Oral History Interviews with Walter White, 1975

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Interview with Walter White concerning his experiences as a federal labor mediator and conciliator. White speaks of his his thirty-year career with the U.S. Conciliation Service and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, as well as his early boyhood employment with International Harvester Company. He discusses the Depression and New Deal, the Kansas Employment Service, his employment with U.S. Potash Company and experiences with Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers Union, and his employment with the U.S. Conciliation Service in 1942. White also explains labor-management relations during World War II, his personal experiences in the Omaha and Des Moines offices, the … continued below

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[4], 708 p. ; 28 cm.

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Marcello, Ronald E.; Dunn, J. D. & White, Walter, 1906- 1975-04-16/1975-05-21.

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    Place of Publication: Denton, Texas

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  • Main Title: Oral History Interviews with Walter White, 1975
  • Added Title: Oral History Interviews with Walter White, April 16, 1975
  • Added Title: Oral History Interviews with Walter White, April 18, 1975
  • Added Title: Oral History Interviews with Walter White, April 21, 1975
  • Added Title: Oral History Interviews with Walter White, April 23, 1975
  • Added Title: Oral History Interviews with Walter White, May 12, 1975
  • Added Title: Oral History Interviews with Walter White, May 14, 1975
  • Added Title: Oral History Interviews with Walter White, May 15, 1975
  • Added Title: Oral History Interviews with Walter White, May 19, 1975
  • Added Title: Oral History Interviews with Walter White, May 20, 1975
  • Added Title: Oral History Interviews with Walter White, May 21, 1975
  • Series Title: Texas Business Oral History Project
  • Series Title: Texas Political History Oral History Project

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Interview with Walter White concerning his experiences as a federal labor mediator and conciliator. White speaks of his his thirty-year career with the U.S. Conciliation Service and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, as well as his early boyhood employment with International Harvester Company. He discusses the Depression and New Deal, the Kansas Employment Service, his employment with U.S. Potash Company and experiences with Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers Union, and his employment with the U.S. Conciliation Service in 1942. White also explains labor-management relations during World War II, his personal experiences in the Omaha and Des Moines offices, the Taft-Hartley Act, the formation of Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, and the post-World War II labor unrest. In addition, White talks about his transfer to Texas, his personal philosophy concerning labor-management relations, personal experiences with and comments about James Hoffa, Sid Richardson, and John Connally, and Eugene Debs.

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[4], 708 p. ; 28 cm.

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Interviews conducted in 1975 for the Business Archives Project, North Texas State University Oral History Collection. Interviewers: Dr. Ronald E. Marcello and J.D. Dunn. Both the 7th and 8th interview transcripts are dated May 15, 1975.

Table of Contents: [1]-78: April 16, 1975 interview -- [79]-155: April 18, 1975 interview -- [156]-231: April 21, 1975 interview -- [232]-320: April 23, 1975 interview -- [321]-384: May 12, 1975 interview -- [383]-461: May 14, 1975 interview -- [462]-517: May 15, 1975 interview -- [518]-597: May 15 [19?], 1975 interview -- [598]-666: May 20, 1975 interview -- [667]-708: May 21, 1975 interview

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Marcello, Ronald E.; Dunn, J. D. & White, Walter, 1906-. Oral History Interviews with Walter White, 1975, book, 1975-04-16/1975-05-21; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1944619/: accessed May 14, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Oral History Program.

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