ILGWU Local 48 Records
Collection Number: 5780/040
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Title:
ILGWU Local 48 Records, 1926-1977
Collection Number:
5780/040
Creator:
International Ladies' Garment
Workers' Union (ILGWU). Local 48;
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU)
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU)
Quantity:
2.5 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Records .
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and
Archives, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
The collection contains records of the International Ladies'
Garment Workers' Union Local 48, Italian Cloakmakers Union, including minutes of
membership and Executive Board meetings, files on elections, notes, and
correspondence.
Language:
Collection material in English, Italian
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.
Local 48 of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU), also known as
the Italian Cloakmakers' Union, was chartered by members of Local 1 and Local 35 in
1916 and based in New York, New York. As membership and industry declined in the
1970s, the local became Local 48 United Coat, Suit and Allied Garment Workers' Union
of Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island (coat and suit workers in all crafts in
Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island), and later Local 48 Coat, Suit, Dress, Rainwear
and Allied Workers Union of North Brooklyn. In late 1981, the Joint Board approved a
measure to dissolve Local 48, and Local 89 was renamed Local 89-48 to honor the
historic significance of the Italian cloakmakers.
Much of the collection is composed of minutes of the Executive Board. There are also
minutes of the Membership meetings. All of the meeting minutes are in Italian.
Material appearing in English includes cases before the Appeal Committee, notes and
correspondence. There is substantial information on local elections, including lists
of candidates for upcoming elections, nominations, and rejection notices to
candidates informing them they are not qualified to run. The Examination and
Objection Committee was to consider the qualifications of officers who were 65 and
candidates in upcoming elections to determine their health and if they could perform
their job.
Names:
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union.
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union.
Local 48 (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
Women's clothing industry--United States.
Women's clothing industry--New York (State)--New
York.
Labor unions--Clothing workers--United States.
Labor unions--Clothing workers--New York
(State)--New York.
Clothing workers--United States.
Clothing workers--New York (State)--New York.
Industrial relations--United States.
Industrial relations--New York (State)--New York.
Form and Genre Terms:
Records.
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:
ILGWU Local 48 Records #5780/040. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation
and Archives, Cornell University Library.
Related Collections:
5780: ILGWU records
5780/041: ILGWU New York Cloak Joint Board Payroll Analysis
5780/040 mf: ILGWU Local 48 Executive Board Minutes on Microfilm
6036/102 P: Fabio Schettini ILGWU Photographs
6036/102 MB: Fabio Schettini ILGWU Memorabilia
6036/102m: Fabio Schettini ILGWU Files
6036/102 PUBS: Fabio Schettini ILGWU Publications
5780: ILGWU records
5780/041: ILGWU New York Cloak Joint Board Payroll Analysis
5780/040 mf: ILGWU Local 48 Executive Board Minutes on Microfilm
6036/102 P: Fabio Schettini ILGWU Photographs
6036/102 MB: Fabio Schettini ILGWU Memorabilia
6036/102m: Fabio Schettini ILGWU Files
6036/102 PUBS: Fabio Schettini ILGWU Publications
Container
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Description
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Date
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Box 1 | Folder 1 | 1960-1963 | |
Box 1 | Folder 2 | ||
Box 1 | Folder 3 | 1951-1956 | |
English and Italian
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Box 1 | Folder 4 | 1940-1942 | |
English and Italian
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Box 1 | Folder 5 | 1944 | |
English and Italian
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Box 1 | Folder 6 | 1947 | |
English and Italian
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Box 1 | Folder 7 | 1950 | |
English and Italian
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Box 1 | Folder 8 | 1953 | |
English and Italian
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Box 1 | Folder 9 | 1926-1944 | |
English and Italian
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Box 1 | Folder 10 | ||
English and Italian
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Box 1 | Folder 11 | 1949 | |
English and Italian
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Box 1 | Folder 12 | ||
English and Italian
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Box 1 | Folder 13 | ||
English and Italian
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Box 2 | Folder 1 | 1932-1940 | |
Box 2 | Folder 2 | 1932-1937 | |
Italian
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Box 2 | Folder 3 | 1932-1937 | |
Italian
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Box 2 | Folder 4 | 1932-1937 | |
Italian
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Box 2 | Folder 5 | 1939-1941 | |
Italian
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Box 2 | Folder 6 | 1939-1941 | |
Italian
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Box 2 | Folder 7 | 1941-1945 | |
Italian
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Box 2 | Folder 8 | 1941-1945 | |
Italian
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Box 2 | Folder 9 | 1941-1945 | |
Italian
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Box 2 | Folder 10 | 1947-1950 | |
Italian
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Box 2 | Folder 11 | 1947-1950 | |
Italian
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Box 2 | Folder 12 | ||
Box 2 | Folder 13 | 1950-1952 | |
Italian
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Box 2 | Folder 14 | 1950-1952 | |
Italian
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Box 2 | Folder 15 | 1953-1956 | |
Italian
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Box 2 | Folder 16 | 1953-1956 | |
Italian
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Box 2 | Folder 17 | 1953-1956 | |
Italian
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Box 2 | Folder 18 | 1956-1959 | |
Italian
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Box 2 | Folder 19 | 1956-1959 | |
Italian
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Box 2 | Folder 20 | 1929-1936 | |
Italian
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Box 3 | Folder 1 | 1956-1959 | |
Italian
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Box 3 | Folder 2 | 1956-1959 | |
Italian
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Box 3 | Folder 3 | 1959-1962 | |
Italian
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Box 3 | Folder 4 | 1959-1962 | |
Italian
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Box 3 | Folder 5 | 1959-1962 | |
Italian
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Box 3 | Folder 6 | 1959-1962 | |
Italian
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Box 3 | Folder 7 | 1962-1965 | |
Italian
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Box 3 | Folder 8 | 1962-1965 | |
Italian
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Box 3 | Folder 9 | 1962-1965 | |
Italian
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Box 3 | Folder 10 | 1965-1968 | |
Italian
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Box 3 | Folder 11 | 1965-1968 | |
Italian
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Box 3 | Folder 12 | 1965-1968 | |
Italian
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Box 3 | Folder 13 | 1968-1971 | |
Italian
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Box 3 | Folder 14 | 1968-1971 | |
Italian
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Box 3 | Folder 15 | 1973-1977 | |
Italian
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Box 3 | Folder 16 | 1973-1977 | |
Italian
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Box 3 | Folder 17 | 1971-1974 |