The Shipboard Murder Case: Labor, Radicalism, and Earl Warren, 1936-1941
Creator
Bancroft Library. Oral History Center Stein, Miriam F Grossman, Aubrey Harris, Myron Johnson, Miriam Dinkin Odeen, Peter Ramsay, Ernest G Resner, Herbert
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Description
Interviews with six participants in the 1936 murder case (known also as the King-Ramsay-Conner case) which involved Earl Warren as Alameda Co. district attorney and members of the Marine Firemen, Oilers, Watertenders and Wipers Association as defendants. Ernest G. Ramsay: Reminiscences of a Defendant in the Shipboard Murder Case. Aubrey Grossman: A Defense Attorney Assesses the King, Ramsay, Conner Case. Myron Harris: A Defense Attorney Reminisces. Herbert Resner: The Recollections of the Attorney for Frank Conner. Miriam Johnson: The King-Ramsay-Conner Defense Committee, 1938-1941. Peter Odeen: Captain of the Point Lobos. Interviews also include comments on the labor movement on the Bay Area waterfront in the 1930's, Harry Bridgews, the influence of the communist party in maritime unions, etc.Additional Descriptive Notes: t01: Aubrey Grossman, 1973-02-06 t02: Myron Harris, 1972-07-14 t03: Miriam Johnson t04-t05: Miriam Johnson, 1975-11-17 t06-t07: Miriam Johnson, 1975-11-24 t08: Herbert Resner, 1972-10-10 t09: Peter Odeen, 1972-09-26 t10-t11: Ernest Ramsay, 1972-05-17 Grossman, Aubrey; Harris, Myron; Johnson, Miriam Dinkin; Odeen, Peter; Ramsay, Ernest G.; Resner, Herbert
Type
sound
Format
Original 1/4 inch audio tape
Extent
11 Tapes of 11
Identifier
Phonotape 916 A Phonotape 917 A Phonotape 918 A Phonotape 919 A Phonotape 920 A Phonotape 921 C cabeuroh_000223_t01 through cabeuroh_000223_t11
Language
English
Provenance
Oral History Center, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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