Tirpak, Joseph b. 1922: Interview and Memoir
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: O-T518
Scope and Contents
MOWEAQUA COAL MINE
Tirpak recalls Moweaqua, Illinois: family, childhood games and chores, government relief during the Depression, father and brother's work in the Moweaqua mine, and the effects of the 1932 Christmas Eve mine disaster.
1 tape, 60 mins., 22 pp
Interview by Debbie Springer Horne, 1994
Donated by the Moweaqua Coal Mine Museum
RESTRICTED: May be read, quoted or cited but cannot be reproduced.
Dates
- Other: Dummy Date
Creator
- Tirpak, Joseph (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
RESTRICTED: May be read, quoted or cited but cannot be reproduced.
Extent
2.00 items
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- Tirpak, Joseph (Person)
- Horne, Debbie Springer (Person)
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- Archon Finding Aid Title
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Repository Details
Part of the UIS Archives/Special Collections Repository
Contact:
Archives/Special Collections LIB 144
One University Plaza, MS BRK 140
Springfield IL 62703-5407 US
217-206-6520
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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