Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union Midwest records

Descriptive Summary

Title
Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union Midwest records
Dates
1910-1990,
Predominant Dates
bulk 1919-1969
Creator
Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union. Chicago and Central States Joint Board
Creator
Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union. Chicago Joint Board.
Size
90 linear ft.
Language
Texts in English, Czech, or Italian.

Conditions for Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

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Preferred Citation

A common citation for archives is as follows: Item, Folder number and/or title, Box number, Collection title, ID number, Repository name, location.

Acquisition Information

M1975.0053. Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union AFL-CIO, CLCGift1991/06/281991.0356Also materials received 1990/10: 84 linear ft.

Custodial History

Gift (M1975.0053; 1991.0356).

Scope and Content

Correspondence, legal files, topical files (especially 1968-1974 from Tom Herriman's office), pamphlets, and four scrapbooks of the Chicago and Central States Joint Board, as well as correspondence and minutes from various locals of the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union, AFL-CIO, including: Local 6 minute and cash books (in Czech), 1919-1940; Local 39 minute books, 1922-1927 and 1939-1949; Local 61 executive board and membership meetings, 1922-1939; Local 270 minute book (in Italian), 1949-1969; and Local 275 minutes, 1929-1968. The four scrapbooks contain announcements, handbills, badges, photographs, etc. of the Organization Activities of the Chicago Joint Board, 1910-1925, Social and Organization Activities of Locals, 1913-1928, Social Activities of the Chicago Joint Board, 1920-1927, and Pictorial Review, 1920-1940.

Related Material

Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include a photograph collection from this organization; Chicago Union Label and Service Trades Council records; and various publications cataloged separately.

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