Labor Party Advocates collection, 1975-1997, bulk 1993-1997

Collection context

Summary

Creators:
Paulson, Tim, 1952-
Abstract:
Contains materials related to the Bay Area chapters of the Labor Party Advocates, including correspondence, membership lists, bank statements, labor newsletters, media lists and press releases, and the rules for the founding convention of the Labor Party.
Extent:
1.28 Cubic Feet (1 carton)
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Tim Paulson Labor Party Advocates Collection, Accession # larc.ms.0436, Labor Archives and Research Center, San Francisco State University.

Background

Scope and content:

Contains materials related to the Bay Area chapters of the Labor Party Advocates, including correspondence, membership lists, bank statements, labor newsletters, media lists and press releases, and the rules for the founding convention of the Labor Party.

Biographical / historical:

Tim Paulson was a journeyman tilesetter who served in several labor organizations including the San Mateo County Central Labor Council (2001-2004), the San Francisco Labor Council (2004-2018) and the San Francisco Building and Construction Trades Council (2018).

The Labor Party Advocates (LPA) formed around 1989-1990, as group that would advocate for a political party for the labor movement. The LPA joined with other forces and became the Labor Party (LP) at a founding convention held on June 7-9, 1996.

Acquisition information:
Donated by Tim Paulson (2015/027).
Processing information:

Processed by Eva Martinez in 2023.

Arrangement:

Arranged as received.

Physical location:
Materials are stored offsite, requires advance notice.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Names:
Labor Party Advocates (U.S.)

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to the Labor Archives and Research Center. All requests for permission to publish or quote from materials must be submitted in writing to the Director of the Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Labor Archives and Research Center as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Tim Paulson Labor Party Advocates Collection, Accession # larc.ms.0436, Labor Archives and Research Center, San Francisco State University.

Location of this collection:
J. Paul Leonard Library, Room 460
1630 Holloway Ave
San Francisco, CA 94132-1722, US
Contact:
(415) 405-5549