Collection Contents
Series 1. Boycott Committee, 1975-1980
Scope and Content Note
Guide for Local J.P. Stevens Consumer Boycott Committees, ACTWU, circa , 1975
Boycott issues, 1977-1980
Press kits [2 folders], n.d.
Committee, 1976-1979
Leaflets, n.d.
Corporate Campaigns - Stanford University, 1978-1979
Corporate Campaigns - Linda Paquette, Roy Rogers, Sperry Corporation, 1977-1980
Hotel Strategy, 1977-1979
Fundraiser Norma Rae/Crystal Lee, May 16, 1980
Fundraiser - Norma Rae/Crystal Lee (RSVP returned/declined), March, 1980
Southern Strategy, 1976-1979
Statements of Support, signed by union members, 1977-1978
Summary: "#1 Corporate Criminal", 21 pages, n.d.
Union Statistics, 1976-1977
Labor Law Reform - articles, clippings, 1977-1978
Labor Law Reform - articles, clippings, n.d.
Case Study: "Unionization of the Textile Industry", Heritage Foundation, incl. two critiques, 1977
McNeil/Lehrer Report: Transcripts of programs: "J.P. Stevens" (December 22, 1976); "Labor & Protectivism" (April 3, 1977), 1976-1977
Right To Work - articles, clippings, newsletter, 1974-1980
Contact Lists, 1978-1980
Rally, February 7, 1978
Corporate Campaign (Ray Rogers/ACTWU), 1977-1979
General Information: articles, newspaper clippings, n.d., 1977-1978
General Information: articles, newspaper clippings, 1979-1980
Boycott support - nationwide, 1978-1979
J.P. Stevens Boycott News (Linda Paquette), 1977-1979
Contributions, March 1980
Legal: Summary of Recent Major Decisions, Pending Lawsuits, Unfair Labor Practices Proceedings, EEOC and Title VII Cases, incl. J.P. Stevens, Inc. vs. Maynard Jackson, Mayor of Atlanta, GA and ACTWU, July 1978
Norma Rae/Crystal Lee - Clippings, 1979-1980, n.d.
Conduct of Consumer Boycott, n.d.
Organizing Instructions, 1977
Final Update & Report (Linda Paquette), September 20, 1977
Song: "J.P.Stevens/At The Mill" (lyrics and score), 1977
Corporate Crimes Comic, No. 2, 1978
Series 2. Government, 1977-1980
Scope and Content Note
Los Angeles City Council Board of Public Works Hearings: Documentation Nos. 1-17, June 26, 1979
Los Angeles City Council Board of Public Works Hearings: Press clippings, June 26, 1979
Los Angeles City Council Board of Public Works: Hearings: List of witnesses, June 26, 1979
Los Angeles City Council Board of Public Works: Hearings: Gloria Jacobs (witness), June 26, 1979
Los Angeles City Council Board of Public Works: Hearings: Requests for support, June 26, 1979
Los Angeles City Council Board of Public Works: Hearings: Rally, June 26, 1979
Los Angeles City Council Board of Public Works: Hearings: Media coverage, June 26, 1979
Los Angeles City Council Board of Public Works: Hearings: 'Thank You' telegrams (ACTWU), June 26, 1979
Los Angeles City Council Board of Public Works: Hearings: Findings, June 26, 1979
Los Angeles County Supervisors: Purchase of JPS products, 1979
Los Angeles County Supervisors: Requests for purchase quotations, 1977-1979
Los Angeles County Supervisors: Michael Linfield: Summary of Investigation, October, 1979
State Of California: Boycott support, 1979
State Of California: State purchases, 1977-1978
State Of California: Legislative SCR-37, 1979
Summary of Government actions against J.P. Stevens, 1977-1980
Los Angeles City Council, Action & Resolutions: Documents/Exhibits A1-D9, September 19, 1978
Los Angeles City Council, Action & Resolutions: Documents/Exhibits D10, September 19, 1978
Los Angeles City Council, Action & Resolutions: Documents/Exhibits E-I, September 19, 1978
Los Angeles City Council, Action & Resolutions: Documents/Exhibits J-Q, September 19, 1978
Series 3. J. P. Stevens & Co., Inc., 1972-1980
Scope and Content Note
"Straightening Things Out", by James D. Finley, Chairman & CEO, 20 pages, 1977
History of Labor Law Violations, reports, 1977-1979
Labor Law Violations - Tifton Plant, clippings, September, 1977
Letter to Customer (sample), September, 1977
Annual Meeting of Stockholders-Proxy Statement, July 29, 1980
Company Statements and Responses, 1977-1979
Educational Committee, 1977
Health & Safety, 1978-1980
Financial Information, 1977-1980
Textile Plants & Warehouses, n.d.
Trade Names, 1978-1980
Worker & Work Conditions, 1972, 1977-1979
Discrimination: EEO Employment Analysis Reports, 1972-1975
J.P. Stevens & Co., Inc. and ACTWU before the National Labor Relations Boards, several cases, 1976-1977
Debate with Workers, July & November 1977
Series 4. ACTWU, 1972-1980
Scope and Content Note
Anti-trust lawsuit: ACTWU vs. J.P. Stevens & Co., Inc., transcript, November 1977
J.P. Stevens & Co. and ACTWU before the National Labor Relations Board: transcript JD-176-78, March 1979
ACTWU vs. Milledgeville, GA: transcripts of Depositions, Affidavit, Proceedings, Civil Action # 79-90-MAC, April-May 1979
Milledgeville, GA, clippings, 1979
Media Press Kit and Fact Sheet, 1979
Questions & Answers for the Union, 23 pages, 1978
ACTWU/NLRB - Labor Law Violations against J.P. Stevens & Co., 1978
Labor Law Violations - clippings, 1972, 1977-1980
Boycott related pamphlets, n.d.
Rally: Justice for JPS Workers Day, Los Angeles, November 30, 1978
Roanoke Rapids Negotiations, 1977-1979
A Report from JPS Workers and the ACTWU: "Your Best Protection on the Union Contract", n.d.
Organizing at JP Stevens - clippings and memos, 1976-1980
J.P. Stevens Boycott - national staff, 1978-1980, n.d.
Run Away Shop, clipping, 1978
Dinah Shore - advertising on behalf of J.P. Stevens, 1977-1980
Suzanne Pleshette - advertising on behalf of J.P. Stevens, 1979
Southern California Joint Board - Minutes, May 13, 1980
Textile Mills - articles, 1977-1980
Telegrams re settlement, October 1980
Newsletter: Freedom & Justice for JP Stevens Workers - Fact Sheets, JPS 1-8, JPS 1A-8A, n.d.
Newsletter: ACTWU News, June 1977-September 1980
Newsletter: Social Justice, Nos. 1-11, 13-30, 1977-1980
Newsletter: Southern California Social Justice, J.P. Steven's Boycott News, Vol. 1, no.1, Vol. 2, no. 2, Summer 1977, n.d.
Newsletter: Stevens Campaign News Service, (incl. Eyewitness Report by Jane Fonda), 1978-1979
Newsletter: Stevens Organizer/Worker, Vol. 1, nos. 1,2,4-8, Vol. 2, no. 1, 1978, March 1979
Newsletter: RUB Sheet (Report on Union Busters), Nos. 5,8,12-14,17, June 1979-June 1980
Newsletter: Labor Law Reform, Vol. 1, no. 19, Vol. 2, nos. 1,10,13,16,18,19,28. Incl. Special Reports, December 1977, January-August 1978
ACTWU - Milwaukee, 1977
Rally: Justice for J.P. Stevens Workers Day: Plan for cities throughout the country, November 30, 1978
Agreement between the "Four" (Federation of Union Representatives) and ACTWU re collective bargaining, August 3, 1977
ACTWU vs. Robert Rice, Mayor of Milledgeville, GA, et al., July 1979
ACTWU Highlights - Newsletter by and for Stevens Workers Roanoke Rapids, N.C., September, December 1977
ACTWU certificates honoring contributions to the J.P. Steven boycott, March 16,1980
Series 5. Stores, 1978-1980
Scope and Content Note
"Visiting Retailers: Do's and Don'ts", n.d.
Survey Instruction Forms, n.d.
Letter to Retailers, October 1980
Free Speech at Shopping Malls (Supreme Court of California), 1979
Surveys & Statistics, 1977-1980
Southern California Cancellation of JPS Products, n.d.
Akron Meeting with United Methodist Church, September 1980
The Akron Store, June -September 1980
Bamberger's (New Jersey), 1980
Federated Stores, 1979
Henshey's Department Store, 1978, n.d.
J.M. McDonalds, n.d.
Lucky (surveys), 1978-1979
Macy's, 1980
Marshall's and Bloomingdales, 1979
May Company (surveys), 1979-1980
Montgomery Ward, 1978
NAHAS Enterprise, 1978
PX's (military), 1977-1978, n.d.
J.C. Penny Co., Inc., 1980
Robinson's (surveys), 1979-1980
Robinson's (pledge cards & thank you letters), n.d.
Sears, Roebuck and Co., 1978-1979
Standard Brands, 1979
Thrifty Drug Stores Co., Inc., 1978-1979
Woolworth, 1978-1980
Series 6. Organizations (incl Unions), 1976-1980
Scope and Content Note
ACLU, 1977, 1980
California Young Democrats, 1976
Federated Fire Fighters of California, 1978
International Support, 1977-1978
International Women's Year Conference, Los Angeles, June 1977
Lesbian News, February 1980
NAACP, n.d.
National Lawyers Guild, 1978-1980, n.d
National Women's Committee to Support J.P. Stevens Workers, 1980
National Women's Political Caucus, 1977-1978
NOW, 1977, 1980, n.d.
Nuclear Power, 1980, n.d.
Pasadena Contacts, 1979, n.d.
San Diego Supporters, 1977-1978
Charles Schultz, 1978-1979
Senior Citizens, 1978, n.d.
Student Activities - Campus Support, 1977-1979
Southerners for Economic Freedom, 1977
United Auto Workers, 1977-1978
UAW: Voting Analysis of the 95th Congress, 1977/1978
United Farm Workers, 1978-1979
Teamsters, 1978
Union Label & Service Trades Department, incl. newsletter Labeletter, 1977-1978
Ventura County Board of Supervisors, 1979
WLPA (Western Labor Press Associates) membership list, 1978-1980
Women for Legislative Action, newsletter, November 1977
Women's Information Network, 1978
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom - resolution, 1977
ERA Working Committees - mailing list, n.d.
YMCA Communications Network, n.d
Digest, Industrial Union Department, AFL-CIO, December 1979, February 1980
Long Beach Citizen News, May 1979
Sustenance - The Action Center, Vol. 4, no. 1, September 1977
The Catholic Agitator, September 1977
Nation's Labor, J.S.V. Corporation Newsletter, Vol. 8, no. 1, January 1978
Greater Seattle Women's Support Committee, 1979
Communications Workers of America,Vol. 3, no. 10, Oct./Nov. 1979
Texas Farm Workers' Union, Human Rights March, incl. brochures, September 1977
Retail Clerks Union News, (Local 1442), May 1978
Screen Actors' Guild - newspaper ad (mounted on cardboard), n.d.
Series 7. Religious Organizations 1976-1980
Scope and Content Note
Contact list for Catholic, Protestant, Jewish organizations re telegram to Robinson's department store, May 6, 1979
Black Methodists for Church Renewal (Eugene S. Pritchett), 1977-1978, n.d.
Baptist Church, 1977, n.d.
Catholics - National, 1976-1980, n.d.
Catholics - Los Angeles, 1977-1978
Disciples of Christ, resolution, 1977
Franciscan Center, 1980
Fuller Seminary, 1977, n.d.
Jewish Communities, 1977-1979
Los Angeles Council of Churches, 1978
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A (NCCC): Fabric of Injustice: The Struggle at J.P. Stevens, 30 pages, 1978
National Inter-Religious Committee for Justice at J.P. Stevens (Report on Visit to Roanoke Rapids), September 9, 1980
Presbyterian, 1977, 1979
Protestant, 1976-1979
Southern California Council on Churches, 1976-1977
Southern Ministers: What is at Stake in the Stevens Union Struggle?,n.d.
San Diego Ecumenical Council, 1977-1978
Unitarian Church, 1977
United Methodists, incl. mailing lists, 1977-1980
Quakers, 1976-1977
Bother Lee, n.d.
Series 8. Photographs, n.d.
Scope and Content Note
Boycott Signs, black & white prints mounted on board (10 items), n.d.
Cartoons (Mel Owen?) and Ads (multiple copies, incl. negatives), n.d.
ACTWU Events, incl. Warren A. Hollier, President, et al. (incl. contact sheets), n.d.
"Campaign News" (2 prints), n.d.
San Diego (3 proof sheets), n.d.
Coors Boycott (incl. negative strips), n.d.
Father Patrick Sullivan, Father Lawrence Clark, Rabbi Sidney Jacobs at the Greater L.A Press Club (incl. negative strip), n.d.
"Film Premier" (1 print), n.d.
Rep. George Danielson signing the J.P. Stevens Boycott Pledge, August 1977, with CDC members Sal Ceballos, Adel Rescili, Ray Frederika, Henrietta Anness, Sam Rescili, (photograph by Miriam Ludwig), 1977
Frontash Conference (George Curtin?), (incl. negative strip), n.d.
Hawkins (1 print), n.d.
Jimmy Carter Rally (incl. negative strips), n.d.
Labor Day 1977 (incl. negative strips), n.d.
McCarthy (?) with Danny (?), n.d.
Robinson's (incl. contact sheets), n.d.
Stevens Workers (incl. negative strips), n.d.
Stevens Workers, Los Angeles (incl. negative strips), n.d.
Stevens Workers, San Diego (incl. negative strips), n.d.
Gov. Jerry Brown with JPS Boycott Button, incl. Linda Paquette (incl. negative), n.d.
Student Democratic Coalition (incl. negative strips), n.d.
UMC - Akron Meeting (incl. contact sheet), n.d.
Union Industries Show, Los Angeles (incl. negative strips), 1978
WLPA Convention, n.d.
Hollywood Bowl leafleting (incl. negative strips), n.d.
Hollywood Bowl leafleting (incl. negative strips), n.d.
Rams/Oakland Game leafleting (incl. negative strips), n.d.
Star Wars Leafleting (incl. negative strips), n.d.
Warehouse Sale leafleting (incl. negative strips), n.d.
World Series - "Burma Shave" (incl. negative strips), n.d.
"Burma Shave"- telephoto (incl. negative strips), n.d.
"Burma Shave"- wide angle (incl. negative strips), n.d.
Dodgers # 2 - "Burma Shave" (incl. negative strips), n.d.
Dodgers # 1 - "Burma Shave" (incl. negative strips), n.d.
Rally in Los Angeles, incl. Myrtle Cribbs, Will Geer, Ralph Waite, Rev. Edward Fleming, February 1978
Unidentified (1 item), n.d.