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Stanley Lathen oral history

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Identifier: larc-oh-lathen
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Sound recording of interview with Stanley Lathen conducted by Harvey Schwartz. Central figure in labor movement of Vallejo, California, World War II until retirement, 1968; organizer for Vallejo Plasterers Union, early 1930s to 1941; in 1941 revitalized Retail Store Employees Union Local 373 of Solano and Napa counties; led Local 373 for twenty-seven years; greatly expanded local's membership and influence while taking central role in civic affairs and Democratic Party politics.

Dates: 1997 May 16

Tom Nicolopulos oral history

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Identifier: larc-oh-nicolopulos
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Sound recording of interview with Tom Nicolopulos conducted by Adah Bakalinsky. Employee, State Conciliation Service, 1948-1976; describes a variety of San Francisco strikes, including Machinists Union Local 68 in 1946, asparagus pickers in 1947-1948, and nurses and farmworkers in 1966; reflects on California Governor Reagan’s administration, the effects of the Wagner Act, and his impressions of a variety of local labor leaders.

Dates: 1989 March 17-23

Leon Olson oral history

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Identifier: larc-oh-olson
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Sound recording of interview with Leon Olson conducted by Adah Bakalinsky. Describes the anti-Hearst newspaper strike of 1968; San Rafael Independent Journal strike, ca. 1970s; the shrinking number of newspapers, 1970s-1980s; and the impact of new technologies on the Typographers Union.

Dates: 1992 August 31-December 1

Paul Pinsky Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) California Council Pamphlet collection

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Identifier: larc-pam-0001
Scope and Contents The Pinsky Pamphlet Collection contains printed material such as pamphlets, booklets and convention proceedings published by the CIO and affiliated unions including the United Automobile, Aircraft and Agricultural Implement Workers of America; United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers of America; International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union; Marine Cooks' and Stewards' Association of the Pacific Coast; and International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers primarily during the...
Dates: 1936-1964

Paul Pinsky oral history

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Identifier: larc-oh-pinsky
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Sound recording of interview with Paul Pinsky conducted by Harvey Schwartz. Recalls U.C. Berkeley; labor organizing, 1930s; discusses career as Research Director, California CIO Council, late 1930s-late 1940s; represented International Fishermen & Allied Workers of America (IFAWA) and Marine Cooks and Stewards (MCS) at their CIO purge trials, 1950; consultant to ILWU specializing in employee benefit and union insurance plans; searching comments on ILWU leadership.

Dates: 1995 October 24-25

Avelino Ramos oral history

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Identifier: larc-oh-ramos
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Sound recording of interview with Avelino "Abba" Ramos conducted by Harvey Schwartz. Describes youth in Hawaii as son of Filipino sugar worker, coming of ILWU to Islands in 1940s, CIO organizing work in Hawaii, and career in California with Local 6, ILWU, 1962-1997, including rich exploration of the closing of the Colgate plant, East Bay, 1981; interview formed basis for an oral history article that appeared in the ILWU newspaper The Dispatcher, May 1996.

Dates: 1996 May 9

Dave Reed oral history

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Identifier: larc-oh-reed
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Sound recording of interview with Dave Reed conducted by Harvey Schwartz. Remembers boxing days, early 1930s; longshore work, 1933; witnessing S.F. police shooting workers during 1934 strike, being arrested for own union activity in 1934, meeting Henry Schmidt, Local 10 pioneer, and Harry Lundeberg, SUP leader; SUP schooner sailor, World War II; and Relief Business Agent, Local 10, ILWU, 1960.

Dates: 1995 April 18

Tim Sampson oral history

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Identifier: larc-oh-sampson
Abstract Sound recording of interview with Tim Sampson conducted by Harvey Schwartz. Describes posts with Avalon-Carver Community Center, Los Angeles; Center for Community Development, Fresno; and National Welfare Rights Organization (NWRO), Washington, D.C.; Administrative Director, NWRO, 1967-1970; analyzes techniques of successful community organizing; recalls Cesar Chavez, Saul Alinsky, and George A. Wiley; hired at SFSU, 1970; President California Faculty Association at San Francisco State...
Dates: 1998 August 19

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

Don Watson oral history

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Identifier: larc-oh-watson
Abstract Sound recording of interview with Don Watson conducted by Harvey Schwartz. Reviews work-life and activism in Marine Cooks and Stewards, CIO, late 1940s-early 1950s; and in ILWU, 1955-1993; remembers waterfront screening, McCarthy period; recalls Jimmy Herman and racial integration of Local 34, early 1960s; led ILWU efforts to aid California farm workers' union movement, 1960s-1970s; Secretary-Treasurer, Northern California District Council, ILWU, 1982-1993; co-founded Bay Area Labor History...
Dates: 1994 March 11-April 21

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Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.) 2
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International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union. Local 6 (San Francisco, Calif.) 2
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Andy, Stern 1
Bridges, Harry, 1901-1990 1
Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators, and Paperhangers of America 1
Caldwell, Lillian 1
Caldwell, Malcolm 1
California Faculty Association 1
California Federation for Civic Unity 1
California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO 1
California Nurses Association 1
Comacho, Peter 1
Data Center. (Oakland, Calif.) 1
Early, Steve 1
Evenson, Morris R. 1
Federación de Maestros de Puerto Rico 1
Federal Theatre Project (Los Angeles, Calif.) 1
Federation of Architects, Engineers, Chemists, and Technicians 1
Glass, Fred 1
Goldberger, Jack 1
Independent Progressive Party 1
International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades 1
International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America. Local 85 (San Francisco, Calif.) 1
International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America. Local 921 (San Francisco, Calif.) 1
International Fishermen and Allied Workers of America 1
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union. Local 10 (San Francisco, Calif.) 1
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union. Northern California District Council. 1
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades 1
Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee 1
Kagel, Sam. 1
Lathen, Stanley 1
Lerner, Stephen 1
National Union of Healthcare Workers 1
Nicolopolus, Tom 1
Oil Workers International Union 1
Olson, Leon 1
Progressive Labor Party. Bay Area Committee (San Francisco, Calif.) 1
Regan, Dave 1
Rosselli, Sal 1
Sailors' Union of the Pacific 1
Sampson, Timothy J. 1
San Francisco State University. Labor Archives and Research Center 1
Selvin, David F. 1
Service Employees International Union 1
Union WAGE (Organization) 1
United Healthcare Workers-West 1
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers 1
Utility Workers Organizing Committee 1
Waitresses, Cashiers, Checkers, Cafeteria, Fountain, and Dairy Girls' Union. Local No. 48 (Los Angeles, Calif.) 1
Watson, Don 1
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