Kiril Spiroff interview, 1973 June 20.

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Kiril Spiroff interview, 1973 June 20.

Topics include family history and schooling; early Italian migration to the Copper Country; copper mines and mining; the Depression's impact on mining; Quincy Mining Company; Isle Royale Copper Company; Isle Royale Mine; Michigan Tech history, mining classes, and sports (especially hockey); the WPA; World War II's effect on the copper mines; the 1968 copper strike; and Americanization.

Transcript : 18 p.

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