Items

• Sara McKinnon interview

  Audio and transcript of Sara Diamond's interview with Sara McKinnon.
• Josephine Hallock interview

  Audio and transcript of Sara Diamond's interview with Josephine Hallock.
• Thelma Godkin interview

  Audio and transcript of Sara Diamond's interview with Thelma Godkin.
• U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960 for Catherine McLeod

  This item documents the maiden and married names, and alias, Kay Martin, of a spokesperson for the White waitresses working in Chinatown, Vancouver, cafes who were forced out of their jobs by the City of Vancouver and the Vancouver Police Chief in 1937.
• Thematic Guide Case Study 3

  The Thematic Guide for Case Study 3 gathers information providing the items' metadata for our research that seeks to document and commemorate histories of Black people's participation in the labour force in the Lower Mainland in the early to mid-twentieth century.
• Thematic Guide Case Study 3

  The Thematic Guide for Case Study 3 gathers information providing the items' metadata for our research that seeks to document and commemorate histories of Black people's participation in the labour force in the Lower Mainland in the early to mid-twentieth century.
• Muckamuck goes cowboy in order to beat strike (Oct 11, 1978)

  In midst of SORWUC strike action, Muckamuck owners Jane Erikson and Doug Christmas hold a private party at the Muckamuck restaurant "hiring mostly non-native workers, clad in cowboy outfits, and of hanging cowshides on the walls."
• Cowboys Lasso Muckamuck (Oct 11, 1978)

  4 1/2 months into the SORWUC strike at the Muckamuck restaurant, the owners open part of the premises with a cowboy theme and the new name "Chilcotin Bar Seven".
• BC Federation of Labour Breaks Communist Control

  At the annual convention elections, 5 of 9 labor progressive members and their allies on the executive council, lost their positions and the Canadian Congress of Labour (CCL) majority.
• Correspondence between the League of Women Voters and the Vancouver City Clerk_17 Feb 1943 - 17 Mar 1943: White waitresses in Chinatown

  The League of Women Voters allege white women are working in Chinatown counter to legislation. The City Clerk replies with an interpretation of policies instituted in 1937/1938 which suggests the City may be moving away from their earlier position.
• Researcher notes: Hotel and Restaurant Employees Union Local 28 activities

  Notes by researcher Sara Diamond from her late 1970s-early 1980s Women's Labour History Project. Diamond's notes are written in cursive and assembled in three parts. Does not always follow chronological order. 1930s-1940s
• Jones Herbert and Frances wedding 1940s

  Collector/curator’s description reads: “1940s, Vancouver. Heatley wedding. Left to right: unidentified; Herman Q Jones; Frances (nee Carter) Jones; Alice (Carter) Hackley; and Herbert Winston Carter. Herbert was born in either Mississippi or Oklahoma and came to Canada as part of the Black migration to Alberta. He worked for a time as porter and served in WWII. He passed away in 1952. Frances was born in Victoria. Her parents were also born in Victoria. She worked for a time as a waitress at Vie's chicken and steak house in Hogan's Alley. Frances died in 1957.”
• Jean Sheils - The Depression

  Contextual material on the 1930s. In this interview, Jean Sheils discusses disillusionment amongst women during the Great Depression, mother and father’s history with unionism, and their eviction during the Great Depression. She also discusses the single unemployed, the difference in labour struggles from the 1930s to the 1980s, and the On to Ottawa trek. Jean Stewart Evans (1927-1995) was born in Vancouver, BC, second child of Ethel, and well-known labour rights organizer, Arthur “Slim” Evans. She recalls a childhood home always open to organizers and labourers in need, and impacted by her father’s arrests and short-term imprisonments.
• Union Men In Fistfight in Red Dispute: Faction regains seized offices

  International Union reps expell alleged Communist officers of HREU Local 28 from the headquarters. These included Emily Watts, local union president and May Ansell, local Businessness Agent. Vancouver Sun October 30, 1947
• Illustrated Notes Narrative Carter's Family

  This file includes illustrated notes by Maira C. Castro regarding the Carter Family and a narrative proposal to provide a big picture of this family in Vancouver.
• Illustrated Notes Understanding Black History Labor in BC

  This file includes illustrated notes by Maira C. Castro regarding Black Labor in BC. The illustrated notes include the sources of their information.
• The Social System of a Vancouver Nightclub: : an illustration of a method of analysis of an organization

  This file is a thesis written by Lawrance Douglas in 1960. This thesis analysis the social system of the Malabar in a descriptive style. The author used participants observation methodology because the participants did not want to participate in interviews. However the author believes participants let him to observe them because he was Black.
• The Carter's Family Tree

  This item shows Winston Carter's genealogy built from information found in vital records and newspaper clippings.
• Frances Beatrice Jones Registration of Death

  This file is the death registration of Frances Beatrice Jones, shedding light on her age, occupation, and residency, as well as the names of her parents and one of her sisters.
• Herbert Winston Carter Registration of Death

  This file is Herbert Winston Carter's death registration, shedding light on his age, occupation, and residency, as well as the name of one of his daughters and her residency.
• Herbert Winston Carter Registration of Marriage

  This file is Herbert Winston Carter's marriage registration, shedding light on his age and occupation at the time of this event.
• Herbert Winston Carter Registration of Birth

  This file is Herbert Winston Carter's birth certificate, shedding light on his date of birth, as well as his father's and mother's names, residency, and occupations.
• Jones - Herbert and Frances - wedding - 1940s

  Collector/curator’s description reads: “1940s, Vancouver. Heatley wedding. Left to right: unidentified; Herman Q Jones; Frances (nee Carter) Jones; Alice (Carter) Hackley; and Herbert Winston Carter. Herbert was born in either Mississippi or Oklahoma and came to Canada as part of the Black migration to Alberta. He worked for a time as porter and served in WWII. He passed away in 1952. Frances was born in Victoria. Her parents were also born in Victoria. She worked for a time as a waitress at Vie's chicken and steak house in Hogan's Alley. Frances died in 1957.”
• Case Study 1: Oral Histories Research document

  A thematic guide for the Women's Labour History Project oral histories. This work is ongoing. As of March 2024, we have drawn on oral histories from VIVO Media Arts Centre, SFU Archives, and newspaper interviews . We will soon be working on additions from other archives, like the BC Labour Heritage Centre. This multi-sheet xls spreadsheet includes (1) Object metadata for all interviews; (2) Interviewees biographical details; and (3) Research notes: select excerpts from the interview(s) and details related to our research questions (one sheet per interviewee) ID structure (1) Each interviewee is assigned a letter which is their "Subject ID" (A,B,C, etc.) (2) Each Object (research resource) is assigned an "Object ID" : a combination of the "Subject ID" and a number assigned to delineate each research resource (ie A1, A2, A3, etc). (3) Individual interviewees research sheet is identified using the individual's Subject ID followed by a colon and their surname (ie, A: Fawcett) About our Interviewee Biography sheet Drawing on publicly available resources and implementing genealogical strategies and proof standards, Knights expanded the biographies of the oral history participants. This assisted the researchers with clarifying timelines, locations, and confirming identifies. This latter step was required to ensure that we were researching the correct individual. The women regularly went by nicknames, middle names, maiden names if married, divorced surnames if single, Mrs or Miss irrespective of their actual marital status. It also gives insight into the way waitresses shifted marital status for protection, anonymity, or hirability. The biographic and demographic material also informs the interviewees own statements on why they became involved in union activity or activist movements.
• CS1 White Waitresses in Chinatown_Timeline of key events (In progress)

  In progress: timeline of key events related to the issue of of White waitresses working in Chinatown, Vancouver, cafes and restaurants, and the subsequent implication and application of municipal and provincial regulations and laws. The final timeline will feature the actions by the waitresses implicated, political allies, and the Hotel Restaurant and Employees Union Local 28. Related unpublished resource include demographic and biographical data of the waitresses. Contact the researcher for access.