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Benedict, Donald b. 1917: Interview and memoir

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: O-B434D
Scope and Contents WWII CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS PROJECT Donald Benedict, socialist and pacifist, husband of Ann Benedict, discusses his studies at Albion College and Union Seminary; socialism and pacifism; living in Harlem, New York in the 1940's; experiences with racism and coal mine unions in the south; his arrest for refusing to register for the WWII draft; and events which eventually convinced him to enlist in 1945. Also discusses his efforts to promote racial equality; combating police brutality and...
Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Bennett, Dr. Basil (1886-1980) : Interview and memoir

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: O-B439
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SHAWNEETOWN BANK PROJECT Dr. Bennett, resident of Shawneetown, Illinois since 1916, recalls the location of buildings in the town, the bank's interior, his duties working for the state as a veterinary surgeon, and experiences during the 1937 Ohio River flood.

1 tape, 25 min., 13 pp. Interview by Horace Q. Waggoner, 1978 OPEN See collateral file

Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Bennett, Joe: Interview and memoir

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: O-B440
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TELEPHONE PROJECT Joe Bennett, Illinois Bell Telephone Company employee, discusses Cairo, Illinois; its location and development as a center for river trade on the Mississippi, Ohio, and the Cache Rivers; economic and social concerns; the telephone company; and his father's impressions of the 1937 flood.

1 tape, 45 min., 9 pp. Interview by Jerry Veach, 1973 RESTRICTED: May be read but cannot be quoted, cited or reproduced See collateral file

Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Benson, Leon (1907-1990):Interview and memoir

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: O-B443
Scope and Contents Benson, a railroad worker for the Chicago, Burlington, Quincy and Santa Fe railroads in Galesburg, Illinois, discusses changes in railroad technology, work, and travel; railroad structures, engines, and personnel; methods of communication between engineers, crew members, and depots; transportation of grain and livestock; working and living conditions for section gangs; railroad strikes; Galesburg businesses using the railroad; conditions on passenger coaches; mail delivery; and his...
Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Bertetti, Frank (1901-2000): Interview

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: O-B461.2*
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Bertetti, coal miner, discusses his coal mining experiences.

1 tape, 90 mins. Interview by Barbara Herndon, 1975 OPEN For collateral file see J9/5/24 See also B461 Bertetti

Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Bertetti, Frank (1901-2002): Interview and memoir

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Identifier: O-B461
Scope and Contents COAL MINING AND UNION ACTIVITIES PROJECT Frank Bertetti, a Superior Coal Company employee in Benld, Illinois, discusses the mine wars, United Mine Workers, Progressive Miners, and his participation in the Mulkeytown march. He discusses the ambush of PMA members on the Mulkeytown march, sit-down strikes, treatment of dissenters, the role of the mines and unions in the community, impact and resistance to competing unions, and working conditions at the mines. He discusses his later work as...
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Bertot, Domenic (1888-1982): Interview

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Identifier: O-B462*
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Bertot recalls his experiences as a coal miner in Coal City, Hillsboro and Auburn, Illinois. He recalls the daily activities of coal mining, company stores, wages, mules, types of coal, unions, accidents, safety precautions, and the modernization of coal mines.

2 tapes, 180 mins. Interview by Nick Cherniavsky, 1978 OPEN For collateral file see J9/5/24

Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Bettag, Otto (1906-1990): Interview and memoir

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: O-B465
Scope and Contents ILLINOIS STATECRAFT Dr. Bettag, former Director of the Illinois Department of Public Welfare, discusses his medical training and experiences combating tuberculosis; experiences at Cincinnati General Hospital and the Veterans' Administration at Hines, Illinois; and as chief surgeon at Whitehaven Sanitorium in Pennsylvania, treating tuberculosis patients and miners with "black lung" disease. He discusses treating tuberculosis at the Pontiac prison; his tenure as the first state tuberculosis...
Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Bettinghaus, George (1899-1982): Interview and memoir

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: O-B466
Scope and Contents SPRINGFIELD MARINE BANK PROJECT Bettinghaus, an employee of the Springfield Marine Bank discusses banking during the 1920's, the Depression and WWII; changes which have occurred in the profession, personnel, banking equipment and practices; working conditions, bank location, organization of departments, branch banking, the American Institute of Banking at Springfield College, the 1951 Marine Bank Centennial Celebration, and the closing of the Ridgely-Farmers National Bank in 1932. ...
Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Betzig, Edward b. 1914: Memoir

 Collection — Container: Folder
Identifier: O-B467
Scope and Contents INSTITUTE OF INTER-AMERICAN AFFAIRS COLLECTION Betzig, teacher and economist, discusses his work with foreign aid projects in Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Argentina; their economies, politics, conflicts and relations with the U.S.; social, environmental, and political problems; education, agriculture, and military; and their economic development. He also discusses teaching and writing in Panama and other parts of Latin America before joining the IIAA. 57 pp. Interview by James D....
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