History: Calumet, Michigan 1971

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History: Calumet, Michigan 1971

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This project deals with the changes and conditions Calumet, Michigan has undergone since its origins as a copper mining company town. The interviewees discuss the ethnic diversity of the town, effects of the 1913 mining strike, effects of the Great Depression, and local community life.

9 interviews; Audiotapes, transcripts, and collateral materials

eng,

Indiana University, Bloomington. Center for the Study of History and Memory

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SNAC Resource ID: 6625155

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