Interviews conducted between 1979-1982 related to the establishment and growth of the Migrant Ministry. Transcripts located in Boxes 2-3 of the Sydney D. Smith Collection.
William (Bill) Hall left school after the eighth grade and in 1925 became an apprentice to the photoengraving trade in a non-union shop. Having become a journeyman in 1930, Hall became active in efforts to organize Chicago Local 5 of the…
Bernie Smith was a retired Juvenile Court probation officer. In this interview Smith recalls black life in Detroit in early the 1900’s, the organization of Detroit Urban League, and black politics at the turn of the century. Mr. Smith discusses the…
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.
A ceramic engineer and former NASA astronaut, Dr. Bonnie Dunbar is currently President & CEO of the Museum of Flight in Seattle, WA. Dunbar received her M.S. in ceramic engineering from the University of Washington in 1975. Upon graduation she joined…
Bonnie Ladin was one of the three original organizers of District 925 and later became the National Organizing Director of SEIU’S office workers division. She teaches in the National Labor College in Maryland.
A series of interviews covering the United States government’s involvement in international labor affairs from the establishment of the State Department’s Labor Attaché program in 1943, includes correspondence.