Industrial Workers of the World Oral Histories

Herb Edwards talks about his background and experiences as a lumberjack in the Pacific Northwest, his arrest for criminal syndicalism and subsequent prison term in San Quentin as well as memories of Elmer Smith.

Lucy Anne Cloud talks about her life as an IWW organizer and her memories of Elmer Smith.

Julia Ruuttila describes her involvement with the Centralia case and in getting Ray Becker out of jail, her radical background in the labor movement, and her memories of Elmer Smith.