Interviews conducted by Judith Stepan-Norris and Maurice Zeitlin for their book, Talking Union, a history of the organization and early years of UAW Local 600., the local representing workers at Ford’s Rouge plant.
Shelton Tappes was the Assistant Director for the UAW Fair Practices Department. In this interview Tappes recalls the Automobile industry before unionization, “Negro” jobs in the auto industry, and the Ford Organizing Drive. Tappes describes the role…
An interview with Shari Weiss, a Holocaust survivor, conducted by Robert Roth at the Holocaust Memorial Center in West Bloomfield, Michigan. Mrs. Weiss was born in Harina, a small village in Romania. When she was eight or nine, Shari went to live…
Ryan Harvey with Holland area business leaders who have utilized the Scanlon Plan, a form of management where all employees are encouraged to take a more active role in the company.
Special Project 150 Stories for 150 Years. Several different interviewers, including staff and volunteers of the Joint Archives of Holland, with 170 different interviewees about their impressions of Holland, Michigan. Tracy Bednarick (1996) and…