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International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, Southeast Regional Office records

 Collection
Identifier: L1996-14

Scope and Contents of the Records

International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, Southeast Regional Office records, circa 1950s-1990s, contain correspondence, business contracts, negotiations, agreements, court documents, and strike materials. Also represented are audio tapes, video tapes, photography, and plaques.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1950s-1990s

Creator

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

Georgia State University is the owner of the physical collection and makes reproductions available for research, subject to the copyright law of the United States and item condition. Georgia State University may or may not own the rights to materials in the collection. It is the researcher's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and obtain permission from the copyright holder before publication, reproduction, or display of the materials beyond what is reasonable under copyright law. Researchers may quote selections from the collection under the fair use provision of copyright law.

Collection is stored offsite. Allow at least 2 working days for retrieval.

Historical Note

Founded in 1900, the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU) was one of the largest and most important unions during the height of the American labor movement. The Southeast Regional Office opened in 1937. In 1995, the ILGWU merged with Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers' Union to form the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees (UNITE), which after a subsequent merger became UNITE HERE.

Extent

67.5 Linear Feet (in 54 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract:

International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, Southeast Regional Office records, circa 1950s-1990s, contain correspondence, business contracts, negotiations, agreements, court documents, and strike materials. Also represented are audio tapes, video tapes, photography, and plaques.

Off-Site Storage

Collection is stored offsite. Allow at least 2 working days for retrieval.

Acquisition Information

Donated by the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, 1996.

Related Archival Materials

Related Materials in Other Repositories

  1. ILGWU. Southeast Region audio recordings, 1975-1979, 5780/058AV, Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
  2. ILGWU. Southeast Region records, 1937-1988, 5780/058, Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library

The Southern Labor Archives contains numerous collections created by various unions representing workers in the textile industry. These collections include union records from the International Ladies Garment Workers (ILGWU), Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers (ACTWU), United Textile Workers of America (UTWA), Textile Workers Union of America (TWUA), Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Workers (UNITE), and its successors UNITE HERE and Workers United.

Processing Information

Processed by John Thompson and Christy Atkins at the box level, Spring 2014. This collection has not been organized into series. Descriptions have not been verified against the contents of the boxes in all cases.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, Southeast Regional Office [L1996-14]:
Subtitle
A Guide to Its Records at Georgia State University
Status
Completed
Author
Georgia State University Library
Date
Fall 2014
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

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