Louis J. Avelino papers, 1915-1974

Collection context

Summary

Creators:
Avelino, Louis J.
Abstract:
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.
Extent:
1.25 linear feet (2 boxes)
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

Louis J. Avelino papers, MS 33, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library. Oakland, California.

Background

Scope and content:

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 ephemera series include dinner menus, dining cards, and a navy safety broadsheet from the Pearl Harbor Navy Station, and also includes a scrapbook of newspaper clippings chiefly related to Pearl Habor. The photographs are mostly of Avelino’s friends and family members, and also includes a few images related to his work with the International Longshoremen’s & Warehousemen’s Union a track meet at Berkeley High School in 1933. 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.

Processing information:

Sean Heyliger, 05/09/2013.

Arrangement:

Series I. Photographs Series II. Ephemera Series III. International Longshoremen’s & Warehousemen’s Union Series IV. Medals

Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

No access restrictions. Collection is open to the public.

Materials are for use in-library only, non-circulating.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish from the Louis J. Avelino Papers must be obtained from the African American Museum & Library at Oakland.

Preferred citation:

Louis J. Avelino papers, MS 33, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library. Oakland, California.

Location of this collection:
659 14th Street
Oakland, CA 94612, US
Contact:
(510) 637-0198