IAM 100th Anniversary: Challenging the Future with a Century of Pride, circa 1988
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Scope and Contents of the Sound Recording [part 1]
Recording of an IAM 100th anniversary special In this recording, a song about the founding of IAM plays. There is a skit reenacting the first IAM meeting. The rest of the recording is of an actor playing IAM's founder, presenting a recounting of the major events in the IAM's history, including its desegregation in 1895, the admittance of women in 1911, both world wars, the great depression, and the invention of airplanes. At the end, he urges the movement to continue. This is tape 1 of 2.
Recording of an IAM 100th anniversary special In this recording, a song about the founding of IAM plays. The recording begins with an actor playing the role of IAM's founder. In character, he introduces the history of the IAM and its public and political face with clips of famous speakers from IAM conventions and materials. The second half of the recording is a collection of renditions of union folk songs, some used throughout the movement and some specific to the IAM. This is tape 2 of 2.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1988
Creator
- From the Collection: International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. Local Lodge 480 (Oak Ridge, Tenn.) (Organization)
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Extent
From the Collection: 8.12 Linear Feet (in 22 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Processing Information
Digitization of the sound recording supported by a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council of Library and Information Resources (CLIR), made possible by funding from the Mellon Foundation.
Repository Details
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