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Fred Brusati oral history

 Item
Identifier: larc-oh-brusati

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

Access

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

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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

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

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