ILGWU. Local 105 photographs
Collection Number: 5780/053 P
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Title:
ILGWU. Local 105 photographs, 1938-1968
Collection Number:
5780/053 P
Creator:
Local 105
International Ladies' Garment Workers'
Union
Quantity:
0.67 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Photographs.
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives,
Cornell University Library
Abstract:
This collection consists of photographs documenting Local 105's
activities between 1938 and 1968.
Language:
Collection material in English
Founded in 1900 by local union delegates representing about 2,000 members in cities in the
northeastern United States, the ILGWU grew in geographical scope, membership size, 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. In
1995, the ILGWU merged with the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (ACTWU) to form
the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees (UNITE).
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.
The collection contains photographs that help to document the activities of Local 105 from
1938 to 1968. The images show the members and leaders of Local 105 through portraits and group
photographs, at activities and events such as dinners and luncheons hosted in honor of the
guests of Local 105, and at rallies.
Names:
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union.
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union. Local 105 (New
York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
Clothing workers--Labor unions--New York (State)
Form and Genre Terms:
Photographs.
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 105 photographs #5780/053 P. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and
Archives, Cornell University Library.
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Container
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Description
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Date
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 | 1964 | |
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Includes David Dubinsky, Ethel Kennedy, Robert Wagner, and Martin L. Cohen; coincides with
race for New York Senate by Robert F. Kennedy; October 1964
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| Box 1 | Folder 2 | ||
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Dinner honoring New York City Mayor John V. Lindsday; includes Martin L. Cohen and John V.
Lindsay; circa lates 1960s
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| Box 1 | Folder 3 | ||
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Includes Harriet L. Cohen, Mrs. Meany, David Dubinsky, George Meany, Martin L. Cohen; 20th
Anniversary, Local 105
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| Box 1 | Folder 4 | ||
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Includes David Dubinsky, Robert Wagner, Grand Marshall George Meany, Mrs. Meany, Martin L.
Cohen; early 1960s
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| Box 1 | Folder 5 | 1968 | |
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Includes Alan King, Shirley Winters, Martin L. Cohen
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| Box 1 | Folder 6 | ||
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At offices of Local 105 at 575 8th Avenue in Manhattan, circa late 1960s
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| Box 1 | Folder 7 | ||
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Includes Martin Cohen, Harriet Cohen, Louis Stulberg, and Mrs. Stulberg; circa mid 1960s
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| Box 1 | Folder 8 | ||
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circa early 1950s
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| Box 1 | Folder 9 | ||
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Includes Assistant Manager-Secretary Henry Prastein; circa mid-1950s
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| Box 1 | Folder 10 | ||
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Portrait by Henry S. Moskowitz; includes Amy Best Merchant
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| Box 1 | Folder 11 | 1938 | |
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Luncheon meeting tendered in honor of the officers of the Jewis Consumptives' Relief Society
of Denter, Colorado by the leaders of the Trade Unions of New York; Hotel Astor, New York;
March 30, 1938
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| Box 1 | Folder 12 | ||
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Diner honoring New York City Mayor Abraham D. Beam; indlues Sol Chaikin, Mrs. Chaikin,
Harriet Cohen, Martin Cohen, Abraham Beame, Mary Beame, Hayward Hale Braine, and Mrs. Braine;
circa late 1970s
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| Box 1 | Folder 13 | ||
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Presentation of second portrait by members of Local 105 to Manager-Secretary Martin
Cohen
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| Box 1 | Folder 14 | ||
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Dinner for Mayor Abraham D. Beame; indcludes Abraham Beame and Martin L. Cohen; circa early
1970s
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| Box 1 | Folder 15 | ||
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ILGWU presrentation to AFL-CIO President George Meany; includes George Meany, Martin Cohen;
circa mid-1970s
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| Box 1 | Folder 16 | 1944 | |
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Local 105 rally to elect FDC; includes Jacob Heller and Martin L. Cohen
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| Box 1 | Folder 17 | ||
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Includes Martin L. Cohen and Rebecca Cohen; circa early 1940s
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| Box 1 | Folder 18 | 1941 | |
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Inclues Assistant Manager Martin L. Cohen, Manager Jacob Heller, and unidentified man
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| Box 1 | Folder 19 | ||
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Includes Jacob Heller, Martin L. Cohen, Mrs. Heller, Tuprow, and Henry Prastein; circa
1941-1942
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| Box 1 | Folder 20 | 1941 | |
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Includes Jacob Heller and Martin L. Cohen
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| Box 1 | Folder 21 | ||
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circa 1948-1949
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| Box 1 | Folder 22 | ||
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Includes Martin L. Cohen, Jacob Heller, Henry Prastein, and Morris Bagnow
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| Box 1 | Folder 23 | ||
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Includes Henry Prastein, Martin L. Cohen, Amy Best Merchant, Harriet L. Cohen, Jacob Heller;
1948, mid-1960s, and late 1930s
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