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121. Interview of John Nichols

Topic:
Social Movements
Labor Movement
Communist Party
Literature
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
These interviews were conducted by Constance Coiner, a faculty member at SUNY Binghampton and a former graduate student at UCLA, as background for her book Better Red: The Writing and Resistance of Tillie Olsen and Meridel Le Sueur. They were donated to UCLA after her death by her husband, Stephe...

122. Interview of John and Ethel Rumaker

Topic:
Social Movements
Communist Party
Literature
Labor Movement
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
These interviews were conducted by Constance Coiner, a faculty member at SUNY Binghampton and a former graduate student at UCLA, as background for her book Better Red: The Writing and Resistance of Tillie Olsen and Meridel Le Sueur. They were donated to UCLA after her death by her husband, Stephe...

123. Interview of Guy Endore

Topic:
Latina and Latino History
Social Movements
Communist Party
Sleepy Lagoon Case
Literature
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Novelist, screenwriter, and activist. Member of the Communist Party.

124. Interview of Walter Millsap

Topic:
Social Movements
Llano Cooperative Colony
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Member of the socialist community the Llano Del Rio colony. Head of the Llano Co-Operative Association and founder of United Cooperative Industries.

125. Interview of Alice McGrath (1981)

Topic:
Social Movements
Civil Liberties
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Activist. Executive secretary for the Sleepy Lagoon Defense Committee and volunteer for the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO).

126. Interview of William Seligman

Topic:
Social Movements
Labor Movement
Length:
9.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Labor leader and arbitrator. Organizer for the Cap and Millinery Workers International Union and the United Shoe Workers of America.

127. Interview of Henry W. Fiering

Topic:
Social Movements
Labor Movement
Length:
12.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Union organizer for the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE), Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers International Union, and Federation of Retired Union Members (FORUM).

128. Interview of Fred Okrand

Topic:
Social Movements
Civil Liberties
Length:
19 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

129. Interview of Eason Monroe

Topic:
Social Movements
Civil Liberties
Length:
12 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Chair of San Francisco State College’s Department of Education.

130. Interview of William J. Fadiman

Topic:
Social Movements
Communist Party
Film and Television
Length:
1.75 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Story editor and producer.

131. Interview of Alice McGrath (1984-85)

Topic:
Latina and Latino History
Social Movements
Sleepy Lagoon Case
Civil Liberties
Length:
16.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Activist. Executive secretary for the Sleepy Lagoon Defense Committee and volunteer for the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO).

132. Interview of Reuben W. Borough

Topic:
Politics and Government
Social Movements
Journalism
Length:
15.25 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Member of the Socialist Party and active in the Populist movement. Reporter for the Los Angeles Record, editor of EPIC News, and a commissioner on the Los Angeles Board of Public Works.

133. Interview of John Allard

Topic:
Social Movements
Labor Movement
Length:
6 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Union organizer and president of United Automobile Works (UAW) Local 230.

134. Interview of Sam Rosenwein

Topic:
Social Movements
Civil Liberties
Length:
6 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Lawyer, educator, and executive secretary of the National Lawyers Guild.

135. Interview of Lester Rodney

Topic:
Social Movements
Journalism
Communist Party
Length:
3 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Sports journalist and editor for the Daily Worker. Member of the Communist Party.

136. Interview of Roy Brewer

Topic:
Social Movements
Labor Movement
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Trade union leader and international representative for the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE). President of the Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals and vice-chairman of the Council Against Communist Aggression.

138. Interview of William C. Aston

Topic:
Social Movements
Labor Movement
Length:
7.1 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Machine shop worker and chair of the United Automobile Workers, Local 887.

139. Interview of Seniel Ostrow

Topic:
Social Movements
Civil Liberties
Length:
14 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Civil rights activist and owner of the Sealy Mattress Company.

140. Interview of William B. Elconin

Topic:
Social Movements
Labor Movement
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Social worker and union organizer for the United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers of America (UE).