Jack Wallace Oral History

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Title

Jack Wallace Oral History

Description

Jack Wallace entered the lithographic industry after the Second World War as a litho artist, cameraman, and finally superintendent of a plant in Kansas City, Missouri. He describes the lithographic industry as it thrived in Kansas City; he describes the relationship between the lithographic industry and Hallmark Cards, one of its largest customers, and discusses the good relationship that Kansas City locals had with employers. Wallace tells about the 1951 strike in Kansas City, the roles played by individual participants, and how his involvement with the strategy of the Kansas City strike led to his appointment as International Representative in the Mountain Region. Wallace relates other union experiences including the merger between the Lithographers and the Photoengravers and the Kansas City local’s disaffiliation from the AFL in 1948 and its subsequent joining with the CIO.

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Interviewer

Hoffman, Alice M.

Interviewee

Wallace, Jack, 1914-

Date Recorded

1973-03-08

Coverage

New York, NY; 1930-1974

Citation

“Jack Wallace Oral History,” Michigan Oral History Database, accessed December 28, 2024, http://www.database.michiganoha.org/items/show/1806.

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