Avelino (Louis J.) Papers

Newspaper clipping showing Philippine Islands waterfront union delegation visiting ILWU headquarters in San Francisco
Philippine Islands waterfront union delegation visiting ILWU headquarters in San Francisco, July 19, 1957, Louis J. Avelino papers, MS 33, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library.

The Louis J. Avelino Papers consist of photographs, ephemera, military medals, and documents related to Avelino’s participation in the International Longshoremen’s & Warehousemen’s Union. 

The International Longshoremen’s & Warehousemen’s Union file includes the constitution and by-laws of San Francisco Area Bay ILWU pensioners, a 1957 contract for dockworkers, and an untitled manuscript three-page documenting the experiences of longshoreman Len Greer and the San Francisco maritime strike of 1934.

Dates: 1915-1974
 
Collection number: MS 33
 
Creator: Avelino, Louis J.
 
Collection Size: 1.25 linear feet (2 boxes)
 

Guide to the Louis J. Avelino Papers

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