ILGWU Kitty Goldstein Memorabilia
Collection Number: 5780/197 MB
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Title:
ILGWU Kitty Goldstein Memorabilia,
1891-1950
Collection Number:
5780/197 MB
Creator:
Goldstein, Katie;
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU)
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU)
Quantity:
0.3 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Papers (documents), photographs, memorabilia
.
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and
Archives, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
This collection consists of photographs, Constitution and
Receipt book for ILGWU, Local 23, and Kattie Goldstein's birth certificate (born
Chelio Leea Golstain (Chaya Leah Goldstein)). Items are brittle.
Language:
Collection material in English, Yiddish
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.
This collection consists of photographs, Constitution and Receipt book for ILGWU,
Local 23, and Kattie Goldstein's birth certificate (born Chelio Leea Golstain (Chaya
Leah Goldstein)). Items are brittle.
Names:
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union.
Goldstein, Kattie
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union.
Local 23-25 (New York, N.Y.)
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union.
Form and Genre Terms:
Papers (documents)
Photographs.
Memorabilia.
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 Kitty Goldstein Memorabilia #5780/197 MB. 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 | 1891 | |
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Born to Haim Strul Golstain and Estera Golstain at no.35 Strada Husului in
the City of Vaslui, Vaslui County, Romania, on 25 April 1891. The
certificate was issued on 26 April 1891. The certificate measures 8" by 13"
and has one vertical and numerous horizontal creases. There are cellophane
tape repairs applied to the back and the edges are very torn and frayed.
This item is very brittle.
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| Box 1 | Folder 1a | 1891 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 2 | 1913-1915 | |
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With the exception of the data page and payment stamps this book in in
Yiddish. This book measures 5.5" by 3.5" and is 64 pages long. The main
portion of the book has separated from the covers. The pages are in good
condition.
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| Box 1 | Folder 3 | 1950 | |
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3.5" by 6", black and white, circa 1950.
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