Crafted with Pride in U.S.A. Council, 1985-1993

File — Box: 9, Folder: 31

Scope and Contents

See also Economic Policy Institute Letter from Sammy Davis, Jr., to executive director of Crafted with Pride in U.S.A. Council noting pleasure in working on campaign, September 29, 1986; press release re Economic Policy Institute study on importance of manufacturing jobs to the U.S. economy, May 20, 1993; press release, “Textile and Apparel Job-Loss Commercials Demonstrate Staying Power with Consumers,” September 9, 1992; list of questions for consumer research, June 14, 1991; reports on “Made in U.S.A.” promotions by retailers Castner, Knotts Dry Goods (Nashville, TN) and Younkers (Des Moines, IA), August 9 and 11, 1990; press releases from American Textile Manufacturers Institute, “Textile and Apparel 17.3 Percent of U.S. Trade Deficit,” August 16, 1988; “Textile and Apparel Imports Now 15 Percent of U.S. Trade Deficit,” September 11, 1987; steering committee minutes, May 11, 1988, December 2, 1987, October 28, 1987; results of attitude survey re predisposition of men and women toward buying U.S.-made goods, July 17, 1987; clipping from Washington Post re phony “made in U.S.A.” label scam by Taiwanese manufacturer of U.S. flags, February 17, 1989; other newspaper clippings; update summary report: The State of Working America 1994-95, October 1994; report by Management Horizons re retailing industry by year 2000, with cover letter to Crafted with Pride steering committee, July 27, 1990; Update, “Summary report: The State of Working America,” October 1994

Dates

1985-1993

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

The ILGWU Records, except for publications and materials produced for publication, are restricted. Materials created prior to twenty years from the current date are open to researchers only with prior written permission from the Director of the Kheel Center; materials created during the past twenty-years are closed; the minutes of the General Executive Board are closed. For more information contact the Kheel Center.