Finding aid to the Joan-Marie Shelley 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: 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.

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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