Scope and Contents Herron, long-time resident and businessman in Auburn, Illinois, discusses early 20th century home and social life in Auburn: his family history, cooking and home remedies, housework, rural education, courtship and marriage, social events, entertainment, immigrants, Auburn businesses, the Great Depression and WPA activities, electricity and early radio, and activities of the Ku Klux Klan. He also recalls the business district fire of 1910 and fire protection, WWI, 1918 influenza epidemic,...

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Leahy, former tax collector, recalls life in Auburn, Illinois: childhood, marriage and family, the town, farming techniques, WWI, and changes in the Catholic Church.

3 tapes, 270 mins. Interview by Shirley Marshall, 1980 OPEN See collateral file

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Nuckols, resident of Auburn, Illinois, discusses early to mid 20th century life in Auburn: family and schools, teaching, prohibition, transportation and businesses. Also discusses farm life: farming techniques and problems, tractors, cattle, electrification and television.

3 tapes, 270 mins., 2 vol., 93 pp. Interview by Shirley Marshall, 1980 OPEN See collateral file

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Riehle, owner of the Commercial Hotel in Auburn, Illinois discusses her early family life, elementary school education, her mother's boarding business, 1910 fire, the coal industry, Auburn businesses, Catholic church and changes, the Ku Klux Klan, and celebrations and other activities in Auburn.

3 tapes, 270 mins., 69 pp. Interview by Shirley Marshall, 1980 OPEN See collateral file