Guide to the the Department Store and Office Workers' Organizing Collection TAM.002
Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archive
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
10th Floor
New York, NY 10012
(212) 998-2630
tamiment.wagner@nyu.edu
Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Collection processed by Tamiment Staff
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Description is in English. using Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Descriptive Summary
| Source: | Rand School of Social Science |
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| Title: | Department Store and Office Workers' Organizing Collection |
| Dates [inclusive]: | 1916-1947, (Bulk 1930-1941) |
| Dates [bulk]: | 1930-1941 |
| Abstract: | Efforts to unionize New York City department store employees in the 1930s took place under the auspices of the Department Store Employees Union, Local 1250 (at first affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, and subsequently with the Congress of Industrial Organizations) and the Office Workers' Union, an affiliate of the Trade Union Unity League, a Communist Party labor initiative. The collection contains pamphlets, leaflets, newsletters and clippings relating to sit-down strikes, department store and office workers strikes and organizing in the 1930s, printed material from the Office Workers' Union, and of the Department Store Employees Union, Local 1250. |
| Quantity: | 0.5 Linear Feet (1 box) |
| Call Phrase: | TAM.002 |
Historical/Biographical Note
Efforts to unionize New York City department store employees in the 1930s took place under the auspices of the Department Store Employees Union, Local 1250, at first affiliated with the American Federation of Labor. The local became a CIO affiliate in 1937 and later expanded into Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. The Office Workers' Union, a Communist Party labor initiative and an affiliate of the Trade Union Unity League, also organized workers in department stores, as well as clerical staff in a variety of businesses including newspapers, insurance and mail order companies.
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains pamphlets, leaflets, newsletters and clippings relating to sit-down strikes, department store and office workers strikes and organizing in the 1930s. Also included is printed material from the Office Workers' Union and the Department Store Employees Union, Local 1250 including some agreements. General information on AFL and CIO unions, TUUL strikes, sit-down strikes, coal strikes, and longshoremen's strikes in California and Hawaii is also included.
Arrangement
The folders are arranged alphabetically.
The files are grouped into one series:
Missing Title
- I, General Files
Access Points
Document Type
- Pamphlets.
- Collective labor agreements.
- Newsletters.
- Clippings (information artifacts)
Subject Organizations
- Trade Union Unity League (U.S.)
- Office Workers' Union
- Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union
- Rand School of Social Science
Subject Topics
- Strikes and lockouts -x Retail trade -- New York (State) -- New York.
- Labor unions and communism -- New York (State) -- New York.
- Labor unions -- Organizing -- New York (State) -- New York.
- Sit-down strikes -- New York (State) -- New York.
- Department stores -x Employees -x Labor unions -- New York (State) -- New York.
Administrative Information
Custodial History
The Department Store and Office Workers' Organizing Collection was transferred from the Rand School Archives in 1963. The original donor to the Rand School is unknown.
Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
The Tamiment Library has no information about copyright ownership for this collection and is not authorized to grant permission to publish or reproduce materials from it. Materials in this collection, which were created in 1916 to 1947, are expected to enter the public domain in 2068.
Preferred Citation
Published citations should take the following form:
Identification of item, date; Collection name; Collection number; box number; folder
number;
Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012, New York University Libraries.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transfer from the Rand School Archives, 1963. The accession number associated with this collection is 1963.002
Container List
Series I: General Files.
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| Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 1 | American Federation of Labor: Statistics, Programs, Bibliography |
1930-1939 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 2 | Communist Party: Ohracle (Ohrbach's employees newsletter) |
May 1936 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 3 | Congress of Industrial Organizations and Independent Unions: Affiliation Listings |
undated | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 4 | Department Store Employees Union, Local 1250: 1250 Organizer (newsletter) |
undated | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 5 | Department Store Employees Union, Local 1250: A & S Chapter - A & S Beacon (newsletter) |
1947 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 6 | Department Store Employees Union, Local 1250: Bulletin (newsletter) |
1939 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 7 | Department Store Employees Union, Local 1250: General Correspondence and Contracts |
1937-1941 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 8 | Department Store Employees Union, Local 1250: Hearn's Department Stores Contracts |
1935 , 1937 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 9 | Department Store Employees Union, Local 1250: Leaflets |
undated , 1937 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 10 | Department Store Employees Union, Local 1250: Macy's Chapter - R.H. Macy Unionizer (newsletter) |
1936 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 11 | Department Store Employees Union, Local 1250: Newspaper Clippings |
1934-1940 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 12 | Department Store Employees Union, Local 1250: Ohrbach's - Ben Goodman Case |
1936 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 13 | Department Store Employees Union, Local 1250: Pitkin Avenue Woolworth, 5310 Chapter
- 1250 Chain (newsletter) |
1937 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 14 | Department Store Employees Union, Local 1250: Stern Chapter - Stern News (newsletter) |
undated | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 15 | Department Stores: Organizing Information |
undated , 1937 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 16 | Labor Research Association: "Labor Developments in 1940" |
1940 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 17 | National Industrial Conference Board and National Negro Congress |
1938 , 1941 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 18 | National Recovery Administration: Code of Fair Competition for the Retail Trade |
1933 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 19 | New Era Retail Clerks Union of America: Meeting Notice |
May 1937 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 20 | Office Workers' Union: Clippings |
1935 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 21 | Office Workers' Union: Leaflets |
undated , 1935 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 22 | Office Workers' Union: Office Worker (newsletter) |
1935 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 23 | Office Workers' Union, Accountants Section: Leaflets |
undated | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 24 | Office Workers' Union, Department Store Section: A & S Local - We Declare (newsletter) |
1935 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 25 | Office Workers' Union, Department Store Section: Bloomingdale's Local - Bloomingdale's Own Brand (newsletter) |
1935 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 26 | Office Workers' Union, Department Store Section: Gimbel Local (Leaflets) |
1935 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 27 | Office Workers' Union, Department Store Section: Hearn Local (Leaflets) |
1935 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 28 | Office Workers' Union, Department Store Section: Klein Local (Leaflets) |
1935 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 29 | Office Workers' Union, Department Store Section: Leaflets |
undated , 1935 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 30 | Office Workers' Union, Department Store Section: Lerner Group (Leaflets) |
undated | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 31 | Office Workers' Union, Department Store Section: Lerner Group - Lerner Worker (newsletter) |
1935 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 32 | Office Workers' Union, Department Store Section: Macy Group (Leaflets & Newspaper
Clippings) |
undated | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 33 | Office Workers' Union, Department Store Section: Macy Group - The Macy Worker (newsletter) |
1932-1935 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 34 | Office Workers' Union, Department Store Section: Martin's Local - Martin's Events (newsletter) |
undated | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 35 | Office Workers' Union, Department Store Section: Namm Local (Leaflets) |
undated | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 36 | Office Workers' Union, Department Store Section: Ohrbach Local (Leaflets) |
undated , 1935 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 37 | Office Workers' Union, Department Store Section: Ohrbach Local - The Green Box Moves On (newsletter) |
1935 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 38 | Office Workers' Union, Department Store Section: Petrie-Red Robin Local (Leaflets) |
1935 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 39 | Office Workers' Union, Dry Goods Section: Leaflets |
undated | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 40 | Office Workers' Union, Industrial Agents Chapter: Leaflets |
undated | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 41 | Office Workers' Union, Insurance Chapter: Leaflets |
1935 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 42 | Office Workers' Union: Jewish Morning Journal Strike (Leaflets) |
1935 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 43 | Office Workers' Union, Literary Trades Section: American Mercury Strike (Leaflets) |
undated | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 44 | Office Workers' Union, National Bellas Hess Section: Leaflet |
1931 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 45 | Office Workers' Union, Newspaper Section: Leaflets |
1935 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 46 | Office Workers' Union, Receiving Department Workers Section: Receiving News (newsletter) |
undated | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 47 | Office Workers' Union, Wall Street Section: Leaflets |
undated | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 48 | Retail Clerks International Protective Association (AFL) |
1936-1937 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 49 | San Francisco Department Store Strike: Statistics and History |
undated | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 50 | Sit-Down Strikes: Bibliographies and Outline for Study |
1930s | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 51 | Sit-Down Strikes: House of Representatives, Resolutions and Remarks |
1937 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 52 | Sit-Down Strikes: Legal Opinions |
1937 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 53 | Sit-Down Strikes: Papers |
1937 , 1938 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 54 | Strikes |
1931 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 55 | Strikes |
1932 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 56 | Strikes |
1933 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 57 | Strikes |
1934 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 58 | Strikes |
1935 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 59 | Strikes |
Jan 1941-May 1941 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 60 | Strikes: Coal Workers |
undated | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 61 | Strikes: Dock Workers of California and Hawaii |
1916 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 62 | Strikes: Red International of Labor Unions |
1932 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 63 | Strikes: Newspaper Clippings (Ohrbach's and Klein's) |
1934-1935 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 64 | Strikes: Trade Union Unity League |
1933 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 65 | Strikes: White Collar and Professional Workers |
1934-Mar 1936 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 66 | United Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Employees Union: Publications |
1945 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 67 | Works Progress Administration: Union Protests against Curtailment Program |
1936-1937 | |
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