11 10 880 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource (repository, collection, or item). Graphic Communications Conference/IBT(International Brotherhood of Teamsters) Oral Histories Description An account of the resource Interviews with International officers and representatives, local presidents on the International Council and other members of the GCC/IBT (International Brotherhood of Teamsters) and its predecessors (GAIU, LPIU and ALA) conducted by Alice Hoffman and Greg Giebel, 1973-1975. CWIS Item Migration This Item Type takes in metadata from CWIS' database. Title, Description, and Coverage are added to the same Omeka Metadata fields. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource (repository, collection, or item). Henry J. Dillon Oral History Description An account of the resource Henry J. Dillon began his career in the photoengraving trade in Chicago in 1937 in a non-union trade shop. Having been fired by his shop for economic reasons, he received further employment at another non-union shop until his entrance into the Air Force during the Second World War. After the war he returned to Chicago to complete his apprenticeship for his pre-war employer which was now a union shop. Dillon became active in Local #5 of the International Photoengravers Union and in order to make a name for him, took on less desirable positions such as chapel chairman and delegate. Dillon attended a summer seminar at the famous Wisconsin School for Workers, upon his return he was appointed full-time union organizer. Dillon also talks about the kind of technological changes in the industry, jurisdictional problems, and traces the beginning of merger discussions with the Amalgamated Lithographers of America. Oral History Item Metadata Specific to Oral History Items. Date Recorded Date of Record Creation (Imported from CWIS DateRecordedBegin field) 1974-01-25 Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Dillon, Henry J., 1918- Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Hoffman, Alice M.; Giebel, Greg Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource (repository, collection, or item). Graphic Communications Conference/IBT(International Brotherhood of Teamsters) Oral Histories Description An account of the resource Interviews with International officers and representatives, local presidents on the International Council and other members of the GCC/IBT (International Brotherhood of Teamsters) and its predecessors (GAIU, LPIU and ALA) conducted by Alice Hoffman and Greg Giebel, 1973-1975. CWIS Item Migration This Item Type takes in metadata from CWIS' database. Title, Description, and Coverage are added to the same Omeka Metadata fields. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource (repository, collection, or item). John Connolly Oral History Description An account of the resource This interview was conducted with John Connolly shortly after the union he was president of, the International Brotherhood of Bookbinders, merged with the Lithographers and Photoengravers International Union to form the Graphic Arts International Union (GAIU). Mr. Connolly describes his early work experience as a bookbinder, the strike of 1921 which affected the entire printing industry, and the effect of changing technology and mergers. The latter part of the interview is devoted to a description of the development of the Bookbinders International. The interview concludes with a discussion of the events which led up to the merger in 1972. Oral History Item Metadata Specific to Oral History Items. Date Recorded Date of Record Creation (Imported from CWIS DateRecordedBegin field) 1973-02-07 Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Connolly, John, 1889- Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Hoffman, Alice Coverage Coverage (Imported from CWIS Coverage field) 1950-2005 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource (repository, collection, or item). Focus:HOPE Oral Histories Description An account of the resource Interviews conducted by William LeFevre regarding the history of the organization from 1968-2007 with an emphasis on the riots of 1967, aftermath of the riots, founding of Focus: HOPE, food aid in southeast Michigan, and job training in S.E. Michigan. CWIS Item Migration This Item Type takes in metadata from CWIS' database. Title, Description, and Coverage are added to the same Omeka Metadata fields. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource (repository, collection, or item). Eleanor Josaitis and Senator Carl Levin Oral History Description An account of the resource Oral history interview with Eleanor Josaitis, co-founder of Focus:HOPE, and Senator Carl Levin, U.S. Senator from Michigan. Oral History Item Metadata Specific to Oral History Items. Date Recorded Date of Record Creation (Imported from CWIS DateRecordedBegin field) 2007-10-19 Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Josaitis, Eleanor; Senator Levin, Carl. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Lefevre, William Coverage Coverage (Imported from CWIS Coverage field) Chicago, IL;1949-1973 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource (repository, collection, or item). Focus:HOPE Oral Histories Description An account of the resource Interviews conducted by William LeFevre regarding the history of the organization from 1968-2007 with an emphasis on the riots of 1967, aftermath of the riots, founding of Focus: HOPE, food aid in southeast Michigan, and job training in S.E. Michigan. CWIS Item Migration This Item Type takes in metadata from CWIS' database. Title, Description, and Coverage are added to the same Omeka Metadata fields. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource (repository, collection, or item). Eleanor Josaitis Oral History Description An account of the resource Oral history interview with Eleanor Josaitis, co-founder of Focus:HOPE. This interview covers Josaitis’s involvement with the organization from 1968-2007. Oral History Item Metadata Specific to Oral History Items. Date Recorded Date of Record Creation (Imported from CWIS DateRecordedBegin field) 2007-06-26 Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Josaitis, Eleanor Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Lefevre, William Coverage Coverage (Imported from CWIS Coverage field) Canada; 1939-1973 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource (repository, collection, or item). Individual Oral History Interviews Description An account of the resource Individual Oral History Interviews CWIS Item Migration This Item Type takes in metadata from CWIS' database. Title, Description, and Coverage are added to the same Omeka Metadata fields. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource (repository, collection, or item). Bob Alleseee Oral History Description An account of the resource Interview with Mike Smith about the Detroit radio and television personality's career as "Bob Allison," host of such shows as "Ask Your Neighbor" and "Bowling for Dollars." He and his wife Maggie Allesee are also well-known Detroit philanthropists. Oral History Item Metadata Specific to Oral History Items. Date Recorded Date of Record Creation (Imported from CWIS DateRecordedBegin field) 2005-03-31 Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Allesee, Bob, 1932- Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Smith, Mike Coverage Coverage (Imported from CWIS Coverage field) Toronto, Ontario; 1942-1975 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource (repository, collection, or item). Graphic Communications Conference/IBT(International Brotherhood of Teamsters) Oral Histories Description An account of the resource Interviews with International officers and representatives, local presidents on the International Council and other members of the GCC/IBT (International Brotherhood of Teamsters) and its predecessors (GAIU, LPIU and ALA) conducted by Alice Hoffman and Greg Giebel, 1973-1975. CWIS Item Migration This Item Type takes in metadata from CWIS' database. Title, Description, and Coverage are added to the same Omeka Metadata fields. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource (repository, collection, or item). Richard Clarke Oral History Description An account of the resource Richard Clarke began his lithographic career in Montreal and joined the Lithographers union in 1941. By 1949 he was president of his local. In 1957 he was appointed International Representative and became vice-president in 1964. Clarke describes the organization of the Lithographers union in Canada, contrasts the centralized control of the Canadian education with the American system, and discusses the whole question of merger and relations with select unions. Clarke completes the interview with a discussion of the nationalistic trend in Canada as far as International unions are concerned. Oral History Item Metadata Specific to Oral History Items. Date Recorded Date of Record Creation (Imported from CWIS DateRecordedBegin field) 1973-03-08 Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Clarke, Richard, 1914- Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Hoffman, Alice, M. Coverage Coverage (Imported from CWIS Coverage field) Toronto, Canada; 1915-1964 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource (repository, collection, or item). Graphic Communications Conference/IBT(International Brotherhood of Teamsters) Oral Histories Description An account of the resource Interviews with International officers and representatives, local presidents on the International Council and other members of the GCC/IBT (International Brotherhood of Teamsters) and its predecessors (GAIU, LPIU and ALA) conducted by Alice Hoffman and Greg Giebel, 1973-1975. CWIS Item Migration This Item Type takes in metadata from CWIS' database. Title, Description, and Coverage are added to the same Omeka Metadata fields. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource (repository, collection, or item). Harry Conlon Oral History Description An account of the resource This interview with Harry Conlon was conducted while he was executive-vice-president of Chicago local #245 chapter of the G.A.I.U.(Graphic Arts International Union) Mr. Conlon describes his apprenticeship as a photoengraver for the Chicago-Sun-Times. Conlon was local union president of the Photoengravers Union in Chicago and played a significant role in the merger at the local and international level. The interview also gives Mr. Conlon’s views on the nature of trade union leadership, political activity, and the future role of mergers in the trade union movement. Oral History Item Metadata Specific to Oral History Items. Date Recorded Date of Record Creation (Imported from CWIS DateRecordedBegin field) 1973-03-08 Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Conlon, Harry, 1928- Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Aaronson, Irwin; Giebel, Greg Coverage Coverage (Imported from CWIS Coverage field) New York, NY; 1979-2002 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource (repository, collection, or item). Graphic Communications Conference/IBT(International Brotherhood of Teamsters) Oral Histories Description An account of the resource Interviews with International officers and representatives, local presidents on the International Council and other members of the GCC/IBT (International Brotherhood of Teamsters) and its predecessors (GAIU, LPIU and ALA) conducted by Alice Hoffman and Greg Giebel, 1973-1975. CWIS Item Migration This Item Type takes in metadata from CWIS' database. Title, Description, and Coverage are added to the same Omeka Metadata fields. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource (repository, collection, or item). Arthur Brown Oral History Description An account of the resource In this interview Arthur Brown recounts his early years as a lithographic artist for Stone Limited in Toronto Canada. Brown also recalls his election to numerous offices at the local level, and his twenty-year role as the international vice-president for the Amalgamated Lithographers. Oral History Item Metadata Specific to Oral History Items. Date Recorded Date of Record Creation (Imported from CWIS DateRecordedBegin field) 1973-06-09 Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Brown, Arthur, 1899- Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Giebel, Greg Coverage Coverage (Imported from CWIS Coverage field) Metro Detroit: 1979-2006 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource (repository, collection, or item). Graphic Communications Conference/IBT(International Brotherhood of Teamsters) Oral Histories Description An account of the resource Interviews with International officers and representatives, local presidents on the International Council and other members of the GCC/IBT (International Brotherhood of Teamsters) and its predecessors (GAIU, LPIU and ALA) conducted by Alice Hoffman and Greg Giebel, 1973-1975. CWIS Item Migration This Item Type takes in metadata from CWIS' database. Title, Description, and Coverage are added to the same Omeka Metadata fields. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource (repository, collection, or item). Kenneth Brown Oral History Description An account of the resource Ken Brown, President of the Graphic Arts International Union, is the son of Arthur Brown former president of the Toronto local. This interview was done in three parts. Part I covers Brown's earliest years; his lithographic-oriented family and their desire to follow the trade, Brown’s experience during the Second World War working in a topographical unit, and his return to Toronto.Part II deals with Browns involvement in the union, disaffiliation with the AFL-CIO, and his journey to presidency.Part III explores the political turmoil during the early years of his presidency and the mergers with several unions including the Photoengravers Union. Oral History Item Metadata Specific to Oral History Items. Date Recorded Date of Record Creation (Imported from CWIS DateRecordedBegin field) 1974-08-14 Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Brown, Kenneth, 1925- Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Hoffman, Alice M.; Giebel, Greg Coverage Coverage (Imported from CWIS Coverage field) 1921-1972 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource (repository, collection, or item). Metro Detroit Skilled Tradeswomen Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Interviews with women in a variety of construction and maintenance trades conducted between 2004 and 2006. CWIS Item Migration This Item Type takes in metadata from CWIS' database. Title, Description, and Coverage are added to the same Omeka Metadata fields. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource (repository, collection, or item). Linda Bart and Judy Ellul Oral History Description An account of the resource In this interview, sisters Linda Bart and Judy Ellul discuss their careers as rod busters. Bart entered the federally funded Trade Union Leadership Council in Detroit in 1979 and accepted a position as a rod buster with the Reinforcing Iron Workers, Local 426. Ellul was recruited by her sister in the mid 1980’s. The sisters recall their first days on the job and explain the physical and mental strength it takes for a woman to work in such a physically demanding predominately male profession. Ellul discusses how the physicality of the job ultimately led to her going on disability, while Bart too left the rod busters for the less demanding electrical trade. The interview concludes with Ellul and Bart sharing their feelings on why few women are active in the union, the merger with the ironworkers, and general concerns about the impact of the economy on their profession. At the time of the interview Ellul was working toward a degree in construction management while Bart was planning to re-enter the rod busting trade. Oral History Item Metadata Specific to Oral History Items. Date Recorded Date of Record Creation (Imported from CWIS DateRecordedBegin field) 2006-02-20 Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Bart, Linda; Ellul, Judy Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Raucher, Margaret; Advisory Group Members