ILLINOIS COAL: THE LEGACY OF AN INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY Waigausky, coal miner, discusses mining conditions, accidents, and union activities in the Gillespie area. Also briefly discusses communist and socialist parties.

1 tape, 82 mins., 25 pp. Interview by Kevin Corley and Brenda Griffin, 1986 OPEN See collateral file

ILLINOIS COAL: THE LEGACY OF AN INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY Wattelet, coal miner, recalls mining at Stonington, Illinois: mechanization, the Mulkeytown march, the mine wars, strikes and violence, PMA and UMW, and problems faced by immigrants.

2 tape, 143 mins., 39 pp. Interview by Kevin Corley, 1986 RESTRICTED: Narrator does not want his name mentioned in any books, articles, etc. without his permission.

ILLINOIS COAL: THE LEGACY OF AN INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY Alvin Wise, coal miner, discusses his mining experiences: mining methods before and after mechanization, the mine wars, the Progressive Miners, family life, and life in Tovey, Illinois.

1 tape, 77 mins., 27 pp. Interview by Kevin Corley, 1986 OPEN See collateral file

ILLINOIS COAL: THE LEGACY OF AN INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY Wittka, coal miner in Christian County, Illinois, recalls his experiences as a strikebreaker, the mechanization of the mines, accidents, ethnicity, strikes and layoffs, United Mine Workers, and prohibition.

1 tape, 50 mins., 25 pp. Interview by Kevin Corley, 1986 OPEN See collateral file