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TitleNational cooperative organizations list

Date Created1930-1939

DescriptionThe federal government created Jersey Homesteads as part of a New Deal initiative. It was unique because it was the only community planned as an agro-industrial cooperative that included a farm,...

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TitleRoosevelt Oral History Committee Interview with Leo Libove

Date Created1980

DescriptionJersey Homesteads (later Roosevelt) was established in the 1930s as an agro-industrial cooperative community. It was established specifically for urban, Jewish garment workers, many of whom had...

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TitleFolding brochure entitled 'Co-op Garments for Central Pennsylvania' for 'Co-op Review' readers

Date Created1936-1937

DescriptionThe federal government created Jersey homesteads as part of a New Deal initiative. It was unique because it was the only community planned as an agro-industrial cooperative that included a farm,...

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TitleLetter of concern from Boris Drasin, President of the Jersey Homesteads Industrial Cooperative Association

AuthorDrasin, Boris

Date Created1939

DescriptionJersey Homesteads (later renamed the Borough of Roosevelt) was established in the 1930s as an agro-industrial cooperative community. It was established specifically for urban Jewish garment workers,...

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Title'Clothing schedule' - listing of costs to prepare one suit

Date Created1936-1937

DescriptionThe federal government created Jersey Homesteads (later Roosevelt) as part of a New Deal initiative. It was unique because it was the only community planned as an agro-industrial cooperative that...

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TitleLetter from the women representatives of Jersey Homesteads' co-operative clothing factory to Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Date Created1940

DescriptionJersey Homesteads (later Roosevelt) was established in the 1930s as an agro-industrial cooperative community. It was established specifically for urban, Jewish garment workers, many of whom had...

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TitlePress Release titled "Department of the Interior Memorandum for the Press"

Date Created1933

DescriptionJersey Homesteads (later Roosevelt) was established in the 1930s as an agro-industrial cooperative community. It was established specifically for urban, Jewish garment workers, many of whom had...

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TitleLetter to Mr. Drazin, President of Jersey Homesteads, from Samuel Niznevitz, Chairman of the Wage Planning Committee

AuthorNisnevitz, Samuel

Date Created1938

DescriptionThe federal government created Jersey Homesteads as part of a New Deal initiative. It was unique because it was the only community planned as an agro-industrial cooperative that included a farm, a...

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TitleEvent program: Class of 1941 Commencement Exercises of Jersey Public School

Date Created1941

DescriptionJersey Homesteads (later the Borough of Roosevelt) was established in the 1930s as an agro-industrial cooperative community. It was established specifically for urban, Jewish garment workers, many of...

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Title'Workers' Aim Song' song lyrics

Date Created1935

DescriptionJersey Homesteads (later Roosevelt) was established in the 1930s as an agro-industrial cooperative community. It was established specifically for urban, Jewish garment workers, many of whom had...