Scope and Contents Arthur Crumrin, long-time resident of Cass County, Illinois, discusses the history of Cass County; rural life, electrification, and education in one room schools; Depression; marriage; records of cemeteries; his collections; and old homes in Cass County.8 tapes, 600 mins., 2 vols., 117 pp. Interview by Nancy Cogburn, 1979 OPEN See collateral file: interviewer's notes, historical report of Cass County Service Company, 1840 census of Cass County, and photocopied pages from the...

Scope and Contents Dr. Hill, a physician, discusses his experiences practicing medicine from the late 19th to mid 20th century. He recalls his family background, his father's experiences during the Civil War, childhood memories in rural Middletown, Illinois, school, games, and social activities. He recalls medical school at Rush Medical College, medicines, illnesses, remedies, family diet, women's housework and childbirth, and illness and injuries among the coal miners of Athens, Illinois. He also briefly...

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Peterson, farmer, discusses early 20th century rural life in Virginia, Illinois: farming, butchering; country schools, and high school; education at the University of Illinois in Urbana; recreation, holidays, socials, weddings and churches; race relations; his trip to Sweden; the Depression and WWII; and family life as a Swedish-American.

7 tapes, 630 mins., 2 vols., 169 pp. Interview by Nancy Cogburn, 1979 OPEN See collateral file