Puerto Rico [folder 1 of 8]
Scope and Contents
Includes: Members of Local 91 in New York City hand out Spanish language edition of Justice; televised debate with ILGWU members; group with David Dubinsky negotiating first Puerto Rican pact, 1/15/56; group photo including the Governor of Puerto Rico, don Luis Munoz Marin, and David Dubinsky, 9/23/54; Gov. Munoz shakes hands with David Dubinsky, 2/1/56; David Dubinsky, Gov. Munoz at the groundbreaking of an ILGWU housing project, May, 1957; Sen. Hipolito Marcano, Regional Director for the AFL-CIO speaks at the groundbreaking, May, 1957; Gov. Munoz speaks at the groundbreaking, May, 1957; Gov. Munoz and David Dubinsky shake hands at the groundbreaking, May, 1957; David Dubinsky - speech at groundbreaking, May, 1957; sign welcomes Local 22 members to Puerto Rico, Zimmerman also present; Sol Chaikin with the President of the retiree club, 5/3/81; Chaikin with retirees, 5/3/81; strikers, Feb. 1973; strikers at Complex Undergarment Corp, Feb. 1973; Sol Chaikin with the president and secretary of the ILGWU retiree club of Puerto Rico; banquet scene with David Dubinsky; David Dubinsky talking with Admiral William D. Leahy, Gov. of Puerto Rico, 1930; Robert Gladnick, Puerto Rico ILGWU director, gives a check to Gov. Munoz; women on strike at Florida Undergarment Co.; Mobile Health Unit being unloaded from a ship; Mobile Health Unit with Hispanic women and Robert Gladnick; David Dubinsky - speech to crowd of Hispanic women; Teodoro Moscoso, David Dubinsky, and Fernando Sierra Berdecia, Jan. 1954; a view of the slums in Puerto Rico; man harvesting sugar cane; Robert Gladnick addresses ILGWU members at Louisa Bra Co.; Gov. Munoz with Sec. of Labor Fernando Sierra Berdecia and David Dubinsky; man and women look at a copy of "Justicia", the Spanish edition ILGWU newspaper; N.M. Minkoff, Louis Hollander, Chester Bowles, Fernando Berdecia, Zimmerman, and Harry Laidler at luncheon, 4/13/57; women and doctors in front of the Mobile Health Unit; women striking Superior Products; Zimmerman, ILGWU members at Puerto Rico television station; David Dubinsky and ILGWU members including Gladys Dickason, 1/20/54; Teodoro Moscoso with David Dubinsky, 1/15/54; David Sternback from the C.I.O., Teodoro Moscoso, and David Dubinsky, 1/12/54
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