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Painesdale Oral History Project

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-326

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

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