Twentieth Century Radicalism in Minnesota Oral History Project: Interview with Yank Levine

Titles: Twentieth Century Radicalism in Minnesota Oral History Project: Interview with Yank Levine (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Yank Levine was born and raised in Duluth. His family was part of the Jewish community there. He is brother to radical writer and Communist Party member Irene Levine Paull. Yank left Duluth for New York in the early 1930s to pursue dramatic training and was active in the labor drama schools and theater community. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Finnish Hall: cultural activities; father; becoming politically aware; New York: workers' organizations' and activities, New Theater League, progressive theater community; Duluth labor activities; Theater and politics: awareness, education, techniques, blacklisting; CIO labor drama school; racism in military; Henry (Hank) Paull; Sam Paull. COMMENTS ON INTERVIEW: The transcript has only been partially edited, so the spellings of names are approximate. RESTRICTIONS ON USE: Interview may not be quoted directly for publication.

Dates

• 03/20/1978 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewee: Levine, Yank
• interviewer: Trimble, Steve

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 30.45
• Accession Number: AV1990.228.68
• Link to Finding Aid

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

• Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Twentieth Century Radicalism in Minnesota Oral History Project' <OH 30>

Quantity: 2 hours sound cassette 30 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 02:01:07 running time

Subjects

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