Finding aid to the Dave Reed 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

URL: http://library.sfsu.edu/larc

Title: Dave Reed oral history

Date: 1995 April 18

Creator: Labor Archives and Research Center

Extent: Transcript: 1 folder; Tapes: 3 audio cassettes

Collection number: larc.oh.reed

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 Dave Reed conducted by Harvey Schwartz. Remembers boxing days, early 1930s; longshore work, 1933; witnessing S.F. police shooting workers during 1934 strike, being arrested for own union activity in 1934, meeting Henry Schmidt, Local 10 pioneer, and Harry Lundeberg, SUP leader; SUP schooner sailor, World War II; and Relief Business Agent, Local 10, ILWU, 1960.

Location: Collection is available onsite.

Language of Material: Languages represented in the collection: English.

Access

Collection is open for research.

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Preferred Citation

Dave Reed oral history. San Francisco State University. Labor Archives and Research Center

Acquisition Information

Interview conducted by Harvey Schwartz, 1995.

Biography

Retired from Local 10 ILWU, 1993, after sixty years on the San Francisco waterfront; veteran of 1934 strike.

Scope and Contents

Sound recording of interview with Dave Reed conducted by Harvey Schwartz. Remembers boxing days, early 1930s; longshore work, 1933; witnessing S.F. police shooting workers during 1934 strike, being arrested for own union activity in 1934, meeting Henry Schmidt, Local 10 pioneer, and Harry Lundeberg, SUP leader; SUP schooner sailor, World War II; and Relief Business Agent, Local 10, ILWU, 1960.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Longshoremen's Strike, San Francisco, Calif., 1934

Labor union members -- California -- San Francisco -- Interviews.

Labor unions -- California -- History.

Stevedores -- California -- San Francisco -- Interviews.

Stevedores -- California -- San Francisco.

Audiocassettes.

Oral histories.

Reed, Dave

Schwartz, Harvey

Lundeberg, Harry

Sailors' Union of the Pacific

International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union. Local 10 (San Francisco, Calif.)