Fitzgerald, Clyde
- Date
2006-08-14
- Main contributors
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
- Summary
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This is an oral history interview with Clyde Fitzgerald conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Clyde Fitzgerald is a native of Houston. His father and two uncles worked as longshoremen on the Houston Ship Channel. He started working as a longshoremen in 1959. He worked his way through the ranks and became president of the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA), South Atlantic Gulf Coast District, which represents longshoremen union members from Brownsville, Texas, to North Carolina. Interviewer: Jason P. Theriot.
- Genre
interviews
- Subjects
Energy development; Petroleum industry and trade; Fitzgerald, Clyde
- Location
Galveston, Texas
- Collection
Oral Histories from the Houston History Project
- Unit
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
- Language
English
- Rights Statement
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- Notes
Collection
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Houston History Archives
Oral Histories from the Houston History Project
- Other Identifier
Preservation Location: ark:/84475/pm2764gn94r
- Resources
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Access Restrictions
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