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AFSCME Oral Histories

Collection

Identifier: LOH002240

Abstract Between 1975 and 1985, the Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs at Wayne State University and AFSCME undertook a cooperative oral history project to gather and preserve the memories of key persons who witnessed or played a major role in the development of AFSCME. Professor of History Philip Mason headed the project and interviewed several leading AFSCME members. Collection consists of audio recordings and transcripts of interviews with seven of AFSCME's important early figures: Gordon Chapman,...

Dates: 1976-06-13 - 1985-09-30

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Black Workers in the Labor Movement Oral Histories

Collection

Identifier: LOH002210

Abstract In late 1967, Herbert Hill, labor director for the NAACP, visited Wayne State University in Detroit to conduct oral histories with African American men and women on their experiences in the labor movement. Between 1967 and 1970, Hill, with local interviewers Roberta McBride, Jim Keeney, and Norman McRae, completed numerous interviews in Detroit. Hill also visited New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and Berkeley for several additional interviews to round out what would become known as the Blacks in...

Dates: 1967-1970

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Detroit Labor History Tours Oral Histories

Collection

Identifier: LOH001612

Abstract Detroit Labor History Tours was formed circa 1979-1980 as a non-profit endeavor organized by the Michigan chapter of Workers Education Local 189, with founding and early members Ron Alpern, Steve Babson, Dave Elsila, and John Revitte. In addition to their bus tours of Detroit focused on the city's labor history, the organization completed several educational projects and publications. Between 1981 and 1984, Detroit Labor History Tours staff and volunteers conducted an oral history project to...

Dates: 1980-02-09 - 1991-07-01; Majority of material found within 1980-07-01 - 1983-04-30

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Frank Cedervall Oral History

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Identifier: LOH002321

Abstract Labor historian Patrick Reagan interviewed IWW organizer and orator Frank Cedervall, who was the chief organizer for the Metal and Machinery Workers Industrial Union (MMWIU) and leader of its Cleveland Local 440, from the 1930s through the 1950s, with his brother, Tor. Collection consists of an interview recording. Cedervall discusses the idea, formation, and aims of the IWW, his hopes for the future of the radical labor movement, and to a lesser degree, his experiences with the IWW and MMWIU.

Dates: 1970 - 1979

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Gloria Johnson Oral History

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Identifier: LOH002326

Abstract In 1993, Dennis Deslippe interviewed International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers (IUE) staffer and Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) president and co-founder Gloria Johnson for his book,

Dates: 1993-06-08

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Irene Young Marinovich Oral History

Item — Box: Individual Oral Histories Box 2: G-M, Folder: 8

Identifier: LOH002328

Abstract In 1974, Susan Hartmann and Lucy Haessler interviewed Irene Young Marinovich, a veteran GM worker and local UAW leader at Detroit auto plants, including the General Motors Ternstedt Plant. Collection consists of the interview recording and transcript about the UAW and conditions for women workers in Detroit-area auto plants during the 1930s and 1940s.

Dates: 1974-03-09

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Irene Young Marinovich Oral History

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Identifier: LOH002329

Abstract William "Bill" Bryce and Elaine Crawford interviewed labor activist Irene Young Marinovich for Bryce's documentary on Marinovich's life and work in the UAW,

Dates: circa 1991

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Irving Bluestone Oral History

Item — Box: Individual Oral Histories Box 1: A-E, Folder: 5

Identifier: LOH002267

Abstract Sidney Kelman interviewed labor lawyer Irving Bluestone in 1975. Collection consists of interview recording and transcript covering his association with Walter Reuther, the Reuther Caucus, and issues confronting the UAW from the late 1930s through the 1940s.

Dates: 1975-05-01

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Jerry Tucker Oral History

Item — Box: Individual Oral Histories Box 4: Sm-T, Folder: 8-9

Identifier: LOH002259

Abstract Between March and June 2005, Mike Smith interviewed Jerry Tucker in a series of interviews. Tucker was a longtime union activist, former executive board member of the United Auto Workers International Union, and a founder of the UAW New Directions movement. He also spoke and wrote on labor issues. Collection consists of audio recordings for the entire interview and a partial, unedited transcript of the interview, covering the first five of the seven tapes. Tucker discusses topics such as his...

Dates: 2005-03-23 - 2005-03-24; 2005-06-17

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

John Herling Papers

Collection

Identifier: LP001259

Abstract John Herling was a prolific journalist, working for several publications and serving as White House correspondent and syndicated columnist specializing in labor affairs throughout the 1950s and 1960s. He owned "John Herling's Labor Letter," which he edited and published from 1947 to 1990, as well as authoring several books, including Strikes Under the New Deal, The Great Price Conspiracy, and ...

Dates: 1911 - 1991; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1979

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Mary McGough Oral History

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Identifier: LOH002222

Abstract In 1970, Dennis East and Donald Haynes of the Reuther Library and Jim Robinson of the St. Paul Federation of Teachers interviewed educator and labor leader Mary McGough, a founding member of the American Federation of Teachers local in St. Paul and co-organizer of the nation's first organized teachers' strike. Collection consists of an interview transcript. McGough discusses her background, career as an educator and administrator, and, especially, her labor involvement, including the St. Paul...

Dates: 1970-10-01

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Michigan Politics and Labor Oral Histories

Collection

Identifier: LOH000780

Abstract Between 1984 and 1995, labor attorney Tom Downs conducted oral history interviews with figures important to Michigan's political and labor history. Support for Downs' ongoing project was provided by the Reuther Library, the Michigan Political History Society, and others. Downs was also interviewed. Collection consists of either recordings and/or transcripts of 14 interviews. Participants discuss their backgrounds, entry into politics or the labor movement (or both), significant accomplishments...

Dates: 1984-04-13 - 1996-07-25

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Olga Madar Oral History

Item — Box: Individual Oral Histories Box 2: G-M, Folder: 7

Identifier: LOH002293

Abstract In 1994, professor of sociology Silke Roth interviewed UAW labor leader and women's and minority rights champion Olga Madar, who spearheaded the formation of the Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW). Collection consists of the interview transcript about the Coalition of Labor Union Women.

Dates: 1994-05-21

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Paul Silver Oral History

Item — Box: Individual Oral Histories Box 3: O-Si, Folder: 10

Identifier: LOH002308

Abstract Around or before 1977, Sidney Kelman interviewed labor organizer Paul Silver. Silver was active in the UAW, including serving as president of UAW Local 351 from 1946 to 1964 and an assignment to the International UAW staff. Collection consists of interview recording and transcript. Silver talks about his family background including his socialist upbringing and its importance to his later beliefs and actions, his organizing at Detroit Steel Products and elsewhere, founding and leadership of UAW...

Dates: circa 1977

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Percy Llewellyn Oral History

Item — Box: Individual Oral Histories Box 2: G-M, Folder: 6

Identifier: LOH002292

Abstract Percy Llewellyn, first president of United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 600, for the Ford Rouge River Plant, was interviewed by Reuther archivist Dennis East in 1971. Collection consists of the interview transcript. Llewellyn covers unionizing Ford Motor Company and the history of UAW Local 600 during the 1940s and 1950s. Appended is also an earlier interview by George Heliker on unionizing and union development at Ford.

Dates: 1971-01-19

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Ruth Milkman Papers

Collection

Identifier: LP002097

Abstract Ruth Milkman (1954-) is a professor of sociology at the CUNY Graduate Center and the academic director at the Joseph F. Murphy Institute for Worker Education and Labor Studies. Her professional focus is labor and labor movements, and she has published on a variety of topics revolving around work and organized labor in the United States. She received her B.A. from Brown University and her M.A. from the University of California, Berkley. Milkman’s early research focused on women workers during...

Dates: 1975 - 1994; Majority of material found within 1978 - 1991

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

SEIU District 925 Legacy Project Oral Histories

Collection

Identifier: LOH002073

Abstract The SEIU District 925 Legacy Project, conducted 2005-2007, aimed through a series of oral history interviews to chronicle the organization’s 20-year history (1981-2001) and provide insight into the relationship between the women’s movement and organized labor, during a time of great social and technological change. The project gathered interviews from women, and some men, involved in the founding and growth of District 925 and its efforts, with the association 9to5, National Association of...

Dates: 2005-01-25 - 2007-03-09

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Service Employees International Union Oral Histories

Collection

Identifier: LOH001882

Abstract The SEIU conducted an oral history program with officers and members, primarily between 1973 and 1988, with additions in 2002-2005. The collections consists of 31 interviews. Transcripts exist for all but the Andy Stern interview. Audio recordings exist for all but the following interviews: Cooper, Eliaser, Glenn (UCLA), Hannon, Levey (individual), Liebes, Neal, and Smiley. The Pat Ford interview conducted on Hi8 videotape. Interviewees discuss their entry into the labor movement and SEIU,...

Dates: 1951 - 2005; Majority of material found within 1973 - 2005

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Talking Union Oral Histories

Collection

Identifier: LOH001657

Abstract University of California sociology professors Maurice Zeitlin and Judith Stepan-Norris conducted oral history interviews for their book,

Dates: 1983 - 1986

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

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