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1. CSEA 100 Project Jim Kelly Interview

Type:
Video
Date Created:
2006
Collection:
Civil Service Employees Association, Inc. (CSEA), American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 1000 Records
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap015
Parent Record(s):
7ed439e1df0e6741c9f54dcccaf4c501
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-02T23:37:39Z
Description:
Jim Kelly, son of former CSEA lead council John Kelly speaking about his father. The interview took place on July 20, 2006.
Subject:
Kelly, James and Civil Service Employees Association (N.Y.)

2. Jim Kelly, John J. Kelly Jr.'s son, holding a...

Type:
Image
Date Created:
2006 September
Collection:
Civil Service Employees Association, Inc. (CSEA), American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 1000 Records
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap015
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2019-01-31T16:21:54Z
Description:
Jim Kelly, John J. Kelly Jr.'s son, holding a photograph of his father with New York State Governor Thomas Dewey, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President John Powers and an unidentified woman at a 1954 testimonial dinner in honor of Dewey as the governor was leaving office. John Kelly was the dinner's toastmaster. Kelly was a young well-regarded Albany attorney who served as CSEA counsel during the 1950s. CSEA's J. J. Kelly Memorial Scholarship Fund was created when he died unexpectedly, leaving behind a widow and several young children.
Subject:
Photographers, Dinners and dining, Labor union members, Molitor, Ed, Governors, (N.Y.), Kelly, John J. Jr., Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971, Labor unions, Toasts, Kelly, James, Civil Service Employees Association (N.Y.), and Powers, John F.

3. Members of the Civil Service Employees Association...

Type:
Image
Date Created:
2006 November
Collection:
Civil Service Employees Association, Inc. (CSEA), American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 1000 Records
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap015
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2019-01-31T15:22:11Z
Description:
Members of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Capital Region, NY Veterans Committee posing with four of the five children of the late John J. Kelly in front of a painting of Kelly following a Veterans Day ceremony at the Joseph E. Zaloga American Legion Post in Albany. From left: Bob Plunkett, James Kelly, Gail Stewart, Maureen Kelly Mayo, Paul Kelly, Joe McCormick and John J. Kelly Jr. Fifth child, Michael Kelly, was unable to attend. John J. Kelly Sr., an Albany native, was a decorated World War II veteran who saw action in North Africa, Sicily and in the invasion of Normandy, where he suffered serious injury. It was during his recovery that he met and married his wife Vicki, who served in the British WAF. Following the war Kelly served for a dozen years as lead counsel for CSEA from the law firm of DeGraff, Foy & Holt-Harris, until his untimely death in 1960 due to complications from his war injuries. Vicki Kelly passed away a short time later. The CSEA established a scholarship fund in Mr. Kelly's memory at the time of his death to provide college tuition help for the Kellys' five children. The John J. Kelly Scholarship Fund continues to provide assistance to the children of CSEA members who have lost a parent.
Subject:
Kelly, Paul, McCormick, Joe, Labor union members, Kelly, John J. Jr., Stewart, Gail, Labor unions, Plunkett, Bob, Kelly, Michael, CSEA Capital Region Veterans Committee (N.Y.), Veteran's Day, Kelly, James, Civil Service Employees Association (N.Y.), and John J. Kelly Scholarship Fund

4. Four of the five children of the Civil Service...

Type:
Image
Date Created:
2006 November
Collection:
Civil Service Employees Association, Inc. (CSEA), American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 1000 Records
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap015
Thumbnail Path Ss:
/downloads/79408336n?file=thumbnail
System Modified Dtsi:
2019-01-31T15:19:53Z
Description:
Four of the five children of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s late John J. Kelly standing in front of a painting of their father following a Veterans Day ceremony honoring him at the Joseph E. Zaloga American Legion Post in Albany, New York. From left: Paul Kelly, James Kelly, Maureen Kelly-Mayo and John J. Kelly Jr. Their brother Michael Kelly was unable to attend. John J. Kelly Sr., an Albany native, was a decorated World War II veteran who saw action in North Africa, Sicily and in the invasion of Normandy, where he suffered serious injury. It was during his recovery that he met and married his wife Vicki, who served in the British WAF. Following the war John J. Kelly served for a dozen years as lead counsel for CSEA from the law firm of DeGraff, Foy & Holt-Harris, until his untimely death in 1960 due to complications from his war injuries. His wife passed away a short time later. The CSEA established a scholarship fund in his memory at the time of Mr. Kelly's death to provide college tuition help for the five children. The John J. Kelly Scholarship Fund continues to provide assistance to the children of CSEA members who have lost a parent.
Subject:
Kelly, Paul, Labor union members, Kelly, John J. Jr., Joseph E. Zaloga American Legion Post (N.Y.), Labor unions, Kelly, James, Kelly-Mayo, Maureen, Kelly, Michael, Veteran's Day, Kelly, Vicki, Civil Service Employees Association (N.Y.), and John J. Kelly Scholarship Fund