ILGWU. Local 40 records, 1933-1977.

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ILGWU. Local 40 records, 1933-1977.

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Records of International Ladies' Garment Workers' UnionLocal 40, Beltmakers Union. Includes minutes of Executive Board, Membership,Grievance Board, and Committee meetings. Also includes correspondence, agreements,election files, financial reports, strike files, and issues of the local'spublication, The Belt Maker.

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Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives

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