03970cidaa22007817i 4500 19531867 20250607074414.4 cr n|a|||||||| 170301s2011 txunnn t eng 19531867 0 ibc orignew u ncip 20 y-folklife kere 2017-03-01 mkru 2017-04-28 mkru 2017-07-11 2016655446 DLC eng dacs DLC n-us-tx AFC 2012/006: 00309 Harris, Timothy C., interviewee. Timothy Charles Harris interview conducted by Betsy Peterson, 2011-11-16. 2011-11-16 1 sound file (WAV) (01:08) : digital, sound. recording log 1 item (.pdf) : text files. spoken word spw rdacontent audio s rdamedia computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Collection is open for research. To request materials, please contact the Folklife Reading Room at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.contact Recorded at the Offices of the International Longshoremen's Association, Webster, Texas, November 16, 2011. Timothy Charles Harris made a career for himself as a business agent and a longshoreman. He remembers watching his father work at the waterfront of the Port of Houston and being attracted to the career when he was very young. He also discusses "shape ups," and how automation and containerization have changed the industry. Working the port of Houston: Archie Green Fellows Project, 2011-2012 (AFC 2012/006: 00309) Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Duplication of collection materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions. To honor the memory of Archie Green (1917-2009), a fellowship program was established at the American Folklife Center in 2010. Archie Green Fellowships support new research in the contemporary culture and traditions of American workers. In English. Harris, Timothy C. Interviews. Harbor personnel Texas Houston Interviews. Stevedores Texas Houston Interviews. Stevedores Labor unions Texas Houston. Containerization. Cargo handling Equipment and supplies. Children of working parents. Work and family. Work environment. Work ethic. Work sharing. Working mothers. Age and employment. Employees Training of. Hours of labor. Job satisfaction. Labor disputes. Quality of work life. Blue collar workers Texas Houston Ship Channel. Occupations Texas. Houston Ship Channel (Tex.) Webster (Tex.) event place. Interviews (Sound recordings) lcgft Interviews. lcgft Oral histories. lcgft Peterson, Betsy, 1953- interviewer. Quesada, José Angel, recordist. Occupational Folklife Project, sponsor. Working the port of Houston: Archie Green Fellows Project, 2011-2012 AFC 2012/006: 00309 (DLC) 2014655403 Library of Congress Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC USA 20540-4610 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home afc2012006_00309_sr01 afc2012006 Timothy Charles Harris interview conducted by Betsy Peterson, 2011-11-16 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/afc2012006.afc2012006_00309 afc2012006_00309_ms02 afc2012006 1 transcript afc/agf afc/ofp afc/2012006 Electronic Resource