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Don Harris oral history interview, August 20, 1982

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Title: Don Harris oral history interview, August 20, 1982
Creator: Harris, Don, 1912-
Interviewer: Davis, Merle O.
Date Created: 1982-08-20
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: Military service
Subjects: Library of Congress Subject Headings: Labor unions
Race relations
Button industry
Communism
Race discrimination
Discrimination in employment
Farmers
Hosiery industry
Strikes and lockouts
World War, 1939-1945
Packing-houses
United States. Labor Management Relations Act, 1947
Wildcat strikes
Pay equity
Segregation
Women employees
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941
Subjects: Persons: Harris, Don, 1912-
Bittner, Van A. (Van Amberg), 1885-1949
Henry, Ben A., 1899-1976
Lewis, John C.
Lewis, John L. (John Llewellyn), 1880-1969
Reno, Milo, 1866-1936
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
Stover, F. W. (Fred W.)
Wallace, Henry A. (Henry Agard), 1888-1965
Subjects: Corporate Bodies: American Federation of Hosiery Workers. Branch 50
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Packinghouse Workers Organizing Committee
United Farm Equipment and Metal Workers of America. Local 115
International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America. Local 1315
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America. Disctrict 8
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America
United Mine Workers of America. District 13
United Mine Workers of America. Disctrict 17
Maytag Corporation
AFL-CIO
Iowa State Federation of Labor
National Farmers Organization (U.S.)
Caterpillar Tractor Company
Subject: Time: 1930-1940
1940-1950
1950-1960
Subject: Place: United States -- Iowa -- Des Moines
United States -- Minnesota -- Austin
United States -- Iowa -- Cedar Rapids
United States -- Iowa -- Charles City
United States -- Iowa -- Fort Dodge
United States -- Iowa -- Muscatine
Collection Guide: https://dsps.lib.uiowa.edu/ilhop/
Physical Description: 00:58:27; 00:59:26; 00:50:21
Host institution: Iowa Labor History Oral Project
Date Digital: 2017-10-27; 2018-01-30
Rights Management: Copyright © 1982 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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