Finding aid to the Leon Olson 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: Leon Olson oral history
Date (inclusive): 1992 August 31-December 1
Creator:
Labor Archives and Research Center
Extent:
Transcript: 1 folder; Tapes: 5 audio cassettes
Collection number: larc.oh.olson
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 Leon Olson conducted by Adah Bakalinsky. Describes the anti-Hearst newspaper strike of 1968;
San Rafael Independent Journal strike, ca. 1970s; the shrinking number of newspapers, 1970s-1980s; and the impact of new technologies
on the Typographers Union.
Language of Material: Languages represented in the collection: English.
Collection is open for research.
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Leon Olson oral history. San Francisco State University. Labor Archives and Research Center
Interview conducted by Adah Bakalinsky, 1992.
President of Bay Area Typographical Union (BATU) Local 21, 1969-1987; born in 1929, Olson moved from Los Angeles to San Francisco
in 1939; worked on Treasure Island during World's Fair; joined ILWU in early 1940s; joined BATU Local 21 in 1951 and elected
president in 1969.
Sound recording of interview with Leon Olson conducted by Adah Bakalinsky. Describes the anti-Hearst newspaper strike of 1968;
San Rafael Independent Journal strike, ca. 1970s; the shrinking number of newspapers, 1970s-1980s; and the impact of new technologies
on the Typographers Union.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Labor leaders -- California -- Interviews.
Labor unions -- California -- History.
Printing industry -- Employees -- Labor unions -- California -- San Francisco -- History.
Printing industry -- California -- San Francisco -- History.
Audiocassettes.
Oral histories.
Olson, Leon
Bakalinsky, Adah
International Typographical Union. Local 21 (San Francisco, Calif.)