Personal Correspondence, ILWU files, 1970
Scope and Contents
George Morris to HRB, January 9, responds to December 29 letter from HRB (not in file); Bill Gettings (ILWU Regional Director, Northwest, retired) to Int’l Officers, January 12, suggests film library be started to record history of longshore operations; Revels Cayton to HRB, February 10, sends City Hall statement on struggle by residents of International Hotel; HRB to titled officers, March 24, calls meeting to discuss firing Sidney Roger; HRB to Sidney Roger, March 26, memo critical of contents of recent Dispatcher; HRB to Larrowe (draft), July 9, critical of ms. of book on HRB; Bill Gettings to Lou Goldblatt, September 13, describing problems in longshore division and members’ attack on int’l officers and coast committee; Bill Gettings to Jean Gundlach, October 15, list of nicknames of Seattle longshoremen; Newton Miyagi to HRB, December 30, apologizes for loss of temper at executive board meeting, expresses long pent-up anger from meetings with Int’l Officers; HRB handwritten, undated, daily record of his actions and who he saw in Hawaii.
Dates
- 1970
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Series: 2.30 Cubic Feet (5 legal document boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Bridges, Harry, 1901-1990 (Person)
- From the Collection: International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Labor Archives and Research Center Repository
San Francisco State University
J. Paul Leonard Library, Room 460
1630 Holloway Ave
San Francisco 94132-1722 USA
(415) 405-5549
specialcollections@sfsu.edu
