Oral history interviews of the Dane County Labor Oral History Project [sound recording], 1984.

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Oral history interviews of the Dane County Labor Oral History Project [sound recording], 1984.

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Four interviews conducted by Dexter Arnold as part of the research for a slide-tape program "Building a City, Building a Movement" on Dane County, Wisconsin, labor history. Interviewed are William Connors of Bricklayers, Masons, and Plasterers Union; Robert Schultz, an employee of Oscar Mayer active in the United Packinghouse Workers Union and the Amalgamated Meatcutters; David Kneebone, an employee of Madison Newspapers involved in the International Typographical Union; and Evelyn Gotzion, an employee and union activist at Ray-O-Vac.

12 tape recordings.

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6926523

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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United Packinghouse Workers of America

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Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America

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Conners, William J., 1911-

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Dane County Labor Oral History Project.

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Kneebone, David

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Arnold, Dexter Philip

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Dexter F. Arnold was drafted and entered the Army on 1 November 1943 at Manchester, VT. He took infantry basic training at Camp Blanding, FL. He went overseas on the USS General Mann where his company was assigned to Military Police duty for the voyage. He landed in Tunisia on 4 May 1944 as a replacement and underwent further training before sailing on the British transport, Strathhaven to Naples and the replacement center near Caserta. On 31 May 1944, he was trucked to Salerno and boarded landi...

Bricklayers' and Masons' International Union of America

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Successor to the Bricklayers International Union of the United States of North America (founded in 1865). From the description of Bricklayers' and Masons' International Union of America records, 1889-1892. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321223 ...

Providence Typographical Union

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The International Typographical Union was founded on May 5, 1852 in Cincinnati, Ohio and was the oldest union in the United States to continuously operate into the late 20th century. Originally titled the National Typographical Union, the organization became the ITU in 1869 after entering into an affiliation with Canadian printing trade unions. The ITU was at the forefront of progressive initiatives within the labor movement, lobbying for an eight hour work day and condemning Sunday work. In 198...