Dawne Tippett Smail Underground Iron Mining Oral History Interview (Part 1 of 2)

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Title
Dawne Tippett Smail Underground Iron Mining Oral History Interview (Part 1 of 2)
Persons
Persons
Interviewee (ive): Smail, Dawne Tippett
Interviewer (ivr): Andes, Mary Tippett
Organizations
Organizations
Contributor (ctb): Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives
Description / Synopsis
Description / Synopsis
<a href="https://uplink.nmu.edu/islandora/object/nmu%3A43431">Listen to part 2 of the interview here.</a> <br> <a href="https://uplink.nmu.edu/islandora/object/nmu%3A4949">View a transcript of the interview here.</a>
Language
Language
English
Subject Topic
Subject Topic
Iron mines and mining
Iron miners
Oral histories (document genres)
Strikes and lockouts
Barnes-Hecker Mine Disaster, Mich., 1926
Subject Corporate Name
Subject Corporate Name
Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company
Geographic Subject
Geographic Subject
Marquette Iron Range (Mich.)
Marquette County (Mich.)
Upper Peninsula (Mich.).
Ishpeming (Mich.)
Origin Information
Origin Information
Date Created
1994-04-14
Extent
Extent
1 item
Physical Form
Physical Form
mp3
Related Item
Related Item
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host
Title
MSS-180, Oral histories of underground iron miners
Note
Note
This oral history interview is one of several on underground iron mining conducted by researcher Mary Tippett Andes for her book "The Last Generation Underground." Dawne Tippett Smail (1924-2012) was born in Ishpeming, MI to Walter Tippett and Marian Bengry. Her husband Lowell Smail was part of the last generation of underground miners on the Marquette Range. She describes the typical life of a miner's wife. Topics include her family background, the Barnes-Hecker Mine disaster, how she met her husband, economic struggles, recreational activities, religion, their neighborhood in West Ishpeming, school, their camp, medical care, dealing with mine layoffs, and a mining strike in the 1960s.

(External source of biographical information: Dawne T. Smail Obituary, https://www.bjorkandzhulkie.com/obituary/1420890.)
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Physical Location
Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives
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“Dawne Tippett Smail Underground Iron Mining Oral History Interview (Part 1 of 2)”. Interview by Mary Tippett Andes. Mp3. Audio Recordings. Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives. https://nmu-prod.i8.dgicloud.com/node/54453.
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