Scope and Contents ILLINOIS STATECRAFT Howard, political reporter and statehouse correspondent, recalls personalities and events from his career as a journalist covering Illinois government. He discusses working for the Associated Press, political issues, Depression, violence in the coal mines, Springfield, Governor Horner's administration, Chicago-downstate relations, the 1934 and 1935 Illinois Republican conventions, politics, Stratton and Kerner administrations, the Orville Hodge scandal, reapportionment,...

Scope and Contents Howarth, mayor of Springfield in the 1950's and 1960's, discusses the city of Springfield, his family, early education, playing basketball, dating, growing up in the 1920's, attending the University of Illinois and law school, Depression, employment with Prudential Insurance Company, and marriage. He also recalls his WWII navy service in the Pacific Theater: basic training, combat experiences, and Japan. Also discusses post-WWII Springfield: law practice, battling vice, corruption, and...

Scope and Contents Howarth, former Springfield mayor and assistant state's attorney, discusses the city's efforts in the 1940's to eradicate gambling, graft and other vice problems. He discusses raids on gambling dens, the Good Government League, and the Committee to Study Traffic Problems. 1 tape, 75 mins., 16 pp. Interview by Jonelle B. Stock, 1973 RESTRICTED: material may not be quoted or cited without the Howarth's permission. See collateral file: interviewer's notes and photocopied...

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Hryhorysak, a coal miner's wife, discusses life in the early 20th century: home life, early education, garden and homemade foods, her husband's work in the coal mine, the mine wars, her job at a slaughterhouse and WWII ammunitions plant, and hardships raising her family.

4 tapes, 235 mins. Interview by Elsebeth J. Buckley, 1987 OPEN: narrator reserves right to review edited transcript. See collateral file

Scope and Contents BLACK COMMUNITY PROJECT Hubbard, lifelong Sangamon County resident, discusses his experiences as an African American in the first half of the 20th century. He recalls farm life, childhood activities, home gardening, homemade foods, construction work, local coal mines, effects of the Depression, home remedies, and holiday celebrations. He also discusses the ministry, Springfield in the 1940's, conditions of African Americans, discrimination, businesses owned by African Americans, the 1908...

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SHAWNEETOWN BANK PROJECT Mrs. Hubele, resident of Shawneetown, Illinois, recalls the bank building's interior and exterior features, the 1937 Ohio River flood, outbuildings, bank employees, Shawneetown businesses, residents, and electrical service.

1 tape, 42 mins., 26 pp. Interview by Horace Q. Waggoner, 1978 OPEN See collateral file

Scope and Contents Hudd, a refugee from the Russian Revolution, discusses his life in Russia, China, and the United States. He recalls the city of Omsk; Cadet Corps School, home and social life; political unrest in Russia and the abdication of the Czar; changes after the Revolution; the family's flight to Vladivostok and life on a Russian island; flight to China; arrival in the United States; his experiences in Alaska, San Francisco, and Chicago; musical career with a Russian balalaika band; music and guitars;...

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Hughes, coal miner and former International President of the Progressive Miners of America, discusses working conditions in the mines, mining technology and methods, formation of the PMA Union, violence between unions, company stores and housing, occupational hazards, and safety equipment. 1 tape, 65 mins., 23 pp. Interview by H. Dean Campbell, 1972 OPEN See collateral file: interviewer's notes and a sketch of mine tunnels See also H874.2

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Hughes, former International President of the Progressive Miners of America, describes his involvement with the PMA: service as president, the organization of the union, the Women's Auxiliary, and union conflicts. 1 tape, 45 mins., 12 pp. Interview by Barbara Herndon and Nick Cherniavsky, 1974 OPEN For collateral file see J9/5/24 See also H874 Hughes

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STEAMBOATS AND INLAND RIVERS Hughes discusses riverboats and steamboats on the Ohio, Mississippi, and Kanawha Rivers during the late 19th and early 20th century. He also discusses conditions on the rivers, "water circus" boats, freight traffic, Greene Line boats, coal barges, and the people who made their living on the river.

1 tape, 21 pp. Interview by John Knoepfle, 1957 OPEN: released by John Knoepfle