Gerald M. Hansen interview, 1986 May 27.

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Gerald M. Hansen interview, 1986 May 27.

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Topics include work for the ferro-manganese and the masonry departments at the Anaconda Company smelter at Anaconda from 1949 to 1982; United Steel Workers of America; the Mine-Mill union; management, accidents, strikes, and changes in operations from 1959 until the 1980 shutdown; Anaconda neighborhoods and ethnic groups; and the Anaconda Deer Lodge County Historical Society and efforts to preserve historic structures and revitalize the local economy after the shutdown.

Sound recordings : 5 tapes (5 hr., 20 min.)Summary : 19 p.

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