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| Creator: | Antonini, Luigi, 1883-1968. | |
| Dates: | 1920-1959 | |
| Abstract: | Papers (ca. 1920-1959) of Luigi Antonini (1883-1968), an Italian American labor organizer, consist primarily of socialist and union publications pertaining to the struggle for workers' rights. | |
| Quantity: | 16 linear ft. | |
| Language: | In Italian, Spanish, and English. | |
| Collection ID: | IHRC216 | |
Luigi Antonini (1883-1968), an Italian American labor organizer, was born in Vallata Irpino, Avellino, Italy, and came to the United States in 1908. He worked in a cigar factory, a piano factory, and as a dress presser. In 1913, he joined the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, for which he became an organizer for Local 25 in 1916, and, later, for Italian Dressmakers Local 89; from 1934-1967, he was ILGWU vice-president. Antonini was founder of the Italian Chamber of Labor in 1913 and of the Anti-Fascist Alliance in 1922. He also was president of the Italian-American Labor Party (1936-1942), and editor of L'Operaia, the Italian language magazine sponsored by ILGWU Local 25.
The Antonini, Luigi collection is available for public research.
The Antonini, Luigi collection is the physical property of the Immigration History Reseach Center, University of Minnesota.
For further information regrading the copyright, please contact the IHRC.
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The Antonini, Luigi Papers, Italian American Collection, Immigration History Research Center, University of Minnesota
| Labor unions--Periodicals. | |
| Labor leaders. | |
| Italian Americans--New York (State)--New York. | |
| Anti-fascist movements--United States. | |
| Socialists. |