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| Title | Klein, Otto - Interview and Memoir |
| Subject |
Coal Mines and Mining Collinsville (Ill.) Lewis, John L. Progressive Miners of America (PMA) Taylorville (Ill.) |
| Description | Klein, coal miner, recalls his work in the mines near Collinsville and Taylorville, Illinois. He discusses growing up in a company town, his family's lifestyle, working conditions in the mines, immigrant co-workers, manage-ment structure, unions, and the grievance process. He recalls his family history, his own family life, and makes references to John L. Lewis, his service during WWII, and the Progressive Miners of America. |
| Creator | Klein, Otto b. 1912 |
| Contributing Institution | Oral History Collection, Archives/Special Collections, University of Illinois at Springfield |
| Contributors | Corley, Kevin [interviewer] |
| Date | 1986 |
| Type | text; sound |
| Digital Format | PDF; MP3 |
| Identifier | K672 |
| Language | en |
| Relation | ILLINOIS COAL: THE LEGACY OF AN INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY |
| Rights | © Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. For permission to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use this material, please contact: Archives/Special Collections, University of Illinois at Springfield, One University Plaza, MS BRK 140, Springfield IL 62703-5407. Phone: (217) 206-6520. http://library.uis.edu/archives/index.html |
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| Title | Otto Klein Memoir |
| Source | Otto Klein Memoir.pdf |
| Rights | © Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. For permission to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use this material, please contact: Archives/Special Collections, University of Illinois at Springfield, One University Plaza, MS BRK 140, Springfield IL 62703-5407. Phone: (217) 206-6520. http://library.uis.edu/archives/index.html |