Borgognoni, Frank - Interview and Memoir
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- 1986
- Description
Borgognoni, coal miner, discusses his family history and emigra-tion from Italy, violence between the United Mine Workers and the Progressive Miners of America during the 1930's, tactics employed by the coal companies and the unions, hazardous working conditions in the mines, mechanization, cooperation among neighbors, mining communities in Christian County, and the varied ethnic and religious backgrounds of miners. He also discusses the operatio...
- Creator
Borgognoni, Frank b. 1924
- Contributing Institution
- University of Illinois at Springfield
- Subjects
- Bars (drinking establishments)
Christian County (Ill.)
Coal Mines and Mining
Italian-Americans
Progressive Miners of America (PMA)
United Mine Workers (UMW) - Language
- English
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- © 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
- Borgognoni, Frank b. 1924. Borgognoni, Frank - Interview and Memoir. 1986. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/uis/id/1061. (Accessed April 19, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Borgognoni, Frank b. 1924, (1986) Borgognoni, Frank - Interview and Memoir. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/uis/id/1061
- MLA citation style
- Borgognoni, Frank b. 1924. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/uis/id/1061>.