Interviewer
Héctor Uranga, Mario Galdos and Virgilio H. Sánchez
Project
Border Labor History
Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee
Former President Local 216 Boilermakers, Darbyshire, in El Paso.
Summary of Interview
Biographical data; experiences with discrimination in Akron, Ohio and El Paso; experiences living in Juarez and problems encountered; experiences in the union and as president of the same, especially his leadership during the 1977 Darbyshire strike; subsequent problems with finding employment.
Date of Interview
11-19-1979
Length of Interview
2 hours
Listen to the Interview
Tape Number
No. 696
Transcript Number
No. 696
Length of Transcript
80 pages
Interview Number
No. 696
Terms of Use
Unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Interview with Melvin N. Harris by Héctor Uranga, Mario Galdos and Virgilio H. Sánchez, 1979, "Interview no. 696," Institute of Oral History, University of Texas at El Paso.
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