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James H. Rademacher Oral History

Item — Box: Individual Oral Histories Box 3: O-Si, Folder: 4

Identifier: LOH002301

Abstract In 2009, Mike Smith interviewed James H. Rademacher, a longtime president of the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) who oversaw the creation of the United States Postal Service (USPS) as an independent postal authority. Collection consists of an interview audio recording and transcript. Rademacher recounts his union activity, leadership roles, achievements, and significant events over the course of his career, including his entry into union activity; rise to higher offices at branch...

Dates: 2009-11-16

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

NALC City Delivery Director Records

Collection

Identifier: LR001912_CD

Abstract The national position of City Delivery Director of the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) was created in 1972 to focus on all organizational activities relating to city delivery service, including grievances, training programs, and policies and regulations. Records in this collection reflect the activities of two directors: Gustave J. Johnson, the first City Delivery Director, and his successor, Joseph H. Johnson. The majority of the materials relate to grievances and arbitration...

Dates: 1957 - 1985; Majority of material found within 1972 - 1985

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

NALC Comptroller's Office Records

Collection

Identifier: LR001912_CO

Abstract The National Association of Letter Carriers Comptroller's Office performed a variety of functions, mostly relating to the administration of the union's finances. The records of this department reflect the tenure of the union's final comptroller, Harold J. Isbell.

Dates: 1892 - 1981; Majority of material found within 1959 - 1981

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

NALC: Historic Artifacts Collection

Collection

Identifier: LR001911

Abstract Letter Carriers answered a call to meet in Milwaukee in 1889, with the intention to form a national association to ensure improved salaries, better working conditions, and greater security for letter carriers and their families. The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) continues its efforts while representing over 300,000 active and retired city letter carriers from 2,500 branches across the country.

Dates: 1860 - 2009

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

NALC Office of the President: Vincent Sombrotto Records

Collection

Identifier: LR001915

Abstract 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...

Dates: 1971 - 2003; Majority of material found within 1979 - 1999; Majority of material found within 1996 - 2002

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

NALC Public Relations Department Records

Collection

Identifier: LR001912_PR

Abstract The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Public Relations Department was established in 1988 to promote the activities and programs of the union. Internally it assists NALC branches and state associations with their public relations and edits NALC publications. Outside the union, the department promotes the NALC image through media efforts as well as coordinates involvement with community services.The records of the department reflect its various functions and document the...

Dates: 1985 - 1995

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Vincent Sombrotto Oral History

Item — Box: Individual Oral Histories Box 4: Sm-T, Folder: 2

Identifier: LOH002310

Abstract In 2006, Mike Smith interviewed Vincent Sombrotto, a letter carrier and later a long-serving president of the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) from 1978 through 2002. Collection consists of the interview transccript. Sombrotto covers his personal life and career with National Association of Letter Carriers, especially his leadership, as New York City branch president, of the 1970 wildcat strike and the subsequent rank-and-file movement that elected him national president.

Dates: 2006-05-11

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

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