University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections1475, 1749Pritchett, Harold, 1904-Harold Pritchett
papers and oral history interview
1937-1971
1940approximately .33 cubic feet of
textual materials1 sound cassetteCollection materials are in
English. Interview,
papers and ephemera of a Shingle weaver and labor organization
leaderHarold Pritchett was born in England in 1904. He immigrated to Canada,
and began working in a Port Moody sawmill at age 15. He was the first president
of International Woodworkers of America, 1936-1940. Thereafter, he organized
woodworkers in British Columbia and was a member of the British Columbia
Federation of Labor.
Organized into 2 accessions.
- Accession No. 1475-001, Harold Pritchett papers and oral history
interview, 1937-1971
- Accession No. 1749-001, Harold Pritchett papers, 1971
Interview, correspondence, reports, ephemera, xerox copies of
correspondence, and union newspapers. Oral history interview includes
discussion of Pritchett's involvement and subsequent election to president of
the International Woodworkers of America, and later affiliation with the CIO
(Congress of Industrial organizations), 1930s to early 1940s.
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Audio and transcript of the audio cassette are available on the Internet
Archive and the Libraries' Digital Collections website. The original cassette
is not accessible due to preservation concerns.
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Audio and transcript of the audio cassette are available on the Internet
Archive and the Libraries' Digital Collections website. The original cassette
is not accessible due to preservation concerns.
Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of
Washington Libraries.
Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)Pritchett, Harold, 1904- --ArchivesPritchett, Harold, 1904- --InterviewsOrton, O. MCoughlin, PaulPressman, LeeCongress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)International Woodworkers of AmericaUnited Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (AFL)Communist Party of the United States of AmericaInternational Woodworkers of America. Local 180Labor Archives of Washington (University of Washington)Labor HistoryLabor Unions
Accession No. 1475-001: Harold Pritchett papers and oral history interview,
1937-1971 (bulk 1940).33 cubic feet of textual
materials1 sound cassetteScope and Content: Interview, correspondence, reports, ephemera, xerox copies of
correspondence.
In the interview, Pritchett discusses his involvement and
subsequent election to president of the International Woodworkers of America,
and later affiliation with the CIO (Congress of Industrial organizations),
1930s to early 1940s. He talks about the reasons why the Woodworkers union
wanted to leave the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
(AFL) and resistance to joining the CIO. He describes conflicts between the
union and employers and the attempts to create strife within the union itself
and also conflicts with the Longshoreman's Union. He talks about a
constitutional amendment to expel all communists and fascists from the union,
the strike at Bloedel Donovan in Bellingham, Washington in 1937 and attempts to
organize in the "deep South" in 1940.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users. The interview and transcript can be accessed
online. The original analog tape cannot be played due to preservation
concerns.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of
Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Donated by Harold Pritchett, Burnaby, B.C., October 31, 1970.
Harold Pritchett
papers and oral history interviewAccession No. 1749-001: Harold Pritchett papers, 197116 pagesScope and Content: Union newspaper-IWA Local 180 bulletin, centennial edition, 1971
containing Pritchett's historical account of IWA.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of
Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Donated by Harold Pritchett, Port Coquitlam, B.C., November 12,
1971.
Harold Pritchett
papers