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Jewish Labor Committee (Philadelphia, Pa.) Records
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The Jewish Labor Committee was established in the mid-1950s. The organization is a local affiliate of the National Jewish Labor Committee started in 1934 to provide aid to Jews during the Nazi occupation of Europe. The JLC works with various trade unions and outside agencies to address various issues affecting the Jewish Community in Philadelphia. Through the coordinated efforts with the National Office, in New York City, the agency played a key role in state campaigns for civil rights legislation, in historic civil rights marches of the 1950s and 1960s, and the Leadership Conference for Civil Rights. The JLC works to strengthen the American Jewish Community's support of labor's domestic, economic and social positions, and to work with local unions in their support of a secure state of Israel.
The Jewish Labor Committee (Philadelphia, Pa.) Records include correspondence and information on various issues and organizations relevant to the JLC, as well as some administrative and financial documents.
The collection is arranged into 3 series as follows:
- Series 1: Accession 480, 1957-1985
- Subseries 1.1: JLC National Office (New York City) 1957-1981
- Subseries 1.2: JLC Greater Philadelphia Office, 1957-1985, undated
- Subseries 1.3 Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) 1957-1986
- Subseries 1.4: Organizations, 1952-1986
- Subseries 1.5: Subject Files, 1950-1985
- Subseries 1.6: News Clippings, 1957-1988
- Series 2: Accession 760, 1974-1988
- Subseries 2.1: JLC National Office (New York City) 1979-1987
- Subseries 2.2: JLC Philadelphia Office, 1981-1988
- Subseries 2.3: Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC), 1984-1988
- Subseries 2.4: Organizations, 1974-1989
- Subseries 2.5: Subject files, 1977-1990
- Subseries 2.6: News Clippings, 1977-1990, undated
- Series 3: Accession 892, 1979-1994
- Subseries 3.1: Administration, 1988-1993, undated
- Subseries 3.2: Organizations, 1980-1990, undated
- Subseries 3.3: Issues, 1983-1993, undated
- Subseries 3.4: Financial, 1988-1993
- Subseries 3.5: Correspondence, 1988-1990
- Subseries 3.6: Meetings, 1987-1993
Accession 480 was donated by the Jewish Labor Committee in September 1981. Accession 760 was donated by the Committee in August 1992. Accession 892 was donated by the Committee on June 9, 1988.
Original audiovisual materials, as well as preservation and duplicating masters, may not be played. Researchers must consult use copies, or if none exist must pay for a use copy. Certain digital files may also be inaccessible. Please contact the Special Collections Research Center for more information.
Finding aid revised according to contemporary archival standards in March 2013 by Katy Rawdon, Coordinator of Technical Services.
People
Organization
Subject
- African Americans -- Relations with Jews
- Housing -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
- Jewish labor unions -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
- Jews -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
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- Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center
- Finding Aid Author
- Machine-readable finding aid created by: Rajkumar Natarajan, Sky Global Services India (P) Ltd.
- Finding Aid Date
- May 2024
- Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Use Restrictions
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The Jewish Labor Committee (Philadelphia, Pa.) Records are the physical property of the Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries. Temple University holds literary rights only for material created by university employees and to material given to the university with such rights specifically assigned. For all other material, literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. Researchers are responsible for determining the identity of rights holders and obtaining their permission for publication and for other purposes where stated.
Collection Inventory
Subseries 1.1, JLC National Office, includes general correspondence, press releases, publications, reports and national convention material for the JLC national office in New York City.
Subseries 1.2, JLC Philadelphia Office, includes correspondence of the JLC Board of Directors; field communications between JLC and various public and private agencies and labor unions; membership, administrative and steering committee meeting minutes and reports; financial statements; papers and publications.
Subseries 1.3, Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC): JCRC is a council of 35 major organizations operating in the Greater Philadelphia area. It purpose is to coordinate the activities of these organizations as they relate to public issues of concern to Jewish community and, when authorized, to speak and act on their behalf. Records include correspondence, meeting minutes, and committee material for the JCRC National and Philadelphia local office.
Subseries 1.4, Organizations, consists of files kept by JLC on various public and private agencies.
Subseries 1.5, Subject Files, includes a variety of material filed by subject heading or title.
Subseries 1.6, News Clippings, is arranged by subjects and dates.
Subseries 2.1, JLC National Office, includes general correspondence, press releases, publications, reports and national convention material for the JLC national office in New York City.
Subseries 2.2, JLC Philadelphia Office, includes correspondence of the JLC Board of Directors; field communications between JLC and various public and private agencies and labor unions; membership, administrative and steering committee meeting minutes and reports; financial statements; papers and publications.
Subseries 2.3, Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC), includes correspondence, meeting minutes, and committee material for the JCRC National and Philadelphia local office.
Subseries 2.4, Organizations, consists of files kept by JLC on various public and private agencies.
Subseries 2.5, Subject Files, includes a variety of material filed by subject heading or title.
Subseries 2.6, News Clippings, is arranged by subjects and dates.
Subseries 3.1, Administration, includes executive board minutes, lists, and miscellaneous information.
Subseries 3.2, Organizations, includes documents gathered from several external organizations.
Subseries 3.3, Issues, includes papers on issues and concerns of the JLC.
Subseries 3.4, Financial, includes financial papers.
Subseries 3.5 and 3.6, Correspondence and Meetings, contains information in these two areas.