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ILLINOIS COAL: THE LEGACY OF AN INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY Edwin Olive, coal miner in Taylorville area from 1932 to 1952, discusses his work experiences, management-labor relations and unions, pit committeemen and wages.

1 tape, 80 mins., 17 pp. Interview by Kevin Corley, 1986 OPEN See collateral file

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SPRINGFIELD MARINE BANK PROJECT Fred Olive, employee of the Marine Bank since 1952, discusses duties and responsibilities involved with the bank, accounts, and computerization of operations.

1 tape, 90 mins., 20 pp. Interview by John Bucari, 1973 OPEN See collateral file

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Cullom Davis and Linda S. Jett, staff of the Sangamon State University Oral History Office, discuss projects such as the Illinois General Assembly Oral History Program, and activities and changes in the Oral History Office.

2 tapes, 75 min., 24 pp. Interviews by William Day, 1984 and Eleanor White, 1985 OPEN For tape see individual names

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Osborn recalls central Illinois rural life: farming, horses and buggies, Decatur, home life, clothing, homemade foods and remedies, entertainment, 1920's, funerals, St. Joseph's nursing home, and aging.

10 tapes, 600 mins. Interview by Laurie Constantino, 1975 OPEN see collateral file

Scope and Contents Alumni SAGE Society Legacy Oral History Project Osborne was one of the first students to register at Sangamon State University in 1969 and graduate with a master’s degree in business. He recalls attending the “commuter campus” because there was no student housing and taking business classes with Professor Stanley Sokolik. With his recent visit to campus, Osborne notes how different the campus is today from 40 years ago. See also D2/1/3 Alumni SAGE Society Legacy Oral History Project....

Scope and Contents Osby, Springfield, Illinois native, discusses the African-American community in Springfield: segregation, education, employment, Depression, NAACP in Springfield, the NAACP Abraham Lincoln Birthday Banquet, black police officers, African-American newspaper publications, and race discrimination. He also discusses working as a social work aid with the Federal Transient Bureau, work as editor and publisher of the Capital City News, businesses and politics in Springfield. He also briefly recalls...

Scope and Contents COAL MINING AND UNION ACTIVITIES PROJECT Ozanic, coal miner, discusses various aspects of coal mining during the early and mid 20th century and especially mining unions: the conflict between the Progressive Miners of America and United Mine Workers of America, the mine wars and martyrs, John L. Lewis, Mother Jones, Frank Farrington, the American Federation of Labor, Virden riot, marches on Mulkeytown and Coulterville, mine work, mine conditions and disasters, improvements in the mines,...

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Ozinga discusses the 1970 Illinois Constitutional Convention and his work on the Revenue and Finance Committee.

1 tape, 30 mins. Interview by G. Cullom Davis, Kim Hoffman, Marilyn Huff Immel, and Timothy J. Jones, 1987 OPEN See collateral file: partial unrevised transcript. Tape also contained John F. Leon interview -- tape inaudible and discarded

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ITALIAN-AMERICANS PROJECT Angeline Palazzolo recalls the Italian community of Springfield.

1 tape, 10 mins., 7 pp. Interview by John Bucari, 1972 OPEN See collateral file

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ITALIAN-AMERICANS PROJECT Paul Palazzolo recalls the Italian community in Springfield, coal mining and his family.

1 tape, 30 mins., 9 pp. Interview by John Bucari, 1972 OPEN See collateral file