Schwartz, Harvey
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Red Alexander oral history
Item
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
David Selvin oral history
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Identifier: larc-oh-selvin
Abstract
Sound recording of interview with David Selvin conducted by Harvey Schwartz. Selvin's parents immigrated from Russia to Tooele, Utah in 1909, drawn by family ties to the Jewish agricultural community which had settled in the central part of that state. Selvin's father maintained a store in predominately Mormon township of Tooele and also served as a senator in the Utah state legislature. David moved to California to attend college, receiving his undergraduate degree in Commerce and Master's...
Dates:
2000 September 7
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- Migrant labor -- California -- San Joachin Valley. 1
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- Shipbuilding -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area -- History. 1
- Shipbuilding industry--Employees--Labor unions--California. 1
- Shipwrights--California--San Francisco Bay Area--Interviews. 1
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