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Abe Plotkin Papers (ILGWU), 1924-1980
MSS 60  
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Description
Small collection of correspondence, photographs and clippings related to the personal and professional activities and concerns of Abe Plotkin, first organizer for the ILGWU in California (1922-1932), who went on to organize in Hawaii, Miami, the Midwest, and New York.
Background
Abe Plotkin was the first organizer for the ILGWU (International Ladies Garment Workers Union) in California in 1922-1932. He was arrested for vagrancy in Los Angeles in 1923. He went on to organize workers in Hawaii, Miami, the Midwest, and New York City before retiring in 1957. Even after retirement Plotkin kept up his union membership and remained in touch with many of the people he had known through organizing. In 1947 Sarah (Sy) Rothblatt became his second wife.
Extent
2 boxes

2/3 linear foot
Restrictions
Copyright has not been assigned to the Southern California Library for Social Studies and Research. Researchers may make single copies of any portion of the collection, but publication from the collection will be allowed only with the express written permission of the Library's director. It is not necessary to obtain written permission to quote from a collection. When the Southern California Library for Social Studies and Research gives permission for publication, it is as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
Availability
The collection is available for research only at the Library's facility in Los Angeles. The Library is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. Researchers are encouraged to call or email the Library indicating the nature of their research query prior to making a visit.