| Title: |
Reminiscences of William Sennett
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| RLIN number: |
NXCP87-A133
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Columbia University. Oral History Research Office
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| Collection: |
Individual Interview List Oral History Project
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| Description: |
Childhood in Chicago; early politics: Young Communist League, 1931, Communist Party, 1935; experiences in Spanish Civil War; organizer for Meat Packers Union; army service in World War II; Communist Party organizer; general manager of CHICAGO STAR; recollections of Cold War, revelations of Twentieth Party Congress in 1956; disillusionment and break with Communist Party, 1958; founder of truck leasing company, its growth and success; views on women's rights, marriage, communism, democracy, Soviet Union and Israel.
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| Extent: |
Transcript: 376 leaves, Miscellaneous papers relating to oral history
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| Restrictions: |
Permission required to cite, quote, and reproduce. Contact Bancroft Library for information. Original oral history held by: Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720.
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1982 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Sennett, William, 1914-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1914
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| Speaker occupation: |
Communist Party member; Executive
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| Age at speaking: |
68
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| Document date: |
1982
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| Interviewer: |
Windmiller, Marshall
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| Organizations discussed: |
Communist Party U.S.A.
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| Locations discussed: |
North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Communism--United States; Communist Party U.S.A.; Communists--United States; Executives; Labor unions and communism; North America; Oral history; United States
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Sennett, William, 1914-; Transportation, Automotive--Freight; United States--Economic conditions--1945-
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0017192-12635
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