Guide to the Marilyn Anderson and Jonathan Garlock. "The Honor of Labor" Exhibit Materials

Collection Number: 6318

Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library

Contact Information:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives
Martin P. Catherwood Library
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Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
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Compiled by:
Kheel Staff
EAD encoding:
Randall Miles, February 15, 2012

© 2012 Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Marilyn Anderson and Jonathan Garlock. "The Honor of Labor" Exhibit Materials, 1981-1983
Collection Number:
6318
Creator:
Marilyn Anderson Jonathan Garlock
Quantity:
3.17 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Articles, reprints, pamphlets, correspondence, photographs.
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Language:
Collection material in English

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union members at the Scalamandre Silk Mill. Photographs, oral histories, and research materials. "The Honor of Labor" traveling exhibit consisted of 17 panels documenting production processes at the Scalamandre Silk Mill in the Long Island City section of Queens, N.Y. It was shown at 1984 ACTWU convention in Miami, Florida and at the American Labor Museum, Botto House National Landmark in 1988-89. The collection inculdes research and documentation of the Scalamandre Silk Mill as well as documentation of the exhibit installation.
SUBJECTS

Names:
Marilyn Anderson
Jonathan Garlock
Scalamandre Silk Mill
Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union
American Labor Museum/Botto House National Landmark

Form and Genre Terms:
Traveling exhibitions
Photographs
Oral histories
Reseach notes
INFORMATION FOR USERS

Access Restrictions:
Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference archivist for access to these materials.
Restrictions on Use:
This collection must be used in keeping with the Kheel Center Information Sheet and Procedures for Document Use.
Cite As:
Marilyn Anderson and Jonathan Garlock. "The Honor of Labor" Exhibit Materials #6318. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.
RELATED MATERIALS

Related Collections:
 6331: Marilyn Anderson and Jonathan Garlock. "Rochester: A Community of Workers" Exhibit Materials
CONTAINER LIST

Date
Description
Container
Panel 1: Title
Box 1 Folder 1
Panel 2: Context
 Box 1 Folder 2
Panel 3: Dyeing
 Box 1 Folder 3
Panel 4: Winding
Box 1 Folder 4
Panels 5 & 6: Warping & Twisting
Box 1 Folder 5
Panels 7 & 8: Loom Set Up
Box 1 Folder 6
Panels 9, 10 & 11:Weaving
Box 1 Folder 7
Panels 12 & 13: Trimming
Box 1 Folder 8
Panels 14 & 15: Printing
Box 1 Folder 9
Panel 16: Inspection
 Box 1 Folder 10
Panel 17: Conrad quote, William Morris textile
Box 1 Folder 11
Exhibit installation
 Box 1 Folder 12
Traveling exhibit installation
 Box 1 Folder 13
Auxiliary: fiber
 Box 1 Folder 14
Auxiliary: warping
 Box 1 Folder 15
Traveling exhibit: auxiliary
 Box 1 Folder 16
Traveling exhibit: auxiliary loom set-up
 Box 1 Folder 17
Traveling exhibit: Loom Set-up
 Box 1 Folder 18
Traveling exhibit: auxiliary weaving
 Box 1 Folder 19
Traveling exhibit: auxiliary trimmings
 Box 1 Folder 20
Traveling exhibit: inspection, samples and shipping
 Box 1 Folder 21
1983
Initial 1983 display: installation photos
 Box 2 Folder 1
1983
Initial 1983 display: Context: Silk manufacture in the US, at Scalamandre
Box 2 Folder 2
1983
Initial 1983 display: Context: Italian version
 Box 2 Folder 3
1983
Initial 1983 display: Captions for the �Honor of Labor.� Blue binder prepared for viewers. Contains 64 descriptions of work processes documented in the photos, often accompanied by words of the workers
Box 2 Folder 4
1983
Initial 1983 display: publicity, review, etc.
 Box 2 Folder 5
Transcriptions: 22 transcribed excerpts from JG's audio-taped interviews
 Box 2 Folder 6
Transcriptions: interviewee forms
 Box 2 Folder 7
Transcriptions: extended transcriptions
 Box 2 Folder 8
Extended transcriptions: dyeing
 Box 2 Folder 9
Extended transcriptions: winding
 Box 2 Folder 10
Extended transcriptions: warping
 Box 2 Folder 11
Extended transcriptions: entering/twisting
 Box 2 Folder 12
Extended transcriptions: loom preparation
 Box 2 Folder 13
Extended transcriptions: weaving
 Box 2 Folder 14
Extended transcriptions: trimming
 Box 2 Folder 15
Extended transcriptions: printing
 Box 2 Folder 16
Extended transcriptions: samples/inspections
 Box 2 Folder 17
Extended transcriptions: miscellaneous
 Box 2 Folder 18
Interview key
 Box 2 Folder 19
Transcriptions: note from MFA interviews
 Box 2 Folder 20
Transcriptions: interview form Blank
 Box 2 Folder 21
English
Transcriptions: interview questions
 Box 2 Folder 22
Spanish; Italian
1981-1988
Correspondence: Scalamandre Family
 Box 2 Folder 23
1982-1989
Correspondence: ACTWU
 Box 2 Folder 24
1988-1989
Correspondence: Botto House
 Box 2 Folder 25
Grant applications: Rieve-Pollock Foundation
 Box 2 Folder 26
Grant applications: Textile Industry Conference
 Box 2 Folder 27
Grant applications: NYHC Mini-grant
 Box 2 Folder 28
Grant applications: Exhibition Catalogue Proposal
 Box 2 Folder 29
Grant applications: �The Honor of Labor� Expenditures
 Box 2 Folder 30
Grant applications: National Endowment for the Humanities
 Box 2 Folder 31
Grant applications: Larger NYHC Proposal
 Box 2 Folder 32
Grant applications: miscellaneous information on Scalamandre workforce
 Box 2 Folder 33
Marilyn Anderson�s draft notes for the proposed article
 Box 2 Folder 34
Research materials: ACTWU
 Box 2 Folder 35
Research materials: Scalamandre Golden Jubilee
 Box 2 Folder 36
Research materials: silk articles
 Box 2 Folder 37
Research materials: Jacquard articles
 Box 2 Folder 38
Research materials: Kensington articles
 Box 2 Folder 39
Research materials: History of Industrial Patterson
 Box 2 Folder 40
Research materials: miscellaneous articles
 Box 2 Folder 41
Research materials: Dodyk Thesis
 Box 2 Folder 42
Research materials: Labor Conflict and Technological Change: The Family Shop in Paterson, New Jersey
 Box 2 Folder 43
Research materials: Garber
 Box 2 Folder 44
Research materials: History of the Silk Industry in the United States
 Box 2 Folder 45
Dyeing
 Box 3 Folder 1
Winding fiber
 Box 3 Folder 2
Warping fiber
 Box 3 Folder 3
Twisting fiber
 Box 3 Folder 4
Loom set-up
 Box 3 Folder 5
Weaving fiber
 Box 3 Folder 6
Trimming fiber
 Box 3 Folder 7
Printing fiber
 Box 3 Folder 8
Inspection
 Box 3 Folder 9
Portraits
 Box 3 Folder 10
Looms
 Box 3 Folder 11
Retirement: Al DeVirgilio- loom specialist
 Box 3 Folder 12
Extra prints
 Box 3 Folder 13
Dyeing: duplicates and related prints
 Box 3 Folder 14
Winding
 Box 3 Folder 15
Warping
 Box 3 Folder 16
Twisting
 Box 3 Folder 17
Loom set up
 Box 3 Folder 18
Weaving
 Box 3 Folder 19
Trimming
 Box 3 Folder 20
Tassel making- non-loom
 Box 3 Folder 21
Rope alley- cord twisting
 Box 3 Folder 22
Printing-fabric and wallpaper reproduction and artists at work
 Box 3 Folder 23
Photo slides: close up shots of fabric samples
 Box 3 Folder 24
Fabric sample
 Box 3 Folder 25
Inspection samples
 Box 3 Folder 24
Final section
 Box 4 Folder 1
Looms- all kinds
 Box 4 Folder 2
Portraits
 Box 4 Folder 3
Retirement at Scalamandre of Al DeVirgilio- loom specialist
 Box 4 Folder 4
Scalamandre Mill- Long Island, NYC and Paterson, NJ views
 Box 4 Folder 5
Photo Negatives and Contact Sheets
 Box 4 Folder 6
Photo slides: dyeing
 Box 5 Folder 1
Photo slides: winding
 Box 5 Folder 2
Photo slides: warping
 Box 5 Folder 3
Photo slides: loom set up
 Box 5 Folder 4
Photo slides: weaving
 Box 5 Folder 5
Photo slides: trimming
Box 5 Folder 6
Photo slides: printing and wallpaper
 Box 5 Folder 7
Photo slides: inspections and shipping
 Box 5 Folder 8
Photo slides: looms
 Box 5 Folder 9
Photo slides: textiles
 Box 5 Folder 10
1983-1983
Audio tapes
 Box 5 Folder 11
ACTWU (06/14/1982); ACTWU: Solstein (06/30/1982); ACWTU: Murray Morena; Al DeVirgilio's Party: Frank Carnavale (02/19/1983)
Audio tapes
 Box 5 Folder 12
Scalamandre (numbered 1-6)
Text panels
 Box 6 Folder 1
Pattern panel
 Box 6 Folder 2
Prints
 Box 6 Folder 3
Weaving
 Box 6 Folder 4