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B. Jacob Potofsky. Speeches and Writings. 1918-72. [subseries]: |
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1. Advance articles. [subseries]: |
| 172 |
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Practice Writings from Writers School, 1918 |
| 172 |
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Drafts of Advance articles (?) including: "The Tailor"; "Competition, Monopolies & Trusts"; "The Spanish Armada"; "Compulsory Investigation of Strikes and Lockouts in Canada"; "Welfare Work in Rochester, NY"; "Our Educational Activities"; "A Bank and Credit Union: The Next Step"; "The Amalgamated in Defense of American Labor" |
| 172 |
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Report of Investigation of Tailoring Sections of Military Uniforms, 1918 |
| 172 |
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Notes for speeches - l920's |
| 172 |
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Article "Administrative Problems of Labor Unions" in Advance, 1923 |
| 172 |
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Articles in Advance, 1925-26. "Our Midwestern Organization, Cincinnati - Louisville" (July 22, 1927); "The Truth About the Meeting in Chicago on Monday Night, March 23, 1925"; "The Rapid Development of Labor Banks in the U.S." (September 1926); "Reminiscences" (July 22, 1927) |
| 172 |
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Articles. 1935-1963: "Will Unions Come South?" c.1930's; "Labor and Fair Employment" - 1945; "A Leaf From Early ACWA History" - 1935"; Labor Participation in Foreign Policy of the U.S." - 1952; "The Pioneering of Workers' Banks" - 1963 |
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2. Speeches, articles, and statements. [subseries]: |
| 173 |
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Investigation of Clothing Industry in Puerto Rico, 1934 |
| 173 |
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Speeches and statements, 1939-1949 |
| 173 |
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Speech, "Tribute to Gallantry" about war effort, November l5, 1943 |
| 173 |
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Speech supporting re-election of F.H. LaGuardia. October 28, 1941 |
| 173 |
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Statement before City Planning Commission of NYC support of the East River Cooperative Apartments |
| 173 |
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Statement before House Committee on Ways and Means, concerning unemployment insurance, September 6, 1945 |
| 173 |
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Statement before Senate Banking and Currency Committee with respect to Wagner-Ellender-Taft General Housing Act, December 11, 1945 |
| 173 |
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Address at a Rally of the Bronx County Committee for a United Labor Party, February 17, 1944 |
| 173 |
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Remarks at Memorial Meeting honoring FDR, April 23, 1945 |
| 173 |
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Speech at Federation Dinner, January 14, 1941 |
| 173 |
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Speech at Luncheon to elect Dr. Counts (Pres. of Teachers' Federation) to City Council, October 1, 1941 |
| 173 |
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Speech at American Labor Party Rally, October 31, 1940 |
| 173 |
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Remarks on CIO Convention: discusses Murray & Lewis, Lewis & Hillman |
| 173 |
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Speech on "Production of War Needs and Role of Trade Unions," delivered at the Congress of American-Soviet Friendship, November 8, 1942 |
| 173 |
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Unspecified address "Will Unions Come South?" c.1936 |
| 173 |
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Statements - 1940's: end of year address to union members (1941); Labor Day speech (1940); unidentified speech on democracy and the New Deal; "Secretary's Column" possibly written for the Advance (1940); statement on home work c.1936 |
| 173 |
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Notes for speeches - 1940's - includes: "The Liberal Point of View: Who Represents It?"; notes on John L. Lewis; typed notes on ALP; notes on the Amalgamated Insurance Co. |
| 174 |
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Speeches - 1945-53: including Statement before House Committee on Labor in support of Amendments to Fair Labor Standards Act, November 9, 1945 |
| 174 |
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Statement in connection with the New Republic Round Table in "Next Steps in the Fair Deal", February 16, 1949 |
| 174 |
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Address at the NYS CIO Convention, September 10, 1949 |
| 174 |
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Address at United Jewish Appeal Dinner for Clothing Industry in Honor of Mrs. Roosevelt, June 15, 1949 |
| 174 |
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Address at Twelfth Constitutional Convention of Congress of Industrial Organizations, November 1950 |
| 174 |
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Statement on the takeover of "La Prensa", (a newspaper published in Buenos Aires) by Peron. |
| 174 |
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Excerpts from speech in Honor of President of Chili |
| 174 |
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Speeches - 1951: |
| 174 |
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Excerpts from address at dedication ceremonies of the Sidney Hillman Medical Center, Philadelphia. May 5, 1951 |
| 174 |
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Statement honoring Hyman Blumberg given at a dinner in honor of his 65th birthday, January 20, 1951 |
| 174 |
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Address at International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, Milan, Italy, July 9, 1951 |
| 174 |
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Speeches - 1952, January to June: |
| 174 |
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Statement at Educational Conference concerning "procurement policies of the Pentagon", February 23, 1952 |
| 174 |
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Address at Seventh Biennial Convention of the Textile Workers Union of America, April 28, 1952 |
| 174 |
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Address at the 18th Biennial Convention of the ACWA, c.1952 |
| 174 |
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Address to the 7th Constitutional Convention of the United Furniture Workers, June 1952 |
| 174 |
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Speeches - 1952, September - December |
| 174 |
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Speech at convention of NYS CIO, May 5, 1952 |
| 174 |
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Address at 20th Anniversary Dinner of the Clothing Manufacturers Association of the USA |
| 174 |
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Address at 3rd Constitutional Convention of the United Paperworkers of America, CIO |
| 174 |
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Address to Local 4 about the Nixon-Stevenson election |
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Articles - l952 - including: |
| 174 |
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"Labor's Stake in Migration" |
| 175 |
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Speeches - 1953, January-September, including: statements before House Committee on Education and Labor on Amendments to the Taft-Hartley Act, March 30, 1953 |
| 175 |
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Speeches - 1953, October-December |
| 175 |
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Address at presentation ceremony of Sidney Hillman Foundation award to Harry S. Truman, October 8, 1953 |
| 175 |
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Nominating speech for Walter Reuther, Pres. CIO |
| 175 |
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Speeches - 1954 - January-March |
| 175 |
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Speeches - 1954 - May-September including: |
| 175 |
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Speech at Textile Workers Convention, May 3, 1954; |
| 175 |
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Speech at 40th Anniversary Convention of ACWA |
| 175 |
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Speech "Labor Views the '54 Elections" |
| 175 |
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Speeches - 1954 - October-December |
| 176 |
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1955 includes: address at celebration of the 80th birthday of Joseph Schlossberg |
| 176 |
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1956 - January-April includes: address at 20th Biennial Convention of ACWA |
| 176 |
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1956 - May-December includes: address at the 29th Convention of the ILGWU |
| 176 |
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Statements by Potofsky and Adlai Stevenson concerning the Middle East situation |
| 176 |
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1957 - January-June includes: speech at NAACP Presentation of Philip Murray Award to President George Meany, May 16, 1957 |
| 176 |
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1957 - July-December includes: merger resolution between New York State CIO Council and the New York State Federation of Labor, June 24, 1957 |
| 176 |
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Opening remarks at dinner for George Meany on his appointment to the U.S. delegation to the United Nations, September 24, 1957 |
| 177 |
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1958 - May-August includes: keynote speech at 21st Biennial Convention of ACWA, May 12, 1958 |
| 177 |
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Diary notes from trip to Trade Union Congress and Israel, 1958 |
| 177 |
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1958 - September-December includes: address at dinner in honor of George M. Harrison, Vice-President of AFL-CIO on the occasion of his appointment to the U.S. Delegation to the U.N., November 25, 1958 |
| 177 |
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Speech at Histadrut luncheon, November 29, 1958 |
| 177 |
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Speeches, 1959 - January-May |
| 177 |
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Speeches - 1959 - June-December includes: |
| 177 |
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Speech at testimonial dinner for Louis Simon |
| 177 |
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Statement on Glove Workers Resolution |
| 177 |
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Statement on Union Label Resolution |
| 177 |
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Speech on strike by United Steelworkers of America ("Big Twelve" Steel Companies) |
| 178 |
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1960 - January-April includes: statement before Committee on Education and Labor in support of a Federal Minimum Wage of $l.25 an hour and extension of coverage of the Fair Labor Standards Act to the Laundry Industries, March 16, 1960 |
| 178 |
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Speeches - 1960 - May includes: |
| 178 |
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Speech "45 Years Amalgamated" |
| 178 |
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Keynote Speech at 22nd Biennial Convention of ACWA, May 30, 1960 |
| 178 |
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Speech "The Challenge to Labor in the Next Ten Years" |
| 178 |
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Speeches - 1960 - June-December includes: |
| 178 |
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Speech at Rally for President-elect John F. Kennedy. October 27, 1960 |
| 178 |
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Speech on 50th Anniversary of union's relation with Hart, Schaffner and Marx, October 29, 1960 |
| 178 |
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Speeches - 1961 - January-March |
| 178 |
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Speeches - 1961 - April-May |
| 179 |
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Speeches - 1961 - June-December includes: Speech at AFL-CIO Convention, December 1961 |
| 179 |
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Speeches - 1962 - February-April includes: Notes on speech on collective bargaining in the clothing industry, February 2, 1962 |
| 179 |
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Speeches - 1962 - May-August includes: Keynote speech at 23rd Biennial Convention of ACWA, May 14,1962 |
| 179 |
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Speeches - 1962 - September-December includes: speech supporting Robert Morgenthau for Governor of New York, October 19, 1962 |
| 179 |
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Address at Hart, Schaffner and Marx 75th Anniversary Dinner, November 27, 1962 |
| 179 |
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Speeches - 1963 - January-March includes: speech on the occasion of the Amalgamated Cooperative Houses 35th Anniversary, March 2, 1963 |
| 179 |
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Speeches - 1963 - April-December includes: speech at ORT Conference |
| 180 |
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Speeches - 1964 - January-June includes: remarks at Laundry Workers Leadership Conference |
| 180 |
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Keynote speech (at ACWA Convention) May 11, 1964 |
| 180 |
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Speech at NAACP Convention, May 28, 1964 on Civil Rights |
| 180 |
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Statement on Immigration Legislation, June 22, 1964 |
| 180 |
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Speeches - 1964 - July-December includes: keynote address at 50th Anniversary Convention of ACWA, May 11, 1964 |
| 180 |
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Remarks to retired tailors, August 5, 1964 |
| 180 |
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Speeches to American Club - 1964 - mostly referring to the Johnson-Humphrey ticket. |
| 180 |
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Speeches - 1965 - January-March includes: speech at Histadrut Third Seder, April 18, 1965 |
| 180 |
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Speeches - 1965 - April-July includes: |
| 180 |
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Proceedings from 32nd Convention of ILGWU with statement from JSP |
| 180 |
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Speech at New England Educational Conference |
| 180 |
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Statement on Fair Labor Standards Act Amendments of 1965. July 15, 1965 |
| 181 |
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Speeches - 1965 - August-December |
| 181 |
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Speeches - 1966 - January-April includes: statement on Vietnam, February 18, 1966. |
| 181 |
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Speeches - 1966 - May-September includes: keynote address at 25 Biennial Convention of ACWA, May 23, 1966. |
| 181 |
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Speeches - 1966 - October-December includes: remarks in Chicago on Cooperative Housing, October 27, 1966. |
| 182 |
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Speeches - 1967 |
| 182 |
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Speeches - 1967 - May-August includes: speech at Annual Meeting of United Housing Federation, May 18, 1967. |
| 182 |
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Speech for FDR Memorial, May 30, 1967. |
| 182 |
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Speeches - 1967 - September-December. |
| 183 |
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Speeches - 1968 - March-May includes: Speech at dinner for Willard Wirtz, Secretary of Labor. |
| 183 |
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Presentation of Meritorious Public Services Award, March 13, 1968. |
| 183 |
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Keynote Speeches, 26th Biennial Convention, May 27, 1968. |
| 183 |
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Speeches - 1968 - August-December includes: statement on Humphrey and Muskie. |
| 183 |
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Remarks at 45th Annual Convention of National Committee for Labor Israel. |
| 183 |
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Speeches - 1969 - January-May includes: speech at Esther Peterson Luncheon, January 16, 1969. |
| 183 |
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Speeches - 1969 - June-December. |
| 183 |
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1969 Writings - "Ten Years of Progress: A Report on Israel" by AFL-CIO Delegation - George Harrison and Jacob S. Potofsky submitted to George Meany, December 1, 1968. "Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America" |
| 184 |
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Speeches - 1970 - March-May. |
| 184 |
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Speeches - 1970 - August-December includes: testimony before Senate Foreign Relations Committee on war in Indochina, August 13, 1970. |
| 184 |
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Notes on FDR, and Nixon and Vietnam |
| 184 |
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Notice of Bessie Hillman's death in ACWA News. December 27, 1970 |
| 184 |
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Eulogy to Bessie by Potofsky |
| 184 |
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Speeches - 1971 - January - May includes: |
| 184 |
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Speech at 34th Convention of ILGWU. May 12, 1971 |
| 184 |
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Speech at Four Freedoms Award Dinner honoring Senator Muskie. May 20, 1971 |
| 184 |
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Speeches - 1971 - June - December includes: |
| 184 |
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Update report "25 Years Since Hillman's Death" |
| 184 |
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Speeches - 1972 include: |
| 184 |
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Keynote address at 28th Biennial Convention. May 29, 1972 |
| 184 |
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Speeches - 1973 |
| 184 |
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Misc. Writings & Clippings - 1920-1965 includes Yiddish writings |
| 185-87 |
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Jacob Potofsky's convention programs and other ephemera. 1950-1973 |
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3. Jacob Potofsky oral history interviews. [subseries]: |
| 188 |
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Interview by Neil Gold, July 1964 |
| 188 |
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Interview by Kenneth Waltzer (l968) on Origins of the American Labor Party |
| 188 |
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Interview by Elizabeth Balanoff (1970) |
| 188 |
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Jacob Potofsky's draft biography of Sidney Hillman (c.1920) |