Oakland Public Library, African American Museum and Library at Oakland

Avelino (Louis J.) Papers, 1915-1974

Louis J. Avelino papers, 1915-1974

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

Indexed terms

Names:
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union. Local 6 (San Francisco, Calif.)
Avelino, Louis J.

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
aamlo@oaklandlibrary.org
Website
Photographs
Extent:
25 photographs
Scope and content:

Includes photographs of family and friends of the Avelino family, union activities , and high school photographs of a track meet at Berkeley High School.

Arrangement:

Arranged by photograph identification number.

Summary

Extent:
25 photographs

Background

Scope and content:

Includes photographs of family and friends of the Avelino family, union activities , and high school photographs of a track meet at Berkeley High School.

Arrangement:

Arranged by photograph identification number.

Contents
Baby sitting in chair hung over car window , reverse: ‘Little Douglas,’ [001], undated
Containers:
Box-folder 1:1
Clifford Weaver [002], 1957
Containers:
Box-folder 1:1
Clifford Weaver and his wife, reverse: ‘my friend & buddy and his wife’ [003], 1957
Containers:
Box-folder 1:1
Lillian and Louis Avelino in front of house at 86th ave. Oakland, California [004], 1940
Containers:
Box-folder 1:1
Woman standing in backyard garden [005], 1934
Containers:
Box-folder 1:1
Emma Avelino standing on walkway [006], undated
Containers:
Box-folder 1:1
William Bill Davis and Mary Jane Davis standing in portrait gallery at the Panama–Pacific International Exposition [009], 1915
Containers:
Box-folder 1:1
Table and chairs in tiled interior room [008], undated
Containers:
Box-folder 1:1
Portrait of Louis Avelino as an infant [009-012], circa 1915
Containers:
Box-folder 1:1
Man in suit, reverse: ‘Frank’s 74th birthday’ [013], 1952
Containers:
Box-folder 1:1
Clifford Weaver and wife cutting cake in wedding day [014], 1957
Containers:
Box-folder 1:1
Men standing on platform, one holding Brazilian flag, reverse: ‘trade union leaders representing 500,000 workers from Brazil’ [015], circa 1950s
Containers:
Box-folder 1:1
Men and women seated on couch [016-017], undated
Containers:
Box-folder 1:1
Hoi Chiu Fung, General Secretary Trade Union Council Hong Kong, Louis Avelino, Public Relations Guide M.R.A. I.L.W.U., and Yee-se, China Times Pub. Co. Inc. San Francisco [018], 1958
Containers:
Box-folder 1:1
R. F. Sollie, Public relations tour guide Matson Navigation Company, Fung Hoi Chui General Secretary Trade Union Council Hong Kong, and Louis Avelino, Public Relations Guide M.R.A. I.L.W.U. [019], 1958
Containers:
Box-folder 1:1
Hsi fen Tang, Chinese Times Pub. Co. Inc. San Francisco foreign news columnist, Fung Hoi Chui General Secretary Trade Union Council Hong Kong, and Louis Avelino, Public Relations Guide M.R.A. I.L.W.U. [020], 1958
Containers:
Box-folder 1:1
Tom Jones, Art Monell, Jim Haworth, and John McNally [021], undated
Containers:
Box-folder 1:1
Luis Machado and two men standing next to rocking chairs [022], undated
Containers:
Box-folder 1:1
Group photograph of men in tuxedos [023], undated
Containers:
Box-folder 1:1
Group photograph of men and women in formal wear [024-025], undated
Containers:
Box-folder 1:1
Track meet at Berkeley High School [3 photographs of long jump], 1933
Containers:
Box-folder 1:1
Man throwing shot-put, circa 1930s
Containers:
Box-folder 1:1
Chico High School [4 photographs], circa 1930s
Containers:
Box-folder 1:1
Ephemera
Extent:
1 folder
Scope and content:

Includes menus from the USS Washington and USS Republic, Pearl Harbor Naval station dining cards, holiday cards, and a navy safety broadsheet for working on towers.

Arrangement:

Arranged by format.

Summary

Extent:
1 folder

Background

Scope and content:

Includes menus from the USS Washington and USS Republic, Pearl Harbor Naval station dining cards, holiday cards, and a navy safety broadsheet for working on towers.

Arrangement:

Arranged by format.

Contents
Commissary cards, Navy yard Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 1942
Containers:
Box-folder 1:2
U.S. Naval Radio Station, Laulaulei, Oahu safety precautions to be observed while working on masts, towers, or structures of any kind, 1939
Containers:
Box-folder 1:2
Dining room AFT first sitting card, undated
Containers:
Box-folder 1:2
U.S.S. Republic anniversary dinner card [2 copies], 1942
Containers:
Box-folder 1:2
United States Lines, S.S. Washington menus, 1940
Containers:
Box-folder 1:2
Holiday cards, undated
Containers:
Box-folder 1:2
El Cerrito Chamber of Commerce map, 1974
Containers:
Box-folder 1:2
International Longshoremen’s & Warehousemen’s Union
Extent:
1 folder
Scope and content:

Includes constitution and by-laws of the San Francisco Area Bay ILWU pensioners, dedication program for the San Francisco Area Longshoremen’s Memorial Building, and an untitled manuscripts describing the experience of African American longshoreman Len Greer.

Arrangement:

Arranged by format.

Summary

Extent:
1 folder

Background

Scope and content:

Includes constitution and by-laws of the San Francisco Area Bay ILWU pensioners, dedication program for the San Francisco Area Longshoremen’s Memorial Building, and an untitled manuscripts describing the experience of African American longshoreman Len Greer.

Arrangement:

Arranged by format.

Contents
Constitution and by-laws of S.F. Area Bay ILWU pensioners, undated
Containers:
Box-folder 1:4
San Francisco Area Longshoremen’s Memorial Building dedication program and information, 1959
Containers:
Box-folder 1:4
Miscellaneous dock workers agreement, 1957
Containers:
Box-folder 1:4
Untitled manuscript, recollections of African American longshoreman Len Greer and the San Francisco maritime strike of 1934, undated
Containers:
Box-folder 1:4
Medals
Extent:
2 medals
Scope and content:

Includes Purple Heart and Spanish American War medals.

Summary

Extent:
2 medals

Background

Scope and content:

Includes Purple Heart and Spanish American War medals.

Contents
Purple Heart, undated
Containers:
Box-folder 1:3
Spanish American War medal, undated
Containers:
Box-folder 1:3