ACTWU Motion Picture Films, 1936-1985
Collection Number: 5619 F
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
ACTWU Motion Picture Films, 1936-1985
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Collection Number:
5619 F
Creator:
Quanitities:
28.11 cubic feet
Language:
Collection material in English
The Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, the most significant union representing
workers in the men's clothing industry, was founded in New York City in 1914 as a
breakaway movement from the United Garment Workers. Radical and immigrant workers
in the tailors' and cutters' locals were the core of the seceding group, which advocated
industrial unionism and economic strikes in opposition to the UGW's craft organization,
which they saw as conservative and timid. Their diverging views had come to the fore
during the historic 1910 dispute at the Chicago firm Hart, Schaffner, and Marx. The
opposition called the strike against the UGW leadership's advice, and reached a path-breaking
agreement with management that established an arbitration system to settle disputes.
Members flocked to the new union. Around 50,000 strong at its founding, by 1920 the
ACWA counted about 170,000 members. Initially composed mostly of immigrants of Jewish
European descent with Socialist leanings, the ACWA quickly welcomed members of a great
number of nationalities and diverse backgrounds. Like in other garment unions, most
workers and many members were women, but the leadership was predominantly male, a
situation that did not change for many decades. Early on the union adopted a centralized
administrative structure combined with industrial unionism, with the joint boards'
by-laws having precedence over those of locals.
Espousing a philosophy perhaps brought over by its early immigrant socialist members,
the Amalgamated went beyond bread and butter issues and adopted a distinctive form
of social unionism that was largely absent in the American labor movement. Starting
in the 1920s, it provided educational opportunities and recreational facilities for
its members, as well as services such as an insurance plan, banks offering personal
loans at low interest rates, low-cost housing cooperatives, medical clinics, and even
union-owned restaurants.
Sidney Hillman was the first president of the new union and the most important officer
in its history. He applied his experience as bargaining representative in Chicago
to the whole industry. Under his leadership the union made significant strides in
securing better wages and working conditions for its members, and at the same time
it consolidated gains and provided stability to the industry through the widespread
adoption of the arbitration system tested at Hart, Schaffner, and Marx. Hillman paid
close attention to industry issues, such as production, pricing, and marketing. In
order to help management meet the competition of non-union firms, the union conducted
studies of efficiency, work methods, and factory costs. Letters to the official publication
of the union, Advance, document the controversy that ensued within the union over
what was perceived to be collaboration with management.
Hillman also understood the importance of labor's involvement in national affairs
and political action. In the 1920s the ACWA sent delegates to the Conference for Progressive
Political Action and to the Farmer-labor party conventions. Although many members
and officers were Socialists, the union stopped short of officially endorsing the
party. Communist attempts at gaining influence within the union were firmly curbed.
Hillman's participation in national affairs and politics became prominent during the
New Deal, when he became a close advisor to Franklin D. Roosevelt on labor and economic
issues. He also served on the board of the National Recovery Administration. Later,
during World War II, he helped establish the Labor's Non Partisan League. He was also
named associate director of the Office of Production Management, which assisted in
mobilizing the nation's resources for the war effort. Hillman's prestige perhaps reflected
the healthy condition of his union, which by the end of the conflict was strong and
stable.
During the post World War II period the union faced a number of significant challenges.
Membership continued to grow (peaking at 395,000 in 1968), but the union's political
influence and visibility in national affairs declined. In their never ending pursuit
of lower production costs, many firms relocated to the South, forcing the union to
engage in large organizing efforts. Simultaneously, signs began to appear of changes
that would lead to the almost complete demise of the domestic apparel industry and,
ultimately, to the erosion of union membership. Foreign imports of cheap clothing
goods steadily grew in the 1950s and 1960s, and mushroomed in the following two decades,
plunging employment in the apparel sector into a steady decline. Union efforts to
stem the tide included Buy American campaigns and extensive lobbying in Congress,
but they were to no avail. In 1976, the ACWA merged with the Textile Workers of America
to become the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union. Despite successful and
much publicized nationwide actions such as the Farah boycott and the J.P. Stevens
corporate campaign, the woes threatening the union's existence continued unabated.
The fate of the domestic industry was sealed in the late 1970s and the 1980s by the
flight of firms chasing tax breaks and cheap labor abroad. By 1995, when ACTWU voted
to merge with the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, their combined membership
was 350,000. The new Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees (UNITE!)
seemed poised to infuse new life in a troubled union.
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INFORMATION FOR USERS
ACTWU Motion Picture Films #5619 F. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation
and Archives, Cornell University Library.
Related Collections: 5619: ACWA Records 5619 AV: ACTWU Audio-Visual Materials
Names:
Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
CONTAINER LIST
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Container
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Description
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Date
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| Box 1 |
Adlai Stevenson/ACWA Rally
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1956 | |
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Scope and Contents
[74] -- Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America; 1956 ; 16mm; good - Black and White;
On Reel; Positive; English --Adlai Stevenson Presidential Campaign, Amalgamated Clothing
Workers of America (ACWA), 1956 Presidential campaign, political action. The film
is a speech by Adlai Stevenson, Democratic Candidate for President in 1956. The speech
is given at a rally in New York City held by the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America.
It is an energizing speech where he claims that the US must be the "moral leader of
free people everywhere." Adlai Stevenson Democratic Presidential Candidate in 1956,
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, 15 min. long. Film # 38., two prints; second
print is in good condition -- 775 feet of film
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| Box 2 |
Union with a heart
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| Box 3 |
Union and Community
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1950 | |
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Scope and Contents
[73] -- United States Army ; 1950; 16mm; good condition; Black and White; On Reel;
Positive; English; Community involvement, Community service; community action through
unions; Chester, PA This is a documentary narrated by Ed Orsel, a worker at the locomotive
plant in Chester, PA. The narrator tells the story of how he became involved in community
organizing and public service through the involvement in his union and its members.
Orsel becomes a community activist in many respects and assumes the responsibility
of helping others in need. The main crisis in the film is when a boy gets hit by a
car while crossing the street. Orsel and other union members start a public safety
campaign and petition the citizens to sign up. They presented this petition and a
proposal for more street signs, stop lights, police and crossing guards, to the city
council. The proposal passes and the streets are made safer. This shows the potential
of community organizing and union's responsibility to mobilize its members around
giving back to the community. Chester, Pennsylvania; property of Amalgamated Clothing
Workers of America Film Division. 15 min. long. -- 680 feet of film
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| Box 4 |
For the Record
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Scope and Contents
[75] -- Julian Hoffman ; Thomas Brando - Public Affairs Film Production; 16mm; good;
Black and White; On Reel; Positive; English; Post WW II strikes; plant shutdowns;
layoffs. The film is about the struggles endured by strikers in the mid-late 1940's.
The film describes the hardships of striking workers in these years and what kind
of opposition and support they faced. It tells about plant shutdowns and employee
layoffs as well as local stores and businesses that supported union labor. The end
of the film stresses that union members must stay strong and recognize the need to
organize so union's power increases. For the Record, 18 min. long. -- 800 feet of
film
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| Box 5 |
Sit Down!
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1937 | |
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Scope and Contents
[44] - "Spanish Version"; American Federation of Hosiery Workers, Hosiery Styles for
1937; Education Department of American Federation of Hosiery Workers ; 16 mm ; Black
and White; On Reel; Positive; English; Hosiery Sit Down Strikes of 1937, Philadelphia
Hosiery Workers This is a silent film about the Hosier Workers of Philadelphia in
1937. They joined together and staged massive Sit Down strikes throughout the city
of Philadelphia. The film shows how union members joined together in surviving the
strike by cooking meals for each other and supporting one another. The employers started
negotiating after a while, and soon the unions won. The sit down strikes of 1937 were
successful union activities. Sit Down, American Federation of Hosiery Workers; 16
min. long --- 600 feet of film
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| Box 6 |
Union and Community
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1950 | |
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Scope and Contents
[73] - United States Army 1950; 16mm ; good condition; Black and White; On Reel; Positive;
English; Community involvement, Community service; community action through unions;
Chester, PA This is a documentary narrated by Ed Orsel, a worker at the locomotive
plant in Chester, PA. The narrator tells the story of how he became involved in community
organizing and public service through the involvement in his union and its members.
Orsel becomes a community activist in many respects and assumes the responsibility
of helping others in need. The main crisis in the film is when a boy gets hit by a
car while crossing the street. Orsel and other union members start a public safety
campaign and petition the citizens to sign up. They presented this petition and a
proposal for more street signs, stop lights, police and crossing guards, to the city
council. The proposal passes and the streets are made safer. This shows the potential
of community organizing and union's responsibility to mobilize its members around
giving back to the community. Chester, Pennsylvania; property of Amalgamated Clothing
Workers of America Film Division. 15 min. long. -- 700 feet of film
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| Box 7 |
Millions of Us
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Scope and Contents
[76] - American Labor Films; 16mm ; good, yet missing opening frames; Black and White;
On Reel; Positive; English; Hopelessness and unemployment, working class power; organizing.
The film is the story of a homeless, unemployed gentleman who has trouble finding
work in a society that is geared for the wealthy and middle class. He finds work at
a plant that is on strike and is stopped at the door by the striking workers for being
a "scab". One of the workers explains the cause of the strike and need for working
people, like himself, to rise up and show their power against management. He stresses
the need to organize and not be divided. The main character then understands the cause
and walked the strike line with the workers. Title frames not present, no lead, 20
min. long. -- 650 feet of film
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| Box 8 |
Poverty in the Valley of Plenty
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[72] - AFL ; 16mm ; good (both prints); Black and White; On Reel; Positive; English;
California corporate farmworkers, farmworkers strike and DiGiorgio Corporation; Taft-Hartley
Act; illegal immigrants. The film is the story of California Farmworkers who are denied
decent wages and living conditions under employment with the DiGiorgio Corporation.
The workers are forced to work long shifts under bad conditions and without federally
mandated or company benefits of any kind. The workers decide to organize under the
AFL and strike the employer. In response, DiGiorgio brings in "wetbacks", or illegal
immigrants from Mexico to replace those workers on strike. The strike is plagued with
violence and unrest. The film also makes the point that the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947
does nothing to help farmworkers and purposely keeps them out of NLRA jurisdiction.
Poverty in the Valley of Plenty, 22 min. long. -- 800 feet of film
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| Box 9 |
The Fourth Battle
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1958 | |
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Scope and Contents
[71] - Nicholas Read; Washington Video Production ; c. 1957-58; 16mm ; good condition
; Black and White; On Reel; Positive ; English; Strike of O'Sullivan Rubber Corporation
Strike at Winchester, Virginia by Local 511 of the United Rubber Workers in 1956 and
1957, decertification The film tells the story of the United Rubber Workers Local
511 and their strike of the O'Sullivan Rubber Corporation in Winchester, Virginia.
There were three major battles fought in Winchester in both the Revolutionary and
Civil Wars and this film tells the story of the "Fourth Battle". After being on strike
for 17 months, the strikebreakers voted to de-certify Local 511 and strand the striking
workers on the picket lines without a job or a union. The film is a good documentary
of the costs and work that go into a strike and the vulnerability of strikers to both
their employer, and other workers who disagree with the cause. The Fourth Battle,
United Rubber Workers of America. 16 min. long. -- 700 feet of film
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| Box 10 |
"Bizarre footage from the 1940s
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Scope and Contents
[57] - 1940s; 16 mm ; good; Black and White; On Reel; Positive ; English; Vermont
state CIO marching in a parade with High School graduates. "Bizarre footage from the
1940's" -- 600 feet of film
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| Box 11 |
The Shop Steward
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Scope and Contents
[85] - Morton Parker; National Film Board of Canada - Guy Grover; 16 mm ; good ; Black
and White; On Reel; Positive; English; Shop Steward training, Canada, Steelworkers.
This film is the story about a worker in a Canadian steelworker plant. The worker
is elected to be shop steward and quickly learns the responsibilities of the job.
The film shows how the shop steward got someone's job back after they were fired for
unjust reasons. The film stresses the importance of a good shop steward and the work
that goes into being one. The Shop Steward, Kodak Safety Film, 22 min. long. -- 1000
feet of film
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| Box 12 |
AFL-CIO Americans at Work
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Scope and Contents
[60] - Nor wood Studios, Washington D.C. 16 mm; good; Black and White; On Reel ; Positive;
English; Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union; textiles; health and safety.
This film is about the industry that has developed around synthetic fiber as opposed
to natural fibers such as cotton, wool and silk. The film talks about the process
of creating synthetic fiber from wood and the hazards and technology associated with
it. The film emphasizes that a well educated union membership along with an "enlightened
management" will lead to minimal health and safety accidents. Americans at Work; Kodak
Safety Film; 13 min. long. -- 600 feet of film
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| Box 13 |
All in Favor
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Scope and Contents
[90] - Sheila Page and Susan Zig Ellen Wernick - Coalition of Labor Union Women; 16mm
; good; Color; On Reel; Positive; English; Coalition of Labor Union Women, Women in
the labor movement. This film is about women in the labor movement. It is a series
of interviews with labor women ranging from President of a local union to staff organizers
who have moved their way off the shop floor and into the union office. It stresses
the need to organize unorganized women in the work force. It also stresses the need
for women to assume responsibility for their working conditions and help mobilize
their co-workers and get involved in politics. The film also speaks about the need
to address women's issues through union activity. There is a more detailed description
in the shipping container. All in Favor, 17 min. long. --- 600 feet of film
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| Box 14 |
Hubert H. Humphrey
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1977 | |
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Scope and Contents
[48] - Speech at 1977 AFL-CIO Convention; Al Barked; Maurer, Fleisher, Zon and Anderson,
Inc.; 1977; 16 mm ; good; Color; On Reel; Positive; English; Hubert H. Humphrey, 1977
AFL-CIO Convention, Legislation, This is a speech given by Hubert H. Humphrey in one
of his last public appearances. He calls for the labor movement to examine its roots
and rekindle the flame of years past. He cites the improvements unions have won in
people's lives, i.e. Medicare, pensions, eta He pushes the "Humphrey-Hawkins Bill",
which holds government responsible for enacting legislation for the purpose of economic
advancement through full employment. He urges the union members to never give up their
battle and take the lead as a strengthening economic and social movement to confront
the problem of unemployment and push government toward progressive legislation. Hubert
H. Humphrey; 20 min. long. Kodak Safety Film; good condition -- 800 feet of film
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| Box 15 |
Textile Workers Panel Discussion
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Scope and Contents
[101] - 1955 ; 16mm; good, both prints; Black and White ; On Reel; Positive; English;
Panel Discussion, Textile Workers Union of America, New England Textile Mills, negotiations.
The film is a panel discussion by various local leaders of the Textile Workers Union
of America (TWUA) from the New England Area. They talk about efficiency and the high
profits of New England textile mills and their ability to provide a decent living
wage to workers. The panel is upset over negotiations at one of the mills where the
employer is offering virtually nothing and the employees plan to strike. Textile Workers
Panel Discussion, 16 min. long. -- 600 feet of film
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| Box 16 |
Local 100
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Scope and Contents
[65] - Bernard Devlin; James Beveridge; 16 mm ; fair, short lead, a little choppy
at the beginning, no title frames; Black and White ; On Reel; Positive; English; Canadian
trade unions, organizing. This is a film about a factory in Canada that organized
when one of the workers was fired unjustly. It is narrated by the union organizer
that was sent in by the Local 100 to organize the workers there who were looking for
representation. The film follows the progression of the campaign up until the first
contract is agreed upon. Local 100, 31 min. long, Kodak Safety film, no title frames
present -- 1000 feet of film
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| Box 17 |
Hickson
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Scope and Contents
[20] -- 400 feet of film
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| Box 18 |
1938 Atlantic City Convention
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1938 | |
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Scope and Contents
[5a] - AQUA 1938; 16 mm ; good; Black and White; On Reel; Positive; English; Atlantic
City, New Jersey, Sidney Hillman. This is a series of reels from the ACWA Convention
(1938). 1) (film 5A) This film opens with the beginning of the convention. Delegates
are seen strolling along the boardwalk and getting to know one another. The second
half of this film shows delegates frolicking in a park, possibly rehearsing skits.
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| Box 19 |
Camp Arcola, 1941
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1941 | |
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Scope and Contents
[10] -- 275 feet of film
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| Box 20 |
Clothing workers at work
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Scope and Contents
[8] -- 350 feet of film
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| Box 21 |
Look for the Union label
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Scope and Contents
-- 300 feet of film
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| Box 22 |
Mass meeting Cincinnati, 1937
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1937 | |
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Scope and Contents
[14] -- 350 feet of film
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| Box 23 |
Union mades
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Scope and Contents
[11] -- 450 feet of film
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| Box 24 |
Local 717 ACWA
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Scope and Contents
[187] -- Chambersburg, Pa. Family picnic 7" reel -- 400 feet of film
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| Box 25 |
To Promote the General Welfare
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Scope and Contents
[36] - AQUA; 16 mm ; good; Black and White; On Reel; Positive; English ; Harry Truman
accepts the Sidney Hillman Award This film is made by the ACWA and shows the acceptance
speech made by Harry Truman upon receiving the 5th Annual Sidney Hillman Award for
public service and social welfare. Truman speaks about the need to have new ideas
to fix things in our country, we have to be innovative and aim higher. He said we
should all do this in the spirit of Sidney Hillman and his efforts to "promote the
general welfare" To Promote the General Welfare, 12 min. long. Safety film -- 150
feet of film
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| Box 26 |
Stray lamb
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Scope and Contents
[25] -- 2 feet of film
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| Box 27 |
Amalgamated hosiery workers protest
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Scope and Contents
[39] -- 275 feet of film
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| Box 28 |
Outs from Union Label
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Scope and Contents
[17] -- 300 feet of film
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| Box 29 |
Some convention stuff with Hillman and LaGuardia
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Scope and Contents
[35] -- 350 feet of film
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| Box 30 |
Militia save
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Scope and Contents
[26] -- 325 feet of film
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| Box 31 |
To promote the general welfare
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1948 | |
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Scope and Contents
[6] - 200 feet of film
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| Box 32 |
One world or none
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Scope and Contents
[28] -- 350 feet of film
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| Box 33 |
Union and Community [needs repair, not working order)
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1950 | |
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Scope and Contents
[73] - United States Army, 1950; 16mm; good condition ; Black and White; On Reel;
Positive; English; Community involvement, Community service; community action through
unions; Chester, PA This is a documentary narrated by Ed Orsel, a worker at the locomotive
plant in Chester, PA. The narrator tells the story of how he became involved in community
organizing and public service through the involvement in his union and its members.
Orsel becomes a community activist in many respects and assumes the responsibility
of helping others in need. The main crisis in the film is when a boy gets hit by a
car while crossing the street. Orsel and other union members start a public safety
campaign and petition the citizens to sign up. They presented this petition and a
proposal for more street signs, stop lights, police and crossing guards, to the city
council. The proposal passes and the streets are made safer. This shows the potential
of community organizing and union's responsibility to mobilize its members around
giving back to the community. Chester, Pennsylvania; property of Amalgamated Clothing
Workers of America Film Division. 15 min. long. -- 325 feet of film
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| Box 34 |
JFK and LBJ (roll #4) ; track JFK (200, 202) // TKG: ACTWU - 06708-Inheritance
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Scope and Contents
Track for Roll #3-N/A ; Track for Roll #4-N/A ; TRK ; SYNC -- roll #4-225 feet of
film ; roll #3-75 feet of film
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| Box 35 |
11th Biennial Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America Convention, 1936 -- Cleveland
Convetion
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Scope and Contents
[1a,b,d] - 1936; 16 mm ; good, all 4 reels; Black and White; On Reel; Positive; English;
1936 ACWA Convention in Cleveland, OH; Parade; speech; Sidney Hillman; Joseph Scholssberg;
Franklin Roosevelt; Canada. This film is a compilation of silent footage from the
1936 convention. The film uses subtitles provided between frames Film 1A: This is
the opening of the convention. The films shows delegates on the train arriving in
Cleveland and a parade welcoming the members to the convention. The opening session
is seen and presided over by General President Sidney Hillman. Hillman introduces
General Secretary-Treasurer Joseph Schlossberg. Film 1B: It shows various key union
speakers telling their stories and extending their praises to the members of the ACWA
including Franklin Roosevelt. The film also shows members voting on various resolutions
that were brought up during the convention. Film 1C: This reel begins with the ACWA's
Canadian Delegation and their involvement in the convention, also the CIO Chairman
speaks and thanks the ACWA for their help in a recent strike. Speakers here discuss
the need for new legislation to be passed and a push for union political action. Film
1D: This reel is comprised of the different union committees giving their reports
on the status of the union and the goals for that year. The film also covers the Grand
Ball which is held before the last day of the convention. The final session includes
President Hillman and Vice President Schlossberg being reelected to their positions
as well as selecting Atlantic City as the site for their next convention. The film
ends with the words: "Glory, Glory, Amalgamated". 1936 ACWA Convention, safety film,
subtitles between frames, Films # 1A, (11 min. long. ) 1B (2 copies) (12 min. long.
), 1C (10 min. long) and 1D (11 min. long), Box 4 Union Label Out-takes 1950; 16 mm
; good; Black and White; On Reel; Positive; English; Out-takes, footage of clothing
workers This is a series of outs from the film "Union Label". It is a short compilation
of cuts showing employees in the clothing industry doing their job tasks. Union Label
-Outs, 5 min. long. Footage edited out of the film "Union Label" -- 400 feet of film
(x2)
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| Box 36 |
1940 Convention
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1940 | |
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Scope and Contents
[16] - inside says TWUA 1938 Picnic -- 110 feet of film
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| Box 37 |
Hillman - We Mourn Our Loss
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1946 | |
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Scope and Contents
[3] - Public Affairs Films Inc. 1946; 16 mm ; good ; Black and White; On Reel; Positive
; English; Death of Sidney Hillman, founder of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of
America, This is a short film documenting the death of Sidney Hillman. It discusses
the funeral and mourning ceremonies for this popular labor leader. It also discusses
a bit about his life and times. It is a tribute film put out by the Amalgamated Clothing
Workers of America to their founder and President. We Mourn our Loss, 10 min. long.
Safety film -- 300 feet of film
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| Box 38 |
Outs from Union Label
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Scope and Contents
[17] -- 150 feet of film
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| Box 39 |
Last grave at Dimbaza
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Scope and Contents
[108] - 350 feet of film
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| Box 40 |
Mother is on Strike
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Scope and Contents
[19] - 16 mm ; good; Black and White; On Reel; Positive; English; ILGWU Strike at
Tex-son Clothing Company, San Antonio, Texas; Union Label. This film is a short film
by the ILGWU informing viewers about the strike at the Tex-son Company in San Antonio,
Texas by ILGWU members. The film talks about why the workers are on strike, the strikebreakers,
and urges the audience to buy only clothing with the ILGWU label on it. Mother is
on Strike, 5 min. long. Safety film -- 225 feet fof film
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| Box 41 |
How To Bury the Taft-Hartley Act
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Scope and Contents
[18] - CIO Dept. of Education and Research; 16 mm; good (both prints); Black and White;
On Reel; Positive; English; CIO efforts to repeal Taft-Hartley This film is comprised
of a series of still pictures and drawings. It is a film put out by the CIO in an
effort to gain support for its campaign to repeal the Taft-Hartley Act. The film urges
the audience to vote democratic and write to their representatives to let them know
how they feel about Taft-Hartley. It also asks that support be given to the Lesinki
Bill, which would reverse Taft-Hartley's negative affects on unions. How To Bury the
Taft-Hartley Act, 11 min. long -- 400 feet film
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| Box 42 |
Laundry center dedication
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Scope and Contents
[40] - 225 feet of film
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| Box 43 |
Silver Jubilee Banquet, Cincinnati, Ohio
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1939 | |
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Scope and Contents
[22] - January 14, 1939, Netherland Plaza -- 250 feet of film
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| Box 44 |
Joe Davis - American
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Scope and Contents
[27] -- 300 feet of film
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| Box 45 |
Chicago Joint Board, Friday April 29
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Scope and Contents
[33] -- 400 feet of film
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| Box 46 |
ACTWU on Strike in New York City
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Scope and Contents
[23] - 1976 ; 16 mm; good; Color; On Reel; Positive; English; Strike, ACTWU, New York,
1976, factory. This film is a series of clips from a strike in New York City in 1976.
The film shows the strikers walking the line outside the factory as well as shots
from inside the sweatshop, where no work is being done. ACTWU on Strike in New York
City, 10 min. long, safety film, Film 23, Box 5 ACWA Chicago Joint Board Office ACWA;
16 mm; good; Black and White; On Reel; Positive; English; ACWA Chicago This film is
a silent projection of scenes from inside the office of the ACWA Chicago Joint Board.
There are also clips from inside various offices in the building including the Secretary-Treasurer
of the Board and other officials. ACWA Chicago Joint Board Office, 10 min. long, safety
film -- 325 feet of film
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| Box 47 |
ACWA Boycott Picket in New York City
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Scope and Contents
[24] - ACWA 1970's; 16 mm ; good; Color; On Reel; Positive; English; ACWA, boycott
, Macy's, New York City, Farah, picketing, leafletting. This film is comprised of
footage taken at a boycott picket of Farah Clothing Products in front of Macy's New
York. The films shows members of the ACWA walking the picket line, holding signs,
and leafletting pedestrians. ACWA Boycott Picket in New York City, 12 min. long. Safety
film -- 375 feet of film
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| Box 48 |
Keynee Company Strike
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Scope and Contents
[13] - 16 mm; good; Black and White; On Reel ; Positive; English ; Keynee Company
strike; Cleveland, Ohio, pickets This is a short silent film that shows the strike
at the Keynee Company in Cleveland, OH. Most of the scenes are of strikers walking
the line and cheering. No other information is given on the film. Keynee Company Strike,
8 min. film -- 250 feet of film
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| Box 49 |
Shirtmakers Day
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Scope and Contents
[15] - 16 mm; good; Black and White; On Reel; Positive; English; Clothing Workers,
parade This is a film that shows the events of Shirtmaker's Day including learning
sessions, a dinner reception, and a parade to celebrate the event. Shirtmaker's Day,
12 min. long. -- 400 feet of film
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| Box 50 |
Too dark too fast
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Scope and Contents
[7] -- 250 feet of film
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| Box 51 |
It's Been Good to Know You
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Scope and Contents
[88] - Harold Mayer Production; 16 mm ; good (both prints); Color; On Reel; Positive;
English; ACWA, Phillips Van-Heusen Boycott; plant closing. This is a short promotional
film put out by the ACWA to encourage consumers to boycott the Phillips Van-Heusen
Clothing Company. The company closed numerous plants in Pennsylvania, Alabama, and
Arkansas, before moving the operations to Asia. The motivation behind these closings
is assumed to be labor costs associated with both union and non-union workforces in
the United States. The film urges consumers not to purchase the products made by Phillips
Van-Heusen. It's Been Good to Know You, 13 min. long, safety film -- 350 feet of film
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| Box 52 |
You next President [Jimmy Carter]
|
1976 | |
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Scope and Contents
moved to 5619F from 5619 AV box 6 -- 500 feet of film
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| Box 53 |
Contract Contract
|
1975 | |
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Scope and Contents
[87] - TWUA 1975, revised 1987; 16 mm ; very poor, sprocket holes are damaged or missing
early in the film ; Black and White; On Reel; Positive; English; Contracts, Oneita
Knitting Mill, strikes, Textile Workers *film is damaged and not viewable; summary
taken from "Films and Video Tapes for Labor" Film Division, AFL-CIO Department of
Education, Revised March 1987.* Bayard Rustin narrates this story of the long struggle
of Oneita Knitting Mill workers who fought for a contract 14 months after they won
a representation election at the South Carolina textile plant. Workers tell what the
union means to them in terms of human dignity, job security, wages and fringe benefits
and what they learned when black and white workers joined together to fight for a
union. Contract, Contract; film is damaged and in poor condition, sprocket holes are
missing, film does not project properly -- 1000 feet of film
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| Box 54 |
Union local
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Scope and Contents
[51] -- 1000 feet of film
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| Box 55 |
Valley of the Tennessee
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Scope and Contents
[54] -- 1200 feet of film
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| Box 56 |
Unlabelled
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Scope and Contents
450 feet of film
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| Box 57 |
People of the Cumberland
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Scope and Contents
[42] -- 850 feet of film
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| Box 58 |
The Dream - Pt. 1 and 2
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Scope and Contents
[106] -- 1100 feet of film on 2 reels
|
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| Box 59 |
Testimony, Justice Vs. J.P. Stevens
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Scope and Contents
F13 - moved from 5619 AV, box 7 -- approx. 1200 feet of film
|
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| Box 60 |
MacNeil/Lehrer Report J.P. Stevens [broken]
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Scope and Contents
F11 - moved from 5619 AV, box 7 -- 1000 feet of film
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| Box 61 |
MacNeil/Lehrer Report J.P. Stevens
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Scope and Contents
F61 - moved from 5619 AV, box 7 -- 1000 feet of film
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| Box 62 |
Convention "B"
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Scope and Contents
moved from 5619 AV, box 25 -- 900 feet of film
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| Box 63 |
Textile workers panel discussion
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Scope and Contents
[101] - 1955; 16mm ; good, both prints; Black and White; On Reel; Positive ; English
; Panel Discussion, Textile Workers Union of America, New England Textile Mills, negotiations.
The film is a panel discussion by various local leaders of the Textile Workers Union
of America (TWUA) from the New England Area. They talk about efficiency and the high
profits of New England textile mills and their ability to provide a decent living
wage to workers. The panel is upset over negotiations at one of the mills where the
employer is offering virtually nothing and the employees plan to strike. Textile Workers
Panel Discussion, 16 min. long -- 600 feet of film
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| Box 64 |
ACWA - 1954 Convention
|
1954 | |
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Scope and Contents
700 feet of film
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| Box 65 |
The Case of Barbara Parsons
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Scope and Contents
[91] - Pt. 1 of 2 - Morton Parker Arthur Mokier Productions; 16 mm ; good; Color;
On Reel; Positive; English; Grievance procedure, seniority rights and promotions,
arbitration, IUE. This film tells the story of Technical Engineer, Michael Blais.
Blais was passed over for a promotion he felt he should have received. Blais has performed
well on the job for 19 years while an employee who has only been there 2 months was
promoted (Barbara Parsons). Blais, along with his shop steward (IUE), file a grievance
and proceed from there. The film follows the course of the grievance through the first
3 steps and then on to arbitration. It shows the different union and management people
who handle each step and what role they play. During arbitrations, both Blais and
Parsons are called to testify. The arbitrator decides in favor of the union citing
that no legitimate reasoning was used when promoting Parsons and not Blais. The Case
of Barbara Parsons, 52 min. long. Safety Film -- 1000 feet of film
|
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| Box 66 |
AFL-CIO Press Conference, G. Washington Lodge
|
1972 | |
|
Scope and Contents
F3- moved from 5619 AV, box 5 -- 125 feet of film
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| Box 67 |
Farah boycotts in front of Macy's
|
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Scope and Contents
[24] - moved from 5619 AV, box 5 -- 175 feet of film
|
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| Box 68 |
Dean Martin Show
|
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Scope and Contents
F5 - moved from 5619 AV, box 6 -- 150 feet of film
|
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| Box 69 |
Amalgamated protest
|
1974 | |
|
Scope and Contents
F7 - moved from 5619 AV, box 6 -- 400 feet of film
|
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| Box 70 |
ACWA - Cultural Conference - Rochester
|
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Scope and Contents
moved from 5619 AV, box 6 -- 300 feet of film
|
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| Box 71 |
J.P. Stevens, 60 Minutes
|
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Scope and Contents
F1 - moved from 5619 AV, box 4 -- approx. 125 feet of film - on a core
|
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| Box 72 |
Import demons
|
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Scope and Contents
F2 - moved from 5619 AV, box 5 -- 200 feet of film
|
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| Box 73 |
Kamber American Shipyard
|
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Scope and Contents
F4 - moved from 5619 AV, box 6 -- 350 feet of film
|
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| Box 74 |
Gateway to the West; Downtown SF panoramas
|
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Scope and Contents
F8 - moved from 5619 AV, box 6 -- 350 feet of film
|
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| Box 75 |
Untitled
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Scope and Contents
F9 - moved from 5619 AV, box 6 -- 300 feet of film
|
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| Box 76 |
Americans at work: Utility Workers
|
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Scope and Contents
F10 - moved from 5619 AV, box 6 -- 550 feet of film
|
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| Box 77 |
Water Spout
|
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Scope and Contents
F6 - moved from 5619 AV, box 6 -- 125 feet of film
|
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| Box 78 |
Fight for my union
|
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|
Scope and Contents
moved from 5619 AV, box 6 -- 574 feet of film
|
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| Box 79 |
The Dreams Continues
|
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|
Scope and Contents
F14 - moved from 5619 AV, box 10 -- 1000 feet of film
|
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| Box 80 |
Farah vs. The People
|
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|
Scope and Contents
moved from 5619 AV, box 25 -- 900 feet of film
|
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| Box 81 |
The Dream Continues - ACTWU
|
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Scope and Contents
[95] - Release Print -- 1000 feet of film - 2 reels
|
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| Box 82 |
Various S/T OUTS -- ACTWU - 06708 - The Dream ; Hands, lay version ; Tillet ; Opening
Music, ACTWU ; UN Mod ; blank // ACTWU - 06708
|
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Scope and Contents
9 reels - removed from box 18 during reorganization of this collection --- 1300 feet
of film (collectively) on cores
|
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| Box 83 |
Millwork, Weaving Spools, Cleaning Cotton Cutting (reel #1) ; Sewing (#2) ; Copy Machine
Maintenance (#3) ; Shoe Making Assembly Line (#4) ; Banks, Airlines (Eastern) - Picketing
|
1985 | |
|
Scope and Contents
(text continued from title) - Press Conference #5 ; Rally for Justice (ACTWU) (#6)
// ACTWU - 06708 - Trims -- June 1985 -- 6 Reels -- removed from box 18 during reorganization
of this collection -- 1360 feet of film (collectively)
|
|||
| Box 84 |
Asner Narration - OUTS ; Asner #1 ; Asner Narration OUTS #2 //ACTWU -- Archival :
TWUA ; Women at War // ACTWU -- 06708
|
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Scope and Contents
3 reels -- removed from box 18 during reorganization of this collection -- 1180 feet
of film (collectively)
|
|||
| Box 85 |
TWA (reel #90) ; WW II Film Bulletin, Women at War (reel #95) ; Marshall Field (roll
#3)
|
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Scope and Contents
4 reels -- removed from box 14 during reorganization of this collection -- 1625 feet
of film (collectively) on cores -- one reel is unlabeled
|
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| Box 86 |
Dialog OUTS - New Actress, Retirees changed, Last Dialog, Old Retirees, FDR (more
unlabeled) // ACTWU - 06708
|
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|
Scope and Contents
10 reels -- removed from box 13 during reorganization of this collection -- 705 feet
of film (collectively) on cores
|
|||
| Box 87 |
ACTWU "Dream" - J.P. Stevens
|
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Scope and Contents
Col. Pos. Print - I/W & W/P -- 4 reels -- removed from box 14 during reorganization
of this collection -- 1300 feet of film (collectively)
|
|||
| Box 88 |
ACTWU "Dream" - R-57-61
|
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|
Scope and Contents
5 reels -- removed from box 14 during the reorganization of this collection -- 1910
feet of film (collectively)
|
|||
| Box 89 |
Factory Interiors: Weaving Mills (#1) ; Small Hand Work, Sewing Machines (#2) ; Current
Membership at Work // TKG : ACTWU - 06708 - Inheritance ; ACTWU
|
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Scope and Contents
4 reels - - 1315 feet of film, 3 on cores, 1 film strip ; removed from box 14 during
the reorganization of this collection
|
|||
| Box 90 |
The Dream Continues - 2/6/1986, Narration (roll #2) ; Garment District (roll #10)
// TKG : ACTWU - 06708 - Inheritance ; ACTWU : Current - Members Workers
|
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|
Scope and Contents
Removed from box 8 during the reorganization of this collection -- aprox. 600 feet
of film on 2 cores
|
|||
| Box 91 |
Flint Why Strike? (#115) ; 1903 Lower Broadway ; NYC Ghetto Fish market ; Lynch Story
(#112), a wind master // ACTWU - Archival : Can Q R 112, 115-118
|
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Scope and Contents
8 reels -- removed from box 14 during reorganization of this collection -- 975 feet
of film on cores -- untitled reels #116, 117, 118
|
|||
| Box 92 |
ACTWU - "Dream" - Orig. -- Steve York
|
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|
Scope and Contents
13 Reels -- approx. 500 feet of film on 3 cores
|
|||
| Box 93 |
Millwork (roll #12)TKG : ACTWU - 06708 - Inheritance
|
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|
Scope and Contents
Removed from box 8 during reorganization of this collection -- approx. 350 feet of
film on a core
|
|||
| Box 94 |
Golf, Parades, Building (roll #13) // TKG - ACTWU - 06708 - Inheritance
|
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|
Scope and Contents
1 reel -- Roll #13 - N/A ; Golf, Parades, Building -- FF/0000-1190 -- Removed from
box 11 during the reorganization of this collection -- 490 feet of film
|
|||
| Box 95 |
60 Minutes - J.P. Stevens ; Dirty WP ; OUTS // TKG - ACTWU - 06708 - Inheritance
|
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|
Scope and Contents
Track and Film ; 4 reels -- Removed from box 4 during the reorganization of this collection
-- 1320 feet of film on cores
|
|||
| Box 96 |
Freedom Haven ; News in Brief: Russian aircrafts, Florida: Miss Universe, Sports (Russia)
; Ghana Revolt (reel #1) - Pres. Johnson giving Goldstar Picketing against Castro
(reel #2) // TKG: ACTWU - 06708 - Inheritance
|
||
|
Scope and Contents
N/A - Rolls #1 and #2 -- approx. 550 feet of film
|
|||
| Box 97 |
ACTWU: Current Membership Working
|
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|
Scope and Contents
Rolls #5 and #6 -- MOS/Color --- 650 feet of film
|
|||
| Box 98 |
ACTWU: Current Members at Work
|
||
|
Scope and Contents
MOS/Color/NP #13 -- 650 feet of film
|
|||
| Box 99 |
1936 Cleveland Convention
|
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|
Scope and Contents
Reel #1 -- 400 feet of film
|
|||
| Box 100 |
ACTWU -- L. Grey
|
||
|
Scope and Contents
"Not Used", Archival -- removed from 5619 F, box 18 -- approx. 600 feet of film
|
|||
| Box 101 |
ACTWU - 06708 -- Union at Work
|
||
|
Scope and Contents
Reel 9 -- approx. 825 feet of film on a core
|
|||
| Box 102 |
ACTWU -- Current Membership at Work
|
||
|
Scope and Contents
Rolls #13 and #14 -- MOS ; Color -- moved from 5619 F, box 5 -- approx. 550 feet of
film on a core
|
|||
| Box 103 |
Filmographs
|
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|
Scope and Contents
Reel 5 -- moved from 5619 F, box 16 -- approx. 300 feet of film on a core
|
|||
| Box 104 |
Demonstrations (1B) ; Street Scenes, ACTWU (1C) ; FDR/NRA (1D) ; Yamashita, Truman,
Elenor Roosevelt (1E) ; Misc./ACTWU Crawl (1F) -- ACTWU
|
||
|
Scope and Contents
moved from 5619 F, box 16 -- box 1 - approx. 750 feet of film on 5 cores
|
|||
| Box 105 |
Finley Outs- ACTWU
|
||
|
Scope and Contents
W/P ; Color ; Reel 3 ; moved from 5619 F, box 18 -- approx. 375 feet of film on 4
cores
|
|||
| Box 106 |
ACTWU - A, B: O.C.N. ; Solidarity Day
|
||
|
Scope and Contents
B S/+ ; Reel 10 ; moved from 5619 F, box 16 -- 650 feet of film
|
|||
| Box 107 |
The Good Life : High Tech
|
||
|
Scope and Contents
[2 of 2] --Roll 1 and 3 ; Reel 16 ; W/P ; Color ; moved from 5619 F, box 16 -- aprox.
500 feet of film on a core
|
|||
| Box 108 |
Inheritance
|
||
|
Scope and Contents
Original film - Reel #2, Roll #1 ; W/P ; Track ; moved from 5619 F, box 11 -- approx.
400 feet of film on a core -- TKG: ACTWU - 06708-
|
|||
| Box 109 |
The Dream (3/14/1986)
|
||
|
Scope and Contents
Finn/Mix ; 16 Mag Safety Reel -- 1000 feet of film
|
|||
| Box 110 |
Berkshire Strike (roll 'C') ; Strikes Demo (roll 'D') -- 1979
|
||
|
Scope and Contents
Roll C-HH/0005-0984 ; Berkshire Strike // Roll D-AB/00074166 ; Strikes Demo, 1979
-- moved from 5619 F, box 16 -- approx. 490 feet of film on a core -- TKG: ACTWU -06708
- Demonstration
|
|||
| Box 111 |
America Goes Back to Peace
|
||
|
Scope and Contents
Roll 7A ; Roll 7 is on Roll 9 ; Roll 8 and 10 ; GJ/0369-0818 - L. Grey's original
; B/W -- 575 feet of film
|
|||
| Box 112 |
Women- WWI - roll 11 ; WPA, NRA Strikes - roll 12
|
||
|
Scope and Contents
moved from 5619 F, box 13 -- approx. 275 feet of film on a core
|
|||
| Box 113 |
Trims - [5 film strips] // TKG: ACTWU - 06708 - Inheritance
|
||
|
Scope and Contents
Reel #2 -- MOX ; Color ; W/P -- approx. 1200 feet of film on cores
|
|||
| Box 114 |
ACTWU: Current membership at work
|
||
|
Scope and Contents
Roll 16 - Cutting, Stitching, Millwork -- TKG: ACTWU-06708 - Inheritance -- MOS ;
Color ; W/P -- 225 feet of film
|
|||
| Box 115 |
ACTWU - "DREAM" -- 2/4/1985
|
||
|
Scope and Contents
R-1A ; 1B ; 2A ; 2B -- approx. 450 feet of film on a core
|
|||
| Box 116 |
ACTWU - "DREAM"
|
||
|
Scope and Contents
R-3A -- moved from 5619 F, Box 14 -- approx. 450 feet of film on a core
|
|||
| Box 117 |
ACTWU -- "Dream"-R
|
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|
Scope and Contents
#71 -- moved from 5619 F, box 14 -- 800 feet of film
|
|||
| Box 118 |
ACTWU "DREAM"
|
||
|
Scope and Contents
Reel 7 ; moved from 5619 F, box 14 -- approx. 350 feet of film on a core
|
|||
| Box 119 |
The Dream
|
||
|
Scope and Contents
approx. 650 feet of film on 3 cores
|
|||
| Box 120 |
Trims - '85, June -- ACTWU - 06708
|
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|
Scope and Contents
Reel 8 --Sewing, Cutting, Pressing, Dyeing, Millwork, Pres. Nixon, Shoe making, Fireworks,
ACTWU Logo, Close-Ups -- moved from 5619 F, box 18 -- approx. 650 feet of film on
a core
|
|||
| Box 121 |
Auto Assembly Immigrants, T. Edison
|
||
|
Scope and Contents
ACTWU -- B/W -- Reel 4 -- approx. 275 feet of film
|
|||
| Box 122 |
ACTWU - "Civil War and Revolution War"
|
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|
Scope and Contents
Cut W/P+ ; (2/28/1985) ; moved from 5619 F, box 16 -- 650 feet of film
|
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| Box 123 |
Various S/T Outs -- ACTWU - 06708 - [3 cores unlabeled]
|
||
|
Scope and Contents
moved from 5619 F, box 18 -- 450 feet of film
|
|||
| Box 124 |
ACTWU: Senior Citizens, Members at work
|
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|
Scope and Contents
Rolls 17 and 18 -- TKG: ACTWU-06708--Inheritance -- MOS ; Color ; W/P -- #18-Shoes,
Sewing Shoes -- moved from 5619 F, box 11 -- 400 feet of film
|
|||
| Box 125 |
Historical - U.S. International New, Fashion on Holliday in Hollywood // TKG: ACTWU
06708 - Inheritance
|
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Scope and Contents
Roll 5 ; B/W -- moved from 5619 F, box 11 -- 275 feet of film on a core -- 2 rolls,
one is unlabeled, may be roll 6 that is referenced on notes in box with rolls
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| Box 126 |
Democrats Nominate Kennedy ; Africa violence - UN votes to send troops to Congo
|
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Scope and Contents
Roll 4 ; D/N ; B/W ; N/A -- moved from 5619 F, box 11 -- approx. 210 feel of film
on a core
|
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| Box 127 |
Asbestos - 80296 -- Dr. Sclikoff
|
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Scope and Contents
moved from 5619 F, box 16 -- 2 films one on a core and one film stip -- approx. 875
feet of film
|
|||
| Box 128 |
Tails TKG Asbestos, Sync, Susan Vogt, EPA, Intv. Takes 2-6
|
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Scope and Contents
CR# 101, 102 ; SR# 101 ; WP ; Track ; EE000-0696 -- moved from 5619 F, box 16 -- approx.
625 feet of film on a core
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| Box 129 |
Kamber -- ACTWU "DREAM" outs
|
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Scope and Contents
A and B original cut outs -- 2/28/1986 -- moved from 5619 F, box 15 -- 375 feet of
film
|
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| Box 130 |
ACTWU: Current Membership Working
|
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Scope and Contents
Roll 3 - Ext, NYC -- moved from 5619 F, box 12 -- 400 feet of film
|
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| Box 131 |
Textile Mills -- ACTWU: Current Membership Working
|
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Scope and Contents
MOS ; Color : W/P ; Roll #8- -- moved from 5619 F, box 13 -- approx 275 feet of film
on a core
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| Box 132 |
Music Demo // TKG: ACTWU - 06708 - Inheritance
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Scope and Contents
Music Demo - moved from 5619 F, box 12 -- 650 feet of film on a core
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| Box 133 |
Market Scene, Street Scenes, 1920 ; Baseball Voter Lines // TKG: ACTWU - 06708 - Inheritance
|
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Scope and Contents
Roll "E" - JJ/0001-0595 ; Baseball, Voter Lines ; B/W ; W/P - moved from 5619 F, box
12 -- approx. 750 feet of film on two cores
|
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| Box 134 |
Dialog Outs - TKG: ACTWU - 06708 - Inheritance - Roll 1
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Scope and Contents
moved from 5619 F, box 12 -- box 1-750 feet of film
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|||
| Box 135 |
Scenic ; Immigrants // TKG: Prod. - 06708 - ACTWU, Inheritance
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Scope and Contents
B/W ; Scenic ; Immigrants -- moved from 5619 F, box 12 -- 325 feet of film on two
cores
|
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| Box 136 |
Charlottsville: Countryside, Colonial Artifacts, Horses, Graveyard, 1700's Documents,
Montecello (Jefferson's Home) // TKG: ACTWU - 06708 - Inheritance - Outs
|
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Scope and Contents
B/W ; W/P -- moved from 5619 F, box 12 -- 800 feet of film on a core
|
|||
| Box 137 |
Southern Milltown / ACTWU -- TKG-06708 - Inheritance
|
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Scope and Contents
moved from 5619 F, box 12 -- 190 feet of film on a core
|
|||
| Box 138 |
ACTWU: Inheritance - Roll #2 // TKG: Prod. - 06708
|
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Scope and Contents
W/P ; Track ; Outs ; Original Film -- moved from 5619 F, box 12 -- 1200 feet of film
on a core
|
|||
| Box 139 |
ACTWU - Orig. ; R146-148
|
||
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Scope and Contents
Reel 3 -- moved from 5619 F, box 17 -- 300 feet of film
|
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| Box 140 |
ACTWU - Fiest
|
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Scope and Contents
A/P ; W/Mix ; moved from 5619 F, box 16 -- approx. 1000 feet of film
|
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| Box 141 |
ACTWU -- Kamber Group - 5-18-1984
|
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Scope and Contents
I/N -- Reel 8 -- moved from 5619 F, box 17 -- 875 feet of film on a core
|
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| Box 142 |
ACTWU -- "DREAM"
|
||
|
Scope and Contents
Reel 2 -- moved from 5619 F, box 15 -- approx. 1000 feet of film on a core
|
|||
| Box 143 |
ACTWU - "DREAMS" ; "Wild West Shots"
|
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Scope and Contents
Color ; Original ; moved from 5619 F, box 15 -- 375 feet of film
|
|||
| Box 144 |
ACTWU-- W/P -- "The Dream"
|
||
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Scope and Contents
moved from 5619 F, box 15 -- 1000 feet of film
|
|||
| Box 145 |
Kamber -- ACTWU -- SFX (3-6-1986)
|
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Scope and Contents
loose film, no way to measure, in pieces
|
|||
| Box 146 |
National Geo -- Baseball at head // ACTWU - 06708 - l. Grey - Sitdowns from "Babies
and Banners"
|
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Scope and Contents
Reel 4 -- approx. 400 feet of film on a core
|
|||
| Box 147 |
ACTWU - "DREAM" - Sewing ; Housing Ext/Sign CR7, Chicago ; ASPLN
|
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Scope and Contents
Film, Tracks, CTU, Ftg -- approx. 600 feet of film on 5 cores
|
|||
| Box 148 |
ACTWU: Archival, Parades, Protests, Demos
|
||
|
Scope and Contents
approx. 200 feet of film
|
|||
| Box 149 |
ACTWU - WLHFP Animation ; F - lint, 7247, Main title ; WB + B opticals, Positive ;
WB + B opticals, color
|
||
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Scope and Contents
WLHFP , Archive -- R-149-156, 158-164 ; Reel 5 ; moved from 5619 F, box 17 -- approx.
600 feet of film on 4 cores
|
|||
| Box 150 |
ACTWU - Sewing Assembly ; Assembly - Cutting - Sewing
|
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Scope and Contents
Roll #15 -- W/P ; Color ; moved from 5619 F, box 16 --approx. 450 feet of film on
a core
|
|||
| Box 151 |
1941 -- (only information on label)
|
||
|
Scope and Contents
moved from 5619 AV, box 6 -- 250 feet of film
|
|||
| Box 152 |
unlabeled
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Scope and Contents
moved from 5619 AV, box 6 -- 100 feet of film
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| Box 153 |
Dream - 1st Ang. PRT, PT 2: R#2, FGM (Archives)
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| Box 154 |
Dream - 1st Ang. PRT, PT 2: R#2, FGM (Archives)
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| Box 155 |
Poverty in the Valley of Plenty
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| Box 156 |
1938 ACWA Convention
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1938 | |
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Scope and Contents
5B -- Reel #2 - no other information available
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| Box 157 |
1938 ACWA Convention
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1938 | |
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Scope and Contents
2) (film 5C) . This film shows union officers posing for pictures outside the convention.
It also shows Sidney Hillman in discussion groups. The film then cuts to a baseball
game where delegates are the spectators. The end of the film shows ballots being cast
in an election. Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America - 1938 Convention -- 325 feet
of film
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| Box 158 |
Look for the union label
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Scope and Contents
multiple small rolls of film, hard to determine exact amount, some on cores, some
not.
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| Box 159 |
Look for the union label
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Scope and Contents
400 feet of film
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| Box 160 |
Local 294 -- Parade Outing
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Scope and Contents
[41] -- 400 feet of film
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| Box 161 |
1936 Cleveland Convention
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1936 | |
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Scope and Contents
Reel #2 [1a,b,d] - 1936; 16 mm ; good, all 4 reels; Black and White; On Reel; Positive;
English; 1936 ACWA Convention in Cleveland, OH; Parade; speech; Sidney Hillman; Joseph
Scholssberg; Franklin Roosevelt; Canada. This film is a compilation of silent footage
from the 1936 convention. The film uses subtitles provided between frames Film 1B:
It shows various key union speakers telling their stories and extending their praises
to the members of the ACWA including Franklin Roosevelt. The film also shows members
voting on various resolutions that were brought up during the convention. 1B (12 min.
long. ) 400 feet of film
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| Box 162 |
1936 Cleveland Convention
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1936 | |
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Scope and Contents
reel #3 -- [1a,b,d] - 1936; 16 mm ; good, all 4 reels; Black and White; On Reel; Positive;
English; 1936 ACWA Convention in Cleveland, OH; Parade; speech; Sidney Hillman; Joseph
Scholssberg; Franklin Roosevelt; Canada. This film is a compilation of silent footage
from the 1936 convention. The film uses subtitles provided between frames Film 1C:
This reel begins with the ACWA's Canadian Delegation and their involvement in the
convention, also the CIO Chairman speaks and thanks the ACWA for their help in a recent
strike. Speakers here discuss the need for new legislation to be passed and a push
for union political action. 1C (10 min. long) -- 400 feet of film
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| Box 163 |
1936 Cleveland Convention
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1936 | |
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Scope and Contents
reel #4 -- [1a,b,d] - 1936; 16 mm ; good, all 4 reels; Black and White; On Reel; Positive;
English; 1936 ACWA Convention in Cleveland, OH; Parade; speech; Sidney Hillman; Joseph
Scholssberg; Franklin Roosevelt; Canada. This film is a compilation of silent footage
from the 1936 convention. The film uses subtitles provided between frames Film 1D:
This reel is comprised of the different union committees giving their reports on the
status of the union and the goals for that year. The film also covers the Grand Ball
which is held before the last day of the convention. The final session includes President
Hillman and Vice President Schlossberg being reelected to their positions as well
as selecting Atlantic City as the site for their next convention. 1D (11 min. long),
-- 400 feet of film
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| Box 164 |
1936 Cleveland Convention
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1936 | |
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Scope and Contents
reel #4 -- [1a,b,d] - 1936; 16 mm ; good, all 4 reels; Black and White; On Reel; Positive;
English; 1936 ACWA Convention in Cleveland, OH; Parade; speech; Sidney Hillman; Joseph
Scholssberg; Franklin Roosevelt; Canada. This film is a compilation of silent footage
from the 1936 convention. The film uses subtitles provided between frames Film 1D:
This reel is comprised of the different union committees giving their reports on the
status of the union and the goals for that year. The film also covers the Grand Ball
which is held before the last day of the convention. The final session includes President
Hillman and Vice President Schlossberg being reelected to their positions as well
as selecting Atlantic City as the site for their next convention. 1D (11 min. long),
-- 400 feet of film
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| Box 165 |
We Mourn Our Loss
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Scope and Contents
400 feet of film
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| Box 166 |
To Promote the General Welfare -- Truman
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Scope and Contents
400 feet of film
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| Box 167 |
How to bury Taft-Hartley
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Scope and Contents
[18] - CIO Dept. of Education and Research; 16 mm; good (both prints); Black and White;
On Reel; Positive; English; CIO efforts to repeal Taft-Hartley This film is comprised
of a series of still pictures and drawings. It is a film put out by the CIO in an
effort to gain support for its campaign to repeal the Taft-Hartley Act. The film urges
the audience to vote democratic and write to their representatives to let them know
how they feel about Taft-Hartley. It also asks that support be given to the Lesinki
Bill, which would reverse Taft-Hartley's negative affects on unions. How To Bury the
Taft-Hartley Act, 11 min. long -- 400 feet film
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| Box 168 |
Union Local : Films for labor
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Scope and Contents
[51] -- 1000 feet of film
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| Box 169 |
So long its been good to know you
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Scope and Contents
[88] - Harold Mayer Production; 16 mm ; good (both prints); Color; On Reel; Positive;
English; ACWA, Phillips Van- Heusen Boycott; plant closing. This is a short promotional
film put out by the ACWA to encourage consumers to boycott the Phillips Van-Heusen
Clothing Company. The company closed numerous plants in Pennsylvania, Alabama, and
Arkansas, before moving the operations to Asia. The motivation behind these closings
is assumed to be labor costs associated with both union and non-union workforces in
the United States. The film urges consumers not to purchase the products made by Phillips
Van-Heusen. It's Been Good to Know You, 13 min. long, safety film -- 350 feet of film
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| Box 170 |
The Dream Continues
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Scope and Contents
[95] - Release Print -- 1000 feet of film - 2 reels
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| Box 171 |
Dream Continues
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Scope and Contents
[F14] - - moved from 5619 AV, box 10 -- 1000 feet of film
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| Box 172 |
The Case of Barbara Parsons
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Scope and Contents
[91] - Pt. 2 of 2 -- Morton Parker Arthur Mokier Productions; 16 mm ; good; Color;
On Reel; Positive; English; Grievance procedure, seniority rights and promotions,
arbitration, IUE. This film tells the story of Technical Engineer, Michael Blais.
Blais was passed over for a promotion he felt he should have received. Blais has performed
well on the job for 19 years while an employee who has only been there 2 months was
promoted (Barbara Parsons). Blais, along with his shop steward (IUE), file a grievance
and proceed from there. The film follows the course of the grievance through the first
3 steps and then on to arbitration. It shows the different union and management people
who handle each step and what role they play. During arbitrations, both Blais and
Parsons are called to testify. The arbitrator decides in favor of the union citing
that no legitimate reasoning was used when promoting Parsons and not Blais. The Case
of Barbara Parsons, 52 min. long. Safety Film -- 1000 feet of film
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| Box 173 |
1940 Selective Service ; 1930's Cars in streets, trollies ; 1960's Beatles // TKG:
ACTWU - 06708 - Inheritance
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Scope and Contents
[4 rolls on cores] -- approx. 660 feet of film -- moved from 5619 F, box 11 -- one
roll is only labeled #14A
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| Box 174 |
Sewing, Hand Stitching, Pressing -- ACTWU Current Members Working - roll #11
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Scope and Contents
moved from 5619 F box 8 during reorganization -- approx. 350 feet of film on a core
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| Box 175 |
Interior Factory, Sewing, Pressing, Cutting/Patterns -- ACTWU Current Members Working
- roll #12
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Scope and Contents
moved from 5619 F box 8 during reorganization - approx. 900 feet of film on a core
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| Box 176 |
The Dream Continues - Narration -- 2/16/1986 // ACTWU : Current Members Working
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Scope and Contents
removed from 5619 F box 8 during reorganization - approx. 750 feet of film on a core
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| Box 177 |
ACTWU - "DREAM" - Steve York
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Scope and Contents
8 reels - approx. 850 feet of film on 7 cores and one film strip roll
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| Box 178 |
Testimony: Justice vs. J.P. Stevens
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Scope and Contents
[F13] -- approx. 1000 feet of film
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| Box 179 |
Testimony: Justice vs. J.P. Stevens
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Scope and Contents
approx. 1000 feet of film
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| Box 180 |
Testimony: Justice vs. J.P. Stevens
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Scope and Contents
approx. 1000 feet of film
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| Box 181 |
Testimony: Justice vs. J.P. Stevens
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Scope and Contents
approx. 1000 feet of film
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| Box 182 |
Testimony: Justice vs. J.P. Stevens
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Scope and Contents
approx. 1000 feet of film
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| Box 183 |
Testimony: Justice vs. J.P. Stevens
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Scope and Contents
approx. 1000 feet of film
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| Box 184 |
The People vs. Willie Farah
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Scope and Contents
approx. 900 feet of film
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| Box 185 |
60 Minutes - J.P. Stevens
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Scope and Contents
moved from 5619 AV, Box 4 -- approx. 500 feet of film
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| Box 186 |
60 Minutes - J.P. Stevens
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Scope and Contents
moved from 5619 AV, box 4 -- approx. 700 feet of film
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| Box 187 |
60 Minutes - J.P. Stevens -- Broken
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Scope and Contents
moved from 5619 AV, box 4 -- approx. 700 feet of film
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| Box 188 |
ACTWU - L. Grey - "not used"
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Scope and Contents
removed from 5619 F, box 18 -- 2 cores - 400 and 200 feet of film
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| Box 189 |
Union at work
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Scope and Contents
reel 9 -- approx. 650 feet of film on a core
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| Box 190 |
ACTWU: Current Membership at work
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Scope and Contents
rolls #13 and #14 -- moved from 5619 AV, box 5 -- approx. 600 feet of film on a core
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| Box 191 |
Filmographs
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Scope and Contents
moved from 5619 F, box 16 -- approx. 525 feet of film on 3 cores
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| Box 192 |
Stills - Early 1900's ; Knights of Labors, printing, drawing // ACTWU - roll #1A
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Scope and Contents
moved from 5619 F, box 16 -- approx. 300 feet of film on 2 cores
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| Box 193 |
Finley Outs
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Scope and Contents
reel 3 -- moved from 5619 F, box 18 -- approx. 300 feet of film on a core
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| Box 194 |
The Good Life: High Tech
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Scope and Contents
reel 6 -- Roll 1 and 3 -- approx. 1000 feet of film on a core
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| Box 195 |
Historical Stills // TKG: ACTWU - 06708-Inheitance - Roll #1
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Scope and Contents
roll #1 -- moved from 5619 F, box 11 -- approx. 325 feet of film on a core --
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| Box 196 |
Berkshire Strike (roll 'C') ; Strike, Demos (roll 'D') -- 1979
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1979 | |
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Scope and Contents
moved from 5619 F, box 16 -- approx. 375 feet of film on a core -- TKG: ACTWU -06708
- Demonstration
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| Box 197 |
Women- WWI - roll 11 ; WPA, NRA Strikes - roll 12
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Scope and Contents
moved from 5619 F, box 13 -- approx. 400 feet of film on a core
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| Box 198 |
ACTWU - "Dream" -- 2/14/1985
|
1985 | |
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Scope and Contents
approx. 550 feet of film on 2 cores and then one short filmstrip roll
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| Box 199 |
ACTWU - "Dream"
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Scope and Contents
R 3B -- moved from 5619 F, box 14 -- approx. 400 feet of film on a core
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| Box 200 |
ACTWU - "Dream" -- Reel 8
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Scope and Contents
moved from 5619, box 14 -- approx. 450 feet of film on a core
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| Box 201 |
the Dream
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Scope and Contents
approx. 675 feet of film on 7 core and 2 film strips
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| Box 202 |
Amalgamated Laundry Workers
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Scope and Contents
Black and White stills (drawings) - 1800's ; Black and White Photos - 1900-1960's
- Roll #3 -- moved from 5619 F, box 11 -- approx. 610 feet of film on a core
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| Box 203 |
Asbestos - Dr. Sclikoff
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Scope and Contents
moved from 5619 F, box 16 -- 2 films, one on a core and one filmstrip -- approx. 800
feet of film
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| Box 204 |
Tails TKG Asbestos, Sync, Susan Vogt, EPA, Intv. Takes 2-6
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Scope and Contents
moved from 5619 F, box 16 -- one film on a core -- approx. 625 feet of film
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| Box 205 |
Millwork (Black Workers)
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Scope and Contents
roll #7 -- ACTWU- Current Member - -moved from 5619 F, box 13 -- approx. 590 feet
of film on a core
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| Box 206 |
Dialog Outs - TKG: ACTWU - 06708 - Inheritance
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Scope and Contents
moved from 5619 F, box 12 -- approx. 300 feet of film
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| Box 207 |
ACTWU - "Dream"
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Scope and Contents
moved from 5619 G, box 15 -- approx. 1000 feet of film
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| Box 208 |
ACTWU - Fiest
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Scope and Contents
moved from 5619 F, box 16 -- approx. 975 feet of film
|
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| Box 209 |
Kamber Group - 5-18-1984 -- ACTWU - 06708 - Reel #2
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Scope and Contents
moved from 5619 F, box 17 -- approx. 775 feet of film
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| Box 210 |
ACTWU - Archival, Parades, Protests, Demos
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Scope and Contents
approx. 775 feet of film on two cores
|
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| Box 211 |
ACTWU - Archival, Parades, Protests, Demos
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Scope and Contents
approx. 700 feet of film on three cores -- one film labeled 'Original Farmer' and
one is labeled 'Master Pos'
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| Box 212 |
Women's Salon (roll 151) ; Color opticals (roll 155) ; B + W opticals (roll 1162)
; Color opticals from WB + B (roll 161) ; B+W opticals from WB + B (roll 158)
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Scope and Contents
moved from 5619 F, box 17 -- approx. 800 feet of film on 5 cores
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| Box 213 |
Bono 'Flint' ; Optically 'Flint' (roll 154) ; Opticals (roll 164) ; tails, WLHFP #1544
(roll 156) ; WLHP, stills - color outs (roll 149) ; one roll unlabeled
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Scope and Contents
moved from 5619 F, box 17 -- approx. 1925 feet of film in total of 6 cores
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| Box 214 |
Factories/Workers ; Air Control ; 1 unlabeled // ACTWU - 06708 - l. Grey - Sitdowns
from "Babies and Banners"
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Scope and Contents
approx. 800 feet of film on 3 cores
|
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| Box 215 |
ACTWU - "Dream" - Pressing ; Stitching Assembly
|
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Scope and Contents
Film, Tracks, CTU -- approx. 800 feet of film on 5 cores
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| Box 216 |
ACTWU - "Dream" - Sewing ; Sewing Assembly
|
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Scope and Contents
Film, Tracks, CTU -- 910 feet of film on 8 film cores and 1 film strip
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| Box 217 |
Factory - Principals Shoe
|
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Scope and Contents
film #18 -- moved from 5619 F, box 16 -- approx. 250 feet of film on 1 core
|
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| Box 218 |
Auto Assembly Immigrants
|
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Scope and Contents
ACTWU - B/W - Reel 4 -- approx. 350 feet of film
|
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| Box 219 |
Film: "The Inheritance" - item #83
|
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| Box 220 |
Film: "The Inheritance" - item #83
|
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| Box 221 |
Film: "The Inheritance" - item #83
|
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| Box 222 |
Film: "The Inheritance" - item #222
|
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| Box 223 |
Film: "The Inheritance" - item #223
|
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| Box 224 |
Film: "The Inheritance" - item #83
|
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| Box 225 |
Film: Kamber Group ACTWU
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| Box 226 |
Film: Kamber Group "The Dream"
|
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| Box 227 |
Film: ACTWU
|
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| Box 228 |
Film: Kamber Group "Dream's Part I"
|
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| Box 229 |
Film: Kamber Group ACTWU R9B-10A-10B-11A-11B-11C
|
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| Box 230 |
Film: Kamber Group "The Dream"
|
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| Box 231 |
Film: Kamber Group ACTW"
|
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| Box 232 |
Film: "SMW-Pension"
|
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| Box 233 |
Film: Kamber Group ACTWU
|
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| Box 234 |
Film: WLHFP
|
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| Box 235 |
Film: Kamber Group ACTWU
|
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| Box 236 |
Film: Kamber Group "The Dream" Parts I&II
|
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| Box 237 |
Film: Kamber Group "The Dream"
|
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| Box 238 |
Film: Dialogue Reel 1
|
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| Box 239 |
Film: "Hopewell Village"
|
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| Box 240 |
Film: Kamber Group ACTWU R-47-56
|
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| Box 241 |
Film: Narration's Read #2
|
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| Box 242 |
Film: SMWIA Music B
|
||
| Box 243 |
Film: SMWIA Dialogue B Reel 2
|
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| Box 244 |
Film: Premix
|
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| Box 245 |
Film: ACTWU Music B Reel 1
|
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| Box 246 |
Film: Kamber Group ACTWU R1-6
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| Box 247 |
Film: Kamber Group ACTWU R12A-12B-13A-13B-14A-14B
|
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| Box 248 |
Film: Kamber Group ACTWU Stock Pts. Pos. & Neg.
|
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| Box 249 |
Film: Kamber Group ACTWU "The Dream" R-11-17
|
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| Box 250 |
Film: ACTWU "The Dream"
|
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| Box 251 |
Film: Kamber Group "The Dream" sound
|
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| Box 252 |
Film: WLHFP Original
|
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| Box 253 |
Film: Unlabeled
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