ILGWU Graphics
Collection Number: 5780 G
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Title:
ILGWU Graphics, 1944-1982
Collection Number:
5780 G
Creator:
International Ladies' Garment
Workers' Union (ILGWU)
Quantity:
4.9 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Graphics, cameraless animation .
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and
Archives, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
The collection contains assorted publications, as well as
graphics, advertisments and posters created by or used by the ILGWU.
Language:
Collection material in English, Chinese
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.
Names:
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union.
Subjects:
Clothing workers--Labor unions.
Textile workers--Labor unions.
Form and Genre Terms:
Graphics.
Cameraless animation.
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 Graphics #5780 G. 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 | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 2 | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 3 | 1936 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 4 | 1932 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 5 | 1926-1941 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 6 | 1946-1960 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 7 | 1926 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 8 | 1913-1917 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 9 | 1953-1954 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 10 | 1963 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 11 | 1980 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 12 | 1954-1966 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 13 | 1953-1961 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 14 | 1930 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 15 | 1924-1933 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 16 | 1927-1928 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 17 | 1927 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 18 | 1943 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 19 | 1935-1935 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 20 | 1927 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 21 | 1936 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 22 | 1940 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 23 | 1957 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 24 | 1941 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 25 | 1930 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 26 | 1934 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 27 | 1938-1939 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 28 | 1935 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 29 | 1926-1938 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 30 | 1937-1941 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 1 | ||
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Assorted advertisement boards and advertisement ideas
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| Box 3 | Folder 1 | ||
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Assorted advertisement boards and advertisement ideas
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| Box 4 | Folder 1 | ||
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Assorted advertisement boards and advertisement ideas
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| Box 11 | Folder 1 | ||
| Box 12 | Folder 1 | ||
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Writing style examples ; Advertising ideas ; News paper article examples ;
copies of news paper articles ; templates for advertising
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| Box 13 | Folder 1 | ||
| Box 13 | Folder 2 | ||
| Box 13 | Folder 3 | ||
| Box 14 | Folder 1 | ||
| Box 15 | Folder 1 | ||
| Box 16 | Folder 1 | ||
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| Box 21 | Folder 1 | ||
| Box 22 | Folder 1 | 1934 | |
| Box 23 | Folder 1 | ||
| Box 24 | Folder 1 | 1957 | |
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8 small posters
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| Box 24 | Folder 2 | 1950 | |
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advertising the showing of "With These Hands" on Channel 6, Saturday,
February 14, 1950 at 3:00 p.m.
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| Box 24 | Folder 3 | ||
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Labor themed version of Twas the Night Before Christmas
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| Box 24 | Folder 4 | 1982 | |
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Poster celebrating winning union contracts after the rallies in Chinatown on
June 24, 1982 and July 15, 1982; includes Chinese
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| Box 24 | Folder 5 | 1950 | |
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5 pages enlarged from the Art Section of "Forward" for May 21, 1950. Imagery
and accompanying text include subjects of: Unity House, Buildings of the
ILGWU (Health Centers, Office Buildings, and Radio Stations), World War II
relief and aid, With These Han
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| Box 24 | Folder 6 | 1970 | |
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Copy of advertisement that ran in newspapers across the country celebrating
70 years of progress of the ILGWU
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| Box 24 | Folder 7 | 1944 | |
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"We Vote for Health-Home-Happiness, We Vote for Roosevelt-Truman" Poster
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| Box 24 | Folder 8 | 1944 | |
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"Don't Gamble With Your Future. Give to Save your Job-Your Family-Your
Union-Your Future--Give to the ILGWU Campaign Committee for Roosevelt and
Truman
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