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1972 Miners Strike Study
The study was created as an off-shoot of the SSRC project during the course of the 1972 miners' strike. The team set out to record the events as they were taking place, and what exists is an unique account of the feelings of the miners themselves during the strike, and also the aftermath.
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The study was created as an off-shoot of the SSRC project during the course of the 1972 miners' strike. The team set out to record the events as they were taking place, and what exists is an unique account of the feelings of the miners themselves during the strike, and also the aftermath.
Field of Study
Letters and Diaries
Content Type
Oral history, Interview
Publisher
University of Wales, Swansea. South Wales Miners' Library
Topic / Theme
Economics, Labor force
Subject
Economics, Labor force
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1984-85 Miners Strike Study
The study concentrates on the 1984-85 miners strike, giving unique first-hand accounts of events during and following the strike. The study mainly concentrates on the views of the mining industry - leaders and miners - regarding the outcome of the strike.
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The study concentrates on the 1984-85 miners strike, giving unique first-hand accounts of events during and following the strike. The study mainly concentrates on the views of the mining industry - leaders and miners - regarding the outcome of the strike.
Field of Study
Letters and Diaries
Content Type
Oral history, Interview
Publisher
University of Wales, Swansea. South Wales Miners' Library
Topic / Theme
Economics, Labor force
Subject
Economics, Labor force
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American Federation of Teachers Oral History Project
(Michigan: Wayne State University. Walter P. Reuther Library. Oral History Collections),
Source: reuther.wayne.edu
Source: reuther.wayne.edu
AFT-sponsored series of interviews conducted between 1985 and 1987 by Renee Epstein with leading figures in the union. Topics discussed include the rise of the militant teacher, first collective bargaining, first strikes, AFT political structure, Shanker vs. Selden fight, and Oceanhill-Brownsville.
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(Michigan: Wayne State University. Walter P. Reuther Library. Oral History Collections),
Source: reuther.wayne.edu
Source: reuther.wayne.edu
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AFT-sponsored series of interviews conducted between 1985 and 1987 by Renee Epstein with leading figures in the union. Topics discussed include the rise of the militant teacher, first collective bargaining, first strikes, AFT political structure, Shanker vs. Selden fight, and Oceanhill-Brownsville.
Field of Study
Letters and Diaries
Content Type
Oral history, Interview
Publisher
Wayne State University. Walter P. Reuther Library. Oral History Collections
Topic / Theme
Economics, Education, Labor force
Subject
Economics, Education, Labor force
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American Foundations Oral History Project
(Indiana: Indiana University. Center for the Study of History and Memory),
Source: purl.dlib.indiana.edu
Source: purl.dlib.indiana.edu
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(Indiana: Indiana University. Center for the Study of History and Memory),
Source: purl.dlib.indiana.edu
Source: purl.dlib.indiana.edu
Field of Study
Letters and Diaries
Content Type
Oral history, Interview
Publisher
Indiana University. Center for the Study of History and Memory
Topic / Theme
Economics, Intellectual life
Subject
Economics, Intellectual life
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Andy Stevens Psychiatric Nursing Interviews
Interviews recorded as part of a doctorate focusing on a psychiatric hospital, Essex Hall/Turner Village in Essex. Most interviewees are former employees, mainly nurses but also a psychiatrist, the oldest born in 1906.
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Interviews recorded as part of a doctorate focusing on a psychiatric hospital, Essex Hall/Turner Village in Essex. Most interviewees are former employees, mainly nurses but also a psychiatrist, the oldest born in 1906.
Field of Study
Letters and Diaries
Content Type
Oral history, Interview
Publisher
British Library. National Sound Archive
Topic / Theme
Economics, Labor force
Subject
Economics, Labor force
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Argentina Project
(New York: Columbia University. Oral History Research Office),
Source: oralhistoryportal.library.columbia.edu
Source: oralhistoryportal.library.columbia.edu
Argentine industrial and manufacturing figures describe technological changes, relationships with foreign enterprises, and attitudes toward organized labor. Political leaders discuss internal organization and practices of political groups, with examples from municipal and national campaigns. The interviews were co...
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(New York: Columbia University. Oral History Research Office),
Source: oralhistoryportal.library.columbia.edu
Source: oralhistoryportal.library.columbia.edu
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Argentine industrial and manufacturing figures describe technological changes, relationships with foreign enterprises, and attitudes toward organized labor. Political leaders discuss internal organization and practices of political groups, with examples from municipal and national campaigns. The interviews were conducted by staff members of the institute.
Field of Study
Letters and Diaries
Content Type
Oral history, Interview
Publisher
Columbia University. Oral History Research Office
Topic / Theme
Economics, Politics
Subject
Economics, Politics
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Asian Garment Workers in New York City
(New York: New York University. Tamiment Library, Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives),
Source: digitaltamiment.hosting.nyu.edu
Source: digitaltamiment.hosting.nyu.edu
NYU undergraduate Bichiluyen Nguyen conducted these interviews as part of an internship in the history department in 1989. She interviewed garment workers from Vietnam, China, the Philippines, and California, mainly in English, but also partially in the interviewee's native language. Transcripts or indexes exist i...
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(New York: New York University. Tamiment Library, Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives),
Source: digitaltamiment.hosting.nyu.edu
Source: digitaltamiment.hosting.nyu.edu
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NYU undergraduate Bichiluyen Nguyen conducted these interviews as part of an internship in the history department in 1989. She interviewed garment workers from Vietnam, China, the Philippines, and California, mainly in English, but also partially in the interviewee's native language. Transcripts or indexes exist in English for all of the interviews. Interviews are with ILGWU members and staff, and one interview is with a garment manufacturer. Top...
NYU undergraduate Bichiluyen Nguyen conducted these interviews as part of an internship in the history department in 1989. She interviewed garment workers from Vietnam, China, the Philippines, and California, mainly in English, but also partially in the interviewee's native language. Transcripts or indexes exist in English for all of the interviews. Interviews are with ILGWU members and staff, and one interview is with a garment manufacturer. Topics covered include emigration to the U.S., working conditions, joining the ILGWU, and major strikes. These interviews are open for research.
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Field of Study
Letters and Diaries
Content Type
Oral history, Interview
Publisher
New York University. Tamiment Library, Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Topic / Theme
Economics, Immigration and emigration, Labor force
Subject
Economics, Immigration and emigration, Labor force
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Auto-Lite Strike Oral Histories
(Michigan: Wayne State University. Walter P. Reuther Library. Oral History Collections),
Source: reuther.wayne.edu
Source: reuther.wayne.edu
Interviews conducted by Philip A. Korth and others At Michigan State University as part of his research on the 1934 Auto-Lite strike in Toledo, Ohio, 1973.
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(Michigan: Wayne State University. Walter P. Reuther Library. Oral History Collections),
Source: reuther.wayne.edu
Source: reuther.wayne.edu
Description
Interviews conducted by Philip A. Korth and others At Michigan State University as part of his research on the 1934 Auto-Lite strike in Toledo, Ohio, 1973.
Field of Study
Letters and Diaries
Content Type
Oral history, Interview
Publisher
Wayne State University. Walter P. Reuther Library. Oral History Collections
Topic / Theme
Economics, Labor force
Subject
Economics, Labor force
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Barbara Anne Keddy Collection
Interviews conducted between 1982 and 1988 by Barbara Anne Keddy for doctoral and post-doctoral research on the topics : "Social History of Nursing in Nova Scotia in the 1930s"
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Interviews conducted between 1982 and 1988 by Barbara Anne Keddy for doctoral and post-doctoral research on the topics : "Social History of Nursing in Nova Scotia in the 1930s"
Field of Study
Letters and Diaries
Content Type
Oral history, Interview
Publisher
Nova Scotia. Public Archives
Topic / Theme
Economics, Labor force
Subject
Economics, Labor force
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Big Hewer - Charles Parker Study
This study was compiled for the South Wales Miners' Library during 1975-76 by Charles Parker, who held a Welsh Tinplate Labour Trust Junior Fellowship. The study focuses on recorded memoirs of the 1926 General Strike, and more specifically of a comparative study of the attitudes in South Wales during industrial ac...
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This study was compiled for the South Wales Miners' Library during 1975-76 by Charles Parker, who held a Welsh Tinplate Labour Trust Junior Fellowship. The study focuses on recorded memoirs of the 1926 General Strike, and more specifically of a comparative study of the attitudes in South Wales during industrial action in 1926 and 1975-76. "The Big Hewer" was a radio ballad produced by Charles Parker, Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger for the BBC.
Field of Study
Letters and Diaries
Content Type
Oral history, Interview
Publisher
University of Wales, Swansea. South Wales Miners' Library
Topic / Theme
Economics, Labor force
Subject
Economics, Labor force
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