John Sanchez oral history
Scope and Contents
Sound recording of interview with John Sanchez conducted by Harvey Schwartz. Former agricultural worker; recalls killing of unionists by growers in Pixley, California, during 1933 Central Valley cotton strike; describes harsh living and working conditions of Central Valley’s Mexican American cotton pickers, 1930s, and impact of mechanization, 1938-1941.
Dates
- 1998 March 31
Creator
- Sanchez, John (Person)
Access
Collection is open for research.
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Biography
Former agricultural worker in the Central Valley of California; employed as Richmond shipyard worker, World War II, then union molder, and finally International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers member with PG&E.
Extent
2 audio cassettes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Sound recording of interview with John Sanchez conducted by Harvey Schwartz. Former agricultural worker; recalls killing of unionists by growers in Pixley, California, during 1933 Central Valley cotton strike; describes harsh living and working conditions of Central Valley’s Mexican American cotton pickers, 1930s, and impact of mechanization, 1938-1941.
Additional collection guides
Acquisition
Interview conducted by Harvey Schwartz, 1998.
- Agricultural laborers -- California -- San Joachin Valley.
- Agricultural laborers -- California.
- Audiocassettes.
- Migrant labor -- California -- San Joachin Valley.
- Migrant labor -- California.
- Oral histories.
- Schwartz, Harvey
- Strikes and lockouts -- Agricultural laborers -- California
- World War, 1939-1945 -- California.
Creator
- Sanchez, John (Person)
- Title
- John Sanchez Oral History
- 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
San Francisco State University
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1630 Holloway Ave
San Francisco 94132-1722 USA
(415) 405-5571
larc@sfsu.edu