ILGWU. Jay Mazur papers, 1951-1995, bulk 1983-1995.

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ILGWU. Jay Mazur papers, 1951-1995, bulk 1983-1995.

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Consists of the records of Jay Mazur, during his term as President of the ILGWU until its merger with the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers of America to form the Union of Needletrades, Industrial, and Textile Employees (UNITE) in 1995. Included in Mazur's files are alphabetical subject files which contain correspondence, memoranda, notes, testimonies, news clippings, and other printed material on persons, organizations, and topics relating to the work of the ILGWU. Also, these papers include correspondence files, as well as records documenting Mazur's work on the AFL-CIO Executive Council and the ILGWU's General Executive Board.

38 linear ft.

Cornell University Library

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Cornell University Library

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