Judith P. Vladeck Papers
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Judith Pomarlen Vladeck (1923-2007) was a prominent labor and civil rights lawyer, and specialist in cases involving allegations of workplace discrimination against women, winning major cases against Wall Street investment firms, Chase Manhattan Bank, Western Electric and the City University of New York, among other powerful opponents. This collection contains case files for Kyriazi v. Western Electric as well as case files documenting the landmark sex discrimination case of Professor Lilia Melani against the City University of New York.
Historical/Biographical Note
Judith Pomarlen Vladeck (1923-2007) was a prominent labor and civil rights lawyer, and a senior partner in the Manhattan law firm of Vladeck, Waldman, Elias and Engelhard at the time of her death. She was a graduate of Hunter College and Columbia University Law School. In 1957 she joined the law firm of her husband, Stephen Vladeck, a labor lawyer. Over the years the firm represented many New York area unions. Judith Vladeck became a specialist in cases involving allegations of workplace discrimination against women, winning major cases against Wall Street investment firms, Chase Manhattan Bank, Western Electric and the City University of New York, among other powerful opponents.
Arrangement
This collection has not been arranged by an archivist; materials are in the order in which they were received from the donor.
Scope and Contents
The first series of boxes are case files for Kyriazi v. Western Electric. Most of the rest of the collection consists of case files documenting the landmark sex discrimination case of Professor Lilia Melani against the City University of New York, but include some additional correspondence, reference material and case files.
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Any rights (including copyright and related rights to publicity and privacy) held by Judith Vladeck were transferred to New York University in 2004 by Judith Vladeck. Permission to publish or reproduce materials in this collection must be secured from Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Archives. Please contact tamiment.wagner@nyu.edu, (212) 998-2630.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; Judith P. Vladeck Papers; WAG 177; box number; folder number; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Judith P. Vladeck in 2004. The accession number 2004.029 is associated with this gift.
