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John P. Moore, farmer, discusses his farming operation, working with horses, raising, harvesting, and storing crops, construction and use of farm buildings, the Depression, and caring for the land.

1 tape, 90 mins., 34 pp. Interview by Mary Ann Dillon, 1974 OPEN See collateral file: photo

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Julia Moore discusses Springfield in early to mid 20th century: the North Side, entertainment, Sangamo Electric Co., Allis-Chalmers, and Pillsbury Mill; women's employment, family life in Virden and Springfield. Also mentions farming and coal mining.

4 tapes, 360 mins., 92 pp. Interview by Joanne Stutzman, 1989-90 OPEN See collateral file

Scope and Contents Alumni SAGE Society Legacy Oral History Project Moore, a former Illinois State Police trooper and Equal Opportunity Officer discusses his educational experience at Sangamon State University. He received an undergraduate degree in criminal justice and graduated with a master’s in public administration in 1985. Moore describes the “cornfield divide” that existed between the university and the community and how the community involvement of some of the early faculty helped bridge that divide....

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ILLINOIS COAL: THE LEGACY OF AN INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY Morris, coal miner, discusses experiences as a miner and state mining inspector; origin of the Progressive Miners of America his service as vice-president of the local union; Christmas disaster at Orient #2 at West Frankfort in 1951; and gangster activities during the 1930's.

2 tapes, 120 mins., 60 pp. Interview by Kevin Corley, 1985 OPEN See collateral file: photocopy of book Our Christmas Disaster by C. Edwin Hair

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Morrison, Illinois educator, discusses his community activities, and his service as teacher, principal, and superintendent; public education and Special Education; and his personal interests in history and Abraham Lincoln.

2 tapes, 90 mins., 21 pp. Interview by Nancy Helen Dosman, 1976 OPEN See collateral file

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Morton discusses her education abroad; Oberlin College and the University of Chicago; race relations; NAACP housing issues in Indiana; school integration; women's roles and issues; peace movements; and war tax resistance.

2 tapes, 180 mins. Interview by Peggy Boyer, 1986 OPEN: narrator reserves right to review edited transcript. See collateral file

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ILLINOIS COAL: THE LEGACY OF AN INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY Mosey, coal miner, discusses his mining experiences in central Illinois: the mine wars, the UMW and PMA unions, the PMA women's auxiliary, Virden and Tovey, and mine strikes, layoffs, machines, and company houses. Also discusses mining work in England and immigration.

3 tapes, 210 mins., 96 pp. Interview by Kevin Corley, 1985 OPEN See collateral file

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Mountz, former director of Springfield Municipal Band, recalls the origination of the municipal band, union pay scale, integration of black and white bands, band members, and performances and parades.

1 microcassette, 60 mins., 16 pp. Interview by John Headrick, 1988 RESTRICTED: no legal release See collateral file

Scope and Contents Alumni SAGE Society Legacy Oral History Project Moy discusses her experiences as a professor at Sangamon State University in 1972. She helped create the counseling department and develop the Child, Family, and Community Services program. She reminisces about her fellow colleagues and the dedicated students who were able to complete their upper level studies at the newly created SSU. Moy taught classes in marital difficulty and human sexuality, topics that were controversial at the...

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WWII CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS PROJECT "Mr. W" (real name withheld), jailed for rejection of conscientious objector status for the WWII draft, discusses his Russian Jewish background, family beliefs and socialism, objections to the war, prison, volunteering for non-combatant service, and travel in the Middle East and France.

1 tape, 75 mins., 22 pp. Interview by C. Arthur Bradley, 1988 RESTRICTED: full name restricted until Mr. W's death. See collateral file