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Guide to the Oral history interview with Frank Jenkins 1972

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Title Guide to the Oral history interview with Frank Jenkins 1972
Subject African American stevedores--Washington (State)--Seattle; African American labor union members--Washington (State)--Seattle; Stevedores--Labor unions--Washington (State)--Seattle; Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington); Labor Unions; Labor History; Ships and Shipping; African Americans; Washington (State); Seattle; Oral Histories
Description Interview of International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union (ILWU) official discussing education and his early experience with discrimination, his parents and the union; International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union (ILWU) official.; Jenkins was born at the Presidio Army Base in San Francisco, CA. His father, an African American born in Texas, was a non-commissioned officer in the U.S. Army; a professional soldier who fought in the Spanish American War. Jenkins'...
Publisher Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries
Date 1972
Rights Open to all users.; Informant's/creator's rights dedicated to the public. May be used for
research, instruction, publication or similar purposes.
Type Collection collection
Identifier http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv91159
Language eng
Format 2 sound cassettes (ca. 90
min.); 1 transcript (13 p.)
Coverage 1972

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