Jack Battuello Memoir #1 |
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| Title | Battuello, Jack #1 - Interview and Memoir |
| Subject |
Coal Mines and Mining Coal Mines and Mining--Strikes and Lockouts, "Mine Wars" Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) Lewis, John L. Mulkeytown (Ill.)--Coal Miners' March Progressive Miners of America (PMA) Progressive Miners of America (PMA)--Women's Auxiliary United Mine Workers (UMW) |
| Description | Battuello, coal miner, discusses his participation in the Progressive Miners of America, its activities and leaders, and helping to write its constitu-tion; also working conditions in Illinois coal mines of the 1930's, union activities, black lung disease, and the Mulkeytown march. He also discusses living conditions for miners, community response to miners, union leadership, women's support, and violent protests. |
| Creator | Battuello, Jack (1899-1980) |
| Contributing Institution | Oral History Collection, Archives/Special Collections, University of Illinois at Springfield |
| Contributors | Cherniavsky, Nick and Herndon, Bobby |
| Date | 1973 |
| Type | text; sound |
| Digital Format | PDF; MP3 |
| Identifier | B322 |
| Language | en |
| Relation | COAL MINING AND UNION ACTIVITIES PROJECT |
| 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 | Jack Battuello Memoir #1 |
| 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 |