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Guide to the Union Label and Service Trades Council of Greater New York and Long Island
Records WAG.054
Descriptive Summary
| Creator:
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Union Label and Service Trades Council of Greater New York and Long Island |
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Union Label and Service Trades Council of Greater New York and Long Island |
| Title: |
Union Label and Service Trades Council of Greater New York and Long Island Records |
| Dates [inclusive]: |
1911-1993 |
| Abstract: |
In 1911, the Union Label Trades Department of the American Federation of Labor chartered
the Central Union Label Council of New York City. Like its parent body, which had
been established by Samuel Gompers in 1909, the New York City Label Council was dedicated
to "a more systematic and thorough agitation and demand for union-made and particularly
union label products, and for the patronage of union organizations issuing them."
The Label Council, and later its state counterpart, focused on lobbying, service and
publicity, all in the interest of union-labeled goods produced by members of craft
unions.
The records of the Central Union Label Council and its related organizations consist
of correspondence, reports, flyers, news releases, programs, convention proceedings,
speeches and publications, as well as non-print material such as photographs, buttons
and posters. The collection documents both the behind the-scenes operation of this
union public relations program as well as the implementation of that program, documented
in its many publications and reports.
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| Quantity: |
27 Linear Feet in 26 record cartons and 1 flat box. |
| Location: |
Materials are stored offsite and advance notice is required for use. Please request
materials at least two business days prior to your research visit to coordinate access.
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| Language: |
Materials are written in English. |
| Call Phrase: |
WAG.054 |
