Gordon, Margaret Shaughnessy. Past president of the Consumers Cooperative of Berkeley, research economist, and community leader., 1984
Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Margaret Shaughnessy Gordon. Past president of the Consumers Cooperative of Berkeley, research economist, and community leader.
- Dates:
- 1984
- Creators:
- Gordon, Margaret Shaughnessy Gordon, Aaron Pipe, Therese, interviewer
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- 1 v. (73 l. : ill. ; 29 cm.)
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Margaret Shaughnessy Gordon. Past president of the Consumers Cooperative of Berkeley, research economist, and community leader.. Berkeley Historical Society
Background
- Scope and content:
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Family background; Aaron Gordon in the Dept. of Economics and Margaret Gordon joins the Institute of Industrial Relations at the University of California, Berkeley; both become active in the Berkeley coop; Margaret works with the League of Women Voters then enters politics and serves on the Berkeley City Council in the 1960s dealing with issues such as youth unemployment, Slate politics, taxation, and school board recall; Margaret appointed Associate Director of the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education.
- Biographical / historical:
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Interview conducted by Therese Pipe, 1983; forms part of the Consumers Cooperative of Berkeley Oral History Collection
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 1984
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright is held by the Berkeley Historical Society. Requests for permission to publish should be addressed to the Oral History Committee of the society.
- Preferred citation:
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Margaret Shaughnessy Gordon. Past president of the Consumers Cooperative of Berkeley, research economist, and community leader.. Berkeley Historical Society
- Location of this collection:
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1931 Center StreetBerkeley, CA 94704, US
- Contact:
- (510) 848-0181