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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

Dates: Other: Dummy Date

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