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.
Indexed Terms
- Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union. -- Chicago and Central States Joint Board
- Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union -- Chicago Joint Board
- Clothing workers -- Labor unions -- Middle West -- 20th century
- Czech Americans -- Middle West -- 20th century
- Italian Americans -- Middle West -- 20th century
- Labor unions -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 20th century
- Labor unions -- Middle West -- 20th century
- Working class -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 20th century
- Working class -- Middle West -- 20th century
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Economic conditions -- 20th century
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Commerce -- 20th century
- Badges
- Correspondence
- Ledgers
- Minutes
- Photographic prints
- Scrapbooks