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Philadelphia Dress Joint Board

 File — Box: 20, Folder: 16

Scope and Contents

Includes: in-shop registration by Philadelphia locals; members working on voting and elections; VP William Ross- manager of Philadelphia Dress Joint Board and Maida Springer- AFL-CIO International Affairs Department three African students setting up training School in Kenya, East Africa- 1/1/63; Philadelphia Knitgoods Local 190 Manager Joe Schwartz at Roosevelt Day Dinner with James Jones president of City Negro Trade Union Leadership Council, Representative William J. Green Jr., Senator Joseph S. Clark, Representative William Barrett, Henry W. Sawyer; Harry Norwitch- 2/1/565; members picket outside of Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia- 3/15/64; pupils and tutors on their way to tutorial class- 8/15; Janet Jackson shows Business Joe Carreiro she went from C to A in Spanish after tutoring 8/1/65 Mabel Byars, Economy Co. Chairlady shows business agent Meyer Tomkin geometry gain by Colleen Sullivan 8/1/65; Catherine Jones teaches remedial reading class; James J. Mahoney- joint board's education director reviews progress reports with program coordinator Hilda Wilson and Thurmond Harrison- executive director of Philadelphia Tutorial Program- 8/1/65; VP William Ross discusses progress of tutorial program- 5/5/65; Tutors and program coordinator exchange views- 8/1/65; youngster assessed if he need tutoring

Dates

  • 1900-1991

Language of Materials

Collection material in English, Yiddish

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

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Extent

12 cubic feet

Repository Details

Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository

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