Western Folklife Center Occupational Folklore Project
Western Folklife Center: Gold Mining in Nevada
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Collection of field recordings of occupational oral history interviews conducted by Western Folklife Center staff Charlie Seemann and Meg A. Glaser from September to December 2011 in collaboration with the Nevada Mining Association and the American Folklife Center's Occupational Folklife Project. The interviews focus primarily on occupational information related to contemporary gold mining in northern Nevada, but other local occupations, particularly ranching, are discussed.…
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Vaught, Greg - Cheney, Walter J. - Western Folklife Center - Glaser, Meg A. - Seemann, Charlie - Miller, Gordon W. - Korpi, Mary B. - American Folklife Center - Occupational Folklife Project - McCoy, Gayle D.
Date:2011
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Cultural traditions of ironworkers in America's upper midwest : Archie Green Fellows Project, 2010-2013
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Collection of field recordings of oral history interviews with iron workers in Wisconsin and Illinois conducted by folklorists James P. Leary and Bucky Halker (Clark D. Halker), with photographs, interview logs, and transcripts from 2011-2013. Some interviews were conducted by Bucky Halker at the IWU (Iron Workers Union) national convention at the Sheraton Hotel on the Chicago River in Chicago, 2011. Some photographs are…
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International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers - Taqee, Michael M. - Ritch, Walter - Richards, Michael - Diskin, Brian - Sattler, William - Occupational Folklife Project - McGleam, William - Bunders, George L. - Tanneberg, William ...
International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers - Taqee, Michael M. - Ritch, Walter - Richards, Michael - Diskin, Brian - Sattler, William - Occupational Folklife Project - McGleam, William - Bunders, George L. - Tanneberg, William - Kerwin, William W. - Stanley, James - Erstad, Everett J. - Smith, Edgar L. - Bass, Albert - Clausen, Harold Wayne - Lichte, Henry - Halker, Bucky - Sisson, Richard L. - Peplinski, Augustine - Sisson, Sharon - Olby, David - Satalic, Craig - Ledwith, Robert A. - Company of Folk (Organization) - Truty, Gerald - Leary, James P. - Martens, Henry A. - Kennedy, Blair - Keane, Jimmy "Horse" - Keane, Jimmy - Ryan, John P. - Williams, Roy - Rowe, Richard
Date:2010
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The "Big Top" show goes on : Archie Green Fellows Project, 2011-2012
Big Top show goes on
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Collection of field recordings of oral history interviews conducted by Tanya D. Finchum and Juliana M. Nykolaiszyn from June 2011 through May 2013 with circus workers for a project titled: The "Big Top" Show Goes On: An Oral History of Occupations Inside and Outside the Canvas Circus Tent, sponsored by the Oklahoma Oral History Research Program, Oklahoma State University. Most of the recordings were…
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Silverlake, B. K. - Mashburn, Joel - Parra, Kristin - Mendez, Carol Rawls - Rawls, Robert J. - Finchum, Tanya - Royal, Jim - Baggett, Charles H. - Sink, Thomas E. - Loter, Faye Marie ...
Silverlake, B. K. - Mashburn, Joel - Parra, Kristin - Mendez, Carol Rawls - Rawls, Robert J. - Finchum, Tanya - Royal, Jim - Baggett, Charles H. - Sink, Thomas E. - Loter, Faye Marie - Cavallini, Traci - Occupational Folklife Project - Moos, Donna - Moore, Michael - Hamilton, Dudley - Henderson, Martha Moore - Kellogg, Irene C. - Curiel, Moira - Nykolaiszyn, Juliana - Parkinson, Terry Loter - Curiel, Alfredo - Fulton, Michael S. - Byrd, Barbara Miller - Pirtle, Zefta M. - Cannon, Mark - Rawls, David - American Folklife Center - Jones, Jillian - Oklahoma Oral History Research Program - Loter, William E. - Kosu (Radio Station : Stillwater, Okla.) - Rawls, Mary L. - Frazier, John - Loyal, Luciana
Date:2011
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Stable views : Voices and stories from the thoroughbred racetrack : Archie Green Fellows Project, 2012-2013
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A collection of oral history interviews with workers employed in the care and training of thoroughbred racehorses, including grooms, exercise riders, horse trainers, hot-walkers, and jockeys recorded at various locations including Tampa Bay and Boynton Beach, Florida; Elmont and Saratoga Springs, New York State; and Lafayette, Louisiana. The interviews were conducted by folklorist Ellen McHale, director of the New York Folklore Society, from June…
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Sanchez, Juan Salcido - Bovenzi, Patrick - Delhomme, Jake - Burton, Saudi - Shortell, Tim - McHale, Ellen - Occupational Folklife Project - Castellanos, Saul - Delhomme, Jerry - Chavez, Lorna ...
Sanchez, Juan Salcido - Bovenzi, Patrick - Delhomme, Jake - Burton, Saudi - Shortell, Tim - McHale, Ellen - Occupational Folklife Project - Castellanos, Saul - Delhomme, Jerry - Chavez, Lorna - American Folklife Center - Rideau, Joseph - Shirey, Wiley - Paterno, Robert - Arnold, George R. - Meaux, William - Arnold, Sarah Camele - Kaintuck, Calvin - Johnson, Cleveland - Trahan, Oran - Buhacevich, Ben
Date:2012
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Washington State Workers : Archie Green Fellows Project, 2012-2013
Washington works
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Collection of sound recordings, photographs, moving images, interview logs and some transcripts documenting the culture and traditions of a cross section of union workers in the State of Washington, including teachers, newspaper guild members, dock workers, electricians, linemen, marine engineers, printers, flight attendants, grocery workers, librarians, stage crew, machinists, musicians, postal workers, merchant seamen, labor organizers theater employees, and members of the building and…
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Stecher, Janet - Weiner, Terry - Occupational Folklife Project - Lipow, Ruth E. - Barnes, Edward L. - Blade, Frank E. - Bias, Lisa M. - Lincoln, Gay - Rasmussen, Sharon Kay - Roda, Anne P. ...
Stecher, Janet - Weiner, Terry - Occupational Folklife Project - Lipow, Ruth E. - Barnes, Edward L. - Blade, Frank E. - Bias, Lisa M. - Lincoln, Gay - Rasmussen, Sharon Kay - Roda, Anne P. - Northwest Folklife (Organization) - Stuckenschneider, Paul F. - Truskoff, Louis N. - Miller, Luann - Afl-Cio. Washington State Labor Council - Castle, Kevin - American Folklife Center - Johnson, Richard D. - Reed, Richard - Newman, Julie Kim - Eriksen, David Neal - Cimini, Claudia - Masser, Susan M. - Weber, Ryan Todd - Fant, Deborah S.
Date:2012
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Hairdresser and beauty shop culture in America : Archie Green Fellows Project, 2012-2013
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Collection of sound recordings, photographs, interview logs, and transcriptions of oral history interviews documenting the culture and traditions of beauty shop culture in America. The interviews of hairdressers and barbers were recorded in eight states at many types of salons, from upscale salons to neighborhood shops, serving different communities and immigrant groups, including African American, Appalachian, Cajun, Caucasian, Dominican, Gullah, Japanese, Jamaican, Orthodox Jewish,…
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Shuck, Terri - Prestonia, Anu - Bey Al-Rasul, Folosade - Monarca, Rosaria - Pelletier, Karen - Pimentel, Damaris - Occupational Folklife Project - Amsel, Shuly - Stansbury, Gretzel - Taylor, Candacy A. ...
Shuck, Terri - Prestonia, Anu - Bey Al-Rasul, Folosade - Monarca, Rosaria - Pelletier, Karen - Pimentel, Damaris - Occupational Folklife Project - Amsel, Shuly - Stansbury, Gretzel - Taylor, Candacy A. - Bruno, Gail - Legg, Carl B. - Hafler, Jeff - Pierotti, Elizabeth - Ortiz, Doris - Wellinger, Minky - Wellington, Patrick - Foreman-Bey, Nzinga - Yoshihara, Akiko - Freeman, Lawrence D. - American Folklife Center - Hafeez, Shahzad - Landry, Steven D. - Kawashita, Iku - Davis, Steve
Date:2012
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Working the port of Houston : Archie Green Fellows Project, 2010-2012
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Collection of audio oral history interviews documenting the diverse culture of workers associated with the Port of Houston, Texas, and the Houston Ship Channel. Interviews were conducted from July 2010 to October 2012 by Pat Jasper, Director of the Houston Folklife and Traditional Arts Program at the Houston Arts Alliance; Carl Lindahl, Professor, Department of English, University of Houston; Elizabeth "Betsy" Peterson; Harold L.…
Dairy farm workers in New York's North Country : Archie Green Fellows Project, 2012-2013
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In 2012, folklorist Hannah Harvester, director of Traditional Arts in Upstate New York (TAUNY), received an Archie Green Fellowship from the American Folklife Center to document the occupational folklife of dairy farmers and farm workers in New York State's North Country. Harvester and her colleagues recorded oral histories with local dairy farm owners, farm workers, agricultural agents, and others involved in the local dairy…
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Yancey, Haskell A. - Andrews, Bob - Chittenden, Varick - Decker, Madeline Robertson - Akins, Dean - Harvester, Hannah - Gendebien, Sharen - Haycook, Michael - Thompson, Bob - Occupational Folklife Project ...
Yancey, Haskell A. - Andrews, Bob - Chittenden, Varick - Decker, Madeline Robertson - Akins, Dean - Harvester, Hannah - Gendebien, Sharen - Haycook, Michael - Thompson, Bob - Occupational Folklife Project - Shultz, Susan G. - Gendebien, Blake - Stauffer, Sandy - Decker, Nancy - Vincent, David - Acres, Phyllis - Akins, Betty (Elizabeth) - Peck, John E. - Shultz, Joseph P. - Shultz, Tom - Finney, Brenda - Godbout, Joyce - American Folklife Center - Yancey, Jane W. - Acres, Kevin - Cooper, Martha - Breit, Jill - Akins, Mark - Peck, John D. - Beyer, Patty - Putney, Frances Akins - Kawecki, Sherry - Traditional Arts in Upstate New York, Inc - Gendebien, Peter A. - Stauffer, Ben - Finney, Dan - Moser, Doug - Decker, Clark - Gilbert, Adrienne - Gilbert, Andy - Gilbert, Nicholas - Andrews, Diane
Date:2012
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Ranger Lore : The Occupational Folklore of Park Rangers, Archie Green Fellows Project, 2013-2015
Occupational Folklore of Park Rangers | Occupational Folklife of Parks
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Collection of video and audio oral history interviews documenting the work life of individuals working in national and state parks in Kentucky and Indiana. Interviews were conducted from July 2013 through May 2015 by Brent Björkman, director of the Kentucky Folklife Program at Western Kentucky University and Jonathan Kay, who directs Traditional Arts Indiana at Indiana University. The interviews focus on occupational traditions of…
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Decroix, Charles J. - Spence, David - McDougal, Brad - Carson, Vickie - Duvall, William - Wheet, Jackie - Clemons, Joshua W. - Lemen, Steve - Gray, Lois Mittino - Cutliff, Lewis D. ...
Decroix, Charles J. - Spence, David - McDougal, Brad - Carson, Vickie - Duvall, William - Wheet, Jackie - Clemons, Joshua W. - Lemen, Steve - Gray, Lois Mittino - Cutliff, Lewis D. - Hanson, Coy J. - Manuel, Angie - Dabrowska, Bogumila - Ganci, Sharon - Coleman, Terry - List, Mike - Mycroft, Mike - Alexander, David - Vance, Jill - Davis, Dick - Holman, Pamela Susan - Wooley, Fred - Occupational Folklife Project - Mammoth Cave National Park (Agency : U.S.) - Murphy, Ginger - Owens, Darlene - Björkman, Brent - Lee, Alice Marie - Steenbergen, Bobby - Merideth, Johnny - Holman, Henry T. - Carroll, James - Gillespie, Joel - White, Dennis - Carson, Bobby - Traditional Arts Indiana - Neff, Keven - Smith, Jenny - Kay, Jon - Wells, Eddie (Charles Edward) - Groves, Carol - Proffitt, Kathy - Lee, Daniel Elmer - Ward, Robert Hatton - Peppers, Lora Ann - American Folklife Center - Indiana. Division of State Parks and Reservoirs - Bransford, Jerry R. - Bacone, John A. - Kentucky Folklife Program - Bergman, John - Cetera, Robert - Sacia, Brian - Cordell, Tim - Lyons, David M. - Seymour, Tres - Gray, Jim (James) - Veluzat, Phillip L. - Hohman, Tom - Wyrick, David - Bortner, Daniel - Zahrt, Peter - Veluzat, Mary Jo - Pitt, Lucille - Garcia, Saene - Lyons, Joy Medley
Date:2013
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Boeing aircraft factory workers in and around Wichita, Kansas : Archie Green Fellows Project, 2012-2013
Boeing aircraft factory workers (Wichita, Kansas) | Boeing Oral History Project (Wichita, Kansas)
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Collection of audio and video oral history interviews documenting the work life of Boeing employees in Wichita, Kansas and individuals in the community, recorded from February 2012 to June 2013 by Briana M. O'Higgins and Fletcher Powell. In 2012, Boeing announced the closure of their Wichita plant, which changed Kansas' urban working environment in dramatic ways. This collection documents the voices of Boeing machinists,…
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Smith, Doug - Moore, Garland - Liu, Ming C. (Ming Chao) - Occupational Folklife Project - McMillin, Molly - Robertson, David - Pompeo, Mike - Cervantes, Mario - Palacioz, Connie - Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum ...
Smith, Doug - Moore, Garland - Liu, Ming C. (Ming Chao) - Occupational Folklife Project - McMillin, Molly - Robertson, David - Pompeo, Mike - Cervantes, Mario - Palacioz, Connie - Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum - Brewer, Carl - McKenzie, John - Rooney, Steve - O'Higgins, Briana M. - Powell, Fletcher - American Folklife Center - Kansas Humanities Council - Reddish, Sandra - Rush, Terry - Dodson, David - Ellis, Barry - Ziegler, Richard - Marshall, Jennifer - Wichita State University. Libraries - Rush, Mary - Savute, John - Wood, Jo
Date:2012
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National Press Club collection : Occupational Folklife Project, 2009-2016
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Collection of field recordings of oral history interviews conducted by Carol Bennett and Hale Montgomery, members of the National Press Club History and Heritage Committee, from April 2009 through 2016. The persons interviewed were award-winning journalists and public radio reporters plus an actor and a musician. The collection includes interview logs, some transcripts, and a small number of photographs of some of the interviewees.
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Schudel, Matt - Rowe, Stephen - Beasley, Maurine Hoffman - Pippert, Wesley G. - American Folklife Center - Gotbaum, Rachel - Bennett, Carol - Montgomery, Hale - Marshall, Tyler - Justis, Doris H. - Occupational Folklife Project - Brownstein, Elizabeth Smith - National Press Club (U.S.). History and Heritage Committee
Date:2009
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Teaching in Wisconsin Classrooms : Archie Green Fellows Project, 2013-2015
Teachers offstage : the occupational folklore of Wisconsin teachers
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Collection of oral history interviews documenting the occupational folklore of teaching in Wisconsin. Interviews were conducted from May 2013 to April 2015 by Anne Pryor, Mary Hoefferle, Ruth Olson, and Mark Wagler under the sponsorship of Wisconsin Teachers of Local Culture (WTLC). The interviews document the work life, teaching techniques, and skills and performance of a variety of Wisconsin teachers across the state, among…
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Lanyon, Nancy - Wirth, David - Wisconsin Teachers of Local Culture (Organization) - Hoefferle, Mary M. - Keen, Joann - Fobbs, Kira A. - O'Loughlin, Pam - Bower, Steve - Thompson, Diane - Wagler, Mark ...
Lanyon, Nancy - Wirth, David - Wisconsin Teachers of Local Culture (Organization) - Hoefferle, Mary M. - Keen, Joann - Fobbs, Kira A. - O'Loughlin, Pam - Bower, Steve - Thompson, Diane - Wagler, Mark - Coccari, Diane Marjorie - Occupational Folklife Project - Jenks, David - Hop, Bryan - Sauby, Lynn Ann - Pryor, Anne - Rowney, Janet - Demuth, Leslie - Maas, Jeff - Moucha, Teresa - Wiesner, Robert J. - Schwahn, Blia Vang - Klein, Jane - Recker, Donna - Schumacher, Renee - Lauden, Karla - American Folklife Center - Lapin, Kelsey - Greenwald, Jennifer - Chippewa Valley Museum - Wisconsin Arts Board - O'Loughlin, Tim - Rolfsmeyer, Marilyn - Mathews, Jim - Clark, Karen - Price, Patti J. - Swift, Ken - Stockinger, Julie - Krueger, Mick Jay - Shahrani, Joan - Olson, Ruth Eda
Date:2013
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Ethnic Grocers in the Urban Midwest : Archie Green Fellows Project, 2014-2015
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Collection of oral history interviews documenting the occupational folklore of ethnic grocery store owners and workers in the Midwest. In 2013, folklorist Lucy Long received an Archie Green Fellowship from the American Folklife Center to document the work-related experiences and occupational histories of ethnic grocery store owners and workers in the Cleveland, Columbus, and Toledo, Ohio areas. Interviewees include store workers, managers and owners,…
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Chillapalli, Revathi - Neiden, George - Ham, Sypha - Snyadanko, Iryna - Ponce Gomez, Oscar - Long, Lucy M. - Hariri, Bahaa - Neiden, Maria - American Folklife Center - Afful, Ernest - Occupational Folklife Project - Kwakye, Gifty F. - Dia, Younes - Elkhechen, Nailam
Date:2014
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Taking care : documenting the occupational culture of home care workers : Archie Green Fellows Project, 2014-2015
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Collection of audio and video oral history interviews with workers who provide home-based care for the elderly and the disabled in the state of Oregon. Interviews were conducted from October 2014 through June 2015 by project director Bob Bussel and his colleagues Helen Marie Moss, Nathan J. Moore, Sonia De La Cruz, and Donald Eugene Stacy in collaboration with the Labor Education and Research…
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Kryuchenko, Olena - Tolman, Michael - Moss, Helen Marie - Willman, Joye - Garcia, Neftali - Christian, Maleta - Moore, Nathan J. - Smith, Edward - Cruz, Sonia De La - Riggs, Adam Christopher ...
Kryuchenko, Olena - Tolman, Michael - Moss, Helen Marie - Willman, Joye - Garcia, Neftali - Christian, Maleta - Moore, Nathan J. - Smith, Edward - Cruz, Sonia De La - Riggs, Adam Christopher - Shattuck, April - Occupational Folklife Project - Stacy, Donald Eugene - Tenbusch, Victoria - Molina, Gracia - Vegar, Joyce - Rogers, David - Ordway, Eileen - Bussel, Robert - Smith, Annie - Hohman, Michael Ryan - Sandoval, Rebecca - Service Employees International Union. Local 503, Oregon Public Employees Union - Redding, Alice - Martinez, Adelina - Cole, Kimberly - Wilson, Tom - Vincent, Sharronne - American Folklife Center - Sotin, Bobbie - Young, Anna - Haydon, Terry - Rogers, Rose M. - Notdurft, Shaun - Wicklander, Penny - Luther, Terry - Turanova, Nargiza - University of Oregon. Labor Education and Research Center - Estrada, Rhonda - Tenhonen, Steve - Adamski, Rita - Conlon, Carol Tyndall - Cumberworth, Sally K. - Yakimchuk, Olga
Date:2014
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Tobacco workers of the Connecticut River Valley : Archie Green Fellows Project, 2014-2015
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Collection of 19 interviews including sound recordings, photographs, interview logs, and transcriptions of oral history interviews documenting the history, occupational culture, and experiences of tobacco farmers and tobacco farm workers in the Connecticut River Valley (Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont), where growing and harvesting high-quality cigar tobacco has been a mainstay of the local economy since the 1600s. Dale Cahill and Darcy Cahill, who have…
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Ramos, Felix - Torres, Caridad - Roche, Lorrie - Martin, Kathleen Brown - Aiken, Arthur - Occupational Folklife Project - Negron, Jose - Brown, Thomas Lovia - Mokrzecki, David - Tingley, Stephen ...
Ramos, Felix - Torres, Caridad - Roche, Lorrie - Martin, Kathleen Brown - Aiken, Arthur - Occupational Folklife Project - Negron, Jose - Brown, Thomas Lovia - Mokrzecki, David - Tingley, Stephen - Jarmoc, Steve - Hill, Marquis - Juanzallez, Frederico - Adams, Duane - American Folklife Center - Graham, Glenville - Sanchez, Ernesto Cora - Lamondia, James Arthur - Jekanowski, Kevin - Cahill, Dale F. - Horton, Howard - Cahill, Darcy - Velez, Ramon
Date:2014
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Charlie Lou Paysse interview conducted by Betsy Peterson, 2011-09-08.
Charlie Lou Paysse, office manager at South Atlantic & Gulf Coast District of the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA), recalls her mother, Emily Moses' career at the ILA, and how Charlie Lou began her career working alongside her mother. She remembers attending Labor Day parties and growing up in a union household. Paysse discusses a time when local unions were segregated and talks about how…
Harold L. Shaffer interview conducted by Betsy Peterson, 2011-09-08.
Harold Shaffer, longshoreman, shares with Betsy Peterson his experiences of working on the waterfront, his step father's influence on his life, his own tryst with politics and how Labor Day does not hold the same meaning now as it did then.
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Peterson, Betsy - Occupational Folklife Project - Shaffer, Harold L.
Date:2011-01-01
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Clyde Fitzgerald interview conducted by Betsy Peterson, 2011-09-09.
Clyde Fitzgerald, President of the International Longshoremen's Association, speaks about his experience working at the waterfront. He talks about the different people in a gang, how containerization came to be very important for Houston, container royalty, and how automation is slowly phasing out the workforce.
William Hausinger interview conducted by Betsy Peterson, 2011-10-21.
William Hausinger Jr. speaks about holding two jobs, one at the port and the other at the fire station. He explains how it was difficult to get a job at the port without having a connection with someone, pranks they played on new employees, and how his whole family worked at some point at the Port.
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Peterson, Betsy - Occupational Folklife Project - Hausinger, William
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Hensley, James J. - Peterson, Betsy - Occupational Folklife Project
Date:2011-01-01
Audio Recording
Lindberg A. Lebert interview conducted by Betsy Peterson, 2011-09-10.
Lindbergh Lebert, a pilot, remembers how he started his career on the waterfront. He talks about "Texas Chicken," and how it was a safe way for ships to meet, how he was on the committee responsible for widening of the ship channel, and how local knowledge is extremely important for a pilot.
Bobby C. Kersey interview conducted by Betsy Peterson, 2011-10-21.
Bobby Kersey talks about his career as a boatman, including mooring techniques, the process of hiring, and the evolution of communication from whistle signals to FM radio. He also discusses how even though regulations made after 9/11 have affected work, not much has changed for the boatman.
Michael W. Dickens interview conducted by Betsy Peterson, 2011-11-15.
Michael Dickens, longshoreman at the Port of Houston, tells Betsy Peterson about the camaraderie between workers on the waterfront. He talks about the gang system adopted during hiring, how he started off doing very labor intensive work and the reshuffle of seniors during the merging of the labor unions.
Alan A. Robb interview conducted by Betsy Peterson, 2011-11-15.
Alan Robb, a district representative, reminisces about work on the waterfront, being a part of the International Longshoremen's Association Union, and a career in politics. He also discusses the merging of the locals and the process leading up to the merger.
Timothy Charles Harris interview conducted by Betsy Peterson, 2011-11-16.
Timothy Charles Harris made a career for himself as a business agent and a longshoreman. He remembers watching his father work at the waterfront of the Port of Houston and being attracted to the career when he was very young. He also discusses "shape ups," and how automation and containerization have changed the industry.
CollectionWestern Folklife Center Occupational Folklore Project
Audio RecordingCharlie Lou Paysse interview conducted by Betsy Peterson, 2011-09-08. Charlie Lou Paysse, office manager at South Atlantic & Gulf Coast District of the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA), recalls her mother, Emily Moses' career at the ILA, and how Charlie Lou began her career working alongside her mother. She remembers attending Labor Day parties and growing up in a union household. Paysse discusses a time when local unions were segregated and talks about how…
Audio RecordingHarold L. Shaffer interview conducted by Betsy Peterson, 2011-09-08. Harold Shaffer, longshoreman, shares with Betsy Peterson his experiences of working on the waterfront, his step father's influence on his life, his own tryst with politics and how Labor Day does not hold the same meaning now as it did then.
Audio RecordingClyde Fitzgerald interview conducted by Betsy Peterson, 2011-09-09. Clyde Fitzgerald, President of the International Longshoremen's Association, speaks about his experience working at the waterfront. He talks about the different people in a gang, how containerization came to be very important for Houston, container royalty, and how automation is slowly phasing out the workforce.
Audio RecordingWilliam Hausinger interview conducted by Betsy Peterson, 2011-10-21. William Hausinger Jr. speaks about holding two jobs, one at the port and the other at the fire station. He explains how it was difficult to get a job at the port without having a connection with someone, pranks they played on new employees, and how his whole family worked at some point at the Port.
Audio RecordingJames Joseph Hensley interview conducted by Betsy Peterson, 2011-10-20. Pilot James J. Hensley discusses the highly controversial Texas Chicken maneuver, how pay for a pilot is calculated, and the underlying tension between captains and pilots.
Audio RecordingLindberg A. Lebert interview conducted by Betsy Peterson, 2011-09-10. Lindbergh Lebert, a pilot, remembers how he started his career on the waterfront. He talks about "Texas Chicken," and how it was a safe way for ships to meet, how he was on the committee responsible for widening of the ship channel, and how local knowledge is extremely important for a pilot.
Audio RecordingBobby C. Kersey interview conducted by Betsy Peterson, 2011-10-21. Bobby Kersey talks about his career as a boatman, including mooring techniques, the process of hiring, and the evolution of communication from whistle signals to FM radio. He also discusses how even though regulations made after 9/11 have affected work, not much has changed for the boatman.
Audio RecordingMichael W. Dickens interview conducted by Betsy Peterson, 2011-11-15. Michael Dickens, longshoreman at the Port of Houston, tells Betsy Peterson about the camaraderie between workers on the waterfront. He talks about the gang system adopted during hiring, how he started off doing very labor intensive work and the reshuffle of seniors during the merging of the labor unions.
Audio RecordingAlan A. Robb interview conducted by Betsy Peterson, 2011-11-15. Alan Robb, a district representative, reminisces about work on the waterfront, being a part of the International Longshoremen's Association Union, and a career in politics. He also discusses the merging of the locals and the process leading up to the merger.
Audio RecordingTimothy Charles Harris interview conducted by Betsy Peterson, 2011-11-16. Timothy Charles Harris made a career for himself as a business agent and a longshoreman. He remembers watching his father work at the waterfront of the Port of Houston and being attracted to the career when he was very young. He also discusses "shape ups," and how automation and containerization have changed the industry.