Guide to the International Ladies Garment Workers Union Local 105 Records,
1939-1970 [bulk 1950-1970].

Collection Number: 5780/053

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

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Compiled by:
Robert E. Lazar
Date completed:
March 1981
EAD encoding:
Casey S. Westerman, October 30, 2002

© 2002 Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
International Ladies Garment Workers Union. Local 105 records, 1939-1970 [bulk 1950-1970].
Collection Number:
5780/053.
Creator:
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union. Local 105 (New York, N.Y.).
Quantity:
4.5 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Correspondence, reports, minutes.
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
The Local 105 materials consist primarily of routine correspondence, reports, and minutes of executive and membership meetings. Much of the correspondence is from Martin L. Cohen, the manager-secretary of Local 105.

ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

Local 105, International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU), also known as the Snowsuits, Ski Wear, Leggings, Infants and Novelty Sportswear Union, was based in New York City. It represented workers employed in various specialty garment shops in the New York area.
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

The bulk of the material deals with administrative matters, contract negotiations, donations to (and requests for donations from) charitable organizations, health, welfare and retirement benefits, garment manufacturers, other ILGWU departments and locals, and relations with the AFL-CIO. Some of the correspondence addresses the changing ethnic makeup of the union's membership, particularly the steady increase in Hispanic workers during the 1950s and 1960s. Other items concern the adoption of children orphaned after World War II. A small amount of Martin Cohen's personal correspondence is also included. Significant organizations represented include the AFL-CIO (including correspondence with George Meany), City of Hope, Histadrut, the Jewish Daily Forward, the Jewish Labor Committee, and the New York Cloak Joint Board (ILGWU).
SUBJECTS

Names:
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union.
Cohen, Martin L.
Meany, George, 1894-
AFL-CIO.
City of Hope National Medical Center (U.S.).
Histadrut ha-kelalit shel ha-`ovdim be-Erets-Yi´sra'el.
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union. Local 105 (New York, N.Y.)
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union. New York Cloak Joint Board.
Jewish Labor Committee (U.S.)

Titles:
Forverts.

Subjects:
Adoption--New York (State)--New York.
Clothing workers--Labor unions--New York (State)--New York.
Collective bargaining--Clothing industry--New York (State)--New York.
Insurance, Health--New York (State)--New York.
Hispanic Americans--Employment--New York (State)--New York.
Labor unions--Officials and employees.
Labor unions--Charitable contributions.
Labor union locals.
Orphans.
Pension trusts--New York (State)--New York.
Women's clothing industry--New York (State)--New York.
World War, 1939-1945--Children.

Form and Genre Terms:
Correspondence
Reports
Minutes

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Cite As:
International Ladies Garment Workers Union. Local 105 records, 1939-1970 [bulk 1950-1970]. 5780/053. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.
RELATED MATERIAL

5780. International Ladies Garment Workers Union.
COLLECTION ARRANGEMENT

Materials are arranged alphabetically by subject.
SERIES LIST

I. Minutes, Executive and Membership Meetings: 1939-68. Boxes 1-2
II. Correspondence, 1939-1970. Boxes 3-7

CONTAINER LIST

Description
Container
I. Minutes, Executive and Membership Meetings: 1939-68.
Minutes, Executive and Membership Meetings: 1939-68.
Box 1
Minutes, Executive and Membership Meetings: 1939-68. Includes films and printed material.
Box 2
II. Correspondence, 1939-1970.
Adopted Children (War Children) 1940's-52.
Box 3 Folder 1
AFL-CIO: 1952-70.
Box 3 Folder 2
B'nai B'rith Sports Lodge: 1959-63.
Box 3 Folder 3
City of Hope: 1948-66.
Box 3 Folder 4
Contributions: 1963-66. Includes agreements with institutions requesting charity.
Box 3 Folder 5
Conventions, Union: 1965.
Box 3 Folder 6
Eastern Region (Eastern Out-of-Town Dept.): 1950-66.
Box 3 Folder 7
El Diario: 1962. Article by reporter assigned to interview Hispanic members and officers of the Union.
Box 3 Folder 8
Ethnic Composition of Membership: 1950's-60's.
Box 3 Folder 9
Financial Reports: 1950-63.
Box 3 Folder 10
Firms: 1943-60. Includes Williams Sportswear, Inc. and Wilson Togs, Inc.
Box 4 Folder 1
Firms: 1955-66. Yonkers Casuals Corp.
Box 4 Folder 2
Firms: 1939-65. Includes Young Set Sportogs, Inc.
Box 4 Folder 3
"Guantes Hispanos:" 1960-62. Spanish (Golden) Gloves with Union participation in sport.
Box 4 Folder 4
"Guantes Latinos:" 1966-67. Latin Gloves, sponsored by El Tiempo with Union participation.
Box 4 Folder 5
Hatters, Cap and Millinery Workers International Union, United: 1952-58. Includes Alex Rose correspondence
Box 4 Folder 6
Health, Welfare and Retirement (Vacation) Benefits Funds: 1945-62. Includes corespondence with Adolph Held.
Box 4 Folder 7
Health, Welfare and Retirement Benefits Funds: 1941-57. Includes Appeal Committee.
Box 4 Folder 8
Health, Welfare and Retirement Benefits Funds: 1952-54. Includes Sick Benefits Committee
Box 4 Folder 9
Health, Welfare and Retirement Benefits Funds: 1947-63. Includes financial reports.
Box 5 Folder 1
Health, Welfare and Retirement Benefits Funds: 1966-72. Louis Rolnick, correspondence
Box 5 Folder 2
Histadrut: 1962-64.
Box 5 Folder 3
Infants' and Children's Coat Association, Inc: 1946, 1958-60. Includes correspondence re negotiations.
Box 5 Folder 4
Infants' and Children's Coat Association, Inc: 1961-62.
Box 5 Folder 5
Inter-Office Communications: 1962-66.
Box 5 Folder 6
ILGWU, Retirement and Special Assistance Funds: 1966-67.
Box 5 Folder 7
Jewish Daily Forward: 1947-66.
Box 5 Folder 8
Jewish Labor Committee: 1951-56.
Box 5 Folder 9
Jurisdictional Disputes: 1956-61.
Box 5 Folder 10
Labor Day Parades: 1960-63.
Box 5 Folder 11
Locals 22, 23, 23-25, 62, 66 and 10: 1945-65.
Box 6 Folder 1
Locals 89, 91, 99: 1947-62.
Box 6 Folder 2
Locals 102, 117, 155 and Dressmakers' Joint Council: 1940-65.
Box 6 Folder 3
Locals, Miscellaneous: 1946-66.
Box 6 Folder 4
Local 153, Office Employees' International Union: 1946-66.
Box 6 Folder 5
March of Dimes: 1951-58.
Box 6 Folder 6
March on Washington: 1963.
Box 6 Folder 7
Miscellaneous Correspondence: 1940-65.
Box 6 Folder 8
Negotiations: 1955-56, 1967.
Box 6 Folder 9
Negotiations: 1967, 1968, 1970.
Box 6 Folder 10
New York Cloak Joint Board: 1946-64.
Box 7 Folder 1
Releases, Statements and Articles: 1948-64.
Box 7 Folder 2
Shop Representative Meetings: 1952-66.
Box 7 Folder 3
Staff Meetings and Related Matters: 1955-66.
Box 7 Folder 4
United States Committee for Sports in Israel: 1962, 1968-70.
Box 7 Folder 5a-5b
Wolf and Schulman, Accountants: 1952, 1956-1962.
Box 7 Folder 6
Cohen, Martin L.: 1970. Personal.
Box 7 Folder 7