Gobel, Augustine - Interview and Memoir
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- Created Date
- 1985
- Description
Gobel, Christian County coal miner, recalls his duties in the mines, working conditions and hazards, formation of the Progressive Miners Union, mine war violence, and relations between ethnic groups working in the mines. Also discusses his family background as immi-grants from Belgium; family living conditions; bootlegging; and the mechanization of the mines. Also mentions John L. Lewis, WWII home front, and black lung disease.
- Creator
Gobel, Augustine (1909-1987)
- Contributing Institution
- University of Illinois at Springfield
- Subjects
- Belgian-Americans
Bootlegging
Coal Mines and Mining
Lewis, John L
Progressive Miners of America (PMA)
United Mine Workers (UMW)
World War, 1939-1945--Homefront - Language
- English
- 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
- Chicago citation style
- Gobel, Augustine (1909-1987). Gobel, Augustine - Interview and Memoir. 1985. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/uis/id/2174. (Accessed March 28, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Gobel, Augustine (1909-1987), (1985) Gobel, Augustine - Interview and Memoir. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/uis/id/2174
- MLA citation style
- Gobel, Augustine (1909-1987). Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/uis/id/2174>.