SF Bay Area Labor Heritage Chorus: Resource List

Songbooks

1. Seeger, Pete and Bob Reiser. Carry It On. Simon & Schuster, 1985.

2. Lomax, Alan and Woodie Guthrie. Hard Hitting Songs for Hard Hit People. New York: Oak Publications, 1967.

3. Wenner, Hilda and Elizabeth Frelicher, eds. Here's to the Women. Syracuse University Press, 1987.

4. People Songs, Inc. The People's Song Book New York: Boni and Gaer, 1948.

5. Blood, Peter, ed. Rise Up Singing. Sing Out Corporation, 1988.

6. Silber, Irwin. Lift Every Voice. New York: Oak Publications, 1953.

7. Alloy, Evelyn. Working Women's Music. New England Free Press,1978.

8. AFL/CIO Department of Education. Songs for Labor. Washington, D.C.: 1993.

9. Industrial Workers of the World. IWW Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent.

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1. Attaway, William. Blood on the Forge. New York: Doubleday, 1941.

2. Bales, Kevin. Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1999.

3. Ball, Edward. Slaves in the Family. New York: Ballantine Books, 1998.

4. Boyer, Richard O. and Herbert M. Morais. Labor's Untold Story. New York: United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America, 1955.

5. Byerly, Victoria. Hard Times Cotton Mill Girls. Ithaca, N.Y.: ILR Press, 1986.

6. Cobble, Dorothy Sue, ed. Women and Unions. Ithaca, N.Y.: ILR Press, 1993.

7. Conway, Mimi. Rise Gonna Rise; a Portrait of Southern Textile Workers. Garden City, N.Y.: Anchor/Doubleday, 1979.

8. Doro, Sue. Blue Collar Goodbyes. (poetry) Watsonville, Ca.: Paper-Mache Press, 1992.

9. Foner, Philip S. Women and the American Labor Movement. New York: The Free Press (Macmillan), 1982.

10. Franck, Irene M. and David M. Brownstone. Women's World; a Timeline of Women in History. New York: Harper Collins, 1995.

11. Gilb, Dagoberto. The Magic of Blood. New York: Grove Press, 1993.

12. Green, Archie, ed.. Songs About Work. Bloomington, Ind.: Folklore Institute of Indiana University, 1993.

13. Green, Archie. Wobblies, Pile Butts and Other Heroes: Laborlore Explorations. University of Illinois Press, 1993.

14. Greenway, John. American Folksongs of Protest. New York: A. S. Barnes and Co.,Inc., 1953.

15. Harris, Alice Kessler. Out of Work; a History of Wage-Earning Women in the U.S. New York: Oxford University Press, 1982.

16. Juravich, Tom and Kate Bronfenbrenner. Ravenswood: the Steelworkers' Victory and the Revival of American Labor. Ithaca, N.Y.: ILR Press, 1999.

17. Katz, William Loren. The Black West. New York: Touchstone/Simon and Schuster, 1996.

18. Kornbluth, Joyce. Rebel Voices. University of Michigan Press, 1964.

19. Kornbluth, Josh. Red Diaper Baby; Three Comic Monologues. San Francisco: Mercury House, 1990.

20. Lieberman, Robbie. My Song is My Weapon. University of Illinois Press, 1989.

21. Llewellyn, Chris. Fragments from the Fire; the Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire of March 25, 1911. (poetry) New York: Penguin Books, 1987.

22. Lukacs, George. History and Class Consciousness. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1971.

23. Martz, Sandra, ed. If I Had a Hammer; Women's Work. Watsonville, Ca.: Papier Mache Press, 1990.

24. Marcuse, Herbert. One Dimensional Man. Boston: Beacon Press, 1964.

25. Olsen, Tillie. Silences. New York: Dell, 1978.

26. Olsen, Tillie. Yonnondio. New York: Dell, 1975.

27. Roediger, David and Philip Foner. Our Own Time; History of American Labor and the Working Day. Verso Press, 1989.

28. Shear, Claudia. Blown Sideways Through Life. New York: Dial Press, 1995.

29. Sinclair, Upton. The Jungle. New York: Signet, 1905.

30. Sinclair, Upton. I, Candidate for Governor - and How I Got Licked. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1934, reprinted 1994.

31. Smedley, Agnes. Daughter of the Earth. Old Westbury, N.Y.: The Feminist Press, 1973.

32. Snowden, Lynn. Nine Lives; from Strippers to Schoolteachers. W.W. Norton and Co., 1994.

33. Terkel, Studs. Working. New York: Avon, 1972.

34. Terkel, Studs. American Dreams, Lost and Found. New York: Pantheon Books, 1980.

35. Theriault, Reg. How to Tell When You're Tired; a Brief Examination of Work. New York:W. W. Norton, 1995.

36. Tressell, Robert. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists. New York: Monthly Review Press, 1955.

37. Vorse, Marry Heaton. Strike. University of Illinois Press, 1991.

38. Waring, Marilyn. If Women Counted. San Francisco: Harper and Row, 1988.

39. Wertheimer, Barbara M. We Were There; the Story of Working Women in America. New York: Pantheon Books, 1977.

40. Zandy, Janet, ed. Calling Home; an Anthology of Working Class Women's Writings. Rutgers University Press, 1990.

41. Zandy, Janet, ed. Liberating Memory; Our Work and Our Working Class Consciousness. Rutgers University Press, 1995.

42. Zinn, Howard. People's History of the United States. New York: Harper and Row, 1980.

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Questions or comments for the Choristas?

1.	Seeger, Pete and Bob Reiser.	Carry It On. Simon & Schuster, 1985.
2.	Lomax, Alan and Woodie Guthrie.	Hard Hitting Songs for Hard Hit People. New York: Oak Publications, 1967.
3.	Wenner, Hilda and Elizabeth Frelicher, eds.	Here's to the Women. Syracuse University Press, 1987.
4.	People Songs, Inc.	The People's Song Book New York: Boni and Gaer, 1948.
5.	Blood, Peter, ed.	Rise Up Singing. Sing Out Corporation, 1988.
6.	Silber, Irwin.	Lift Every Voice. New York: Oak Publications, 1953.
7.	Alloy, Evelyn.	Working Women's Music. New England Free Press,1978.
8.	AFL/CIO Department of Education.	Songs for Labor. Washington, D.C.: 1993.
9.	Industrial Workers of the World.	IWW Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent.

1.	Attaway, William.	Blood on the Forge. New York: Doubleday, 1941.
2.	Bales, Kevin.	Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1999.
3.	Ball, Edward.	Slaves in the Family. New York: Ballantine Books, 1998.
4.	Boyer, Richard O. and Herbert M. Morais.	Labor's Untold Story. New York: United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America, 1955.
5.	Byerly, Victoria.	Hard Times Cotton Mill Girls. Ithaca, N.Y.: ILR Press, 1986.
6.	Cobble, Dorothy Sue, ed.	Women and Unions. Ithaca, N.Y.: ILR Press, 1993.
7.	Conway, Mimi.	Rise Gonna Rise; a Portrait of Southern Textile Workers. Garden City, N.Y.: Anchor/Doubleday, 1979.
8.	Doro, Sue.	Blue Collar Goodbyes. (poetry) Watsonville, Ca.: Paper-Mache Press, 1992.
9.	Foner, Philip S.	Women and the American Labor Movement. New York: The Free Press (Macmillan), 1982.
10.	Franck, Irene M. and David M. Brownstone.	Women's World; a Timeline of Women in History. New York: Harper Collins, 1995.
11.	Gilb, Dagoberto.	The Magic of Blood. New York: Grove Press, 1993.
12.	Green, Archie, ed..	Songs About Work. Bloomington, Ind.: Folklore Institute of Indiana University, 1993.
13.	Green, Archie.	Wobblies, Pile Butts and Other Heroes: Laborlore Explorations. University of Illinois Press, 1993.
14.	Greenway, John.	American Folksongs of Protest. New York: A. S. Barnes and Co.,Inc., 1953.
15.	Harris, Alice Kessler.	Out of Work; a History of Wage-Earning Women in the U.S. New York: Oxford University Press, 1982.
16.	Juravich, Tom and Kate Bronfenbrenner.	Ravenswood: the Steelworkers' Victory and the Revival of American Labor. Ithaca, N.Y.: ILR Press, 1999.
17.	Katz, William Loren.	The Black West. New York: Touchstone/Simon and Schuster, 1996.
18.	Kornbluth, Joyce.	Rebel Voices. University of Michigan Press, 1964.
19.	Kornbluth, Josh.	Red Diaper Baby; Three Comic Monologues. San Francisco: Mercury House, 1990.
20.	Lieberman, Robbie.	My Song is My Weapon. University of Illinois Press, 1989.
21.	Llewellyn, Chris.	Fragments from the Fire; the Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire of March 25, 1911. (poetry) New York: Penguin Books, 1987.
22.	Lukacs, George.	History and Class Consciousness. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1971.
23.	Martz, Sandra, ed.	If I Had a Hammer; Women's Work. Watsonville, Ca.: Papier Mache Press, 1990.
24.	Marcuse, Herbert.	One Dimensional Man. Boston: Beacon Press, 1964.
25.	Olsen, Tillie.	Silences. New York: Dell, 1978.
26.	Olsen, Tillie.	Yonnondio. New York: Dell, 1975.
27.	Roediger, David and Philip Foner.	Our Own Time; History of American Labor and the Working Day. Verso Press, 1989.
28.	Shear, Claudia.	Blown Sideways Through Life. New York: Dial Press, 1995.
29.	Sinclair, Upton.	The Jungle. New York: Signet, 1905.
30.	Sinclair, Upton.	I, Candidate for Governor - and How I Got Licked. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1934, reprinted 1994.
31.	Smedley, Agnes.	Daughter of the Earth. Old Westbury, N.Y.: The Feminist Press, 1973.
32.	Snowden, Lynn.	Nine Lives; from Strippers to Schoolteachers. W.W. Norton and Co., 1994.
33.	Terkel, Studs.	Working. New York: Avon, 1972.
34.	Terkel, Studs.	American Dreams, Lost and Found. New York: Pantheon Books, 1980.
35.	Theriault, Reg.	How to Tell When You're Tired; a Brief Examination of Work. New York:W. W. Norton, 1995.
36.	Tressell, Robert.	The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists. New York: Monthly Review Press, 1955.
37.	Vorse, Marry Heaton.	Strike. University of Illinois Press, 1991.
38.	Waring, Marilyn.	If Women Counted. San Francisco: Harper and Row, 1988.
39.	Wertheimer, Barbara M.	We Were There; the Story of Working Women in America. New York: Pantheon Books, 1977.
40.	Zandy, Janet, ed.	Calling Home; an Anthology of Working Class Women's Writings. Rutgers University Press, 1990.
41.	Zandy, Janet, ed.	Liberating Memory; Our Work and Our Working Class Consciousness. Rutgers University Press, 1995.
42.	Zinn, Howard.	People's History of the United States. New York: Harper and Row, 1980.