Bertetti, Frank
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Bertetti, Frank (1901-2000): Interview
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: O-B461.2*
Scope and Contents
Bertetti, coal miner, discusses his coal mining experiences.
1 tape, 90 mins.
Interview by Barbara Herndon, 1975
OPEN
For collateral file see J9/5/24
See also B461 Bertetti
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Bertetti, Frank (1901-2002): Interview and memoir
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: O-B461
Scope and Contents
COAL MINING AND UNION ACTIVITIES PROJECT
Frank Bertetti, a Superior Coal Company employee in Benld, Illinois, discusses the mine wars, United Mine Workers, Progressive Miners, and his participation in the Mulkeytown march. He discusses the ambush of PMA members on the Mulkeytown march, sit-down strikes, treatment of dissenters, the role of the mines and unions in the community, impact and resistance to competing unions, and working conditions at the mines. He discusses his later work as...
Dates:
Other: Dummy Date