Dougherty, Lena (1903-1996): Interview and memoir
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ILLINOIS COAL: THE LEGACY OF AN INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY Lena Dougherty, daughter of an Italian immigrant coal miner and wife of a Southern Illinois coal miner, recalls her family background and childhood near Auburn, Illinois: education, immigrant neighborhood, and marriage. She discusses the problems between the PMA and UMW, the effect on the residents of Tovey, problems faced by the families of miners, violence between unions, the Mulkeytown march, role of the Catholic Church in Kincaid during the dispute, and her husband's work in the mines. She also briefly discusses Mr. Dougherty's death by black lung disease and the benefits provided by the union. 1 tapes, 90 mins., 33 pp., plus index Interview by Kevin Corley, 1986 OPEN See collateral file: interviewer's notes, photocopy of Lena Dougherty's family history, photocopy of Dougherty's journal.
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