Voices of Labor Oral History Project

Collection

Identifier: L1995-12

Staff Only

Content Description

The Voices of Labor Oral History Project consists of 49 oral history interviews. The interviews are with labor union members and cover their lives, upbringings, and work in the labor movement.

Dates

1995, 2002-2016

Creator

Georgia State University. Southern Labor Archives (Organization)

Restrictions on Access

See individual interviews for access information.

Conditions Governing Use

To quote in print, or otherwise reproduce in whole or in part in any publication, including on the Worldwide Web, any material from this collection, the researcher must obtain permission from (1) the owner of the physical property and (2) the holder of the copyright. Persons wishing to quote from this collection should consult the reference archivist to determine copyright holders for information in this collection. Reproduction of any item must contain the complete citation to the original. All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.

Historical Note

The Southern Labor Archives of Georgia State University initiated a labor oral history project, beginning in the fall of 1994. Despite a rich labor heritage, most accounts of Georgia's past have overlooked its workers and their unions. This project continues to help correct this omission and fill in these gaps by gathering the stories of key figures in the local and state labor movement. The stories are collected through interviews, autobiographical in nature, covering the subject's personal background, work history, participation in the labor movement and in key events and developments in local labor history.

The Voices of Labor Oral History Project, through the staff of the Southern Labor Archives, will assure that all interviews are tape or video recorded, transcribed and cataloged. They are available at the Southern Labor Archives, Special Collections and Archives Department, Georgia State University Library.