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Title: John Sanchez oral history
Date: 1998 March 31
Creator:
Labor Archives and Research Center
Extent:
Transcript: 1 folder; Tapes: 2 audio cassettes
Collection number: larc.oh.sanchez
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 John Sanchez conducted by Harvey Schwartz. Former agricultural worker; recalls killing of
unionists by growers in Pixley, California, during 1933 Central Valley cotton strike; describes harsh living and working conditions
of Central Valley's Mexican American cotton pickers, 1930s, and impact of mechanization, 1938-1941.
Language of Material: Languages represented in the collection: English.
Collection is open for research.
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John Sanchez oral history. San Francisco State University. Labor Archives and Research Center
Interview conducted by Harvey Schwartz, 1998.
Former agricultural worker in the Central Valley of California; employed as Richmond shipyard worker, World War II, then union
molder, and finally International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers member with PG&E.
Sound recording of interview with John Sanchez conducted by Harvey Schwartz. Former agricultural worker; recalls killing of
unionists by growers in Pixley, California, during 1933 Central Valley cotton strike; describes harsh living and working conditions
of Central Valley's Mexican American cotton pickers, 1930s, and impact of mechanization, 1938-1941.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Oral histories.
Audiocassettes.
Agricultural laborers -- California -- San Joachin Valley.
Migrant labor -- California -- San Joachin Valley.
Migrant labor -- California.
Strikes and lockouts -- Agricultural laborers -- California
World War, 1939-1945 -- California.
Agricultural laborers -- California.
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Sanchez, John
Schwartz, Harvey