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Schwartz, Harvey

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Red Alexander oral history

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Identifier: larc-oh-alexander
Abstract

Sound recording of interview with Robert "Red" Alexander conducted by Harvey Schwartz. Describes boat building in military, World War II; master boat builder for Pacific Dry Dock/Crowley Maritime in East Bay, 1950-1979; traces great changes in shipbuilding over time; master model ship builder whose replicas are widely known in maritime circles.

Dates: 1997 March 12

John Sanchez oral history

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Identifier: larc-oh-sanchez
Abstract

Sound recording of interview with John Sanchez conducted by Harvey Schwartz. Former agricultural worker; recalls killing of unionists by growers in Pixley, California, during 1933 Central Valley cotton strike; describes harsh living and working conditions of Central Valley’s Mexican American cotton pickers, 1930s, and impact of mechanization, 1938-1941.

Dates: 1998 March 31

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Agricultural laborers -- California -- San Joachin Valley. 1
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Migrant labor -- California -- San Joachin Valley. 1
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