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Brown, Louise (Mrs. George) (1910-1995): Interview

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: O-B815*

Scope and Contents

Louise Brown discusses her husband's work in the coal mines in Fulton County, Illinois: mules, wages, strikes, union conflicts and violence, company stores, safety laws and hazards, and attitudes toward coal miners. She also discusses farm life in Buckhart, Illinois and factory work in Canton, Illinois.

1 tape, 90 mins. Interview by Nick Cherniavsky, 1977 OPEN For collateral file see J9/5/24

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Extent

2.00 items

Language of Materials

English

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