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Monroe discusses Collinsville, Illinois history including a WWI lynching, gangsters and bootlegging, Cahokia Mounds, and politics.

1 tape, 80 mins., 22 pp. Interview by Gerald Veach, 1973 OPEN See collateral file

Scope and Contents TELEPHONE PROJECT Roberts, telephone company employee from 1936-72, discusses Illinois Bell, the Sangamon Ordnance Plant at Illiopolis, WWII, and telephone service in Springfield. Roberts also recalls his work for Adlai Stevenson's presidential campaign as a telephone communications expert, train telephone service, and travelling on the campaign trail.3 tapes, 135 mins., 51 pp. Interview by Gerald Veach, 1973 RESTRICTED: C.V. Roberts and heirs retain copyright. See collateral...