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Coffman, lifelong resident of Roodhouse, Illinois, recalls its railroad boomtown years, 1920-1950: union activities, prohibition, and his father's work on the railroad. Also discusses high school and college education as well as family life in Roodhouse.

2 tapes, 155 mins., 25 pp. Interview by Greg Hubbartt, 1983 OPEN See collateral file

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THE JEWISH EXPERIENCE PROJECT Della Cohn, Springfield resident, discusses family and religion, playing piano at silent movie theaters, marriage, activities with Temple Israel (formerly B'nai Abraham) and Temple B'rith Sholom, membership in the social organization Hadassah, and anti-Semitism.

1 tape, 85 mins., 40 pp. Interview by Syma Mendelsohn, 1973 RESTRICTED: Open transcript. Tape may not be quoted or cited. See collateral file

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THE JEWISH EXPERIENCE PROJECT Nathan L. Cohn, member of Temple Israel (formerly B'nai Abraham), discusses Springfield and the 1908 race riot, his family's furniture store, marriage, the Jewish community, and anti-Semitism.

1 tape, 60 mins., 23 pp. Interview by Syma Mendelsohn, 1973 OPEN See collateral file

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MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROJECT Cole, nurse, discusses the Jacksonville State Hospital and changes that have occurred there: employment and duties, staff quarters; patients' therapies, living conditions, and recreational activities; and food service.

1 tape, 76 mins., 35 pp. Interview by Rodger Streitmatter, 1972 OPEN See collateral file

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Conavay, music teacher at Springfield High School, discusses the Springfield Municipal Band and its members.

2 microcassettes, 90 mins., 26 pp. Interview by John Headrick, 1988 OPEN See collateral file

Scope and Contents Conlon discusses many aspects of life in Central Illinois: prohibition and police activities in the 1920's; the Depression; Progressive Miners of America; the Works Progress Administration and Public Works Administration; WWII; Springfield entertainments and radio broadcasting. He also discusses his work for the Federal government for the U.S. Treasury Department's Division of Disbursements, the Office of Price Administration, Office of Housing Expeditors, and Civil Service Commission. He...

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Cooke, Vietnam veteran, briefly discusses war experience in Vietnam, home life after the war, and work for veteran's organizations: Vietnow, "Last Patrol", and others.

1 tape, 45 mins., 9 pp. Interview by Gary L. Maple, 1988 OPEN See collateral file

Scope and Contents PRISONER OF WAR EXPERIENCES IN WORLD WAR II Cooley, U.S. Marine, discusses his experiences as a Japanese prisoner of war: relocation from Shanghai to the Philippines at the outbreak of the war; life on the Philippine Islands, bombings and attacks, capture; treatment and conditions at Cabanatuan Camps 1 and 3; relocation to labor camps in Japan, conditions and treatment there; end of the war, liberation, and return to U.S.4 tapes, 285 mins., 74 pp. Interview by Glenn Kniss, 1988...

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MOWEAQUA COAL MINE Coombe recalls Moweaqua, Illinois: family, childhood games and chores, work for the Moweaqua News newspaper, and the effects of the Moweaqua mine disaster on Christmas Eve, 1932.

1 tape, 60 mins., 14 pp. Interview by Debbie Springer Horne, 1994 Donated by the Moweaqua Coal Mine Museum RESTRICTED: May be read, quoted or cited but not reproduced.

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STEAMBOATS AND INLAND RIVERS Coomer, packetboat captain, recalls boats, logging, loading livestock, roustabouts, crews, and river experiences on the Cumberland River in Kentucky and Tennessee.

1 tape, 19 pp. Interview by John Knoepfle, 1958 OPEN: released by John Knoepfle