Women's clothing industry -- New York (State) -- New York

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The collection consists of bound volumes of newspaper clippings documenting the activities of Local 89 between 1918 and 1944.

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Presentation volume given to David Dubinsky by International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union Local 91, Children's Dress, Infant's Wear, House, Dress, and Bathrobe Makers Union. The volume contains the lyrics for the songs "A Measure of Cloth" and "We Are the People," written by Gus Tyler to music by Lazar Weiner. The volume was produced for the 24th ILGWU convention, held in New York City in May 1940.

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This collection contains audio recordings of ILGWU staff and regional conferences, as well as the filmstrip “Meet Your Union.”

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The collection of Local 105 materials consist primarily of routine correspondence, reports, and minutes of executive and membership meetings.

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The Local 155 records consist primarily of the correspondence of Louis Nelson, manager of Local 15. The activities of the local are documented through articles, speeches, and other materials from the depression years through the late 1960s. Also included are minutes of Local 155's Executive Board between 1979 and 1995, issues of the local's publication, Knitgood Workers' Voice, from 1937 to 1995, files on Joe Lombardo and the Local 155's Health and Welfare Fund.

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The collection contains records relating to Local 155's elections in 1971 and the investigations of those elections the following year.

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Contains the meeting minutes of Local 190, proceedings of the Joint Adjustment Board, and meeting minutes of the United Hebrew Trades of Philadelphia and Vicinity.

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Consists of issues of the publication of Local 190, Knit Goods News, from 1951 to 1983.

Abstract Contains issues of The Emancipator, which began as the publication of local 187 in 1936; became the publication of locals 187, local 188, and local 273 in 1938; and eventually the publication of the Milwaukee Joint Board (locals 187, 188, 273, 292, and 334). In addition to coverage of Milwaukee and national news, The Emancipator covered other Wisconsin locals: Raincoat Makers' Union 374 (La Cross, then later, Wausau), Cotton Dress Makers' Union 379 (La Crosse), Garments Workers' Unions 381...

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Includes meeting minutes of Local 29 (Boston), Local 56 and 24 (Boston), Local 69 (Philadelphia), and Local 177 (New York).