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| Title | Buckles, Joseph R. - Interview and Memoir |
| Subject |
Bootlegging Coal Mines and Mining Depression, 1929 Pawnee (Ill.) Works Progress Administration (WPA) |
| Description | Buckles discusses life in the early 20th century in Pawnee, Illinois. He discusses experiences working for the Peabody Coal Company, the Depression, conflict in the mines, and bootlegging. He also discusses the people and businesses of Pawnee, the 1911 riot and hail storm, 1918 flu epidemic, immigrant neighbors, and changes in the town over the years. |
| Creator | Buckles, Joseph R. (1902-1981) |
| Contributing Institution | Oral History Collection, Archives/Special Collections, University of Illinois at Springfield |
| Contributors | Reynolds, Joyce [interviewer] |
| Date | 1980 |
| Type | text; sound |
| Digital Format | PDF; MP3 |
| Identifier | B856 |
| Language | en |
| 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 | Joseph R. Buckles Memoir |
| Source | Joseph R. Buckles 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 |