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Maryan Street trade union papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-2023/02

Content Description

The collection contains printed materials relating the Maryan Street’s trade union activities during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Street was Vice-President of the Auckland District Council of Trade Unions (CTU) between 1987 and 1990 and was an active member of the CTU Women’s and Education Committees. She also served as Chair of the Auckland Steering Committee of the Trade Union Education Authority (TUEA) and was a member of the Trade Union Education Taskforce. In 1990 Street became the Director of the University of Auckland’s Centre for Labour Studies where she attended two Workplace Reform conferences. The papers comprise Street’s personal copies of meeting agendas and minutes, along with related correspondence, publications and conference proceedings. Street’s own filing system and folder titles have been retained as far as practicable for creating the series structure for this collection.

Dates

  • 1982 - 1996

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Not restricted

Biographical / Historical

Maryan Street trained as a school teacher and was Chair of the Auckland Region Post Primary Teachers’ Association between 1981-1983 and Vice-President and Convenor for the Combined State Unions, Auckland 1984-1986. Between 1987 and 1990 Street was Vice-President of the Auckland CTU. In 1990 Street joined the University of Auckland as its first Director of Labour Studies and Senior Lecturer in Management Relations. Street was Labour Party President between 1993 and 1995 and was elected to Parliament in 2005.

Extent

3 metres (6 cartons)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

In off-site storage. Expect delay of 12-24 hours from time of order.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Acquired from Associate Professor Marie Wilson, Department of Mangement and Employment Relations, School of Business and Economics in December 1999. Second donation was received in March 2000 from Gay Simpkin.

Related Materials

New Zealand Council of Trade Unions. Auckland District Council. Records 1987-1995 (MSS & Archives 97/11); Trade Union Education Authority records (MSS & Archives 2015/24); Maryan Street New Zealand Labour Party papers (MSS & Archives Vault 151)

Title
Inventory Maryan Street trade union papers
Date
March 2023
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections, University of Auckland Repository

Contact:
5 Alfred Street
Private Bag 92019
Auckland 1142 New Zealand