James MacDonald interview, 1972 July 24.

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James MacDonald interview, 1972 July 24.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/176095540

Topics include early life; schooling; Calumet and Hecla; the 1913 strike; the Italian Hall disaster; labor unions; industrial relations; ethnic conflicts; strikes and lockouts; the Depression; buying Liberty bonds; transportation; Teddy Roosevelt in Calumet; 1933 strike; Calumet's sewer system; social organizations; Fourth of July celebrations; saloons; Prohibition and moonshining; and recollections of old football players.

Transcript : 26 p.

Finnish American Historical Archive and Museum

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