Buckles discusses life in the early 20th century in Pawnee, Illinois. He discusses experiences working for the Peabody Coal Company, the Depression, conflict in the mines, and bootlegging. He also discusses the people and businesses of Pawnee, the 1911 riot and hail storm, 1918 flu epidemic, immigrant neighbors, and changes in the town over the years.

3 tapes, 270 mins., 56 pp. Interview by Joyce Reynolds, 1980 OPEN See collateral file: interviewer's notes and a photograph.

Sanders discusses late 19th and 20th century life in Pawnee, Illinois: family, the town, coal mining, and daily life. Also recalls experiences as a rural mail carrier and an evangelist.

1 tape, 90 mins., 35 pp. Interview by Joyce Reynolds, 1980 OPEN See collateral file

Snodgrass recalls prairie life in the late 19th and early 20th century; covered wagon trips, farming, home remedies, early childhood, education, and the move to and life in Pawnee, Illinois. Also mentions marriage, children, and roles of women.

1 tape, 90 mins., 24 pp. Interview by Joyce Reynolds, 1980 OPEN See collateral file