Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives
Oral histories of underground iron miners
MSS-180
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives
- Creator
- Bjork, Glenn
- Creator
- Kaarina, Lucas
- Creator
- La Jeunesse, Louis
- Creator
- Lucas, William
- Creator
- Maki, Ralph
- Creator
- Smail, Duane Tibbet
- Creator
- Smail, Lowell K.--Interviews
- Creator
- Tippett, Dewey B
- Title
- Oral histories of underground iron miners
- ID
- MSS-180
- Date [inclusive]
- 1960-1994
- Extent
- 1.5 Cubic feet
- Language
Preferred Citation note
[Identification of item], in the Oral histories of underground iron miners, MSS-180, Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives.
Scope and Contents note
This collection contains a 24 audiocassettes and selected transcripts of interviews with eight former underground iron miners, as conducted by Mary Tippett Andes between 1960 and 1994. The miners interviewed are Glenn Bjork, Lucas Kaarina, Louis La Jeunesse, William Lucas, Ralph Maki, Duane Tibbet Smail, Lowell K. Smail, and Dewey B. Tippett. Each miner recounts his experiences as an underground iron miner working for the Cleveland Cliffs Iron Company on the Marquette Iron Range in Marquette County, Michigan. Also included in the collection are release forms and other documentation of the project.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives
Harden Learning Resources Center 1261401 Presque Isle Ave
Marquette, Michigan, 49855
906-227-1225
archives@nmu.edu
Conditions Governing Access note
No restrictions. Open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Donated by Mary Tippett Andes in 1997.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company--Employees--Interviews.
Geographic Name(s)
- Marquette Iron Range (Mich.)
Personal Name(s)
- Andes, Mary Tippett
- Bjork, Glenn--Interviews
- Kaarina, Lucas--Interviews
- La Jeunesse, Louis--Interviews
- Lucas, William--Interviews
- Maki, Ralph--Interviews
- Smail, Duane Tibbet--Interviews
- Smail, Lowell K.--Interviews
- Tippett, Dewey B.--Interviews
Subject(s)
- Iron miners--Michigan--Marquette County--Interviews.
- Iron miners--Michigan--Marquette Iron Range--Interviews.
- Iron mines and mining--Michigan--Marquette County.
Collection Inventory
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Box 1 of 1 |
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Transcript--Underground Mining--Glen Bjork |
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Transcript--Underground Mining--Louis LaJeunesse |
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Transcript--Underground Mining--William Lucas |
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Transcript--Underground Mining--Ralph Maki |
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Transcript--Underground Mining--Lowell K. Smail, Apr 5, 1994 1994 |
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"The Last Generation Underground" Stories of the Men who Mined the Ore, by Mary Tippett Andes |
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Underground Mining--Interview Paperwork--Blank |
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Underground Mining-- Proof Sheets and negitives |
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"Conducting Oral Interviews" |
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Underground Mining- Miner's Lingo and Completed Interview Data sheets |
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Cassette tapes 24.0 tapes |
2-6-2 | |||
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