Glenn Bjork Underground Iron Mining Oral History Interview Parts 1 and 2 Summary

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Title
Glenn Bjork Underground Iron Mining Oral History Interview Parts 1 and 2 Summary
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Interviewee (ive): Bjork, Glenn
Interviewer (ivr): Andes, Mary Tippett
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Contributor (ctb): Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives
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<a href="https://uplink.nmu.edu/islandora/object/nmu%3A43413">Listen to part 1 of the interview here.</a> <br> <a href="https://uplink.nmu.edu/islandora/object/nmu%3A43414">Listen to part 2 of the interview here.</a> <br> <a href="https://uplink.nmu.edu/islandora/object/nmu%3A43415">Listen to part 3 of the interview here.</a> <br> <a href="https://uplink.nmu.edu/islandora/object/nmu%3A43416">Listen to part 4 of the interview here.</a>
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English
Subject Topic
Subject Topic
Iron mines and mining
Iron miners
Oral histories (document genres)
Subject Corporate Name
Subject Corporate Name
Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company
Geographic Subject
Geographic Subject
Marquette Iron Range (Mich.)
Marquette County (Mich.)
Gwinn (Mich.)
Negaunee (Mich.)
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Date Created
1994 (year approximate)
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1 item
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pdf
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Title
MSS-180, Oral histories of underground iron miners
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biographical/historical
Note
This document is a summary of parts 1 and 2 of 4 of an oral history interview with Glenn Bjork. The summary was written by researcher Mary Tippett Andes. The interview is one of several on underground iron mining conducted by Andes for her book "The Last Generation Underground." Glenn Bjork (1925-2014) was born in Gwinn, MI to Everett Bjork and Emma Johns. After serving in the US Navy during World War II, Bjork moved to Negaunee, MI and began working for Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company. He continued working for CCI until he retired in 1987. (External source of biographical information: Obituary for Glenn C. Bjork, https://www.koskeyfuneralhome.com/book-of-memories/1940012/bjork-glenn/obituary.php)
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Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives
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“Glenn Bjork Underground Iron Mining Oral History Interview Parts 1 and 2 Summary”. Interview by Mary Tippett Andes. Pdf. Transcripts and Summaries. Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives. https://nmu-prod.i8.dgicloud.com/node/47713.
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