m409_0008_Box023_0017_Perini_19810709_2

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Access Point - Subject-topical: Labor; History; Business/Industry; Women; Iron mines and mining; Steel industry and trade; Iron miners; Oral history; Audio-visual materials; Interviews

Scope and Content: Carl Oblinger interviews Albert Perini and Hilda Perini regarding their life in the Cornwall, PA area. Much of the interview focuses on Albert Perini. Various subjects are discussed in an undirected manner including courting, religion, alcohol consumption, sports, physicians, iron ore mining, domestic matters, civic developments, and gambling. Also discussed is management in the iron mine and labor unions. Albert Perini's wife, Hilda is present and contributed extensively to the interview. Albert and Hilda interact with one another and with the interviewer. Comments are made on existing documents.

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Notes: Rexmont, Cornwall, Lebanon, PA; Albert and Hilda Perini are interviewed together during 6/19/1981 and 7/9/1981. The interview is a part of an oral history project documenting the lives of people associated with industrial work in the area of Cornwall, PA. The project primarily focuses on the Bethlehem Steel Corporation’s iron ore mining operations.; Disclaimer: The Pennsylvania State Archives provides access to a wide variety of historical documents, some of which may be considered offensive by current standards. The Archives does not endorse views expressed in these historical collections, but presents these collections to aid in scholarly research.