ILGWU. Unity House memorabilia.

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ILGWU. Unity House memorabilia.

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This collection contains memorabilia, including printed material from Unity House (pamphlets, brochures, and placemats), approval for a liquor license from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, and portraits of David Dubinsky and Sol Chaikin.

.6 linear feet.

Cornell University Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8004567

Cornell University Library

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International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union

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The ILGWU Archives were established in 1973 and transferred to the Kheel Center in 1987. From the description of ILGWU. Charles Zimmerman Collection of Radical Pamphlets, 1898-1978. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 748341343 The Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, the most significant union representing workers in the men's clothing industry, was founded in New York City in 1914 as a breakaway movement from the United Garment Workers. Radic...

Chaikin, Sol C.

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President of the International Ladies Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU). From the description of Tape, 1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155501032 1918 Born, New York City, January 9th 1934 Graduated Townsend Harris Hall High School 1940 LL.B Degree, Brooklyn Law School Married Rosalind Bryon Organizer, ILGWU Local 178, Fall River, Massachusetts 1942 Business Agent, Local 281, Boston and Lowell, Massachusetts 1943 U.S. Air Force 1946 Manager, Local 22&, ILGWU, Springfiel...

Dubinsky, David, 1892-1982

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"Permanent deposit" From the description of International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union. David Dubinsky, Memorabilia. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64059271 1892 Born February 22nd in Brest-Litovsk, then in Russia, son of Bezalel and Shaina (Malka) Dobnievsky. Moved to Lodz, where the family operated a bakery. ...

Unity House

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Unity House was a resort in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, operated by the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union and used as a vacation destination and educational center for its members. It was purchased by Locals 22 and 25 in 1919, and consisted of a lake and 750 acres of land. In the 1920s the locals sold the resort to the international organization. Unity House prospered after World War II, but attendance dropped throughout the 1960s and continued to dwindle in the 1970s and 19...