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Toyoshima mss., 1966-1998
Papers, 1966-1998, of Joe Toyoshima at the Lilly Library, Indiana University,
Bloomington, Indiana
Electronic finding aid encoded by Beth Benda.
Summary Information
Repository
Lilly
Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
Indiana University
1200 E. Seventh St.
Bloomington, IN 47405-5500
Phone: 812-855-2452
Fax: 812-855-3143
Email: liblilly@indiana.edu
http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly
Creator
Toyoshima, Joe.
TitleToyoshima mss.,1966-1998
Collection number
LMC 2019
Extent
10 items
Language
Materials are in English.
Abstract
Consists of audio cassette tapes of
interviews conducted by Joe Toyoshima in 1966 as an oral history of Sinclair. Also
included are photocopies of articles relating to Liberty Hill, to the dockworkers'
strike of 1923, and to the Industrial Workers of the World. One of the articles,
accompanied by three color photographs, details the Liberty Hill Commemorative Marker
dedicated as California State Historical Monument No. 1021, May 9, 1998, the 75th
anniversary of the dockworkers' strike at San Pedro/Los Angeles Harbor. A cassette of
songs of the I.W.W. and of migrant workers, four of which are compositions by Joe Hill,
completes the collection.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Acquisition Information
Gift 2000.
Usage RestrictionsPrior arrangements are not necessary before coming to the Library, however, patrons
from out of town are encouraged to communicate with the Library in advance of their
visits to ascertain availability of materials.
Photocopying permitted only with permission of the Curator of Manuscripts, Lilly
Library.
Preferred Citation
[Item], Toyoshima mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Biographical Note
Upton Sinclair, 1878-1968, was an U.S. author and social reformer.
Scope and Content Note
Consists of audio cassette tapes of interviews conducted by Joe Toyoshima in 1966 as an
oral history of Sinclair. Also included are photocopies of articles relating to Liberty
Hill, to the dockworkers' strike of 1923, and to the Industrial Workers of the World.
One of the articles, accompanied by three color photographs, details the Liberty Hill
Commemorative Marker dedicated as California State Historical Monument No. 1021, May 9,
1998, the 75th anniversary of the dockworkers' strike at San Pedro/Los Angeles Harbor. A
cassette of songs of the I.W.W. and of migrant workers, four of which are compositions
by Joe Hill, completes the collection.
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Indexing Terms
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
IUCAT, the IU Libraries' online
catalog. Materials about related topics, persons or places can be found by searching the
catalog using these terms.
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Names
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Industrial Workers
of the World.
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Industrial Workers
of the World --Songs and music.
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Toyoshima, Joe.
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Sinclair, Upton,
1878-1968
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Sinclair, Upton,
1878-1968 --Interviews.
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Sinclair, Upton,
1878-1968.
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Hill, Joe, 1879-1915.
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Topics
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Strikes and lockouts --Stevedores
--California --San Pedro.
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Liberty Hill Commemorative Marker.
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Migrant labor --Songs and music.
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Titles
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Interviews with Joe Toyoshima,
1966-1998
Collection
Box 1
Folder 1
Photocopies of articles relating to Liberty Hill, to the dockworkers'
strike of 1923, and to the Industrial Workers of the World.
Box 1
Folder 2
Article about details the Liberty Hill Commemorative Marker dedicated
as California State Historical Monument No. 1021, May 9, 1998, the 75th anniversary
of the dockworkers' strike at San Pedro/Los Angeles Harbor.
(Includes 3 color photographs)
Box 1
Cassette 1-2
Oral history interview of Upton Sinclair, Altadena, California
1966,
Feb
Box 1
Cassette 3
Oral history re. Upton Sinclair arrest on Liberty Hill, Los Angeles
Harbor, 1923
and foundry of ACLU of Southern California
Box 1
Cassette 4
Songs of the Wobblies (Industrial Workers of the World or I.W.W.) and
of migrant workers. Composed by Joe Hill and various artists.
