Shipwrights, Joiners and Boat Builders. Local 1149 (San Francisco and Oakland, Calif.)
Organization
Found in 2 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
Shipwrights, Joiners and Boatbuilders Local 1149 records
Collection
Identifier: larc-ms-0094
Abstract
Largely consists of textual records, primarily minutes and office correspondence of Shipwrights Local 1149. Also included are union/employer agreements, conference summaries, books on shipbuilding in WWII, dues books and one waterfront pass, as well as minutes, correspondence, agreements, conference summaries, records of predecessor organizations and of the Pacific Coast Committee of Marine Carpenters. The records date primarily from around 1937 to 1985, with the period between 1939-1946...
Dates:
1869-1985; Majority of material found within 1940-1970