- Lawyer and union organizer. Named Irwin Newman; known as Winn Newman since 1946.
Organized/Arranged
- Arranged in nine series. Series 1: Chronological File, 1990-1992; Series 2: Legal File, 1876-1993; Series 3: Subject File, 1938-1992; Series 4: Speeches and Writings File, 1950-1992; Series 5: Miscellany, 1938-1992; Series 6: 1999 Addition, 1974-1993; Series 7: 2015 Addition, 1966-1995; Series 8: Restricted File, 1938-1992; and Series 9: Oversize, 1960-1985.
Summary
- Correspondence, legal briefs, depositions, orders, motions, exhibits, transcripts, speeches and writings, subject files, biographical material, school and family papers, and printed matter documenting Newman's career as an attorney practicing chiefly in Washington, D.C., and specializing in employment discrimination cases and labor law. Includes material on opposition to the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court in 1991; litigation involving the rights of women and minorities; lawsuits on behalf of AFSCME (American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees) involving the comparable worth of female employees; and cases involving pregnancy discrimination, union access to employer equal opportunity data, job evaluation, pay equity, and sex and race wage discrimination. Other clients include American Association of Retired Persons; Americans for Democratic Action; International Union of Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers; International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America; New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council; Service Employees' International Union; and Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild. Other organizations with which Newman was associated include Montgomery County (Md.) Compensation Task Force, National Committee on Pay Equity, and National Organization for Women.
LC Subjects
- Thomas, Clarence, 1948-
- United States. Supreme Court.
- AFSCME.
- American Association of Retired Persons.
- Americans for Democratic Action.
- International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers.
- International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America.
- Montgomery County (Md.). Compensation Task Force.
- National Committee on Pay Equity.
- National Organization for Women.
- New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council.
- Service Employees International Union.
- Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild.
- Affirmative action programs--United States.
- Discrimination in employment--Law and legislation--United States.
- Equal pay for equal work--United States.
- Job evaluation--Law and legislation--United States.
- Labor laws and legislation--Cases--United States.
- Minorities--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States.
- Pay equity--United States.
- Pregnant women--Employment--Law and legislation--United States.
- Sex discrimination in employment--United States.
- Wages--Maryland.
- Wages--United States.
- Women--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States.
- Women's rights--United States.
- Lawyers.
- Union organizers.
Notes
- Sound recordings and videotapes transferred to Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division.
- Collection material in English.
Acquisition source
- Gift, Winn Newman, 1993.
- Gift, Elaine Newman, 1995-2007.
LCCN
- mm 93082044
Other standard no.
- MSS82044
Repository
- Library of Congress Manuscript Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.home
Type of material
- Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)
Item Availability
CALL NUMBER
- Oversize 0111R
- OV 1-OV 2
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- Manuscript Reading Room (Madison, LM101)
Status
- Not Charged
CALL NUMBER
- FORT MEADE
- Request in Manuscript Reading Room (Madison LM101). Material stored offsite--advance notice of one to two business days required for retrieval.
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- Manuscript Reading Room (Madison, LM101) - STORED OFFSITE
Status
- Not Charged
CALL NUMBER
- FORT MEADE
- (Restricted)
- Request in Manuscript Reading Room (Madison LM101). Material stored offsite--advance notice of one to two business days required for retrieval.
Request in
- Manuscript Reading Room (Madison, LM101) - STORED OFFSITE
Status
- Not Charged
CALL NUMBER
- Cabin Branch (Unprocessed ac. 24,699)
- Request in Manuscript Reading Room (Madison LM101). Material stored offsite--advance notice required for retrieval.
Request in
- Manuscript Reading Room (Madison, LM101) - STORED OFFSITE
