Morand, Martin papers, 1950-2010
Collection Number: 6036/079
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
Martin Morand papers, 1950-2010
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Collection Number:
6036/079
Abstract:
This collection consists of Martin Morand's correspondence, writings, and collected
printed material, documenting his work with the International Ladies' Garment Workers'
Union and Professor of Industrial and Labor Relations at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Creator:
Morand, Martin
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union
Quanitities:
1.11 cubic feet
Language:
Collection material in English
The International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union was once one of the largest labor
unions in the United States founded in 1900 by local union delegates representing
about 2,000 members in cities in the northeastern United States. It was one of the
first U.S. Unions to have a membership consisting of mostly females, and it played
a key role in the labor history of the 1920s and 1930s. The union is generally referred
to as the "ILGWU" or the "ILG". The ILGWU grew in geographical scope, membership size,
and political influence to become one of the most powerful forces in American organized
labor by mid-century. Representing workers in the women's garment industry, the ILGWU
worked to improve working and living conditions of its members through collective
bargaining agreements, training programs, health care facilities, cooperative housing,
educational opportunities, and other efforts. The ILGWU merged with the Amalgamated
Clothing and Textile Workers Union in 1995 to form the Union of Needle trades, Industrial
and Textile Employees (UNITE). UNITE merged with the Hotel Employees and Restaurant
Employees Union (HERE) in 2004 to create a new union known as UNITE HERE. The two
unions that formed UNITE in 1995 represented only 250,000 workers between them, down
from the ILGWU's peak membership of 450,000 in 1969.
Martin Morand was born in New York City on December 18, 1927, and raised in the Amalgamated
Housing Cooperative in the Bronx. He began college at the City College of New York
in 1944, while working (and a member of the Office and Professional Employees International
Union). Morand transferred to the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell.
After graduating in 1948, Morand began as an ILGWU organizer in Pennsylvania. From
1964 to 1969, he served as Director of the ILGWU's Southeast Region. After leaving
the ILGWU, he worked for the AFL-CIO Staff Training Center, AFSCME, and National Education
Association (NEA). In 1976, he helped to establish the master's degree program in
Industrial and Labor Relations at Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Morand taught
in that program until his retirement in 2000.
The collection contains correspondence, letters written by Morand, and printed email
messages, as well as articles and histories he had written and collected. The majority
of the collection consists of material during Morand's tenure with the ILGWU. Included
are the newsletters "UNITE! Insight," and the ILGWU "Southeaster News" and the "Southern
Garment Worker," which were published bi-monthly by the Southeast Region, of which
Morand was director. Morand wrote the "Director's Column," which was a column that
appeared in those publications. There are also various publications from ILGW departments
and locals in Pennsylvania. Morand collected numerous clippings and copies of articles
that discuss the union or that mention himself. Also available is a DVD of an oral
history interview entitled "Martin Morand: Labor and Social Activist" recorded in
Santa Fe, New Mexico on May 13, 2008.
Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference
archivist for access to these materials.
This collection must be used in keeping with the Kheel Center Information Sheet and
Procedures for Document Use.
INFORMATION FOR USERS
Martin Morand papers #6036/079. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and
Archives, Cornell University Library.
Related Collections: 5780: ILGWU records 5780/058: ILGWU Southeast Region Records
Names:
Morand, Martin J.
CONTAINER LIST
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Container
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Description
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Date
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 |
Martin Morand: Labor and Social Activist
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2008 |
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Scope and Contents
May 13, 2008. DVD. Interview by Chicago Radical Jewish Elders program
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| Box 1 | Folder 2 |
Correspondence
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1998-2010 |
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Scope and Contents
Also includes undated correspondence
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| Box 1 | Folder 3 |
Writings
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Scope and Contents
Primarily related to ILGWU. Also collected document. Undated.
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| Box 1 | Folder 4 |
Negotiations Workbook
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Scope and Contents
n.d.
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| Box 1 | Folder 5 |
"My Name Is Mary Brown"
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1950 |
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Scope and Contents
songs from the ILGWU musical narrative performed at Golden Jubilee Convention
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| Box 1 | Folder 6 |
UNITE! Insight
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1996-1998 |
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Scope and Contents
Publication of UNITE Northeast, Western Pennyslvania, and Ohio Department
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| Box 1 | Folder 7 |
Southeastern News
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1966 |
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Scope and Contents
Publication of ILGWU Southeast Department
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| Box 1 | Folder 8 |
Southern Garment Worker
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1966-1967 |
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Scope and Contents
Publication of ILGWU Southeast Department
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| Box 1 | Folder 9 |
Southern Garment Worker
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1968-1969 |
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Scope and Contents
Publication of ILGWU Southeast Department
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| Box 1 | Folder 10 |
Pennsylvania ILGWU publications
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1963-1990 |
| Box 1 | Folder 11 |
Copies
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| Box 1 | Folder 12 |
Folder closed to researchers
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Scope and Contents
Unpublished article by Yevette Richards. Contact author for permission to access.
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| Box 2 | Folder 1 |
Notes for Cheryl - Dominican Republic invasion 1965 Convention
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| Box 2 | Folder 2 |
ILGWU South; MJM Missing People 1-3, Ben Stein Comments; Seniority, Work-sharing;
Union of Offices; DD + South + Race; Morand/MaCoy
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| Box 2 | Folder 3 |
ILG PA - Testimonials
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| Box 3 |
Martin Morand : Labor and Social Activist - May 13, 2008
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