Scope and Contents Massaro, electrical engineer, discusses immigration from Italy, his father's work in the coal mines, and life in Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Chicago. He discusses life in Springfield: high school, working in the coal mines, the mine wars, Depression, Prohibition, and bootlegging; education at Springfield Junior College and the School of Mines at Rolla, Missouri; employment in engineering department at Emerson Electric, assayer for Utah Copper Company, at Allis Chalmers, and at...

Scope and Contents ILLINOIS STATECRAFT Selcke recalls his political work in Illinois: as Republican clerk in Menard County; impressions of Governor William Stratton; his work as Superintendent of Registration and Education; as clerk of the Illinois House of Representatives; and the political struggles and leaders of the 1960's and 1970's. Also discusses his family, moving, education, and his early life in Texas, Missouri, and Illinois; attending Northwestern University; and his service in the Navy during...

Scope and Contents Shrum, country musician and radio broadcaster, discusses his career in radio, country music, and the movies: his screen audition and making movies with Gene Autry; singing and writing country music; the Grand Ole Opry; Roy Rogers; and the Country Music Association. He also discusses hosting a Springfield talk and country music radio show beginning in 1950; and his 1967 move to the WXEL Country Music Show in Pekin, Illinois. Also mentions Illinois Governors Sam Shapiro and Otto Kerner. ...