UE/Wells Film Project elements
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- UE/Wells Film Project elements
- Identifier
- BMRC.KART.UE_WELLS
- Repository
- Kartemquin Films
- Language
- English
- Size
- 2.0 Linear feet
- Dates
- 1975
- Creator
- Kartemquin Films
Acknowledgements and Access
This collection was part of the BMRC Survey Initiative, 2009-2011. For current information about the collection and its status, please contact Kartemquin Films at info@kartemquin.com
Biographical/Historical note
UE/Wells is a 15-minute 1975 film by Gordon Quinn, Jerry Blumenthal, and Guillermo Brzostowski. The film follows an organizing drive by the United Electrical Workers Union at the Wells Foundry in Chicago. The multi-ethnic work force of Polish, Arab, Jewish, Hispanic and African American men and women unite together despite the company's efforts to use race as a wedge to divide them.
Scope and Contents note
The UE/Wells Film Project Elements include 16mm film prints, audio recordings, trims, outs, and soundtrack elements.
Processing Information note
This collection was surveyed as part of the Black Metropolis Research Consortium's Survey Initiative on 2011 March 22 by Andrew Steadham.