"Morton Shapiro Oral History, 2/5/1997, Disc #2a", 1997 February 5

Item — Box: JHC CD Box 1, CD: 1120-cd03

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Sub-Sub-Series:

Includes an approximately 6 hour long oral history interview with Morton Shapiro recorded by Joella Werin between January 31 and February 10 1997. Topics include his childhood, his education, and his career working with labor unions, notably the International Ladies Garment Workers Union and Service Employees Union, his role in the civil rights movement, the role of Jews in the civil rights movement, and relations between Jews and African Americans in the South.

Dates

Creation: 1997 February 5

Creator

From the Collection: Shapiro, Sandra Garfinkel, 1935- (Person)
From the Collection: Shapiro, Morton Henry, 1928-2007 (Person)

Language of Material

From the Collection:

Materials in English, Hebrew, Polish, and Yiddish

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 12.0 linear feet (5 document boxes, 9 flat boxes, 1 oversize flat box, 2 oversize folders, 9 compact discs, and 12 audiocassettes)