Scope and Contents ILLINOIS COAL: THE LEGACY OF AN INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY Frank and his brother "Fritz" Boch, coal miners, discuss coal mining in Taylorville, Illinois: the process of hand loading in the coal mines, mechanization and layoffs, working conditions, mining equipment, hazards, miners' social activities, relations between bosses and miners, strikes and riots. They also discuss their family life, father's coal mining experiences, and their parent's experiences as German immigrants. 1 tape,...

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ILLINOIS COAL: THE LEGACY OF AN INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY Boch, coal miner, discusses working conditions in the mines, competition between mines during the 20's, the Progressive Miners of America, conditions after the PMA strike, John L. Lewis, and strike breakers.

1 tape, 90 mins., 9 pp. Interview by Kevin Corley, 1986 OPEN

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Marguerite Boehm discusses her nurses training at Mullanphy Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri in 1917; the 1918 influenza epidemic; difficulties obtaining medical alcohol during prohibition; crime and gang warfare in St. Louis during the 20's; and other experiences from her 50 years in nursing.

1 tape, 36 mins., 11 pp. Interview by Karen Gregg, 1972 OPEN See collateral file

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Mary Boehm recalls teaching school in a one-room school house near Bunker, Missouri in 1917. She discusses her training, salary, working conditions, living conditions, square dances, country transportation, and country life.

1 tape, 20 mins., 11 pp. Interview by Karen Gregg, 1972 OPEN See collateral file

Scope and Contents Boetta, coal miner, discusses mining at the Little Dog Mine at Gillespie, Illinois and the Progressive Miners of America. He also discusses changes in mining technology, working conditions, safety developments, miners' wages and hours, the use of mules in the mines, and miners in his family. 1 tapes, 61 min., 27 pp. Interview by H. Dean Campbell, c. 1983 RESTRICTED: Memoir may be read in UIS Archives only. No circulating copy. See collateral file: interviewer's...

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Boetta discusses coal mining and union activities in Gillespie, Illinois; organization of PMA; union conflicts; women's auxiliary; local unions; contracts; Mulkeytown March; violence; John L. Lewis; strikes; Depression; and PMA convention.

1 tape, 90 mins. Interview by Barbara Herndon and Nick Cherniavsky, 1974 OPEN For collateral file see J9/5/24 See also B634 Boetta

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STEAMBOATS AND INLAND RIVERS Bone discusses working on the Ohio River dam system from Pittsburgh to Cairo, technology and equipment used in dam construction, ice piers at Hockingport in 1904, the Fernbank Dam, and hazards.

11 pp. Interview by John Knoepfle, 1957 OPEN: released by John Knoepfle

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Bonefeste, member of the Springfield Municipal Band since 1951, discusses changes in the band since it was formed in the 30's, including the admittance of female band members, desegregation, band members, guest conductors and musicians, performances, music performed, and audiences.

1 microcassette, 60 mins., 17 pp. Interview by John Headrick, 1988 OPEN

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Borah, Canadian immigrant, discusses her early years in Canada and her family's move to Danville, Illinois: country schooling and high school, education at Eastern Illinois University and Syracuse University, and her teaching career.

4 microcassettes, 240 mins. Interview by Sandy Spengler, 1991 OPEN : narrator reserves right to review edited transcript. See collateral file: interviewer's notes and an unrevised transcript.

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Boresi, coal miner, discusses his early years in Italy, family, immigration to U.S., life in Toluca, Illinois, coal mining, wages, mules, the United Mine Workers, the Depression, and bias against Italians.

1 tape, 90 mins. Interview by Nick Cherniavsky, 1976 OPEN For collateral file see J9/5/24