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.