Triangle Fire Commemoration, 1991

File — Box: 21, Folder: 20

Scope and Contents

Text of speech by Mazur, with introductions for other speakers, including NYC mayor David Dinkins, NYC fire commissioner Carlos Rivera, NYS labor commissioner Thomas Hartnett, and relatives of victims of Triangle and Happy Land Social Club fires; program agenda; list of dignitaries on stage; press release re event, noting fire drill as part of commemoration; press release demanding stricter federal workplace safety laws, “Labor Demands ‘Safe Jobs Now’ on 81st Anniversary of Triangle Fire,” March 25; press release re Apparel Industry Fire Safety Week, noting one of largest fire drills in NYC history, March 27; flyer publicizing the event; publicity material for “The Triangle Project,” an original play commissioned for the 80th anniversary; related correspondence; letter from the granddaughter of a garment worker and poem about the fire; newspaper clippings

Dates

1991

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

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