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Stanley Gluck Papers

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Finding aid created by: Dane Flansburgh
Date: 26 Nov 2013

Biographical History

Stanley Gluck (1930-) is an American social activist.

Gluck held socially liberal views from an early age. While in high school, he attended night classes at the Jefferson School of Social Science, an educational institution associated with the Communist Party USA. In 1957, he was discharged from the Air Force due to concerns about his father's presumed association with the American Labor Party and his wife's alleged involvement as chair of Purdue University's "Student Anti-Discrimination Committee" during her undergraduate years in the late 1940s.

Following his discharge from the Air Force, Gluck completed a bachelor's degree and subsequently earned a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree. He then worked at a child residential psychiatric center in San Antonio, Texas, before accepting an instructor position at the Community Action Training Center (CATC) at Syracuse University. As an instructor at CATC, he trained students to engage in community action in low-income neighborhoods. The organization lost its funding and closed in 1967.

After CATC's dissolution, Gluck became involved in numerous social justice initiatives in Syracuse, New York. In 1967 he cofounded the "Good Life League," an advocacy group for residents of low-income and public housing communities. Through this organization, he helped establish a food cooperative, produced and distributed a community newspaper, and organized various community action efforts. Over the following years, he also participated in union disputes, bus strikes, and rent strikes.

In 1988, Gluck was arrested during a Syracuse City Council meeting after raising concerns about taxi operators' rights and was charged with "interrupting the democratic process." He served four months in jail and was released for good behavior. Shortly after his release, he moved to Binghampton, New York, where he worked as a community organizer for Opportunities for Broome Inc. In 2015, he returned to Syracuse, where he continues to advocate for tenants' rights.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Stanley Gluck Papers contains correspondence, research files, printed material, and ephemera. Materials relate to Gluck's various social causes, including his time at Community Action Training Center (CATC), strikes, and protests.

Arrangement of the Collection

The collection is unprocessed and remains in original order.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions:

The collection is currently unprocessed and not available for research. Please contact SCRC for more information.

Use Restrictions:

Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

Related Material

See also Community Action Training Center (CATC) Records.

Subject Headings

Persons

Gluck, Stanley.

Corporate Bodies

Syracuse University. Community Action Training Center.

Subjects

Activism.
Civil rights.
Community organization -- United States.
Poverty.
Public housing -- United States.
Syracuse (N.Y.) -- History.

Genres and Forms

Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence.
Research files.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Stanley Gluck Papers,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Gift of Stanley Gluck, 2025

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