ILGWU. Alan Howard papers, 1970-1997.

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ILGWU. Alan Howard papers, 1970-1997.

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Country files include correspondence and notes, printedmaterial, and newspaper clippings on countries in which the ILGWU had a specialinterest, especially the Dominican Republic and Honduras. Company files includecorrespondence, memoranda, notes, and press material on companies with which theILGWU dealt; especially well-documented is the strike against and negotiations withLeslie Fay. Subject files include correspondence with and collected printed materialon labor leaders and politicians, as well as on subjects relating to the garmentindustry and trade.

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Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives

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