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Box 5

 Container

Contains 24 Results:

Rosenblum, Frank, 1916-25

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 7
Abstract

Strikes in Philadelphia and St. Louis - police violence and worker arrests discussed; reference to the "St. Louis courts of Justice"; plan for restructuring Chicago coatmaker locals; manufacturers' expectation that the union will set standards and systems immediately.

Dates: 1914-1980; 1920-1950 (bulk)

Rosenwald, Julius Fund, 1929

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents From the Series: Correspondence primarily documenting Sidney Hillman's activities as the ACWA's first president during its formative years. Early correspondence with such figures as Joseph Schlossberg and Jacob Potofsky describes the 1914 split with the United Garment Workers, which led to the formation of the ACWA. Letters from Potofsky, E.J. Brais and Frank Rosenblum also discuss the process of industrial unionization, the amalgamation of the craft unions that had previously represented organized workers...
Dates: 1914-1980; 1920-1950 (bulk)

Salutsky, J.P. (J.B.S. Hardman) 1924

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents From the Series: Correspondence primarily documenting Sidney Hillman's activities as the ACWA's first president during its formative years. Early correspondence with such figures as Joseph Schlossberg and Jacob Potofsky describes the 1914 split with the United Garment Workers, which led to the formation of the ACWA. Letters from Potofsky, E.J. Brais and Frank Rosenblum also discuss the process of industrial unionization, the amalgamation of the craft unions that had previously represented organized workers...
Dates: 1914-1980; 1920-1950 (bulk)