ILGWU Communications Department Biography File Photographs
Collection Number: 5780/177 P
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Title:
ILGWU Communications Department Biography File Photographs, 1934- 1990
Collection Number:
5780/177 P
Creator:
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU)
Quantity:
1 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Photographs.
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
This collection consists of photographs transferred from the Communications Department's biographical files on union members,
union officers, and political and public figures.
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.
The precursor to the ILGWU's Communications Department was the Publications and Publicity Department. Though the name and
scope of the department changed over time, its primary function stayed the same throughout the history of the ILGWU. The
department was responsible for the publication of the ILGWU's official publication Justice, as well as the official editions
in Yiddish (Gerechtigkeit), Italian (Giustizia), and Spanish (Justicia), and it was also responsible for cooperating
with journalists outside of the union on pieces about the ILGWU. Beyond coordinating such efforts of journalists, the
Communications Department provided information about the union to other labor organizations, students, and teachers.
The records of the Communications Department consist entirely of subject and biographical files, with related photographs.
Taken together, these records document ILGWU events, organizations, and leaders, as well as political figures and other
prominent labor unionists.
The Communications Department's alphabetical subject files (5780/176) contain clippings from publications that appear to be
produced through the Communications Department or with its cooperation. The clippings in this collection provide concise,
published accounts of events and affiliates of the ILGWU, as well as of issues of special interest to the union. The related
photograph collection (5780/176 P) includes a variety of images documenting the work of the union, arranged in two
series: Events and Organizations, and Personalities. These photographs include large groups of people at meetings, protests,
and other events, and ILGWU members, staff, and leaders at work.
The Communications Department's biographical files (5780/177) are of interest not only because they provide sometimes difficult-to-find,
basic information on ILGWU members and officers, but because that information was provided by the
individuals themselves, on forms provided by the union and designed to be returned to the office when completed. These
biographical forms appear to have begun as a project of the editors of Justice, and the information contained includes date
and place of birth, when the subject arrived in the United States, positions held in the ILGWU or other unions, and outside
activities and interests. The related photograph collection (5780/177 P) includes portraits of some of the individuals
represented in the biographical files, as well as photographs of events and miscellaneous photographs.
Names:
Allen, Meyer
Appleton, Shelley
Berger, Martin, b. 1929
Berger, Solomon
Bialis, Morris
Bonanno, Nicholas
Borax, Fannie
Bruno, Joseph
Chaikin, Sol C.
Chmielowiec, Philip
Clinton, Bill, 1946-
Cristofaro, Michelangelo
Curtis, John W.
Daniels, Wilbur
Delgado, Ricardo
Diamond, Moe
Dolgen, Abe
Dubrow, Evelyn
Fisher, Joseph
Flack, Sol
Fontaine, Robert
Friedman, Joseph
Germer, Adolph
Goldberg, Sol, 1923-
Gonzalez, Manuel
Goze, Irving
Horowitz, Joseph
Hughes, Ruby
Kaplan, Milton
Kirkland, Lane
Kramer, Edward
Labby, Manly A.
Lemlich, Clara, 1886-1982
Longo, Frank
Mazur, Jay
Melamed, Jerome
Milano, Edward
Molisani, E. Howard
Montenegro, Lou
Moynihan,Daniel P.(Daniel Patrick), 1927-2003
Nemaizer, Samuel
Newman, Pauline
Orsini, Raymond
Paladino, Morris
Paris, George
Ramirez, Julius
Romney, Edgar
Rosenberg, Edward
Rufer, Harry
Saladino, Sam
Sanchez, Alberto E.
Schoenwald, Matthew
Schuster, Mary Goff
Sciuto, Anthony
Siems, Frederick Rolle, 1915-
Solomon, Irwin
Songer, Margaret
Sosa, Peter G.
Stein, Leon, 1912-
Strongin, Paul
Teper, Lazare, 1908-
Tischler, Charles
Ulene, John
Weiss, William
Windman, Nat
Zeldin, Sam
Zuckerman, Rubin
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union.
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union. Communications Dept.
Subjects:
Women's clothing industry--New York (State)
Clothing workers--Labor unions--New York (State).
Industrial relations--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 Communications Department Biography File Photographs #5780/177 P. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and
Archives, Cornell University Library.
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Fall 1989
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September 15, 1989
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October 17, 1990
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Photograph
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Photograph; March
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Photograph; September/October
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Photograph; Founder of the CIO
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Photograph; So. New England
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Photograph; Local 190
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Local 91; Photograph
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Photograph; Local 91
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Photograph, Local 190
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Photograph, Local 190
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