Jewish Labor Committee, Chicago Records and Photographs 1952-1994

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Jewish Labor Committee, Chicago Records and Photographs 1952-1994

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Founded in 1934, the Jewish Labor Committee (JLC) originated in an effort to link the forces of Jewish unions and other labor and Jewish fraternal organizations in the fight against fascism. In an immediate response to the successful organization of the JLC in New York, a Chicago chapter was established. The collection of records and photographs from the Chicago JLC provides limited but pertinent documentation of the Committee's activity from the early 1950s until the 1990s.

3.5 linear feet; in 3 record cartons, 1 photograph box, and 1 oversize folder.

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

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Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

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