Max Levine Oral History
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Dublin Core
Title
Max Levine Oral History
Description
Max Levine grew up in South Philadelphia and started working in the printing trade at age seventeen, this led to an apprenticeship and membership in the Bookbinders Union in 1951. In this interview Levine discusses organizing the Curtis Publishing Company, the eventual dissolution of the company, and why Philadelphia is no longer the printing center that it used to be. Levine recalls his role as shop steward for his union, his involvement as a delegate to the Allied Printing Trades Council, and his election to president of his local. Levine also discusses the main issues confronting the Bookbinders in the fifties and sixties and the relative non-union climate in Philadelphia.
Oral History Item
Interviewer
Hoffman, Alice M.
Interviewee
Levine, Max, 1914-
Coverage
1946-74
Collection
Citation
“Max Levine Oral History,” Michigan Oral History Database, accessed October 23, 2024, http://www.database.michiganoha.org/items/show/1794.