B. Jacob Potofsky. Assistant President and Secretary-Treasurer's correspondence, 1930-1946.

Correspondence documenting Jacob Potofsky's activities while serving in several capacities for the ACWA, including assistan president and assistant general secretary-treasurer. This correspondence mainly concerns union organizing, various locals and joint boards of the ACWA, relations with garment manufacturers, and relations with other labor organizations in the U.S. and abroad. The bulk of the correspondence dates from the 1930s; consequently, materials on topics such as relief for unemployed workers from charitable organizations and labor-led anti-fascist activities are also represented. Other topics covered include: worker education; consumer organizations; government agencies (in particular the NRA); and politicians, political organizations, and political campaigns.