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The Goldaann History Scholarship The Goldmann History Scholarship was established at Pasadena City College in 1992 by William E. Goldmann, son of William and Lillie May Elliott Goldmann, following the death of his father in late 1991. William Goldmann was born in Yale, Kansas in 1906, migrated to Dawson, New Mexico where he met Lillie May Elliott, born in Dawson in 1909. While he was still in his middle teens William went to work as a coal miner, and joined by his father, Augustus, became an organizer in the newly formed United Mine Workers Union under the great John L. Lewis. William and Lillie married in 1927 and their first son, William Elliott, was born in Dawson in 1928. William's activity as a union organizer at the Phelps-Dodge coal mines drew the attention of company security forces who "ran the Goldmanns out of town", literally dumping the family possessions in the nearby Diablo Flats. The Goldmanns migrated to Colorado and Utah where William found work in the mines. Finally arriving in California during the great depression, both William and Lillie worked at the Cudahay Packing Plant in Los Angeles where they were eventually fired for their pro-union activity. William found work at Chrysler Motors in Maywood, Ca., in 1934 and began to organize the assembly plant workers there. Union activity increased with the passage of the Wagner Act but William and other organizers were arrested for on-site organizing. In a test case for the Wagner Act, the unionists were charged by District Attorney Buron Fitts with numerous felonies (conspiracy, fraud, intimidation). Defended by a then obscure ACLU lawyer, Al Wirin, a hung jury led to a second trial where acquittal was gained for the labor leaders. (Walt Rosnick, one of the orginal group is still alive, 12March1992). Eventually the bailiff was convicted for jury tampering. William was then asked to serve on the International Staff of the United Auto Workers under Walter Reuther where he worked throughout World War II and into the late sixties. During this time he helped organize farm workers in California (he was attacked by guard dogs on more than one occasion) and he quite literally forced UAW locals in the south to promote blacks on the basis of seniority, thus helping to break the "color bar" of southern labor. He organized office workers, and fought for equal pay for equal work regardless of gender. His most trying period was in the late forties and early fifties he and the Reuthers (Walter, Victor, Roy) and most of the UAW leadership engaged in a dramatic struggle against a strong and well organized communist takeover of the UAW. The UAW leadership, like William , were mostly social democrats of the old European mold and won that fight but were themselves the target of an intense attack from the McCarthyites. Walter and Victor were shot and wounded (Walter was left with a disabled right arm and Victor
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Title | The Goldmann History Scholarship |
Creator | Goldmann, William E.(author) |
Date of Creation (Non-standard) | 1992 |
Description | Erika Karissa Orcutt is the Goldmann Scholarship winner($500) in 1992. PCC Campus document, 1992 |
Identifier | PCC_bio01192 |
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Copyright and Use | Images are for personal research, scholarly and educational purposes. Contact Shatford Library at archives@pasadena.edu for information about the reproduction of images. The Library assumes no responsibility for the improper use of any image from the Archives. |
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Title | The Goldmann History Scholarship |
Creator | Goldmann, William E.(author) |
Date of Creation (Non-standard) | 1992 |
Description | Erika Karissa Orcutt is the Goldmann Scholarship winner($500) in 1992. PCC Campus document, 1992 |
Identifier | PCC_bio01193 |
Media |
document |
Subject Headings |
Pasadena City College -- Administrators Pasadena City College -- Faculty Goldmann, Bill |
Color of Original | b&w |
Language | eng |
Digital File Format | application/pdf |
Resolution | 300dpi |
Transcript | The Goldaann History Scholarship The Goldmann History Scholarship was established at Pasadena City College in 1992 by William E. Goldmann, son of William and Lillie May Elliott Goldmann, following the death of his father in late 1991. William Goldmann was born in Yale, Kansas in 1906, migrated to Dawson, New Mexico where he met Lillie May Elliott, born in Dawson in 1909. While he was still in his middle teens William went to work as a coal miner, and joined by his father, Augustus, became an organizer in the newly formed United Mine Workers Union under the great John L. Lewis. William and Lillie married in 1927 and their first son, William Elliott, was born in Dawson in 1928. William's activity as a union organizer at the Phelps-Dodge coal mines drew the attention of company security forces who "ran the Goldmanns out of town", literally dumping the family possessions in the nearby Diablo Flats. The Goldmanns migrated to Colorado and Utah where William found work in the mines. Finally arriving in California during the great depression, both William and Lillie worked at the Cudahay Packing Plant in Los Angeles where they were eventually fired for their pro-union activity. William found work at Chrysler Motors in Maywood, Ca., in 1934 and began to organize the assembly plant workers there. Union activity increased with the passage of the Wagner Act but William and other organizers were arrested for on-site organizing. In a test case for the Wagner Act, the unionists were charged by District Attorney Buron Fitts with numerous felonies (conspiracy, fraud, intimidation). Defended by a then obscure ACLU lawyer, Al Wirin, a hung jury led to a second trial where acquittal was gained for the labor leaders. (Walt Rosnick, one of the orginal group is still alive, 12March1992). Eventually the bailiff was convicted for jury tampering. William was then asked to serve on the International Staff of the United Auto Workers under Walter Reuther where he worked throughout World War II and into the late sixties. During this time he helped organize farm workers in California (he was attacked by guard dogs on more than one occasion) and he quite literally forced UAW locals in the south to promote blacks on the basis of seniority, thus helping to break the "color bar" of southern labor. He organized office workers, and fought for equal pay for equal work regardless of gender. His most trying period was in the late forties and early fifties he and the Reuthers (Walter, Victor, Roy) and most of the UAW leadership engaged in a dramatic struggle against a strong and well organized communist takeover of the UAW. The UAW leadership, like William , were mostly social democrats of the old European mold and won that fight but were themselves the target of an intense attack from the McCarthyites. Walter and Victor were shot and wounded (Walter was left with a disabled right arm and Victor |
Copyright and Use | Images are for personal research, scholarly and educational purposes. Contact Shatford Library at archives@pasadena.edu for information about the reproduction of images. The Library assumes no responsibility for the improper use of any image from the Archives. |
Repository |
Pasadena City College Shatford Library |
Physical Location | Pasadena City College Shatford Library Archives Digital Content |
Contact Us | Pasadena City College Shatford Library 1570 E. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91106-2003 E-mail contact at Library: archives@pasadena.edu |
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