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Lake, Jesse b. 1916: Interview and memoir

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Identifier: O-L147

Scope and Contents

ILLINOIS COAL: THE LEGACY OF AN INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY Jesse Lake, coal miner, recalls early mining experiences: management-labor relationship, role of the pit committeemen, changes in the mines, ethnicity in the mining communities of Christian County Illinois, wildcat strikes and company harassments. Also recalls early life experiences on a farm.

Interview by Kevin Corley, 1986 2 tapes, 126 mins., 28 pp. OPEN See collateral file

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English

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Interview and Memoir in Illinois Digital Archives.

http://www.idaillinois.org/u?/uis,2841

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