Part Of

Men's Clothing Manufacturers' Association of Ontario fonds

Level

Fonds

Fonds

31

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

sound recording

Date

1919-1988

Physical Description

3.15 m of textual records

459 photographs

1 audiocasette

Admin History/Bio

The Men's Clothing Manufacturers' Association of Ontario (MCMAO) was formed and incorporated in 1919 under the name of the Associated Clothing Manufacturers. The Association's primary mandate was the representation of its membership in negotiations with the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America and later, the Toronto Joint Board of the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union. The MCMAO membership was comprised of the manufacturing firms of men's clothing in Toronto and Hamilton and inlcuded companies such as Tip Top Tailors, Empire Clothing and Shiffer-Hillman among others. The Association was also involved in furthering the interests of the clothing industry in Ontario and with all matters pertaining to the clothing business in which the Association's membership was interested. The MCMAO was a represented member of the Apparel Manufacturers' Associatoin of Ontario and the Apparel Manufacturers' Council of Canada. The MCMAO ceased operation around 1989.

Custodial History

There is no information on the acquisition of these records. They came into the Archives in the early 1990s but the original source from the Association is unknown. The records were stored at the OJA's offsite storage location until 2008, when they were transferred to the OJA vault for processing.

Scope and Content

Fonds consists of records documenting the Association’s role in negotiations with the employee’s union on behalf of their membership, as well as their work in lobbying senior levels of government on such matters as labour relations, tariffs and taxes, and other issues related to the production of men’s and boys’ garments. The records include legal documents; executive and committee meeting minutes; financial records; arbitration, mediation and negotiation reports and correspondence; collective agreements; labour statistics; general correspondence files; parliamentary briefs, submissions and reports; and seminar photographs. There are also files related to specific bodies that the Association collaborated or corresponded with, such as the Toronto Club of Clothing Designers. Of particular interest are the files of the Overseas Garment Workers Commission, which documents the Associations' role in helping bring over Jewish refugees and other Displaced Persons as tailors and garment workers.

The fonds has been divided into twelve series: Legal; Board of Directors meeting minutes and agendas; Executive Committee / Executive Board meeting minutes and agendas; Annual and general meeting minutes and agendas; Negotiations Committee; Finance Committee; Public Relations Committee; Labour Relations Committee; Other committee meeting minutes and agendas; General correspondence; Parliamentary briefs, submissions, reports and correspondence; and Seminars.

Name Access

Men's Clothing Manufacturers' Association of Ontario

Subjects

Clothing trade

Access Restriction

Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing some of the records.

Related Material

Queen’s University Archives holds records of the MCMAO dating from 1920 to 1969. These records appear to have originated from the same source and at one point the collection had been split in two. The fonds at Queen’s is complementary to the OJA’s fonds and together, the two fonds provide a complete picture of the MCMAO and its work.

Library and Archives Canada holds the records of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America fonds.

Creator

Men's Clothing Manufacturer's Association of Ontario (1919-1989)

Accession Number

2008-12-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Men's Clothing Manufacturers' Association of Ontario fonds

Negotiations Committee series

Level

Series

Fonds

31

Series

5

Material Format

textual record

Date

1919-1987

Physical Description

83 cm of textual records

Scope and Content

This series consists of records related to the activities of the Negotiations Committee. Included are the committee's meeting minutes and agendas, records of the negotiation proceedings, conciliation and arbitration hearings, Impartial Chairman's reports and correspondence, as well as collective agreements.

Access Restriction

Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing some of the records.

Accession Number

2008-12-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Men's Clothing Manufacturers' Association of Ontario fonds

Finance Committee series

Level

Series

Fonds

31

Series

6

Material Format

textual record

Date

[ca. 1933]-1984

Physical Description

27 cm of textual records

Scope and Content

This series consists of the records of the Finance Committee. Included are the committee's meeting minutes and agendas, membership dues assessments, financial statements, and information on market and piece-work rates and consumer price index statistics.

Accession Number

2008-12-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Men's Clothing Manufacturers' Association of Ontario fonds

General correspondence series

Level

Series

Fonds

31

Series

10

Material Format

textual record

Date

1922-1987

Physical Description

77 cm of textual records

Scope and Content

This series consists of the general correspondence files created by the MCMAO's executive director. The records consist of correspondence to other committee members, manufacturers, the general membership, as well as other men's clothing associations.

Accession Number

2008-12-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Men's Clothing Manufacturers' Association of Ontario fonds

Parliamentary briefs, submissions, reports and correspondence series

Level

Series

Fonds

31

Series

11

Material Format

textual record

Date

1954-1988

Physical Description

20 cm of textual records

Scope and Content

This series consists of the records documenting the MCMAO's work in lobbying the federal government on issues related to the men's clothing industry. Included are parliamentary submissions on behalf of associations of which the MCMAO was a member, such as the Apparel Manufacturers Association of Ontario and the Canadian Apparel Manufacturers Council.

Accession Number

2008-12-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Men's Clothing Manufacturers' Association of Ontario fonds

Parliamentary briefs, submissions, reports and correspondence series

Level

File

Fonds

31

Series

11

File

3

Material Format

textual record

Date

1980

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Accession Number

2008-12-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Men's Clothing Manufacturers' Association of Ontario fonds

Parliamentary briefs, submissions, reports and correspondence series

Level

File

Fonds

31

Series

11

File

6

Material Format

textual record

Date

1980

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Accession Number

2008-12-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Men's Clothing Manufacturers' Association of Ontario fonds

Parliamentary briefs, submissions, reports and correspondence series

Level

File

Fonds

31

Series

11

File

12

Material Format

textual record

Date

1982

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Accession Number

2008-12-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Men's Clothing Manufacturers' Association of Ontario fonds

Level

File

Fonds

31

File

8

Material Format

textual record

Date

1985

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Admin History/Bio

Sam Fax was the manager of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers' Union of America.

Accession Number

2008-12-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Men's Clothing Manufacturers' Association of Ontario fonds

Negotiations Committee series

Level

File

Fonds

31

Series

5

File

27

Material Format

textual record

Date

1980-1981

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Access Restriction

Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing the records.

Accession Number

2008-12-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Men's Clothing Manufacturers' Association of Ontario fonds

Negotiations Committee series

Level

File

Fonds

31

Series

5

File

28

Material Format

textual record

Date

1983

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Access Restriction

Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing the records.

Accession Number

2008-12-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Men's Clothing Manufacturers' Association of Ontario fonds

Negotiations Committee series

Level

File

Fonds

31

Series

5

File

29

Material Format

textual record

Date

1984-1985

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Access Restriction

Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing the records.

Accession Number

2008-12-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Men's Clothing Manufacturers' Association of Ontario fonds

Negotiations Committee series

Level

File

Fonds

31

Series

5

File

30

Material Format

textual record

Date

1986-1987

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Access Restriction

Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing the records.

Accession Number

2008-12-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Men's Clothing Manufacturers' Association of Ontario fonds

Negotiations Committee series

Level

File

Fonds

31

Series

5

File

37

Material Format

textual record

Date

1979-1980

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Access Restriction

Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing the records.

Accession Number

2008-12-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Men's Clothing Manufacturers' Association of Ontario fonds

Negotiations Committee series

Level

File

Fonds

31

Series

5

File

46

Material Format

textual record

Date

1980, 1987

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Access Restriction

Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing the records.

Accession Number

2008-12-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Men's Clothing Manufacturers' Association of Ontario fonds

Negotiations Committee series

Level

File

Fonds

31

Series

5

File

56

Material Format

textual record

Date

1978-1983

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Access Restriction

Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing the records.

Accession Number

2008-12-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Men's Clothing Manufacturers' Association of Ontario fonds

Negotiations Committee series

Level

File

Fonds

31

Series

5

File

57

Material Format

textual record

Date

1983-1986

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Access Restriction

Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing the records.

Accession Number

2008-12-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Men's Clothing Manufacturers' Association of Ontario fonds

Finance Committee series

Level

File

Fonds

31

Series

6

File

18

Material Format

textual record

Date

1980-1981

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Accession Number

2008-12-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Men's Clothing Manufacturers' Association of Ontario fonds

Finance Committee series

Level

File

Fonds

31

Series

6

File

19

Material Format

textual record

Date

1981-1982

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Accession Number

2008-12-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Men's Clothing Manufacturers' Association of Ontario fonds

Finance Committee series

Level

File

Fonds

31

Series

6

File

20

Material Format

textual record

Date

1982-1983

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Accession Number

2008-12-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Men's Clothing Manufacturers' Association of Ontario fonds

Finance Committee series

Level

File

Fonds

31

Series

6

File

21

Material Format

textual record

Date

1983-1984

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Accession Number

2008-12-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Men's Clothing Manufacturers' Association of Ontario fonds

Finance Committee series

Level

File

Fonds

31

Series

6

File

31

Material Format

textual record

Date

1978-1980

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records (1 vol.)

Accession Number

2008-12-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Men's Clothing Manufacturers' Association of Ontario fonds

General correspondence series

Level

File

Fonds

31

Series

10

File

12

Material Format

textual record

Date

1979-1980

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Accession Number

2008-12-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Men's Clothing Manufacturers' Association of Ontario fonds

General correspondence series

Level

File

Fonds

31

Series

10

File

13

Material Format

textual record

Date

1980

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Accession Number

2008-12-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Men's Clothing Manufacturers' Association of Ontario fonds

General correspondence series

Level

File

Fonds

31

Series

10

File

14

Material Format

textual record

Date

1980

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Accession Number

2008-12-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Men's Clothing Manufacturers' Association of Ontario fonds

General correspondence series

Level

File

Fonds

31

Series

10

File

15

Material Format

textual record

Date

1981

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Accession Number

2008-12-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Men's Clothing Manufacturers' Association of Ontario fonds

General correspondence series

Level

File

Fonds

31

Series

10

File

16

Material Format

textual record

Date

1981

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Accession Number

2008-12-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Men's Clothing Manufacturers' Association of Ontario fonds

General correspondence series

Level

File

Fonds

31

Series

10

File

17

Material Format

textual record

Date

1982

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Accession Number

2008-12-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Men's Clothing Manufacturers' Association of Ontario fonds

General correspondence series

Level

File

Fonds

31

Series

10

File

18

Material Format

textual record

Date

1983

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Accession Number

2008-12-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Men's Clothing Manufacturers' Association of Ontario fonds

General correspondence series

Level

File

Fonds

31

Series

10

File

19

Material Format

textual record

Date

1984

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Accession Number

2008-12-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Men's Clothing Manufacturers' Association of Ontario fonds

General correspondence series

Level

File

Fonds

31

Series

10

File

20

Material Format

textual record

Date

1985

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Accession Number

2008-12-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Men's Clothing Manufacturers' Association of Ontario fonds

General correspondence series

Level

File

Fonds

31

Series

10

File

21

Material Format

textual record

Date

1986

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Accession Number

2008-12-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Men's Clothing Manufacturers' Association of Ontario fonds

General correspondence series

Level

File

Fonds

31

Series

10

File

22

Material Format

textual record

Date

1986-1987

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Accession Number

2008-12-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Men's Clothing Manufacturers' Association of Ontario fonds

General correspondence series

Level

File

Fonds

31

Series

10

File

23

Material Format

textual record

Date

1987

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Accession Number

2008-12-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Men's Clothing Manufacturers' Association of Ontario fonds

Level

File

Fonds

31

File

6

Material Format

textual record

Date

1979-1982

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Accession Number

2008-12-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Men's Clothing Manufacturers' Association of Ontario fonds

Parliamentary briefs, submissions, reports and correspondence series

Level

File

Fonds

31

Series

11

File

4

Material Format

textual record

Date

1986-1988

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Accession Number

2008-12-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Protest activities sub-series

Level

Sub-series

Fonds

17

Series

3-5

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Date

1967-1988

Physical Description

70 cm of textual records

1238 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller

Admin History/Bio

Activities undertaken by the Committee for Soviet Jewry in Ontario and its affiliated partner organizations included political lobbying, telephone and letter-writing campaigns, product boycotting, symposiums, public rallies, petitions, marches and demonstrations. Among the highest profile activities were the annual Simcha Torah rallies in October and the annual commemorations of the execution of twenty-four Soviet Jewish writers and intellectuals, which had occurred on August 12, 1952 at Moscow's Liubianka prison. As well as organizing public protest activities, the Committee for Soviet Jewry established, in the 1980s, the Ida Nudel Humanitarian Award which emphasized the humanitarian work of a number of prominent Canadian women. Other non-protest activities included bar/ bat mitzvah twinning, family and prisoner sponsorships, and holiday greetings, all programmes that tied the daily lives of Soviet Jews to their Canadian counterparts.

Scope and Content

Sub-series consists of records documenting the wide range of above-listed protest activities in which the CJC and various affiliated organizations participated. The files include numerous photographs of mass rallies and group demonstrations, planning notes, correspondence, event notices and other promotional materials.

Subjects

Demonstrations

Arrangement

Records of protest activities in this sub-series have been organized chronologically and by event. Indicated date ranges at the file level are of the documents themselves and are not necessarily indicative of the dates of specific events, such as rallies or marches, though such dates are noted in the file description where known.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Protest activities sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

3-5

File

13

Material Format

textual record

Date

1971-1981

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File includes a representative sample of greeting cards and protest postcards that were typically sent to Soviet Jewish families for major holidays.

Repro Restriction

Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.

Source

Archival Descriptions

• 
• 

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Protest activities sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

3-5

File

57

Material Format

textual record

Date

1975-1986

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains guide booklets, correspondence, fact sheets and news releases regarding the Committee for Soviet Jewry's sponsorship programme.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Protest activities sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

3-5

File

83

Material Format

textual record

Date

[ca. 1977]-[ca. 1981]

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of blank greeting cards and mixed language holiday cards sent to Jewish families and prisoners in the U.S.S.R., often illustrated with designs by children.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Protest activities sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

3-5

File

94

Material Format

textual record

Date

1979-1980

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains correspondence from the Winnipeg branch of the Canadian Committee for Soviet Jewry, both copies and originals, as well as some correspondence between Winnipeg and Toronto members.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Protest activities sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

3-5

File

95

Material Format

textual record

Date

Jan. 1980-May 1980

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Protest activities sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

3-5

File

96

Material Format

textual record

Date

May 1980-July 1980

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains news releases, clippings and programmes related to the third annual summer vigil held on 11 and 12 June 1980 at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto.

Places

Nathan Phillips Square (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Protest activities sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

3-5

File

97

Material Format

textual record

Date

June 1980-Aug. 1980

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains correspondence, news releases, fact sheets and programmes concerning the annual commemoration held on 13 Aug. 1980.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Protest activities sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

3-5

File

98

Item

1-3

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Date

Sept. 1980-Oct. 1980

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

3 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller

Scope and Content

File contains programmes, notices, and photographs of the event held 5 October 1980 at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto.

Notes

Photographer unknown.

Subjects

Simhat Torah

Repro Restriction

Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Nathan Phillips Square (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

• 
• 

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Protest activities sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

3-5

File

99

Material Format

textual record

Date

Oct. 1980-Dec. 1980

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains correspondence, news releases, fact sheets and programme details concerning a conference organized by the Ontario region of the Canadian Committee for Soviet Jewry held on 6 and 7 Dec. 1980 in Toronto.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Protest activities sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

3-5

File

100

Material Format

textual record

Date

Nov. 1980

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains correspondence concerning the card campaign to raise awareness about refusnik Ida Nudel.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Protest activities sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

3-5

File

101

Material Format

textual record

Date

1980

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains correspondence and news clippings concerning the activities of the Vancouver affiliates of the Committee for Soviet Jewry.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Protest activities sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

3-5

File

102

Material Format

textual record

Date

1980-1981

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains correspondence, programmes, and newspaper clippings concerning the inaugural award of the Scharansky Lectureship to Professor Irwin Cotler, 29 April 1980 at Beth Tikvah Synagogue in Toronto.

Name Access

Beth Tikvah Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Cotler, Irwin

Subjects

Awards

Repro Restriction

Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Protest activities sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

3-5

File

103

Material Format

textual record

Date

1980-1982

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains correspondence, notices and newspaper clippings concerning the activities of the council in relation to Soviet Jewry. The primary correspondent is the Chairman of the committee, Jeanette Goldman.

Source

Archival Descriptions