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Jim Pennekamp Oral History Interview | In this oral history interview, Jim Pennekamp describes his role in various economic development organizations in the St. Louis metro area and Madison County, including the Jefferson County Economic Development Corporation, the St. Louis Regional Commerce and Growth Association, the Tri-Cities Area Chamber of Commerce (now called Southwest Madison County Chamber of Commerce), the Greater Alton Twin Rivers Growth Association (now called the Riverbend Growth Association), and University Park at SIUE. He also describes growing up in New Jersey and Brussels, Belgium, his participation in the anti-Vietnam War movement in the 1960s and 70s, and his early career as a deputy juvenile officer in Jefferson County. He also reflects on changes in Madison County and the broader region in the second half of the twentieth century, particularly related to globalization and the transition from an industrial to a service-based economy. | October 24, 2018 | February 15, 2019 |
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Group of Directors of Industry in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area | This photograph shows a group of ten men who are directors, managers, or otherwise highly ranked businessmen from various businesses around the St. Louis metropolitan area. A descriptive list includes names of the men, seemingly listed from left to right, though one man remains unnamed: F. W. Stolle, President of Casper-Stolle Quarry Co. in the 1st National Building in East St. Louis; C. E. Rode, of East St. Louis; M. C. Crossett, Chief Engineer of the General Steel Casting Co. in Granite City; E. H. Coulter, Superintendent of the Alton & Southern Railway in East St. Louis; W. E. Newman (misspelling of Newnam), Manager at the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. in Collinsville; J. D. Sundy, General Manager of General Chemical Co. in East St. Louis; J. G. Melendy, Production Manager at General Chemical Co.; Wm. Pool, Superintendent at Lumaghi Coal Co. in Collinsville; J. A. Grieve, of East St. Louis, Illinois. | Unknown | March 21, 2019 |
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Clock Given to 30-year Employee of Granite City Steel Mill | This clock was given to an employee of the Granite City Steel Mill for working at the mill for 30 years. The clock's bell rings every hour. This clock was scanned as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Civic Memorial High School in spring 2019. It was brought to class by the employee's great-grandon, Austin Prindable. |
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Kathy Childers Oral History Interview | In this oral history interview, Kathy Childers discusses her family's Macedonian heritage and her father John Bellcoff, who was the mayor of Madison, Illinois from 1985 to 1997 and the Madison County Democratic Chairman from 1990 to 1994. She discusses how her family continues to practice Macedonian cultural traditions, including food, clothing, and dancing. She also describes her father's political career, including his role in establishing the Gateway Racetrack in Madison. She also discusses her grandfather's grocery store in Madison, Bellcoff and Son, and her and her father's work with funeral homes. | July 17, 2019 | November 4, 2019 |
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Mary Spaich Oral History Interview | This oral history interview with Mary Spaich was part of oral histories conducted in the fall 2001 semester of History 447: Oral History. In this interview, Mary Spaich discusses growing up in the Lincoln Place neighborhood of Granite City. She was born in Granite City in 1916 to Serbian parents who had immigrated from Yugoslavia in 1914. She describes her life in Lincoln Place and changes in the area since her childhood. |
November 16, 2001 | April 29, 2020 |
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Nevart Hagopian Oral History Interview | This oral history interview with Nevart Hagopian was part of oral histories conducted in the fall 2001 semester of History 447: Oral History. Nevart Hagopian is a survivor of the Armenian genocide who left Armenia with her mother at the age of 12 in 1920 and migrated to the Lincoln Place neighborhood of Granite City. In the interview, she discusses the Armenian community and culture in Lincoln Place. Hagopian primarily speaks in Armenian in the interview, with Vartan Kassabian serving as a translator. Father Kassabian was a priest for St. Gregory Armenian Church in Granite City. Note: The original archive copies of the interview transcript and biographical summary had grading marks and corrections on them. We converted the transcript and biographical summary to editable text and made the corrections to remove grading marks. |
November 18, 2001 | May 5, 2020 |