ILGWU. Irwin Solomon papers, 1965-1998.

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ILGWU. Irwin Solomon papers, 1965-1998.

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Contains the files of Irwin Solomon during his tenure asExecutive Vice President and later General Secretary-Treasurer of the ILGWU. Thecollection consists primarily of correspondence files, but also includes financialreports and files pertaining to the merger of the ILGWU and Amalgamated Clothing andTextile Workers of America to form the Union of Needletrades, Industrial, andTextile Employees (UNITE).

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Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives

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