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Oley, Harold - Interview

Item number (ISN):

135159

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1982-11-22

Item number (ISN):

135159

Type of material:

Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

CONDÉ, Carole & Karl Beveridge

Accession:

1989-0329

Media:

Sound

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

1982-11-22

Production company:

Carole Condé (Interviewer)
Karl Beveridge (Interviewer)

Description:

Oral history interview by Carole Condé and Karl Beveridge of Harold Oley, former worker at General Motors of Canada, Oshawa, Ontario, and founding member of Local 222, United Automobile Workers. Oley recalls the leaders of the early trade union movement in the 1930s in Oshawa and their attempts to organize the workers. Other topics include the influence of the Communist Party in the labour movement, the opposition from some municipal officials and police toward the trade union leaders and the threat of deportation used against the leaders. Oley talks about the hardships of being laid off during the depression of the 1930s and subsisting on welfare handouts.

Subjects:

AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY WORKERS~DEPRESSIONS , 1929~ONTARIO~TRADE UNIONS~TRADE UNIONS & COMMUNISM~GENERAL MOTORS OF CANADA

Language:

English

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

125744

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

1989-0329/10

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

CASSETTE

Technical description:

POLY

Duration:

93:55

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

ORIG

Vault ISN:

125746

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

C06622

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Duration:

120:40

Made from:

1989-0329/10

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

576260

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

135159-1989-0329-10-S2.wav

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

WAV

Duration:

31:45

Made from:

1989-0329/10

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

576261

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

135159-1989-0329-10-S2.mp3

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

MP3

Duration:

31:45

Made from:

1989-0329/10

Status:

REF
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Conditions of access:

Open

Restrictions on consultation:

~Open

Reproduction access:

Permission from copyright holders required for reproduction. ~Copyright: Carole Condé and Karl Beveridge.~Credit: Carole Condé and Karl Beveridge Fonds / Library and Archives Canada

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