Liberal Party - selected [folder 1 of 3]
Scope and Contents
includes: Group photo - black boys and girls pose around a sign for people to get out and vote; Liberal Party poster in a shop scene where three workers talk about the upcoming election; Photo of a delivery truck with sign "Forward with Roosevelt"; Demonstrations with Placards advocating higher rent controls; Liberal Party Rally - large sign "Herbert Lehman, Walter Lynch, Ferdinand Pecora"; Nagler, Lehman, Morris and David Dubinsky at luncheon honoring Nagler and his 30 years of service; Sign strung across 7th Ave. (New York City) in support of FDR for President, Henry Wallace for Vice President, and James Mead for U.S. Senator; Assemblyman Irwin Steivyut and Nathaniel Minkoff shaking hands; Sidney Hillman, Antonini working; Reelection campaign for LaGuardia; Employees for Roosevelt preparing to campaign on the street with placards; Local 135 (Newark, NJ) demonstration with placards - 'Repeal Hartley - Taft Act', 'Fair Tax Elect Stevenson'; man sweeping broken glass in storefront window of what appears to be a campaign headquarters that was broken by a thrown chair; demonstration for Stevenson - Kefauver - Stevenson riding in car, receiving flowers; Harry S Truman looking over a campaign poster with David Dubinsky; FDR about to speak, David Dubinsky next to him; David Dubinsky, Lehman, Eleanor Roosevelt, John Childs, Pearl Willen, and George S. Counts in group photo; Painting with placards advocating many Union platforms: 5 day week, right to organize, shorter hours, collective bargaining, abolition of child labor, higher wages and Social Security; Local 135 showing support for Stevenson with posters; Supporters demonstrate with placards for Lehman for Senator; rally to get people to register to vote
Dates
- 1835-1992
Creator
- From the Collection: International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (creator, Organization)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English, Spanish, French, Italian, Yiddish, Chinese
Conditions Governing Access
Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference archivist for access to these materials.
Extent
73.14 cubic feet
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository