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Oral History Interview with Gerald Stevens
No full textThe National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Gerald Stevens. Stevens joined the Navy soon after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He trained as an engineman at a school conducted by Ford in Dearborn, Michigan. Stevens was assigned to the USS Kane (DD-235) and traveled throughout the Pacific. He describes the refueling process in particular, an incident with a major leak on deck and fuel lines parting. Stevens also describes the challenging weather conditions that the ship faced. He left the service in December of 1945
Interview with Don Stevens
No full textDon Stevens was born on a farm halfway between Greenville and Belding. After high school he moved to Grand Rapids where he worked for a local laundry from 1937 to 1941 and then began working for the Joppe's Dairy in 1941. Stevens was instrumental in creating the United Dairy Workers union with John Gibson from the Michigan CIO, after which he worked for the Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union beginning in 1944. Stevens' next position was with the AFL-CIO where he was elected in 1957 to the Board. In 1958 he was elected to the State Board of Agriculture, the group that would become the MSU Board of Trustees in 1960. He was on this board until 1978, serving as chairman from 1968 to 1970. Stevens was a member of the MSU Board of Trustees during both the staff and faculty unionization movements. Topics/people covered in the interview include: Walter Adams; Paul Bagwell; Jack Breslin; John Bruff; Pat Carrigan; Phil Course; John DiBiaggio; Jack Flagler; Gerald Ford; Doug Frasier; Bob Grovner; John Hannah; Edgar Harden; Frank Hartman; Alan Holland; Warren Huff; Kellogg Center; Charles Killingsworth; Cecil Mackey; Bill Marshall; Blanche Martin; Phillip May; Kyle McDonald; M Peter McPherson; Frank Merriman; Jim Miller; Oakland University; Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union; AFL-CIO; Joppe's Dairy; G Mennen "Soapy" Williams; student unrest on campus; unionization; Frank Murphy; Stephen Nisbet; Tom Quimby; Kenny Robinson; Robert Shaw; John Shingleton; Louis Shuey; Emil Starr; Don Stevens; Jack Stever; Dennis Thompson; Ken Thompson; Woody Viner; George Welsh; Clifton & Dolores Wharton; Clair White; Joe Wolf; Leonard Woodcoc
Interview with Don Stevens
No full textDon Stevens was born on a farm halfway between Greenville and Belding. After high school he moved to Grand Rapids where he worked for a local laundry from 1937 to 1941 and then began working for the Joppe's Dairy in 1941. Stevens was instrumental in creating the United Dairy Workers union with John Gibson from the Michigan CIO, after which he worked for the Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union beginning in 1944. Stevens' next position was with the AFL-CIO where he was elected in 1957 to the Board. In 1958 he was elected to the State Board of Agriculture, the group that would become the MSU Board of Trustees in 1960. He was on this board until 1978, serving as chairman from 1968 to 1970. Stevens was a member of the MSU Board of Trustees during both the staff and faculty unionization movements. Topics/people covered in the interview include: Walter Adams; Paul Bagwell; Jack Breslin; John Bruff; Pat Carrigan; Phil Course; John DiBiaggio; Jack Flagler; Gerald Ford; Doug Frasier; Bob Grovner; John Hannah; Edgar Harden; Frank Hartman; Alan Holland; Warren Huff; Kellogg Center; Charles Killingsworth; Cecil Mackey; Bill Marshall; Blanche Martin; Phillip May; Kyle McDonald; M Peter McPherson; Frank Merriman; Jim Miller; Oakland University; Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union; AFL-CIO; Joppe's Dairy; G Mennen "Soapy" Williams; student unrest on campus; unionization; Frank Murphy; Stephen Nisbet; Tom Quimby; Kenny Robinson; Robert Shaw; John Shingleton; Louis Shuey; Emil Starr; Don Stevens; Jack Stever; Dennis Thompson; Ken Thompson; Woody Viner; George Welsh; Clifton & Dolores Wharton; Clair White; Joe Wolf; Leonard Woodcoc
Interview with Don Stevens
No full textDon Stevens was born on a farm halfway between Greenville and Belding. After high school he moved to Grand Rapids where he worked for a local laundry from 1937 to 1941 and then began working for the Joppe's Dairy in 1941. Stevens was instrumental in creating the United Dairy Workers union with John Gibson from the Michigan CIO, after which he worked for the Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union beginning in 1944. Stevens' next position was with the AFL-CIO where he was elected in 1957 to the Board. In 1958 he was elected to the State Board of Agriculture, the group that would become the MSU Board of Trustees in 1960. He was on this board until 1978, serving as chairman from 1968 to 1970. Stevens was a member of the MSU Board of Trustees during both the staff and faculty unionization movements. Topics/people covered in the interview include: Walter Adams; Paul Bagwell; Jack Breslin; John Bruff; Pat Carrigan; Phil Course; John DiBiaggio; Jack Flagler; Gerald Ford; Doug Frasier; Bob Grovner; John Hannah; Edgar Harden; Frank Hartman; Alan Holland; Warren Huff; Kellogg Center; Charles Killingsworth; Cecil Mackey; Bill Marshall; Blanche Martin; Phillip May; Kyle McDonald; M Peter McPherson; Frank Merriman; Jim Miller; Oakland University; Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union; AFL-CIO; Joppe's Dairy; G Mennen "Soapy" Williams; student unrest on campus; unionization; Frank Murphy; Stephen Nisbet; Tom Quimby; Kenny Robinson; Robert Shaw; John Shingleton; Louis Shuey; Emil Starr; Don Stevens; Jack Stever; Dennis Thompson; Ken Thompson; Woody Viner; George Welsh; Clifton & Dolores Wharton; Clair White; Joe Wolf; Leonard Woodcoc
Interview with Don Stevens
No full textDon Stevens was born on a farm halfway between Greenville and Belding. After high school he moved to Grand Rapids where he worked for a local laundry from 1937 to 1941 and then began working for the Joppe's Dairy in 1941. Stevens was instrumental in creating the United Dairy Workers union with John Gibson from the Michigan CIO, after which he worked for the Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union beginning in 1944. Stevens' next position was with the AFL-CIO where he was elected in 1957 to the Board. In 1958 he was elected to the State Board of Agriculture, the group that would become the MSU Board of Trustees in 1960. He was on this board until 1978, serving as chairman from 1968 to 1970. Stevens was a member of the MSU Board of Trustees during both the staff and faculty unionization movements. Topics/people covered in the interview include: Walter Adams; Paul Bagwell; Jack Breslin; John Bruff; Pat Carrigan; Phil Course; John DiBiaggio; Jack Flagler; Gerald Ford; Doug Frasier; Bob Grovner; John Hannah; Edgar Harden; Frank Hartman; Alan Holland; Warren Huff; Kellogg Center; Charles Killingsworth; Cecil Mackey; Bill Marshall; Blanche Martin; Phillip May; Kyle McDonald; M Peter McPherson; Frank Merriman; Jim Miller; Oakland University; Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union; AFL-CIO; Joppe's Dairy; G Mennen "Soapy" Williams; student unrest on campus; unionization; Frank Murphy; Stephen Nisbet; Tom Quimby; Kenny Robinson; Robert Shaw; John Shingleton; Louis Shuey; Emil Starr; Don Stevens; Jack Stever; Dennis Thompson; Ken Thompson; Woody Viner; George Welsh; Clifton & Dolores Wharton; Clair White; Joe Wolf; Leonard Woodcoc
Interview with Don Stevens
No full textDon Stevens was born on a farm halfway between Greenville and Belding. After high school he moved to Grand Rapids where he worked for a local laundry from 1937 to 1941 and then began working for the Joppe's Dairy in 1941. Stevens was instrumental in creating the United Dairy Workers union with John Gibson from the Michigan CIO, after which he worked for the Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union beginning in 1944. Stevens' next position was with the AFL-CIO where he was elected in 1957 to the Board. In 1958 he was elected to the State Board of Agriculture, the group that would become the MSU Board of Trustees in 1960. He was on this board until 1978, serving as chairman from 1968 to 1970. Stevens was a member of the MSU Board of Trustees during both the staff and faculty unionization movements. Topics/people covered in the interview include: Walter Adams; Paul Bagwell; Jack Breslin; John Bruff; Pat Carrigan; Phil Course; John DiBiaggio; Jack Flagler; Gerald Ford; Doug Frasier; Bob Grovner; John Hannah; Edgar Harden; Frank Hartman; Alan Holland; Warren Huff; Kellogg Center; Charles Killingsworth; Cecil Mackey; Bill Marshall; Blanche Martin; Phillip May; Kyle McDonald; M Peter McPherson; Frank Merriman; Jim Miller; Oakland University; Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union; AFL-CIO; Joppe's Dairy; G Mennen "Soapy" Williams; student unrest on campus; unionization; Frank Murphy; Stephen Nisbet; Tom Quimby; Kenny Robinson; Robert Shaw; John Shingleton; Louis Shuey; Emil Starr; Don Stevens; Jack Stever; Dennis Thompson; Ken Thompson; Woody Viner; George Welsh; Clifton & Dolores Wharton; Clair White; Joe Wolf; Leonard Woodcoc
Interview of former Michigan State University trustee and AFL-CIO board member Don Stevens. Part 3
No full textGift of John Revitte.Don Stevens, former Michigan State University trustee and AFL-CIO board member, talks about his experiences in the Michigan labor movement. Among other topics, he discusses the Association of Catholic Trade Unionists, the anti-union efforts of Father Coughlin, the pro-union efforts of other priests, the internal struggles of a number of Michigan unions during WWII as different factions jockeyed for control and influence and the creation of the United Way as a method for coordinating charitable fund raising . Stevens also talks about the 1961-62 Michigan constitutional convention, Coleman Young, Gus Scholle, the growth of union influence in the state and the 1948 campaigns of G. Mennen Williams for governor and Gerald R. Ford for the U.S. Congress. Stevens says that Ford courted union support in the 1948 Republican primary and later betrayed the unions by voting to override President Truman's veto of the Taft-Hartley Act. Stevens is interviewed by John Revitte, MSU professor of Labor and Industrial Relations. Part three of four. Gift of John Revitte
Gerald Gorman
No full textPhorograph - Gerald Gorman in traditional Scottish clothing, (Edinburgh, Scotland). A note with the picture reads: "Hoot Mon", The Canadian Kid. Sincerely Yours, Gerald Gorma
Gerald Nelson discusses article "Do roads cause deforestation?"
No full textIFPRI Senior Researcher, Gerald Nelson, discusses the article, "Do roads cause deforestation." On July 25, 2011, Nelson and co-author, Daniel Hellerstein, were honored by the AAEA with the Publication of Enduring Quality Award for this innovative 1997 publication on techniques for turning satellite imagery into economic data
Portrait of President Gerald Ford.
No full textHandwritten Inscription: \u27To Felton M. Johnston - best always, Gerald Ford\u27https://egrove.olemiss.edu/fmjohnston/1097/thumbnail.jp
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