Philadelphia/South Jersey District Council, 1986

The Political Department records are constituted of two accessions of Evelyn Dubrow papers and one accession of records from the department. Included are correspondence and memoranda, reports of lobbying activities, subject files on states and ILGWU affiliates, receipts for campaign contributions, ephemera from political campaigns.



These records are complemented by one accession of the Gus Tyler papers (5780/088) that includes records relating to his work as founding director of the Political Department, in addition to some of his other activities relating to the union. An oral history interview with David Wells (6036/076), in which the former Assistant Director discusses his work with the Union and in New York City, also complements the records of the Political Department.



Taken together, these materials, the Political Department records, Evelyn Dubrow papers, Gus Tyler papers, and the David Wells interview, document a considerable range of the Political Department's work from its founding in 1948 to its merger with ACTWU in 1995.



This collection contains Evelyn Dubrow's correspondence, memoranda, and reports relating to her lobbying activities in Washington, D.C. Also included in this collection are letters and receipts documenting campaign contributions, alphabetical files on states, as well as files on local unions, joint boards, and regional departments. The records of the Political Department also contain ephemeral printed material relating to political campaigns, including pamphlets, posters, and fliers.