Finding aid to the Avelino Ramos Oral History

Finding aid created by Labor Archives and Research Center staff.
Labor Archives and Research Center
2017
San Francisco State University
J. Paul Leonard Library, Room 460
1630 Holloway Ave
San Francisco 94132-1722
larc@sfsu.edu


Title: Avelino Ramos oral history
Date: 1996 May 9
Creator: Labor Archives and Research Center
Extent: Transcript: 1 folder; Tapes: 2 audio cassettes
Collection number: larc.oh.ramos
Contributing Institution: Labor Archives and Research Center
J. Paul Leonard Library, Room 460
San Francisco State University
1630 Holloway Ave
San Francisco, CA 94132-1722
(415) 405-5571
larc@sfsu.edu
Abstract: Sound recording of interview with Avelino "Abba" Ramos conducted by Harvey Schwartz. Describes youth in Hawaii as son of Filipino sugar worker, coming of ILWU to Islands in 1940s, CIO organizing work in Hawaii, and career in California with Local 6, ILWU, 1962-1997, including rich exploration of the closing of the Colgate plant, East Bay, 1981; interview formed basis for an oral history article that appeared in the ILWU newspaper The Dispatcher, May 1996.
Location: Collection is available onsite.
Language of Material: Languages represented in the collection: English.

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Preferred Citation

Avelino Ramos oral history. San Francisco State University. Labor Archives and Research Center

Acquisition Information

Interviewed conducted by Harvey Schwartz, 1996.

Biography

Avelino "Abba" Ramos retired in 1997 after long career as ILWU activist, organizer, business agent, and International Representative.

Scope and Contents

Sound recording of interview with Avelino Ramos conducted by Harvey Schwartz. Describes youth in Hawaii as son of Filipino sugar worker, coming of ILWU to Islands in 1940s, CIO organizing work in Hawaii, and career in California with Local 6, ILWU, 1962-1997, including rich exploration of the closing of the Colgate plant, East Bay, 1981; interview formed basis for an oral history article that appeared in the ILWU newspaper The Dispatcher, May 1996.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Filipino Americans -- California -- Interviews.
Filipino Americans -- Hawaii -- Interviews.
Labor union members -- California -- San Francisco -- Interviews.
Labor union members -- Hawaii -- Interviews.
Labor unions -- California -- History.
Labor unions -- Hawaii -- History.
Stevedores -- Labor unions -- California -- San Francisco.
Stevedores -- Labor unions -- Hawaii.
Ramos, Avelino
Schwartz, Harvey
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union. Local 6 (San Francisco, Calif.)