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Start Over Collection Brass Worker's History Project Collection, 1919-1983, circa 1995, and undated Repository Mattatuck Museum
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Brass Worker's History Project Collection, 1919-1983, circa 1995, and undated

9 Linear Feet 10 legal size manuscript boxes, 1 records center carton, 105 cassette tapes, 2 film reels, u-matic tapes, 2 microfilm reels, and 5.48 GB of digital files (pdf, wav, mp3, avi)
The Brass Workers History Project was a group of historians and film makers who were interested in researching the experiences of Waterbury brass workers in the early 1980s. The project collected oral history interviews, original archival materials and copies of reference material. The project culminated in a documentary film called Brass Valley and a book with the same title. This project influenced the Mattatuck Museum's oral history projects and its history gallery.
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Administrative project files, 1965, 1979-1983, circa 1995 1.2 containers 1 manuscript box and 5 folders

This series contains administrative and promotional material about the project itself, the film, and the book which are both titled Brass Valley.

    Alejandro Lopez, July 8, 1981 Box 11, Object 83-84

    Scovill Manufacturing Company; Interview conducted July 8, 1981 by Jerry Lombardi and Janet Stackhouse. PDF of partial transcript available upon request. Abstract: Alejandro Lopez came to the states in search of factory work in 1950. Moving first to Naugatuck, and later to Waterbury, he worked as a laborer in a foundry until 1953 when he started at Scovill Manufacturing. He discusses Puerto Rican Culture and their experiences in the local community.
    1. Oral history interviews, 1980-1981

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