Oral history interview with Earl T. Bester. [manuscript]. 1967.

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Oral history interview with Earl T. Bester. [manuscript]. 1967.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/316815564

Mr. Bester discusses first joining the Steel Workers Organizing Committee in 1936, the coal strikes of the 1940s, and the early successes of the Farmer-Labor Party. He provides unique information on the Democratic-Farmer-Labor coalition in Minnesota which involved Hubert Humphrey. He also discusses John L. Lewis' relationship with the United Steelworkers of America and the organization of the iron ore ranges. The interview provides general background information about the Duluth, Minn. area from the Depression until recent times.

Transcript : 40 leaves.Sound recordings : 2 sound cassettes (120 min.).

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