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COAL MINING AND UNION ACTIVITIES PROJECT Tombazzi, coal miner, discusses coal mining in Illinois: the wars between the UMW and PMA and the Mulkeytown march. Also mentions mechanization, black lung, and work outside the mine.

1 tape, 86 mins., 21 pp. Interview by R.C. Rhodes, 1972 OPEN See collateral file

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Trapp, doctor of medicine, discusses his experiences as a Naval Reserve Medical Officer in the Seabees during WWII; commission in the Navy; Seabees at Camp Allen, Virginia; life at sea; the Samoan Islands Tutuila and Upolu; medical duties and life on Upolu; and return to the U.S. Also discusses his early education and medical career in Lincoln, Illinois prior to WWII.

4 tapes, 135 mins., 64 pp. Interview by Dorothy Ward Trapp, 1989 OPEN See collateral file

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Traughber discusses his experiences during the Depression, jobs as a teenager, farming, early truck driving, work at Staley Manufacturing Company in Decatur, Illinois, the WWII homefront, and war industries.

2 tapes, 180 mins., 37 pp. Interview by Ruth Siburt, 1993 OPEN See collateral file

Scope and Contents Alumni SAGE Society Legacy Oral History Project Troop discusses her experiences at Sangamon State University as both a student and faculty member. She graduated in 1972 with a master’s in educational leadership and then taught in the applied study office for over 20 years before retiring in 2008. She remembers the importance of the public affairs component required for graduates of SSU and her work with placement of students for both student teaching and applied study internships. See...

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Trout, Town, and Nieman recall various businesses and stories of Beardstown, Illinois.

1 tape, 90 mins., 23 pp. Interview by Mrs. Al Davis and Mrs. Oscar Trout, ca. 1970 RESTRICTED: May be read but not quoted, cited or reproduced. Tape filed as Trout #2

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Trutter, architect, discusses his family history, growing up in Springfield, job at Producers Dairy, everyday life in the 1920s and 30s, Lake Springfield, attendance at the University of Illinois, architectual work, designing schools, designing for the handicapped, courtship and marriage, creating jigsaw puzzles, and world travels.

Memoir, 82 pp. Interview by Eugenia Eberle, 1995 OPEN

Scope and Contents Tuggle, employee of Bachrach's Department in Decatur, Illinois from 1955 until 1982, recalls working his way up from stock boy to General Manager, Vice President-Merchandise Manager and Executive Vice President. He discusses his early years in California and on a farm near Warrensburg, Illinois, his family, experiences in positions of increasing responsibility at the Bachrach store, its layout, relations with Henry and Edward Bachrach, their business philosophies, fellow employees,...

Scope and Contents Turner, WWII veteran and businessman, discusses his boyhood in Petersburg, Illinois, his family, atteding Petersburg-Harris High School, and fraternity life at the University of Illinois in Urbana. He also recalls his Navy Air Corps service in WWII in the "Kingfisher Squadron," catapault sea planes on the Battleship Texas.The memoir also includes copies of reminiscenses from and correspondence with members of the USS Texas Veterans Association.2 tapes, 180 mins., 48...

Scope and Contents Tuttle, Springfield native, recalls Springfield in the 20th century. She discusses growing up, schools, live theaters, neighborhoods, businesses, horse transportation, early automobiles, Armistice Day celebrations, prohibition, cemeteries, streetcars, high school, 1920's fashions, movies in the '20s, and the Depression. She also discusses WWII, volunteer work, rationing, and her husband and brothers in the service. Also discusses her family's Portuguese heritage and history. She discusses...

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STEAMBOATS AND INLAND RIVERS The Twedells recall their childhood river experiences: swimming and tramping along the river, floods, dredging, and boat captains they knew.

Memoir, 18 pp. Interview by John Knoepfle, 1957 OPEN: released by John Knoepfle