M (general) (1935-69)

File — Box: 114, Folder: 15-16

Scope and Contents

From the Sub-Series:

Includes letters, cards, telegrams etc. from family, personal friends, and admirers of Bessie Hillman, rank and file, joint boards and locals, labor leaders, authors, politicians, routine mail from organizations, and a diary from Bessie Hillman's trip to Israel. Box 116 contains condolence telegrams and letters upon the death of Sidney Hillman (07/10/46). They are arranged alphabetically.

Dates

1914-1980
1920-1950 (bulk)

Creator

From the Collection: Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America (creator, Organization)

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

Access to some portions of the collection is restricted; contact Kheel Center reference archivist for further details.

Extent

208.33 cubic feet

Additional Description

Abstract

George Marshall (Chairman, Civil Rights Congress) regarding the campaign to unseat Mississippi Senator Bilbo; Baltimore Regional Labor Board, ACWA Health and Welfare Fund builds first union-employer sponsored day care center; Frederic Methot (Promotion Director, WLIB) concerning the program "This Woman's World"; Earl C. Michener (U.S. House of Representatives) about the Stratton Bill (H.R. 2910) (displaced persons); Cpl. Frederic R. Mimms' (Presque Isle, Maine) description of working conditions in a small town laundry; condolences to the family of Henry Morgenthau Jr.; Esther Murray (Field Director, P.A.C.) concerning the agenda for a forthcoming CIO-PAC Women's Conference; Philip Murray; Thomas A. Murray (President, New York State Federation of Labor) on letters to State Senators and Assemblymen endorsing S.I. 216 and A.I. No. 252 (Minimum Wage) and A.I. 488 (Child Labor).