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  • Title: Madeline Mixer oral history
    Date: 1998 March 10
    Creator: Labor Archives and Research Center
    Extent: Transcript: 1 folder; Tapes: 10 audio cassettes
    Collection number: larc.oh.mixer
    Contributing Institution: Labor Archives and Research Center
    J. Paul Leonard Library, Room 460
    San Francisco State University
    1630 Holloway Ave
    San Francisco, CA 94132-1722
    (415) 405-5571
    larc@sfsu.edu
    Abstract: Sound recording of interview with Madeline Mixer conducted by Harvey Schwartz. Recalls classes from Clark Kerr, UC Berkeley, and work for UC's Heller Committee for research in social economics; contains rich assessment of Women's Bureau leadership in Washington, D.C., 1960s-1970s, and in-depth coverage of own pioneering advocacy of non-traditional job training and placement for women, 1972-1996.
    Location: Collection is available onsite.
    Language of Material: Languages represented in the collection: English.

    Access

    Collection is open for research.

    Publication Rights

    Copyrighted. Rights are owned by Labor Archives and Research Center (LARC), J. Paul Leonard Library, San Francisco State University. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owner. In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

    Preferred Citation

    Madeline Mixer oral history. San Francisco State University. Labor Archives and Research Center

    Acquisition Information

    Interview conducted by Harvey Schwartz, 1998.

    Biography

    Regional Director, Women's Bureau, Department of Labor (based in San Francisco), 1962-1996, except for two years in mid-1980s.

    Scope and Contents

    Sound recording of interview with Madeline Mixer conducted by Harvey Schwartz. Recalls classes from Clark Kerr, UC Berkeley, and work for UC's Heller Committee for research in social economics; contains rich assessment of Women's Bureau leadership in Washington, D.C., 1960s-1970s, and in-depth coverage of own pioneering advocacy of non-traditional job training and placement for women, 1972-1996.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Labor laws and legislation -- California.
    Occupational training for women.
    Sex discrimination in employment.
    Women -- Employment.
    Women in the labor movement -- California.
    Women -- Employment -- United States -- History.
    Oral histories.
    Audiocassettes.
    Mixer, Madeline H.
    Schwartz, Harvey
    United States. Women's Bureau.