Engs, Cordelia "Conkey" Hoover (1913-1995): Interview and memoir
Collection — Container: Tape et al
Identifier: O-EN37
Scope and Contents
ILLINOIS COAL: THE LEGACY OF AN INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY
Engs, a Taylorville resident during the coal mine wars, discusses her family, Depression, her father's experiences as a company man for the Peabody Coal Company, mine war violence, the Progressive Miners of America, strike breakers, immigrant mine workers, and the march to Virden. She also recalls her dance training in New York, career as a dancer and dance teacher, and her son's service in Vietnam.
1 tape, 65 mins., 23 pp.
Interview by Kevin Corley, 1986
OPEN
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- Engs, Cordelia "Conkey" Hoover (Person)
Extent
3.00 items
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- Engs, Cordelia "Conkey" Hoover (Person)
- Corley, Kevin (Person)
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Repository Details
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Archives/Special Collections LIB 144
One University Plaza, MS BRK 140
Springfield IL 62703-5407 US
217-206-6520
archives@uis.libanswers.com