Louis Goldblatt oral history, 1979.

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Louis Goldblatt oral history, 1979.

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Transcript and sound recording of Lucille Kendall's November 7, 1979 interview with San Francisco labor organizer Louis Goldblatt documenting his involvement in the labor movement of the 1930s and 1940s in San Francisco, Calif., and throughout the Pacific Coast, as well as the history of the San Francisco hotel strikes of 1937 and 1941-1942.

Transcript: 1 folder (0.1 linear feet)Tapes: 2 sound cassettes.

California historical society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7790528

California historical society

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Kendall, Lucille,

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Goldblatt, Louis

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Louis Goldblatt was a prominent labor organizer in the San Francisco Bay Area and throughout the Pacific Coast. In 1937, he helped organize the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union (ILWU), serving as secretary-treasurer of the ILWU from 1938 to 1977. He also served as secretary-treasurer of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) from 1938 to 1942. Although he did not actively participate in the San Francisco hotel strikes of 1937 and 1941-1942, he spoke before mass audie...