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International President of The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and civil rights leader : oral history transcript / and
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International President of The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and civil rights leader : oral history transcript: and related material, 1970-1973Creator/Contributor:
Dellums, C. L. (Cottrell Laurence), creator, interviewee.Creator/Contributor:
Henderson, Joyce, interviewer.Creator/Contributor:
Pittman, Tarea Hall.Creator/Contributor:
Bancroft Library, Regional Oral History Office.Creator/Contributor:
Earl Warren Oral History Project (Bancroft Library)Abstract:
Comments on work for the Pullman Co. as porter; formation of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and offices held in the
union; friendship with A. Philip Randolph; fight against discrimination in unions; Earl Warren; 1934 San Francisco waterfront
strike; association with N.A.A.C.P.; establishment of the California Fair Employment Practices Commission and his service
with the Commission. Photographs inserted.
Date:
1970 (issued)Contents:
Phonotapes : Reel 1: Feb. 15, 1970, track 1: 1098 ft., track 2: 1098 ft. -- Reel 2: Jan. 13, 1971, track 1: 1101 ft., track
2: 1107 ft. -- Reel 3: Feb. 26, 1971, track 1: 1104 ft., track 2: blank -- Reel 4: Apr. 14, 1971, track 1: 1000 ft., track
2: 455 ft. -- Reel 5: May 12, 1971, track 1: 1028 ft., track 2: 247 ft. Interview notes also available.
Subject:
n-us--- -- n-us-caLabor unions -- United States
Strikes and lockouts -- California -- San Francisco
African Americans -- California -- Oakland
Grèves et lock-out -- Californie -- San Francisco
Noirs américains -- Californie -- Oakland
African Americans
Labor unions
Strikes and lockouts
California -- Oakland
California -- San Francisco
United States
Pullman Company.
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Pullman Company.
Randolph, A. Philip (Asa Philip) -- 1889-1979
Warren, Earl -- 1891-1974
Randolph, A. Philip (Asa Philip) -- 1889-1979
Warren, Earl -- 1891-1974
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Cottrell Laurence Dellums; tape recorded interview conducted by Joyce Henderson in 1970-1971. Regional Oral History Office,
the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, California, 1973 :
Introduction by Tarea Hall Pittman.
AUDIO/VISUAL MATERIALS RESTRICTED. Requests for use of original must be approved by the appropriate curator. CU-BANC
Also available in digital format: accessible through Online Archive of California.
Also available online.
Dept. of Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles Library.
Copyright by The Regents of the University of California. This manuscript is made available for research purposes only. Requests
for permission to quote for publication should be addressed to the Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University
of California, Berkeley.
Type:
Oral histories.Physical Description:
print
[18], 159 leaves ; 28 cm + related material
5 audiotape reels : analog, 3 3/4 ips, 2 track ; 5 in.
Language:
English
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
AUDIO/VISUAL MATERIALS RESTRICTED. Requests for use of original must be approved by the appropriate curator. CU-BANC
Copyright by The Regents of the University of California. This manuscript is made available for research purposes only. Requests
for permission to quote for publication should be addressed to the Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University
of California, Berkeley.