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1926. Research files on David Dubinsky and ILGWU, 1926, 1976

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 9

Scope and Contents

The folder includes an interview with Charles S. Zimmerman (1976). The rest of the material is from 1926 and includes Dubinsky's pistol permit; documentation from the Workers Party of America; regular and special meetings of the Amalgamated Ladies' Garment Gutters Union, Local 10 and ILGWU; a Western Union telegram; a letter from Alfred E. Smith (Governor of the State of New York) to the ILGWU, 3rd-, 4th-, 5th-, and 6th-quarterly meetings of the General Executive Board, and handwritten translations of documents in Yiddish into English. Material in English and Yiddish.

Dates

  • 1926, 1976

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English, Yiddish and Italian.

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

Box 5, which includes moving images and audio recordings, is restricted due to format and access considerations.

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

Box 3, Folders 17-19 are restricted. ILGWU related records, except for publications and materials produced for publication, are restricted. Materials created prior to twenty years from the current date are open to researchers only with prior written permission from the Director of the Kheel Center; The minutes of the General Executive Board for the ILGWU records are closed. For more information contact the Kheel Center.

Extent

3.7 cubic feet.

Repository Details

Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository

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