Ernest Sammons and James Hilsinger oral history interview, August 9, 1978

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Ernest Sammons and James Hilsinger oral history interview, August 9, 1978

Creator

Sammons, Ernest, approximately 1904-
Hilsinger, James, 1918-

Interviewer

Kelso, Paul, 1937-

Date Created

1978-08-09

Notes

The digitization of these materials has been made possible in part by a grant from the National Historical Publications & Records Commission (https://www.archives.gov/nhprc).

Language

English

Subjects: Library of Congress Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

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Subjects: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Labor leaders
African American labor union members
African American packing-house workers
Child labor
Communism
Company unions
Depressions
Packing-houses
Meat industry and trade
Incentives in industry
Labor unions
Work environment
Employee selection
Strikes and lockouts
Explosions
Wildcat strikes
World War, 1939-1945

Subjects: Persons

Sammons, Ernest, approximately 1904-
Hilsinger, James, 1918-
Short, Wallace M. (Wallace Mertin), 1866-1953
Stevens

Subjects: Corporate Bodies

Packinghouse Workers Organizing Committee
United Packinghouse Workers of America. Local 71
Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.)
Swift & Company
United States. National Guard Bureau
United States. Works Progress Administration (Iowa)

Subject: Time

1920-1930
1930-1940
1940-1950
1950-1960

Subject: Place

United States -- Iowa -- Sioux City

Collection Guide

https://dsps.lib.uiowa.edu/ilhop/

Physical Description

01:03:12; 00:27:09

Host institution

Iowa Labor History Oral Project

Date Digital

2017-11-03; 2018-05-04

Rights Management

Copyright © 1978 Iowa Labor History Oral Project, Inc. Posted with permission.

Contact Information

Contact the State Historical Society of Iowa: https://www.iowaculture.gov/

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