Painesdale Oral History Project
Collection Scope and Content Summary
Oral history project, 1984-1987, conducted by Lillian Tretin as part of her dissertation through the University of Michigan, "Traprock workers: the culture of work and risk at an underground copper mine, 1900-1945." Includes cassettes as well as transcriptions of the interviews of local residents of Painesdale, Michigan, a company town for the Champion Mining Company, a subsidiary of the Copper Range Company.
Dates
- 1984-1987
Access
Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections.
Biography
Extent
0.35 Cubic Feet (1 manuscript box (letter size))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Oral history project, 1984-1987, conducted by Lillian Tretin as part of her dissertation through the University of Michigan, "Traprock workers: the culture of work and risk at an underground copper mine, 1900-1945." Includes cassettes as well as transcriptions of the interviews of local residents of Painesdale, Michigan, a company town for the Champion Mining Company, a subsidiary of the Copper Range Company.
General Physical Description note
0.35 cubic feet1 manuscript box (letter size)
Processing History
Elizabeth Russell,12/16/2009
- Title
- Painesdale Oral History Project
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Russell
- Date
- 12/16/2009
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English
Repository Details
Part of the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections Repository