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Journeymen Tailors' Union of America. [Constitutions, agreements, etc.]

Title: [Constitutions, agreements, etc.] 1889-1928.

ArchivalResource: pamphlets

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44780814 View

Brais, E. J. E.J. Brais correspondence, 1915.

Title: E.J. Brais correspondence, 1915.

Correspondence of E.J. Brais from 1915, the only fragment of his papers that survives.

ArchivalResource: 2 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63891920 View

Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America. Sidney Hillman correspondence, 1911-1929, 1914-1929 (bulk).

Title: Sidney Hillman correspondence, 1911-1929, 1914-1929 (bulk).

Correspondence primarily documenting Sidney Hillman's activities as the ACWA's first president during its formative years. There is a great deal of correspondence with local and regional organizers, reflecting the ACWA's aggressive organizing campaign, undertaken after the formation of the new union in 1914. Organizing efforts in Chicago, New York, Montreal, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, among other cities, are well-documented. Of particular interest is the Baltimore campaign, in which the union battled not only garment manufacturers, but also the Industrial Workers of the World and the United Garment Workers. Letters from August Bellanca, Dorothy Jacobs Bellanca, and Hyman Blumberg document the Baltimore campaign. Another subject well-represented in this collection is arbitration. Correspondence between Hillman and John E. Williams, the arbitrator at Hart, Schaffner and Marx, highlights the mechanics of the arbitration process that the ACWA introduced into its contracts. The arbitration experience served the union well in its dealings with the Wilson administration's War Labor Board which was charged with keeping labor peace during World War I. Correspondence between Hillman, the Labor Board, and the War Dept. describes the processes that brought labor peace to the garment industry during the war, and that concomitantly increased recognition for the ACWA. Additional topics covered include union organizing in the U.S. and Canada; anti-Semitism in the men's garment industry; ethnic relations within the ACWA in the U.S. and Canada; the ACWA's role in the production of uniforms for the military during World War I; strikes and other labor disputes in the men's garment industry; wartime labor policy in the U.S.; women in the union; and working conditions. Notable individuals represented in the collection include: Clarence Darrow; Felix Frankfurter; J.B.S. Hardman; Bessie Hillman; Louis Hollander; Horace M. Kallen; Fiorello LaGuardia; A. J. Muste; and Joseph Schaffner. Major organizations represented include: local unions and joint boards of the ACWA; the American Clothing Manufacturers Association of New York; Hart, Schaffner, and Marx; Hickey Freeman and Company; the Journeymen Tailors Union; Kuppenheimer and Company; the National Consumers League; the Plumb Plan League, and the U.S. Commission on Industrial Relations.

ArchivalResource: 3.5 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/64755356 View

Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America records, 1914-1980, 1920-1950 (bulk)

Title: Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America records

Correspondence, clippings, minutes, organizing leaflets, photographs, speeches, phonographs, scrapbooks, and organizational records documenting the founding, growth, history and development of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America; the activities of its officers and other leading officials; its organizing activities; and its administration.

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http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/EAD/xml/dlxs/KCL05619.xml View

Appleyard, Sally,. Jack and Sally Appleyard collection, 1851-1981.

Title: Jack and Sally Appleyard collection, 1851-1981.

Photocopies of John Appleyard family letters, 1898-1924. Photocopies of Den-Bleyker-Van Ralte letters, 1851-1866. Business records from Don's Grill, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1946-1953. The Early Days of Gull Prairie Settlement, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, by Sally Appleyard, n. d. Kalamazoo Central Business District Economic Analysis for Feasibility Survey, by Larry Smith and Company, 1962. The Kellogg News, published by the Kellogg Company, Battle Creek, Michigan, 1947-1967. A Dutch hymnal, Kalamazoo, Michigan, n. d. Bulletin, How to Correct and Prevent Poultry Diseases, by O.J. Weisner of Holland, Michigan, n. d. Memorial card for John Powner, 1880. Story of a Century, a history of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Kalamazoo, 1837-1937. The Councilor, published by the Kalamazoo Citizens' Council, 1963. Business cards for John J. and Jack Appleyard, ca. 1918. A tailors' union dues book, 1922-1929. 1981 Calendar of Historical Kalamazoo, illustrated by Sy Ellens.

ArchivalResource: 1.25 cu. ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/651657382 View

Records of the Industrial Removal Office, undated, 1899-1922

Title: Records of the Industrial Removal Office

The Industrial Removal Office was created as part of the Jewish Agricultural Society to assimilate immigrants into American society, both economically and culturally. It worked to employ all Jewish immigrants. The collection contains administrative and financial records, immigrants' removal records, and correspondence. A database has been constructed to search for persons removed by the Industrial Removal Office.

ArchivalResource: 74.25 Linear Feet (115 manuscript boxes, 10 oversized boxes (20.5x17x3), 1 oversized folder)

http://findingaids.cjh.org/?pID=109188 View

Clothing worker union charter certificates from Oregon and Washington [manuscript], 1888-1969.

Title: Clothing worker union charter certificates from Oregon and Washington [manuscript], 1888-1969.

Seventeen charter certificates from clothing and textile worker unions in Oregon and Washington State, which were later represented by the Western States Regional Board. Includes locals affiliated with the Journeymen Tailors' Union of America, the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union, the Textile Workers Union of America, the Laundry Workers' International Union, and the Laundry Dry Cleaning & Dye House Workers. Also includes photographs of Sidney Hillman and Jacob Potofsky of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union of America.

ArchivalResource: 0.1 cubic feet (1 oversize folder)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/669187052 View

Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America. Sidney Hillman papers, 1930-1946 (bulk 1935-1945)

Title: Sidney Hillman papers

Papers documenting Sidney Hillman's activities as the ACWA's president during the Depression, New Deal, and war years, as well as his work with the NRA, the National Defense Advisory Commission, and the War Production Board. Sidney Hillman and the ACWA played crucial roles in founding the CIO. Hillman's correspondence with Walter Reuther and George Addes of the United Automobile Workers (UAW) and Emil Rieve of the Textile Workers' Organizing Committee reflects that effort. The Roosevelt era brought both increased visibility and power to Hillman and the union. In 1933, Hillman was chosen to serve on the National Recovery Administration's Labor Advisory Board. The materials from this NRA period describe the Roosevelt administration's attempts to draw up codes of fair competition to determine production quotas and fix wages and hours in order to bring about economic recovery. The NRA records also contain Hillman's correspondence with government officials as well as leaders of labor unions and of private firms. There are also some reports and raw data used by the NRA in developing its codes. In 1940, as U.S. involvement in World War II became increasingly likely, Roosevelt organized the National Defense Advisory Commission (NDAC) to coordinate economic mobilization for the war. Hillman was named to the Commission; later he was tapped to be associate director of the War Production Board. The NDAC materials in this collection document Hillman's experiences and include correspondence with William Knudsen. There are also some reports and directives prepared by the War Production Board. Other notable topics include: aid to free labor organizations in Europe during World War II; anti-fascist efforts by U.S.labor organizations; civil rights; the clothing trade in the U.S. and Canada; economic conditions during the depression, particularly in the U.S. garment industry; international labor activities; Jewish workers in Palestine; labor organizing in the U.S. and Canada; relations with other unions; the Spanish Civil War, including labor aid to and participation in the Republican cause; union involvement in politics and government in the U.S.; the role of women and minorities in the labor movement; and worker education. Notable individuals represented in the collection include: Mary Anderson; John B. Andrews; August Bellanca; Dorothy Bellanca; George Berry; S.M. Blinken; Louis Brandeis; Harry Bridges; John Brophy; Max Danish; Clarence Darrow; Gladys Dickason; David Dubinsky; Lillian Hellman; Charles J. Hendley; Arturo Giovannitti; Henry Green; William Green; J.B.S. Hardman; Bessie Hillman; Horace Kallen; Paul Kellogg; Philip La Follette; Robert La Follette; Fiorello LaGuardia; Herbert H. Lehman; John L. Lewis; Sinclair Lewis; Jay Lovestone; Homer Martin; Lucy Mason; Tom Mooney; Reinhold Niebuhr; Frances Perkins; Charles Poletti; Lee Pressman; Walter Reuther; Emil Rieve; Eleanor Roosevelt; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Rose Schneiderman; Upton Sinclair; Harry Truman; B.C. Vladeck; Robert F. Wagner; Henry Wallace; Walter White; and Matthew Woll. Additional organizations of significance represented include: local unions and joint boards of the ACWA; the American Civil Liberties Union; American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee; American League Against War and Fascism; the AFL; the CIO; the Fur and Leather Workers' Union; Hart, Schaffner, and Marx; Hickey Freeman and Company; the Jewish Daily Forward; the Journeymen Tailors Union; Labor's Non-Partisan League; the NAACP; the NRA; the Socialist Party (U.S.); the Steel Workers' Organizing Committee; the Textile Workers Organizing Committee; the Textile Workers Union of America; the UAW; the U.S. Department of Labor and its Women's Bureau; the Urban League; the Women's Trade Union League; and the Workmen's Circle.

ArchivalResource: 23 linear ft.

https://newcatalog.library.cornell.edu/catalog/3833849 View