Eugene Barnett oral history collection 1940-1961

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Eugene Barnett oral history collection 1940-1961

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv69979

Trade unionist

.21 cubic feet (1 box); 3 sound cassettes (circa 154 min.); 1 transcript (24 pages)

eng,

University of Washington Libraries Special Collections

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SNAC Resource ID: 6376849

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Green, Archie

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Friedland, William H.

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