This collection documents Dr. Corinne Gilb's work at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) in her position as the first Director of the Regional Cultural (Oral) History Project, the forerunner of the Regional Oral History Office (ROHO). The collection documents early methodology for conducting oral histories and includes interviews, conducted for the Institute of Industrial Relations at UC Berkeley, of union members, employers, and professionals in the labor relations field. The histories describe the daily work of typographers, teamsters, and retail clerks from the early 1900s to the 1950s, and provide a history of San Francisco Bay Area labor relations during that period. Series 1 and 2 contain correspondence, notes, legal forms, reports, and financial documents that describe Gilb's work at UC Berkeley, in particular, the development of two oral history projects, an oral history manual, and the techniques necessary for conducting oral histories for historical research. Series 3, Interviews, comprises twenty-four completed interviews edited by Gilb for clarity and continuity, and by the interviewee for content. Many of the interviews are accompanied by an introduction, table of contents, appendix and index; others include correspondence, notes by the interviewer, lists of prepared questions, and news clippings and other supporting documentation. Drafts, partial interviews, and notes regarding potential interviews are also included in this series. Series 4, File Card Boxes, contains handwritten note cards created by Gilb. These file card boxes, divided by subject headings, contain interview questions, biographical information, contact information, and comments. Series 5, Research Materials and Working Papers, consists of research materials collected by Gilb on labor unions and other subjects such as education, communism, and nuclear disarmament. Also included in this series are copies and drafts of papers written by Gilb after she left the oral history program. The last series, Clippings, includes clippings from various newspapers spanning the years 1948 to 1970.