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| Title | McNeil, May Carr - Interview and Memoir |
| Subject |
Amusements Beardstown (Ill.) Bootlegging Depression, 1929 Floods--Illinois River Illinois River Prohibition Railroads |
| Description | McNeil, a long-time resident of Beardstown, Illinois, discusses its early 20th century history: social and religious activities, economics, educational facilities, recreation and entertainment; her husband's and brother's WWI experiences and WWII; the railroad strike of 1922; Illinois River and floods in Beardstown; prohibition and bootlegging; and the Depression's effects on the town. |
| Creator | McNeil, May Carr b. 1898 |
| Contributing Institution | Oral History Collection, Archives/Special Collections, University of Illinois at Springfield |
| Contributors | Ingle, George [interviewer] |
| Date | 1987 |
| Type | text; sound |
| Digital Format | PDF; MP3 |
| Identifier | M233 |
| 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 | May Carr McNeil Memoir |
| Source | May Carr McNeil 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 |