Zone du titre et de la mention de responsabilité
Title proper
Dénomination générale des documents
- Document textuel
- Document graphique
Parallel title
Other title information
Title statements of responsibility
Notes du titre
Niveau de description
Cote
Zone de l'édition
Edition statement
Edition statement of responsibility
Zone des précisions relatives à la catégorie de documents
Statement of scale (cartographic)
Statement of projection (cartographic)
Statement of coordinates (cartographic)
Statement of scale (architectural)
Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
Zone des dates de production
Date(s)
-
1931-[198-] (Production)
- Producteur
- Simon, Harry
-
1931-[198-] (Accumulation)
- Accumulator
- Simon, Harry
Zone de description matérielle
Physical description
25 cm of textual records. -- 17 photographs (6 negatives)
Zone de la collection
Title proper of publisher's series
Parallel titles of publisher's series
Other title information of publisher's series
Statement of responsibility relating to publisher's series
Numbering within publisher's series
Note on publisher's series
Zone de la description archivistique
Nom du producteur
Notice biographique
Harry Simon (1909-1993) was born in Russia on 15 July 1909 and immigrated to Canada with his parents and two younger brothers in 1923. In 1930, he married Eva Millman and together they had two sons, Morris and Norman. Simon was involved in a number of labour unions and organizations during his lifetime, namely the Fur Workers' Union, the AFL-CIO, the Canadian Labour Congress and the Labour Zionist Movement.
In 1926, at the age of 17, Simon left his schooling in Toronto and went to work in a fur factory. He joined the International Fur Workers' Union and at the age of 20, Simon held the distinction of being the youngest business agent elected to a union in Canada. He joined the Canadian Commonwealth Federation (CCF) in 1933 and ran as a political candidate in the 1937 provincial election for the St. Andrew riding in Toronto.
Simon also served as the Canadian representative for the American Federation of Labour from 1944 to 1956. In 1956, he was appointed to the Canadian Labour Congress, becoming the CLC's Ontario regional director of organization until his retirement in 1974. Simon also held the position of national chairman of the Jewish Labour Committee of Canada and as president of the Labour Zionist Movement of Canada. He was also a member of the national executive of the Canadian Jewish Congress.
After his retirement Simon often spoke about labour issues at various functions and events when requested. He died on 22 December 1993 at the age of 84.
Historique de la conservation
Portée et contenu
This fonds consists of the records related to the professional career of Harry Simon. This includes meeting minutes, general correspondence, speeches, posters, flyers, booklets, programmes and photographs. The bulk of the material is in the form of correspondence sent to or from Harry Simon. There is also a small amount of biographical material and a number of photographs, which have been described at the item level.
Zone des notes
État de conservation
Source immédiate d'acquisition
Arrangement
The files were originally arranged by Harry Simon according to organization. This original order has been maintained by the archivist.
Language of material
- anglais
- hébreu
- yiddish
Script of material
Location of originals
Availability of other formats
Restrictions on access
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Finding aids
Associated materials
Accruals
Conservation
Some photographs require conservation work.