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Labor leaders -- United States

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

National Women's Trade Union League of America Records on Microfilm

 Collection
Identifier: 5709 mf
Abstract

These records include correspondence, reports, speeches, notes, printed matter, minutes of meetings, proceedings of the League and of the International Congress of Working Women, biographical material on the League's officers, and correspondence between the National League and its local branches. Major issues covered include the eight-hour day, minimum wage, establishment of sanitary work areas, federal aid to education, civil rights, price controls and social security.

Dates: 1903-1950

Robert D. Parmet papers

 Collection
Identifier: 7088
Abstract The Robert D. Parmet papers document Parmet’s research on David Dubinsky (1892–1982), president of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union (ILGWU) from 1932 to 1966. Spanning 1911–2006, the papers include publications, reviews, talks, and related correspondence; studies and publications on the ILGWU; research files on Dubinsky and the ILGWU from 1911–1987; ILGWU proceedings, reports, and convention records from 1920–1937; and audio cassettes containing interviews conducted primarily...
Dates: 1911 - 2006