Fred Brusati oral history
Scope and Content of Collection
Sound recording of interview with electrician Fred Brusati conducted by Harvey Schwartz. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the building of the Golden Gate Bridge, the Labor Archives received a grant from the California Council for the Humanities to conduct interviews with nine bridge workers, two wives of bridge workers, and two nurses who cared for workers hurt on the job. In this interview Brusati discusses his early life, his professional work as an electrician in Marin County, his union membership, and his work on the Golden Gate Bridge from 1934 to 1937. He also provides several detailed descrtiptions of bridge work, including wire dewaxing, cable spinning, wire running, and safety equipment use.
Dates
- 1987 April 28
Creator
- Brusati, Fred (Person)
Access
Collection is open for research.
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Biography
Electrician Fred Brusati worked on the Golden Gate Bridge from 1934 to 1937.
Extent
2 Cassettes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Sound recording of interview with electrician Fred Brusati conducted by Harvey Schwartz.
Acquisition Information
Oral history conducted by Harvey Schwartz, 1987
Creator
- Brusati, Fred (Person)
- Schwartz, Harvey (Person)
- Title
- Fred Brusati Oral History
- Author
- Finding aid created by Marissa Friedman
- Date
- 2020
- 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
J. Paul Leonard Library, Room 460
1630 Holloway Ave
San Francisco 94132-1722 USA
(415) 405-5571
larc@sfsu.edu