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| Title | Boch, Frank and Frederick Boch - Interview and Memoir |
| Subject |
Coal Mines and Mining German-Americans Taylorville (Ill.) |
| Description | Frank and his brother "Fritz" Boch, coal miners, discuss coal mining in Taylorville, Illinois: the process of hand loading in the coal mines, mechanization and layoffs, working conditions, mining equipment, hazards, miners' social activities, relations between bosses and miners, strikes and riots. They also discuss their family life, father's coal mining experiences, and their parent's experiences as German immigrants. |
| Creator | Boch, Frank (1908-1990) and Frederick Boch 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 | B631F |
| 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 | Frank Boch and Frederick Boch Memoir |
| Source | Frank Boch and Frederick Boch 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 |