Interviews of Helen Williams Bailey, Otis Brown, Aurelius Bennett, Jesse Samuel Hobson, Laura Elizabeth Gilberry, and Robert Jamerson by Stanley Grizzle

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Interviews of Helen Williams Bailey, Otis Brown, Aurelius Bennett, Jesse Samuel Hobson, Laura Elizabeth Gilberry, and Robert Jamerson by Stanley Grizzle

Item number (ISN):

417400

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1987

Item number (ISN):

417400

Link to related resource:

1987
1987

Type of material:

Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record Information – Details

Accession:

2007-00431-3

Media:

Sound

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

1987

Production company:

Stanley Grizzle (Interviewer)

Description:

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Helen Williams Bailey discusses her role as first president of the Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters in Winnipeg. Otis Brown [beings at 00:04:46], who originated from Newbern, Alabama, recounts his experiences as a porter for the Canadian Pacific Railway, and notes the main leaders who helped to establish the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters in various districts in Canada. Aurelius Leon Bennett [begins at 00:19:44] came to Winnipeg, from Memphis, Tennessee, to work as a sleeping car porter for the Canadian Pacific Railway. He speaks to the process of unionization, identifies key union leaders, and highlights why there were tensions between White, many of whom were of Ukrainian descent, and Black porters in his district. Jesse Samuel Hobson [begins at 00:39:54] came to Canada from Danceyville, Tennessee, in response to the wartime labour shortage in 1944. He discusses the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, some of the changes brought on by unionization, and the presence of White porters among the ranks. Laura Elizabeth Gilberry [Second sound file, begins at 00:02:09] speaks generally about the Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters in Winnipeg. Robert Jamerson [Second sound file, begins at 00:11:44], who came to Canada from Tennessee Colony, Texas, in 1910, relays his experiences, which began during the Depression, as a sleeping car porter for the Canadian Pacific Railway. He also discusses the various roles he played, including President, for the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters in Winnipeg.

Language:

English

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1. 1 audio casssette.~2. Content warning: interview may contain content and language that some may find upsetting.

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Vault ISN:

503640

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

2007-00431-3/0023

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

CASSETTE

Technical Description:

POLY

Duration:

90:00

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

ORIG

Vault ISN:

505840

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

417400-2007-00431-3-23-s1.WAV
417400-2007-00431-3-23-s2.WAV

Number of items:

2

Kind of sound:

BWF

Made from:

2007-00431-3/0023

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

505845

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

417400-2007-00431-3-23-s1.MP3
417400-2007-00431-3-23-s2.MP3

Number of items:

2

Kind of sound:

MP3

Made from:

2007-00431-3/0023

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

556009

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

417400-2007-00431-3-0023-S1.WAV
417400-2007-00431-3-0023-S2.WAV

Number of items:

2

Kind of sound:

WAV

Duration:

94:05

Made from:

2007-00431-3/0023

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

556010

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

417400-2007-00431-3-0023-S1.MP3
417400-2007-00431-3-0023-S2.MP3

Number of items:

2

Kind of sound:

MP3

Duration:

94:05

Made from:

2007-00431-3/0023

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

667210

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

A1 2014-04-0008

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

DVD

Duration:

1857:00

Made from:

2007-00431-3/0001
2007-00431-3/0002
2007-00431-3/0003
2007-00431-3/0004
2007-00431-3/0005
2007-00431-3/0006
2007-00431-3/0007
2007-00431-3/0008
2007-00431-3/0009
2007-00431-3/0010
2007-00431-3/0011
2007-00431-3/0012
2007-00431-3/0013
2007-00431-3/0014
2007-00431-3/0016
2007-00431-3/0017
2007-00431-3/0018
2007-00431-3/0019
2007-00431-3/0020
2007-00431-3/0021
2007-00431-3/0022
2007-00431-3/0023
2007-00431-3/0024
2007-00431-3/0025
2007-00431-3/0026
2007-00431-3/0027
2007-00431-3/0028
2007-00431-3/0029
2007-00431-3/0030
2007-00431-3/0015

Status:

REF

Transcription:

417400-2007-00431-3-0023-S1
417400-2007-00431-3-0023-S2
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Interviews of Helen Williams Bailey, Otis Brown, Aurelius Bennett, Jesse Samuel Hobson, Laura Elizabeth Gilberry, and Robert Jamerson by Stanley Grizzle

Interviews of Helen Williams Bailey, Otis Brown, Aurelius Bennett, Jesse Samuel Hobson, Laura Elizabeth Gilberry, and Robert Jamerson by Stanley Grizzle