ILGWU. Scrapbooks,1910-1958.
Collection Number: 5780/160
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives
Cornell
University Library
Title:
ILGWU. Scrapbooks, 1910-1958.
Collection Number:
5780/160
Creator:
International Ladies'
Garment Workers' Union.
Quantity:
20.3 linear feet
Forms of Material:
Scrapbooks
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and
Archives, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
This collection contains scrapbooks assembled by officers
and members of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union. The scrapbooks
primarily contain news clippings.
Language:
Collection material in English and Yiddish.
The International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union was founded in New York City in 1900
by mostly Socialist immigrant workers who sought to unite the various crafts in the
growing women's garment industry. The union soon reflected changes in the sector and
rapidly organized thousands of unskilled and semi-skilled women, mostly Jewish and
Italian young immigrants. Exemplifying the “new unionism,” the ILGWU led two of the
most widespread and best-known industrial strikes of the early Twentieth Century:
the shirtwaist makers’ strike of 1909 in New York City and the cloak makers’ strike
of 1910 in Chicago. The union also tried to adapt to the fragmented and unstable
nature of the industry. It adopted the “protocol of peace,” a system of industrial
relations that attempted to ensure stability and limit strikes and production
disruption by providing for an arbitration system to resolve disputes.
The ILGWU exemplified the European-style social unionism of its founding members.
They pursued bread and butter issues but provided educational opportunities,
benefits, and social programs to union members as well. In 1919, the ILGWU became
the first American union to negotiate an unemployment compensation fund that was
contributed to by its employers. The ILGWU also pioneered in the establishment of an
extremely progressive health care program for its members which included not only
regional Union Health Centers but also a resort for union workers, known as Unity
House. The Union also had an imaginative and pioneering Education Department which
not only trained workers in traditional union techniques, but provided courses in
citizenship and the English language.
David Dubinsky, an immigrant from Belarus who came to the US in 1911, provided strong
leadership that led to unprecedented growth in the union during his presidency from
1932 to 1966. He led the union through successful internal anti-communist struggles,
built on the ascendancy of industrial unionism by encouraging the formation of the
Committee for Industrial Organization, and helped the union become an important
political force in New York City and state politics, and in the national Democratic
Party and Liberal Party as well.
In the period following the Second World War, the union suffered a decline in
membership as manufacturers avoided unionization and took advantage of less
expensive labor by moving shops from the urban centers in the northeast to the
south, and later abroad. The ethnic and racial character of the ILGWU also changed
as European immigrants were supplanted by Asians, Latin Americans, African-
Americans, and immigrants from the Caribbean.
In July 1995 the ILGWU merged with the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union
(ACTWU) at a joint convention, forming UNITE (Union of Needletrades, Industrial and
Textile Employees). At the time the new union had a membership of about 250,000 in
the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico.
This collection contains scrapbooks assembled by officers and members of the
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union. The scrapbooks primarily contain news
clippings.
Names:
International Ladies' Garment Workers'
Union.
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union.
Subjects:
Women's clothing industry--United
States.
Labor unions--Clothing workers--United
States.
Clothing workers--United States.
Industrial relations--United States.
Form and Genre Terms:
Scrapbooks.
Access Restrictions:
The ILGWU Records, except for publications and materials produced for
publication, are restricted. Materials created prior to twenty years from the
current date are open to researchers only with prior written permission from the
Director of the Kheel Center; materials created during the past twenty-years are
closed; the minutes of the General Executive Board are closed. For more
information contact the Kheel Center.
Cite As:
ILGWU. Scrapbooks. 5780/160. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and
Archives, Martin P. Catherwood Library, Cornell University.
5780. ILGWU records
5780/127. ILGWU. America's Next Great Designer Award. Scrapbooks
5780/128. ILGWU. Women's Wear Daily. Scrapbooks
5780/160mf. ILGWU. American Labor Party news article scrapbook
5780/170. ILGWU. People v. Benedict Macri. Legal Transcript and Scrapbook
"Permanent deposit"
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Container
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Description
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Date
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 |
Loose Newspaper Scrapbook pages.
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1922-1924 |
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February 1922 - April 1924. Yiddish.
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| Box 1 | Folder 2 |
Loose Newspaper Scrapbook pages.
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1924 |
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April 1924 - May 1924. Includes press releases
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| Box 1 | Folder 3 |
Loose Newspaper Scrapbook pages.
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1924-1925 |
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Photocopies.
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| Box 1 | Folder 4 |
Memorandum in Behalf of the Union
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1925 |
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April, 1925
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| Box 1 | Folder 5 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1924-1925 |
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July 1924 - April 1925
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| Box 1 | Folder 6 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1925-1926 |
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May 1925 - February 1926
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| Box 1 | Folder 7 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1926 |
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February 1926 - August 1926
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| Box 1 | Folder 8 |
Out Of Town Newspaper Scrapbook
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1925-1926 |
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October 1925 - October 1926
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| Box 1a | Folder 1 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1911-1915 |
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Oversized scrapbook 1911-1915
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| Box 2 | Folder 1 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1926 |
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August 1926 - December 1926
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| Box 2 | Folder 2 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1926-1927 |
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December 1926 - March 1927
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| Box 2 | Folder 3 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1927 |
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March 1927 - September 1927
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| Box 2 | Folder 4 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1927-1928 |
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September 1927 - May 1928
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| Box 3 | Folder 1 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1928-1929 |
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May 1928 - March 1929
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| Box 3 | Folder 2 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1929 |
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April 1929 - July 1929
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| Box 3 | Folder 3 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1929 |
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July 1929 - September 1929
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| Box 3 | Folder 4 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1929-1930 |
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September 1929 - January 1930
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| Box 3 | Folder 5 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1930 |
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January 1930 - March 1930
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| Box 4 | Folder 1 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1930 |
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March 1930 - September 1930
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| Box 4 | Folder 2 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1930-1931 |
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September 1930 - July 1931
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| Box 4 | Folder 3 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1931-1932 |
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August 1931 - June 1932
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| Box 4 | Folder 4 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1932-1933 |
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June 1932 - July 1933
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| Box 4 | Folder 5 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1933 |
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August 1933 - December 1933
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| Box 5 | Folder 1 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1933-1934 |
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December 1933 - April 1934
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| Box 5 | Folder 2 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1934 |
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April 1934 - July 1934
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| Box 5 | Folder 3 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1934 |
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April 1934 - August 1934
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| Box 5 | Folder 4 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1934 |
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July 1934 - October 1934
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| Box 5 | Folder 5 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1934-1935 |
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October 1934 - January 1935
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| Box 6 | Folder 1 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1935 |
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January 1935 - March 1935
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| Box 6 | Folder 2 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1935 |
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March 1935 - May 1935
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| Box 6 | Folder 3 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1935 |
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May 1935 - July 1935
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| Box 6 | Folder 4 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1935 |
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July 1935 - September 1935
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| Box 6 | Folder 5 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1935 |
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September 1935 - December 1935
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| Box 7 | Folder 1 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1935-1936 |
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December 1935 - February 1936
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| Box 7 | Folder 2 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1936 |
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February 1936 - March 1936
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| Box 7 | Folder 3 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1936 |
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March 1936 - July 1936
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| Box 7 | Folder 4 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1936 |
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July 1936 - September 1936
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| Box 7 | Folder 5 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1936-1937 |
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August 1936 - October 1937
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| Box 8 | Folder 1 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1936 |
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September, 1936
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| Box 8 | Folder 2 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1936 |
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September, 1936
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| Box 8 | Folder 3 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1936 |
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September 1936 - October 1936
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| Box 8 | Folder 4 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1936 |
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October, 1936
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| Box 8 | Folder 5 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1936 |
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October, 1936
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| Box 9 | Folder 1 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1936 |
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October, 1936
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| Box 9 | Folder 2 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1936 |
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October 1936 - November 1936
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| Box 9 | Folder 3 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1936 |
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November, 1936
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| Box 9 | Folder 4 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1936 |
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November 1936 - December 1936
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| Box 9 | Folder 5 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1936-1937 |
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December 1936 - January 1937
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| Box 10 | Folder 1 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1937 |
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January 1937 - March 1937
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| Box 10 | Folder 2 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1937 |
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March 1937 - May 1937
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| Box 10 | Folder 3 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1937 |
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May 1937 - July 1937
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| Box 10 | Folder 4 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1937 |
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June 1937 - August 1937
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| Box 10 | Folder 5 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1937-1938 |
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October 1937 - January 1938
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| Box 11 | Folder 1 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1938 |
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January 1938 - February 1938
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| Box 11 | Folder 2 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1938 |
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June 1938 - October 1938
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| Box 11 | Folder 3 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1938-1939 |
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October 1938 - February 1939
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| Box 11 | Folder 4 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1939 |
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February 1939 - August 1939
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| Box 11 | Folder 5 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1939-1940 |
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August 1939 - January 1940
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| Box 11 | Folder 6 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1940 |
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January 1940 - April 1940
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| Box 12 | Folder 1 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1940 |
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April 1940 - July 1940
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| Box 12 | Folder 2 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1940 |
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July 1940 - September 1940
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| Box 12 | Folder 3 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1940 |
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September 1940 - November 1940
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| Box 12 | Folder 4 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1940-1941 |
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December 1940 - January 1941
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| Box 12 | Folder 5 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1941 |
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January 1941 - February 1941
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| Box 12 | Folder 6 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1941 |
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August, 1941
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| Box 13 | Folder 1 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1942 |
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January 1942 - March 1942
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| Box 13 | Folder 2 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1942 |
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January 1942 - June 1942
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| Box 13 | Folder 3 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1943 |
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May 1943 - August 1943
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| Box 13 | Folder 4 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1943-1944 |
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December 1943 - March 1944
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| Box 13 | Folder 5 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1944-1945 |
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May 1944 - March 1945
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| Box 14 | Folder 1 |
American Labor Party Scrapbook
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1938 |
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April 1938 - December 1938
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| Box 14 | Folder 2 |
American Labor Party Scrapbook
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1939-1940 |
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December 1939 - September 1940
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| Box 14 | Folder 3 |
American Labor Party Scrapbook
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1944 |
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May 1944 - October 1944
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| Box 14 | Folder 4 |
AF of L Scrapbook
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1938-1939 |
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October 1938 - June 1939
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| Box 14 | Folder 5 |
AF of L Scrapbook
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1940 |
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May 1940 - July 1940
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| Box 14 | Folder 6 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1944-1949 |
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January 1944 - March 1949
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| Box 15 | Folder 1 |
C.I.O. Non-Editorial
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1937-1938 |
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September 1937 - May 1938
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| Box 15 | Folder 2 |
C.I.O. Conference
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1937-1938 |
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October 1937 - January 1938
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| Box 15 | Folder 3 |
C.I.O. Editorial
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1937-1938 |
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December 1937 - December 1938
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| Box 15 | Folder 4 |
C.I.O.
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1938 |
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May 1938 - October 1938
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| Box 15 | Folder 5 |
C.I.O. Non-Editorial
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1939-1950 |
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June 1939 - November 1940
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| Box 15 | Folder 6 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1940 |
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November, 1940
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| Box 15 | Folder 7 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1940-1956 |
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November 1940 - December 1956
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| Box 15 | Folder 8 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1954-1958 |
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March 1954 - April 1958. Loose photocopies
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| Box 15 | Folder 9 |
Newspaper Scrapbook
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1959-1960 |
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September 1959 - August 1960. Loose photocopies
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| Box 16 | Folder 1 |
Womens Garment Strike Scrapbook
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1936 |
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January 1936 - March 1936
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| Box 16 | Folder 2 |
Womens Garment Strike Scrapbook
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1936 |
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February 1936 - March 1936
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| Box 16 | Folder 3 |
Coat and Cloak Scrapbook
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1933 |
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July 1933 - September 1933
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| Box 16 | Folder 4 |
Press Comments Scrapbook
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1924-1927 |
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March 1924 - July 1927
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| Box 16 | Folder 5 |
Memorandums
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1924-1925 |
| Box 16 | Folder 6 |
Briefs
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1925 |
| Box 16 | Folder 7 |
Reports
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1925 |
| Box 16 | Folder 8 |
Cloak Strike
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1926 |
| Box 16 | Folder 9 |
Report of an Investigation
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1925 |
| Box 16 | Folder 10 |
Governor's Advisory Commission. Wages and Wage Scales
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1925 |
| Box 16 | Folder 11 |
Review of Constructive Publicity Campaign
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1927 |
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February 1927 - May 1927
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| Box 16 | Folder 12 |
Review of Constructive Publicity Campaign
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1927 |
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February 1927 - May 1927. Photocopy
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| Box 16 | Folder 13 |
Womens Garment Strike
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1933-1934 |
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Oversized scrapbook- 10/12/33-7/34
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| Box 16a | Folder 1 |
Facts About the Garment Strike
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1924 |
| Box 17 | Folder 1 |
I.L.G.W.U. Drama Department Scrapbook
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1934-1937 |
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December 1934 - December 1937. English and Yiddish
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| Box 17 | Folder 2 |
I.L.G.W.U. Choral Department Scrapbook
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1934-1939 |
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October 1934 - April 1939. English and Yiddish
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| Box 17 | Folder 3 |
I.L.G.W.U. Instrumental Department scrapbook
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1935-1943 |
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January 1935 - February 1943. English and Yiddish
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| Box 17 | Folder 4 |
I.L.G.W.U. Drama Department "Steel" Scrapbook
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1934-1935 |
| Box 17 | Folder 5 |
I.L.G.W.U. Drama Department "With These Hands" Scrapbook
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1950-1956 |
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June 1950 - June 1956. English and Yiddish
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| Box 17a | Folder 1 |
Drama Department “Steel” and “With These Hands”
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1939-1940 |
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Oversized scrapbook-4/30/39-8/24/40
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| Box 18 | Folder 1 |
Organized Crime Scrapbook
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1937-1958 |
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March 1937 - January 1958
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| Box 18 | Folder 2 |
Organized Crime Scrapbook
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1957 |
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August, 1957
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| Box 18 | Folder 3 |
Unity House. Report and Data
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1923 |
| Box 18 | Folder 4 |
I.L.G.W.U. 1962 Convention Scrapbook
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1962 |
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Yiddish and English
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| Box 18 | Folder 5 |
Frieheit Cartoon Scrapbook
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1934-1950 |
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Yiddish. October 1934 - June 1950
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| Box 18a | Folder 1 |
Oversized scrapbook-U.S.Trade with Russia 1/9/20-1/12/21
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1920-1921 |
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Oversized scrapbook. 1/9/20-1/12/21
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| Box 19 | Folder 1 |
Oversized scrapbooks from I.L.G.W.U. Strike 1910-1911
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1910-1911 |
| Box 20 | Folder 1 |
Daily News Report and Womens Wear Daily
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1931-1932 |
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Oversized scrapbook-strike clips. 10/12/31-2/17/31, 10/12/31-2/17/32
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| Box 20a | Folder 1 |
Oversize scrapbook. Union label news clippings, 1958-60.
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1958-1960 |