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| Title | Lee, William F. - Interview and Memoir |
| Subject |
Afro-Americans Ku Klux Klan Railroads Sangamon Ordnance Plant, Illiopolis (Ill.) Springfield (Ill.)--Race Riot, 1908 Sunday, Billy World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners of War, German |
| Description | William F. Lee, railroad worker, recalls the different tasks he performed while working for the railroad, different types of railroad engines, and difficulties encountered on railroad runs. Also discusses farm work before he came to Springfield, Springfield businesses, the 1908 race riot, Illiopolis ammunition camp, Camp Ellis, and the Ku Klux Klan. |
| Creator | Lee, William F. (1882-1976) |
| Contributing Institution | Oral History Collection, Archives/Special Collections, University of Illinois at Springfield |
| Contributors | Fliege, Frederick G. [interviewer] |
| Date | 1973 |
| Type | text; sound |
| Digital Format | PDF; MP3 |
| Identifier | L516 |
| 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 | William F. Lee Memoir |
| Source | William F. Lee 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 |