Finding Aid to the Corinne Gilb Collection

Series 1: Oral History Programs 1953-1960, undated

Extent: 15 folders (box 1, folders 1-15)

Arrangement

Arranged as received.

Scope and Contents

Series contains correspondence, notes, financial documents, and reports related to the development of the Regional Cultural History Project and Oral History Project at the Institute of Industrial Relations at UC, Berkeley. Includes grant application materials and expense sheets related to equipment and travel.

box 1, folder 1

University of California Oral Histories proposal and report undated

box 1, folder 2

Regional Cultural History Project 1955-1957

box 1, folder 3

Regional Cultural History Project correspondence 1955-1959

box 1, folder 4

Regional Cultural History Project legal forms 1955-1957

box 1, folder 5

University of California, Berkeley, Institute of Industrial Relations Oral History Program correspondence 1956-1960

box 1, folder 6

University of California, Los Angeles, Institute of Industrial Relations Oral History Program correspondence 1957-1960

box 1, folder 7

Articles and reports by Corinne Gilb 1954-1959

box 1, folder 8

Columbia University Oral History Program 1953-1958

box 1, folder 9

Forest History Foundation Oral History Project 1957-1958

box 1, folder 10

University of California Survey Research Center 1956

box 1, folder 11

Correspondence undated

box 1, folder 12

Instructions for transcription format undated

box 1, folder 13

Travel expenses undated

box 1, folder 14

Oral history equipment undated

box 1, folder 15

Oral history questions undated

Series 2: Oral History Manual undated

Extent: 2 folders (box 1, folders 16-17)

Arrangement

Arranged as received.

Scope and Contents

Includes documents related to the process of compiling an oral history manual. Focuses on the research, preparation, and organizational skills needed to conduct an oral history, as well as providing interview techniques, suggested questions, and rights information.

box 1, folder 16

Drafts, notes undated

box 1, Folder 17

Oral History manual, draft undated

Series 3: Interviews 1908-1965 1955-1965

Extent: 72 folders (box 2, folders 1-6; box 3, folders 1-6; box 4, folders 1-8; box 5, folders 1-4; box 6, folders 1-6; box 7, folders 1-7; box 8, folders 1-6; box 9, folders 1-8; box 10, folders 1-5; box 11, folders 1-5; box 12, folders 1-5; box 13, folders 1-6)

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by interviewee.

Scope and Contents

Comprises transcripts of interviews and associated notes. Includes interviews with union members and leaders, employers, politicians, elected officials, and lawyers, as well as professionals who worked in the field of labor relations. There are a variety of documents associated with each oral history interview: correspondence, lists of questions, interview notes, first drafts, edited drafts, and the final document, which may include assignment of copyright, an introduction, a table of contents, a transcript of the interview, appendices, and an index. All interviews are conducted by Corinne Gilb except where otherwise noted.

Billings, Warren K.

box 2, folder 1

Draft transcript, p. 1-200 1957

box 2, folder 2

Draft transcript, p. 201-404 1957

box 2, folder 3

Edited transcript with draft introduction 1957

box 2, folder 4

KPFA interview undated

Brown, Seth

box 2, folder 5

Draft transcript 1957

box 2, folder 6

Final transcript with introduction, table of contents, and index 1957

Campbell, Kemper

box 3, folder 1

Draft transcript 1957

Carter, Jess

box 3, folder 2

Interview questions, correspondence, and San Francisco News article, "Legal Blast" by Arthur Caylor. 1955

box 3, folder 3

Final transcript with introduction, table of contents, and index 1955

Conboy, William

box 3, folder 4

Draft and final transcript undated

Daniels, Woodie and Chris Maelstrom

Scope and Contents

Corinne Gilb and Jefferey Cohelan interview with two milk wagon drivers, members of International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 302 (Oakland, Calif.)

box 3, folder 5

Draft transcript of interview with Woodie Daniels 1957

box 3, folder 6

Draft transcript of interview with Chris Maelstrom 1957

box 4, folder 1

Final transcripts with introduction and table of contents 1957

Desepte, Warren G.

Scope and Contents

Corinne Gilb and David Selvin interview with Selvin Desepte, a grocery clerk and member of Retail Clerks Union Local 648 (San Francisco, Calif.)

box 4, folder 2

Draft transcript 1958

box 4, folder 3

Second draft transcript 1958

box 4, folder 4

Final transcript 1958

Falk, Adrien J.

box 4, folder 5

Interview questions from Bob Knight 1955, July 15

box 4, folder 6

Final transcript with introduction, table of contents, and index 1955

Field, Sara Bard

Scope and Contents

Corinne Gilb and Professor James Caldwell interview with Sara Bard Field, noted poet and suffragist.

box 4, folder 7

Draft transcript undated

box 4, folder 8

Draft transcript undated

Havenner, Franck R.

box 5, folder 1

Draft transcript with introduction 1953

Hodge, Frederick Webb

box 5, folder 2

Final transcript with introduction, table of contents, and index undated

Jinkerson, Claude and Maurice Hartshorn

Scope and Contents

Corinne Gilb and David Selvin interview with members of the Retail Clerks Union, Local 648.

box 5, folder 3

Draft transcript 1958

box 5, folder 4

Final transcript with introduction, table of contents, and index 1958

Lapham, Roger D.

box 6, folder 1

Correspondence 1946

box 6, folders 2-3

Final transcript with introduction, table of contents, and index 1946

Melnikow, Henry P.

box 6, folder 4

Correspondence 1957-1963

box 6, folder 5

Interview questions on Pacific Coast Labor Bureau 1957-1963

box 6, folder 6

Draft transcript 1957-1963

box 7, folder 1

Volume I of final transcript with introduction and table of contents 1957-1963

box 7, folder 2

Volume II of final transcript 1957-1963

Mohn, Einar

box 7, folder 3

Official biography from Western Conference of Teamsters 1958-1965

box 7, folder 4

Correspondence, notes, and interview questions 1958-1965

box 7, folder 5

Interview questions 1958-1965

box 7, folder 6

Draft transcript 1958-1965

box 7, folder 7

Draft transcript 1958-1965

box 8, folder 1

Draft transcript for interview 1963, December 23

box 8, folder 2

Draft transcript for interview 1965, February 9

box 8, folder 3

Draft transcript for interview 1965, July 6

box 8, folder 4

Draft transcript for interview 1965, July 12

box 8, folder 5

Volume I of final transcript with introduction and table of contents 1965

box 8, folder 6

Volume II of final transcript with appendices 1965

Neylan, John F.

Scope and Contents

Corinne Gilb and Walton Bean interview with John Francis Neylan, a former teamster and journalist who later became a lawyer in San Francisco. Neylan negotiated the purchase of San Francisco Call on behalf of William Randolph Hearst and, until 1937, remained general counsel for Heart's enterprises. In 1928 Neylan was appointed to the Regents of the University of California where he served until his resignation in 1955. Includes correspondence, interview notes, and a transcript, as well as minutes from the Board of Regents related to the loyalty oath imposed by the University on all University employees.

box 9, folder 1

Correspondence and interview notes 1954-1961

box 9, folder 2

Interview questions and minutes of the Regents of the University of California 1954-1958

box 9, folder 3

Draft transcript with notes 1954-1958

Nutting, Franklin P.

box 9, folder 4

Final transcript with introduction, table of contents, and partial index 1955

Plant, Thomas J.

box 9, folder 5

Correspondence, interview questions, pamphlets, and notes 1934-1956

Scope and Contents

Includes an address by Thomas J. Plant on NBC radio, January 16, 1937, in his position as Chairman of the Coast Committee for the Shipowners. Also includes Plant's official statement before the National Longshoremen's Board regarding the 1934 Longshoremen's strike.

box 9, folder 6

Draft transcript 1956

box 9, folder 7

Final transcript with table of contents, introduction, and appendix 1956

St. Sure, Joseph Paul

General note

This oral history is located in LARC's Oral History Collection.

box 9, folder 8

Interview questions with alternative introduction undated

Scharrenberg, Paul

box 10, folder 1

Partial index to oral history undated

Silverthorn, G. A. "Fred"

Scope and Contents

Transcripts and notes related to Corinne Gilb and Jeffery Cohelan's interview with G.A. Silverthorn, Secretary-Treasureer of the Milk Wagon Drivers Union, Local 302.

box 10, folder 2

Final transcript with introduction, table of contents, and index 1957

Storie, William G.

box 10, folder 3

Correspondence 1958-1959

box 10, folder 4

Draft transcript 1958-1959

box 10, folder 5

Final transcript with introduction, table of contents, and appendix 1958-1959

Thompson, Roy B.

box 11, folder 1

News clippings 1935-1958

box 11, folder 2

Draft transcript 1958

box 11, folder 3

Draft transcript 1958

box 11, folder 4

Draft transcript 1958

box 11, folder 5

Final transcript with introduction, table of contents, and index 1958

Tobriner, Matthew O.

box 12, folder 1

Interview questions and notes 1958-1959

box 12, folder 2

Final transcript with introduction, table of contents, and index 1958-1959

Vail, Larry

box 12, folder 3

Interview questions 1958-1959

box 12, folder 4

Draft transcript 1958-1959

box 12, folder 5

Final transcript with introduction, table of contents, and index 1958-1959

Wellstein, Fred and Steven Gilligan

box 13, folder 1

Correspondence, notes, and interview questions related to Milk Wagon Drivers undated

box 13, folder 2

Draft transcript undated

box 13, folder 3

Draft transcript undated

box 13, folder 4

Final transcript with introduction, table of contents, and index undated

Wirin, A.L.

Scope and Contents

Comprises correspondence and news clippings related to A.L. Wirin, prominant civil rights lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). There are no interview notes or transcripts.

box 13, folder 5

Correspondence and news clippings 1953

Woods, Baldwin

box 13, folder 6

Draft transcript 1956

Series 4: File Card Boxes undated

Extent: 2 boxes (box 14; box 15)

Arrangement

Arranged as received.

General note

Comprises two file card boxes containing handwritten notes divided by subject headings. The cards offer general subject information, questions for interviews, notes, and biographical information related to the interviewees.

Box 14

File card box undated

Arrangement

Arranged as received.

Scope and Contents

Subject headings include: Interviews in Process; Ideas for Interviews; Addresses; People to Contact; Politics-Government; Business; Architecture; Law; Agriculture; Associated Farmers; Food Processing; Raisin Industry; Peaches; Rice; Water and Power; Industry; Shipping; Chamber of Commerce; Newspapers; Politics; Public Morals; Public Relations; Racial Minorities; Japan; China; Greece; University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA); Main Trends in California; Main Trends in United States; Business Organizations.

Box 15

File card box undated

Arrangement

Arranged as received.

Scope and Contents

Subject headings include: Childhood; Education; Racial Minorities; Institutions-Bibliography; Interviewing; California; Politics; Public Morals; Racial Minorities; University of California, Berkeley; Labor; Arbitration; Employers Organizations, Cannery Labor; Central Labor Council; East Bay; Garment Workers; IWW; Grievance Procedures; Lawyers; Longshoremen; Los Angeles; Machinists; Maritime Unions; Mooney Case; Labor People; National Rifle Association (NRA); Printing Trades; Railway Labor; Retail Clerks; Strikes; Strike, 1919; General Strike, 1934; Strike, 1936; Strike, 1948; Union Rivalry; Union Structure; Labor Questions.

Series 5: Research Materials and Working Papers 1951-1965, undated

Extent: 7 folders (box 16, folders 1-7)

Arrangement

Arranged as received.

Scope and Content

Comprises pamphlets, booklets, flyers, bulletins, reports, and conference materials collected by Gilb on education, communism, nuclear weapons, House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), and various unions. Also includes copies and drafts of papers written by Gilb after she left the oral history program.

box 16, folder 1

HUAC and civil liberties materials 1951-1961

box 16, folder 2

Education and communism 1954-1962

Box 16, folder 3

Union bulletins and reports 1955-1958

Box 16, folder 4

Education and integration 1957, undated

Box 16, folder 5

Nuclear weapons and disarmament 1957-1959

Box 16, Carton 6

International Brotherhood of Teamsters conference materials 1959-1965

box 16, Folder 7

Corinne Gilb working papers 1965

Oversize-box 1

Series 6: Clippings 1948-1970

Extent: 1 oversized items(Oversize box 1)

Arrangement

Arranged in chronological order.

Scope and Content

Clippings from various newspapers and bulletins including: The Kennedy Convention Bulletin, The Nation, American Civil Liberties Union News, Muhammad Speaks, and Alert.