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Faith Craig Petric oral history

 Item
Identifier: larc-oh-petric

Scope and Contents

Sound recording of interview with Faith Craig Petric conducted by Estelle Freedman. Describes her social work with poor and migrant farm workers, 1930s and 1940s; her time as a ship fitter during World War II; her longtime affiliations with the I.W.W., the California State Employees Association, the San Francisco Folk Music Club, and the Freedom Song Network; her career as a folk singer; and her life as a single mother, feminist, and committed leftist.

Dates

  • 1993 March 7-June7

Creator

Access

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

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Biography

Activist and folk singer.

Extent

5 audio cassettes

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Sound recording of interview with Faith Craig Petric conducted by Estelle Freedman. Describes her social work with poor and migrant farm workers, 1930s and 1940s; her time as a ship fitter during World War II; her longtime affiliations with the I.W.W., the California State Employees Association, the San Francisco Folk Music Club, and the Freedom Song Network; her career as a folk singer; and her life as a single mother, feminist, and committed leftist.

Acquisition Information

Interview conducted by Estelle B. Freedman, 1993.

Title
Faith Craig Petric Oral History
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid created by Labor Archives and Research Center staff.
Date
2017
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in: English.

Repository Details

Part of the Labor Archives and Research Center Repository

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