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Nori Davis United Farm Workers of America (UFW) collection

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Identifier: larc-ms-0354
Abstract

Primarily leaflets in Spanish related to the United Farm Workers organizing and contract drives in the Imperial Valley (1977-1978). Subject topics include farm worker organizing (Arakelian, Jack Brothers, Inter-Harvest, Colace Bros., Signal Produce, Gourmet, Sun World/Abatti, C.A.O) The Plan of Delano, and the UFW's 1976 statewide Yes on Proposition 14 campaign. Most leaflets were written and designed by Nori and featured artwork by Alberto Escalante.

Dates: 1974 - 1977

Tho Do oral history

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Identifier: larc-oh-do
Abstract Sound recording of interview with UNITE HERE Local 2 Secretary-Treasurer Tho Do. This recording is part of an oral history project documenting the historic 2004 hotel strike and lock-out in San Francisco that lasted 53 days. The struggle pitted a largely immigrant workforce against multi-national corporations which was part of a larger nationally coordinated contract campaign. In her interview, Do, originally from Vietnam, discusses her duties as Secretary-Treasurer, the move towards...
Dates: 2009 March 1

Rafael Espinoza oral history

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Identifier: larc-oh-espinoza
Abstract

Sound recording of interview with former UNITE HERE Local 2 vice-president Rafael Espinoza, conducted by Gerson Rosales.

Dates: 2010 November 8

Feliz Fuentes oral history

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Identifier: larc-oh-fuentes
Abstract Sound recording of interview with UNITE HERE Local 2 member Feliz Fuentes conducted by Sarah Wilson. This recording is part of an oral history project documenting the historic 2004 hotel strike and lock-out in San Francisco that lasted 53 days. The struggle pitted a largely immigrant workforce against multi-national corporations which was part of a larger nationally coordinated contract campaign. Originally from Guatemala, Fuentes worked as a hiring hall coordinator for UNITE HERE Local 2....
Dates: 2009 March 5

Corinne Gilb collection

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Identifier: larc-ms-0065
Abstract This collection documents Dr. Corinne Gilb's work in her position as the first Director of the Regional Cultural History Project, the forerunner of the Regional Oral History Office (ROHO), at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley). 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...
Dates: 1951-1963

George Hardy papers

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Identifier: larc-ms-0078
Abstract Consists of a selection of George Hardy's papers, including personal files, correspondence, clippings, materials relating to the George Scalise case of the 1930s, a biography titled "So Much to be Done: George Hardy's Life in Organized Labor," and an oversized scrapbook from the Theater Janitors Strike in 1951. The bulk of the papers and records from George Hardy's term as President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) are held by the Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor and...
Dates: 1933-1985

Clyde L. Johnson collection

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Identifier: larc-ms-0135
Abstract Materials related to the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBCJA) at the national, California and local levels, including convention proceedings, bylaws, agreements, and pamphlets, collected in the course of Johnson's work as business agent for UBCJA's Local 550 Chapter in Oakland, California. While the majority of the collection reflects official documentation from UBCJA and California State Council of Carpenters, also present are publications from workers and players...
Dates: 1954-1983

Linda Knighton oral history

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Identifier: larc-oh-knighton
Abstract Sound recording of interview with UNITE HERE Local 2 member Linda Knighton conducted by Jessica Inouye. This recording is part of an oral history project documenting the historic 2004 hotel strike and lock-out in San Francisco that lasted 53 days. The struggle pitted a largely immigrant workforce against multi-national corporations which was part of a larger nationally coordinated contract campaign. Knighton worked as a banquet cook at the Omni Hotel. In her interview, she shares stories...
Dates: 2009 January 9

Gary Kozono oral history

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Identifier: larc-oh-kazono
Abstract Sound recording of interview with UNITE HERE Local 2 member Gary Kozono conducted by Bob Owen. This recording is part of an oral history project documenting the historic 2004 hotel strike and lock-out in San Francisco that lasted 53 days. The struggle pitted a largely immigrant workforce against multi-national corporations which was part of a larger nationally coordinated contract campaign. KaIn his interview, Kazono describes his experience of the 2004-2006 contact compaign, including his...
Dates: 2009 January 27

Annie Kuang oral history

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Identifier: larc-oh-kuang
Abstract Sound recording of interview conducted with UNITE HERE Local 2 employee Annie Kuang, conducted by Sarah Wilson. This recording is part of an oral history project documenting the historic 2004 hotel strike and lock-out in San Francisco that lasted 53 days. The struggle pitted a largely immigrant workforce against multi-national corporations which was part of a larger nationally coordinated contract campaign. Originally from Canton, China, Kuang worked in the housekeeping department at the...
Dates: 2009 March 5

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UNITE HERE. Local 2 (San Francisco, Calif.) 24
Datz-Greenberg, Corey 4
Owen, Bob 4
Shields, Bill 4
Mehta, Riddhi 3
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Owen, Jill 3
Service Employees International Union. Local 250 (San Francisco, Calif.) 3
Hardy, George 2
Huerta, Dolores, 1930- 2
Inouye, Jessica 2
International Brotherhood of Teamsters 2
Ross, Fred, Sr., 1910-1992. 2
United Farm Workers 2
Wilson, Sarah 2
AFL-CIO 1
AFSCME. Local 101 (San Jose, Calif.) 1
Alta Bates-Herrick Hospitals 1
Amalgamated Transit Union. Local 192 (Oakland, Calif.) 1
Associated Farmers (Organization) 1
Beatty, Ned 1
Bebbisse, Usha 1
Bohner, Ernest 1
California Working Group 1
Carleto, Alfredo 1
Casey, Mike 1
Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993. 1
Chen, Tina 1
Chown, Paul 1
City College of San Francisco. Labor Studies Department 1
Coleman, William Neal 1
Cortez, Antonia 1
Curia, Patricia 1
Cutter Biological 1
Dalzell, Tom 1
Do, Tho 1
Durst, Will 1
Espinoza, Rafael 1
Exotic Dancers Union 1
Firestein, Netsy 1
Fuentes, Feliz 1
Gilb, Corinne Lathrop, 1925- 1
Hartmire, Wayne C. 1
Havenner, Franck, R. 1
Hodge, Frederick Webb, 1864-1956 1
Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees International Union. Local 2 (San Francisco, Calif.) 1
Industrial Workers of the World 1
International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers 1
International Association of Bridge, Structural, and Ornamental Iron Workers. Local 509. (Los Angeles, Calif.) 1
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union 1
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union. Local 6 (San Francisco, Calif.) 1
International Typographical Union 1
International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America. Local 2103 (San Francisco, Calif.) 1
Johnson, Walter 1
Knighton, Linda 1
Kozono, Gary 1
Kuang, Annie 1
Labor Project for Working Families 1
Labriola, Kathy 1
Lapham, Roger D. (Roger Dearborn) 1
Lawson, Bob 1
Lusty Lady Theater (San Francisco, Calif.) 1
Mak, Ringo 1
Maritime Federation of the Pacific Coast 1
Medina, Baltazar 1
Medina, Delia 1
Melnikow, Henry P. 1
Miller, Rhian 1
Mooney, Tom 1
Munoz , Humberto 1
Murphy, Cathy 1
Neylan, John Francis, 1885-1960 1
O'Neill, Patrice 1
Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers International Union 1
Pacific Maritime Association 1
Patri, Giacomo 1
Powell, Lorraine 1
Retail Clerks International Union 1
Riggers' and Stevedores' Union. (San Francisco, Calif.) 1
Riorden, Lynn 1
Rosales, Gerson 1
Rush, Aurolyn 1
Salmeron, Leslie 1
Sampson, Timothy J. 1
Scott, Craig 1
Service Employees International Union. Local 1021 (Oakland, Calif.) 1
Service Employees International Union. Local 400 (San Francisco, Calif.) 1
Service Employees International Union. Local 535 1
Sierra Club 1
Sierra Employees Alliance 1
Taylor, Jim 1
Tejada-Flores, Rick 1
Tobriner, Mathew Oscar, 1904-1982 1
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. Pile Drivers, Bridge, Wharf and Dock Builders. Local Union no. 34 1
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America. Local 1412 (Oakland, Calif.) 1
United Healthcare Workers-West 1
University of California, Berkeley 1
University of California, Berkeley. Institute of Industrial Relations 1
Vail, Larry 1
Villanueva, Lorna 1
Weaver, Alan 1
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