TApe # 157 Schwartz, William
Occupation: Electrician
Ethnic Background: Jewish
Interviewer: Ken Skulski
Comments: A thoughtful and informative narrative about a man who worked as an electrician in Lawrence Mills and industry. Commentary on union relations including how regulations are negotiated. Also commentary on personal life: growing up in Methuen during Depression years - without a father (who had died), working as delivery boy for .25 cents per week, delivering newspapers when they were .2 cents apiece - how he used earned money for shoes, candy, entertainment, sports equipment, etc. Explanation of "point system" at Tribune. Description of fishing, which was his main recreation (on Merrimack). Description of trying to buy a house and his observations re: pros and cons regarding availability.
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Collection
Lawrence History Center Oral History Collection
https://lawrencehistory.org/files/audio/oh/2007.500.477-wschwartz.mp3
Date (created)
1989-10-25