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Lester Boetta Oral History

Boetta, Lester

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Title
Lester Boetta Oral History
Author(s)
Boetta, Lester
Contributor(s)
  • Cherniavsky, Nick
  • Herndon, Barbara
Issue Date
1974
Keyword(s)
  • Boetta, Lester (1913-1994)
  • Oral history
Abstract
Boetta discusses coal mining and union activities in Gillespie, Illinois; organization of PMA; union conflicts; women's auxiliary; local unions; contracts; Mulkeytown March; violence; John L. Lewis; strikes; Depression; and PMA convention. Interview by Barbara Herndon and Nick Cherniavsky, 1974. 1 tape, 90 mins.
Type of Resource
audio
Language
en
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