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Labor League (Brockton, Mass.) Records
Collection
Identifier: I-267
Abstract
In the late 19th- and early 20th-centuries, Brockton, Massachusetts was an industrial center that drew Jewish artisans and laborers to the city. They formed an organization known as the Labor League. This collection contains ledger books with member names and financial records.
Dates:
undated, 1914-1922
Labor Lyceum Association of Brockton (Mass.) Records
Collection
Identifier: I-268
Abstract
The Labor Lyceum Association of Brockton was established in the mid-1920s as the governing body of the Labor Lyceum building in Brockton, Massachusetts. Labor lyceums were often centers for Yiddish culture and socialist values where members could gather for socializing, and they also acted as headquarters for labor unions and other political and social groups. The collection consists of two books containing minutes from the weekly meetings of the association’s Board of Directors, along with...
Dates:
undated, circa 1927-1983