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  • Title: Joan-Marie Shelley oral history
    Date (inclusive): 1993 March 9-April 1
    Creator: Labor Archives and Research Center
    Extent: Transcript: 1 folder; Tapes: 3 audio cassettes
    Collection number: larc.oh.shelley
    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 Joan-Marie Shelley conducted by Adah Bakalinsky. Describes her involvement with school unions, 1955-1970, and her rise to become president of the United Educators of San Francisco in 1984; discusses her views on bilingual education, violence in schools, the California Teachers Association, and the American Federation of Teachers,, as well as the influence of her father, former San Francisco mayor John Francis Shelley; synoptic index available.
    Location: Collection is available onsite.
    Language of Material: Languages represented in the collection: English.

    Access

    Collection is open for research.

    Publication Rights

    Copyrighted. Rights are owned by Labor Archives and Research Center (LARC), J. Paul Leonard Library, San Francisco State University. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owner. In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

    Preferred Citation

    Joan-Marie Shelley oral history. San Francisco State University. Labor Archives and Research Center

    Acquisition Information

    Interview conducted by Adah Bakalinsky, 1993.

    Biography

    President, United Educators of San Francisco; officer, American Federation of Teachers; worked as a high school teacher for nearly thirty years at Lincoln and Lowell high schools.

    Scope and Contents

    Sound recording of interview with Joan-Marie Shelley conducted by Adah Bakalinsky. Describes her involvement with school unions, 1955-1970, and her rise to become president of the United Educators of San Francisco in 1984; discusses her views on bilingual education, violence in schools, the California Teachers Association, and the American Federation of Teachers,, as well as the influence of her father, former San Francisco mayor John Francis Shelley; synoptic index available.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Labor unions -- California -- San Francisco -- History.
    Teachers -- California -- San Francisco -- Interviews.
    Teachers' unions -- California -- History.
    Women in the labor movement -- California.
    Women labor leaders -- California -- Interviews.
    Oral histories.
    Audiocassettes.
    Shelley, Joan-Marie
    Bakalinsky, Adah
    California Teachers Association
    American Federation of Teachers
    Shelley, John Francis, 1905-1975
    United Educators of San Francisco