Iowa Labor History Oral Project

Interviewees

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A

Ackerlund, Leonard (Des Moines), 1913 -

Acord, Gladys (Amana)

Adams, Clare "Mike" (Waterloo)

Adams, Huron “Cookie" (Cedar Rapids), 1910 -

Adams, Leona (Waterloo), 1925 -

Admire, Freda (Cherokee), 1924 -

Akin, Ethan (Cedar Rapids)

Albrecht, George (Waterloo)

Albritton, Dan (Des Moines)

Aldridge, Charles (Waterloo)

Allendorf, Sheldon (Dubuque)

Alliman, Letha (Burlington), 1937 -

Alvarez, Fidel C. (Fort Madison), 1938 -

Alvarez, Sebastian (Fort Madison), 1914 -

Ames, Martha (Waterloo)

Ames, Sylvester “Babe” (Waterloo), 1911 -

Amidon, Horace (Iowa City)

Andersen, Axel (Sioux City)

Andersen, Paul (Cedar Rapids), 1907 -

Andersen, Svend Jack (Des Moines), 1905 -

Anderson, Carroll “Andy” (Waterloo), 1931-

Anderson, Douglas (Iowa City)

Anderson, Gilbert (Fort Dodge), 1914 -

Anderson, Herbert (Albia), 1904

Anderson, Todd (Waterloo)

Andon, John (Mason City), 1921 -

Andrew, Virgil (Cedar Rapids), 1912 -

Arendt, Edith (Cedar Rapids), 1906 -

Arledge, James G. (Burlington), 1895 -

Armstrong, Orville (Des Moines), 1902 - 1987

Ashlock, George (Mason City), 1911 -

Ashlock, Mary (Mason City), 1915 -

Augustson, Gertrude (Waterloo)

Avery, Sandra (Fort Madison), 1941 -

Ayers, Lowell “Bud” (Waterloo), 1900 -

Azinger, Carrie (Keokuk), 1911 -

Azinger, Leo – 1978 (Keokuk), 1907 -

Azinger, Leo – 1981 (Keokuk), 1907 -

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B

Backes, Joe (Dubuque)

Baker, Harold (Des Moines)

Balducchi, Louis (Des Moines), 1912 -

Ballou, Jamie (Quad Cities)

Bankson, Virgil - 1978 (Ottumwa), 1908 -

Bankson, Virgil - 1983 (Ottumwa), 1908 -

Bark, Jim (Clinton), 1934 -

Barker, Kenny (Mason City)

Barta, Milo (Cedar Rapids), 1902 - 1979

Bartholow, Ira J. “Pinky” (Ottumwa), 1896 -

Bartosch, Ed (Quad Cities)

Bass, C.O. “Curly” (Sioux City), 1901 -

Baum, Earl (Des Moines), 1904 -

Bauman, Donald (Waterloo), 1919 -

Bavger, John (Cedar Rapids), 1932 -

Beall, John “Dan” (Ottumwa)

Bean, Francis (Waterloo), 1916 -

Beard, Howard (Des Moines), c. 1900 -

Beck, Merrill (Des Moines)

Beck, Rockley (Sioux City), 1907 -

Beckman, Millie (Sioux City), c. 1918 -

Bednarczyk, Jan (Cherokee), c. 1953 -

Beetner, John "Ray" (Burlington), 1908 -

Belken, Harold K. (Des Moines), 1929 -

Belmer, Winford (Fort Dodge), 1915 -

Belseth, Gladys (Mason City), 1914 -

Belseth, Orlando (Mason City), 1912 -

Bennett, Curt (Des Moines), 1926 -

Bennett, Don (Sioux City)

Bennett, Floyd (Dubuque), 1924 -

Bennett, Ormal E. “Punk” (Dubuque)

Bennett, Vern (Des Moines), 1936 -

Benson, Cheryl (Oskaloosa)

Benstein, William (Keokuk)

Bernoski, Walt (Sioux City), 1913 -

Bianchi, Renato “Reno” (Des Moines), 1902 -

Bianchi, Robert “Bob” (Des Moines), 1936 -

Bigger, Dixie (Burlington), 1939 -

Billings, Harry (Cedar Rapids)

Birkhahn, Robert (Quad Cities)

Blakeman, Bill (Dubuque), 1930 -

Blankenbaker, Darrel (Cherokee), c. 1926 -

Blaser, Joe (Dubuque), 1905 -

Bleeker, Roger (Waterloo), c. 1951

Blitsch, John (Waterloo)

Blomgren, Loren (Albia), 1921 -

Blunck, Morris (Des Moines)

Boden, Bob (Quad Cities), c. 1914 -

Bodnar, Mike (Albia), 1909 -

Boesen, Bill (Waterloo)

Bohaty, Violet (Ottumwa), 1917 -

Bonner, Virgil (Ottumwa)

Booth, Harry (Des Moines), 1892 -

Booth, Irvin (Estherville)

Boyer, Charles (Cedar Rapids)

Boyer, Theodore “Ted” (Fort Dodge), 1915 -

Boynton, John (Quad Cities), 1908 -

Brackin, John (Waterloo), 1921 -

Braddock, Tom (Des Moines), 1904 -

Brade, Carl (Muscatine), 1910 -

Bradish, Becky (Des Moines)

Brady, Ronald P. (Dubuque)

Branscomb, Harry – 1978 (Des Moines), 1920 -

Branscomb, Harry – 1983 (Des Moines), 1920 -

Breer, Laurence “Whitey” (Iowa City), 1926 -

Bremer, Lucille (Waterloo), 1926 -

Brenneman, Stanley (Amana)

Brewer, Velma (Muscatine), 1907 -

Bride, Dorven “Arky” (Ottumwa), 1934 -

Brinegar, Chester (Ottumwa), 1912 -

Broadsack, Bob (Oskaloosa)

Brooks, Julia (Quad Cities)

Brown, Donald (Fairfield)

Brown, George (Des Moines)

Brown, Joseph (Clinton), c. 1913 -

Brown, Marian (Iowa City)

Brown, Richard (Des Moines), 1945 -

Brown, Thomas (Des Moines), 1906 -

Brown, William (Burlington), 1938 -

Brown, Wray (Quad Cities), 1909 -

Bryant, Roger (Keokuk), 1949 -

Buban, John (Centerville), 1903 -

Bueb, John (Storm Lake), 1923 -

Bull, Allan (Mason City)

Bunn, Carl (Clinton), 1912 - 1986

Burgess, Harry (Des Moines), c. 1925 -

Burleson, Jane (Fort Dodge), 1928 -

Burrows, Joyce (Dubuque), 1941 -

Burt, Percy (Waterloo), c. 1910 -

Burton, George (Fort Dodge), 1922 -

Buscher, John (Cedar Rapids), 1934

Bush, Kathy (Mt. Pleasant)

Buthmann, Donald (Estherville)

Butler, Eugene (Quad Cities), 1930 -

Butler, John S. (Sioux City)

Buttery, Howard “Curly” (Council Bluffs), 1913 -

Butts, A. P. (Fort Dodge), 1888 -

Butz, Gary (Cedar Rapids), 1941 -

Bybee, Al (Council Bluffs), 1904 -

Byrne, Ila Jean (Fort Dodge), 1924 -

Byrne, Marge (Dubuque), 1901 -

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C

Cale, Tom (Fort Madison), 1946 -

Callahan, Charlie (Dubuque), 1900 -

Callahan, Jim (Cedar Rapids), 1911 -

Callendar, Loren (Sioux City), 1925 -

Cannon-James, Mary (Quad Cities)

Carlsen, Ralph (Quad Cities), 1906 -

Carlson, Einar (Quad Cities)

Carlson, Henry (Des Moines), 1903 -

Carmody, Tom (Sioux City)

Carson, Robert (Bob) - 1982 (Cedar Rapids), 1935 -

Carson, Robert (Bob) - 1990 (Cedar Rapids), 1935 -

Carson, Robert (Bob) - 1991 (Cedar Rapids), 1935 -

Carter, Carol (Burlington), 1942 -

Carter, Henry (Des Moines), 1920 -

Cary, Duaine (Burlington), 1928 -

Casten, H. J. "Doc" (Cedar Rapids)

Caudill, Norman (Sioux City), 1918 -

Causemaker, Carl (Quad Cities), 1916 -

Chadourne, Paul (Clinton), 1900 -

Chalmers, William "Doc" (Iowa City), 1926 -

Chapin, Perry (Des Moines), 1937 -

Chappelle, Clarence (Sioux City), 1902 -

Chidester, Al (Waterloo)

Chipley, Morris (Cedar Rapids)

Christensen, Charles "Chappy" (Cedar Rapids)

Christensen, James D. (Cedar Rapids), 1926 -

Christiansen, William (Des Moines), 1912 -

Christianson, Ilene (Waterloo), 1913 -

Clabaugh, Roy (Estherville), 1924 -

Clark, Connie - 1987 (Cedar Rapids), 1932 -

Clark, Connie - 1990 (Cedar Rapids), 1932 -

Clark, Frank (Ottumwa), 1905 -

Clark, Hugh (Des Moines), 1915 -

Clark, Hugh - 1980 (Dubuque), 1913 -

Clark, Hugh - 1982 (Dubuque), 1913 -

Clark, Sam (Cedar Rapids), 1914 -

Clark, Walter (Dubuque), 1904 -

Clark, William “Red" (Clinton), 1906 -

Clarkson, Edwin "Curly" (Des Moines), c. 1903 -

Clements, Archie (Waterloo)

Cline, Elmer (Ottumwa), 1905 -

Cline, Wayne (Keokuk), 1920 -

Cline, William (Fairfield)

Clinton, Bev (Cedar Rapids)

Clymer, Wayne (Cedar Rapids)

Cohagan, Tom (Ottumwa), 1913 -

Cole, Delno "Mike" - 1978 (Des Moines), 1904 -

Cole, Delno "Mike" - 1980 (Des Moines), 1904 -

Cole, Jerry (Des Moines), 1938 -

Coleman, Carroll (Iowa City), c. 1905 -

Coleman, Jim - 1987 (Cedar Rapids), 1945 -

Coleman, Jim - 1990 (Cedar Rapids), 1945 -

Colloton, Harold (Mason City), 1902 -

Colvin, Dennis (Cedar Rapids), 1948 -

Condon, Gene (Waterloo), 1928 -

Conley, Robert (Des Moines)

Connors, John (Des Moines), 1922 -

Conway, Walter (Muscatine), 1905 -

Cooksey, Ben (Quad Cities), 1923 -

Cooney, John (Waterloo), 1920 -

Cooper, Ezra (Newton), 1901 -

Cooper, John (Des Moines)

Corderman, Jan (Iowa City)

Cortesio, Charles, Sr. (Centerville), 1891

Cortez, Juan (Cedar Rapids), 1916

Cossano, Herbert (Council Bluffs), 1909 -

Cottrell, Floyd (Ottumwa), 1912 -

Crader, Lawrence (Council Bluffs), 1914 -

Creen, Eugene (Quad Cities)

Croft, Darlene (Estherville), 1929 -

Croson, Earl (Council Bluffs), 1909 -

Cross, Adrian (Quad Cities), 1912 -

Cross, Carmen (Ottumwa)

Cross, Walter (Ottumwa)

Crow, Alfred "Pat" (Ottumwa), 1890 -

Curnes, Charles (Des Moines)

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D

Dague, Everett (Cedar Rapids), 1931 -

Dahl, Carl (Waterloo), 1912 -

Daly, James (Burlington), c. 1915 -

Danielson, Carl (Estherville)

Dau, Harry (Quad Cities), 1903 -

Davies, Raymond (Des Moines), 1906 -

Davis, Claude E. “Stinky” (Des Moines), 1898 -

Davis, Everett (Sioux City), 1893 -

Davis, Harry (Dubuque), 1918 -

Dawes, Gil (Rev.) (Clinton), 1933 -

Dawson, Richard (Des Moines), 1932 -

Day, George "Mike" (Quad Cities), 1925 -

Day, Louis (Burlington), 1938 -

Day, Norma Jean (Burlington)

Day, Regis (Cedar Rapids), 1913 -

Deertz, Harry (Mason City), 1895 -

Deevers, Edward (Ottumwa), 1927 -

DeFrieze, Louis (Quad Cities), 1938 -

DeFrieze, Sharon (Quad Cities)

Dehm, Nancy (Burlington), c. 1946 -

Delaney, William "Bill" (Dubuque), 1925 -

Dellaca, Tony (Des Moines), 1920 -

DeMoss, Lloyd (Ottumwa), 1900 -

Dempsey, Charles (Dubuque), 1906 -

Denekas, Emil (Quad Cities)

Denneny, Thomas (Iowa City), 1895 -

Dergo, Andrew (Cedar Rapids), 1913 -

Derochie, Ron - 1983 (Sioux City)

Derochie, Ron - 1987 (Sioux City)

Dessinger, John (Waterloo)

Devine, Pat (Quad Cities)

DeWald, Glen (Cedar Rapids)

DeYoung, Rosa (Quad Cities), 1903 -

Dietz, Murle (Waterloo)

Dillon, Mike (Clinton), 1898 -

Dillon, Pat (Dubuque)

Diskey, Donald (Sioux City)

Djuren, Mike (Mason City)

Dolan, Robert (Fort Dodge), 1909 -

Dolezal, Donald (Iowa City), 1923 -

Dolter, Melvin (Dubuque), c. 1915 -

Donahue, Catherine (Clinton), 1925 -

Donovan, Robert (Dubuque)

Doolin, Emmitt (Cedar Rapids), 1924 -

Doornenbal, Jeff (Des Moines)

Douglas, Maynard (Waterloo), 1918 -

Drake, Mary Belle (Ottumwa)

Drews, Alvin (Des Moines)

Drollinger, Lyle (Iowa City), 1923 -

Ducey, Jennie (Mystic)

Ducey, John (Mystic)

Duehr, Merle, Jr. (Dubuque)

Duggan, Ed (Dubuque), 1897 -

Duncan, Joe (Quad Cities)

Dunn, Clarence F. (Cedar Rapids)

Dunn, Michael (Mason City)

DuPey, Earl (Fort Dodge)

DuPey, Earl - with Esther (Fort Dodge)

DuPey, Esther (Fort Dodge)

Duzik, George (Sioux City)

Dvorak, George (Cedar Rapids)

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E

Early, B.J. (Cedar Rapids), 1917 -

Eccles, Wayne (Burlington), 1920 -

Eckert, Stan (Des Moines)

Edsill, Russell (Waterloo), c. 1910 -

Edwards, Mary (Sioux City)

Edwards, Richard (Quad Cities), 1934 -

Eley, James (Quad Cities), 1905 -

Ellis, Kenneth (Ottumwa)

Engelhardt, Howard (Waterloo), 1918 -

Engstrand, James (Sioux City), 1906 -

Erdmann, Helen (Waterloo)

Erzinger, Harriet (Ottumwa)

Evans, Eunice (Amana)

Evans, John W. (Cedar Rapids), 1907 -

Evans, Margaret (Des Moines), c. 1902 -

Everett, Edward (Muscatine)

Ewart, Will (Cedar Rapids), 1941 -

Ewing, Harold (Council Bluffs), 1907-

Ewing, Opal (Des Moines)

Exline, Wilbert (Quad Cities), 1911-

F

Fagan, Carl (Dubuque)

Fallon, Earl (Sioux City)

Fallow, Richard (Quad Cities)

Fangman, Keith (Waterloo)

Farley, Earl (Cedar Rapids) 1904 -

Farrier, Clifford (Quad Cities)

Feeley, Guy (Fort Dodge), 1921-

Fenn, Earl (Clinton)

Fenton, Bill - 1983 (Des Moines), 1925 -

Fenton, Bill - 1987 (Des Moines), 1925 -

Ferguson, Earle (Cedar Rapids), 1914 -

Ferguson, Omar (Waterloo), 1917 -

Ferring, Al (Dubuque), c. 1900 -

Fetter, Anthony I. "Tony" (Cedar Rapids), 1927 -

Fideler, L. E. (Waterloo), c. 1899 -

Filling, George (Cedar Rapids), 1928-

Finch, Lawrence “Mike” (Cedar Rapids), 1903-

Fisher, Pauline (Oskaloosa)

Fisher, Pauline W. (Ottumwa)

Flaatten, George "Gerry" (Burlington), 1916-

Fladlein, Carl (Quad Cities), 1920 -

Flaherty, Hugh (Fort Dodge), 1918 -

Flaherty, Mark (Quad Cities)

Flanagan, Cecelia (Sioux City), c. 1910 -

Fluor, William (Dubuque)

Flynn, Iva (Mason City)

Flynn, William (Mason City)

Folluo, Gary M. (Keokuk)

Folsom, John - 1978 (Quad Cities), 1911 -

Folsom, John - 1980 (Quad Cities), 1911 -

Fortier, John (Waterloo), 1908 -

Fortune, Paul (Fort Dodge), 1935 -

Foster, Burton C. (Quad Cities), 1915 -

Fowler, Merle (Iowa City), 1902 -

Fox, Charles (Centerville)

Fox, Robert (Estherville)

Frazier, Jesse (Des Moines), 1900 -

Freeman, Martha (Des Moines), 1913 -

Freilinger, Lloyd (Cedar Rapids), 1938 -

French, Gilbert (Cedar Rapids), 1908 -

Frett, Raymond (Cedar Rapids), 1926 -

Fritz, Julie (Fort Dodge)

Frommelt, Andy (Dubuque)

Frost, Don (Waterloo)

Frost, Dwight (Ottumwa)

Frost, Merrill (Des Moines), 1941 -

Frost, Russell (Fort Madison)

Furlich, Gladys (Sioux City)

Furlich, Mike (Sioux City)

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G

Gabel, Giles (Dubuque)

Garcia, Frank (Mason City)

Gardner, Al (Dubuque), 1909 -

Gardner, Keith N. (Des Moines)

Gavin, Mark (Dubuque), c. 1911 -

Gerard, Josephine (Amana)

Gerard, Marcel (Mystic)

Geringer, Lauren (Iowa City)

Gerlach, Ray (Quad Cities), 1912 -

Gerst, Marlene (Burlington), 1933 -

Gettings, Donald E. (Ottumwa), 1923 -

Giddings, Stan (Clinton)

Giesler, Duane (Dubuque)

Gifford, Charles "Chuck" (Des Moines), 1933 -

Gillespie, E. G. (Waterloo)

Giunta, Francis (Dubuque)

Gnade, Paul (Des Moines)

Goering, Harold (Iowa City)

Goeser, Gerry (Council Bluffs)

Gordon, Jon (Cedar Rapids), 1945 -

Gordon, Larry (Waterloo)

Gosnell, Virgil (Cedar Rapids)

Grady, John (Iowa City)

Grant, Frank, Jr. (Des Moines), 1923 -

Gray, Darrell (Mt. Pleasant)

Gray, Milford "Stub" (Sioux City)

Greenwood, Dick (Des Moines), 1933 -

Grew, Gerry (Dubuque), 1911 -

Griffith, John (Newton), 1902 -

Grimes, Donald (Dubuque), 1921 -

Grogg, Sam (Quad Cities), 1902 -

Gross, Clinton (Council Bluffs)

Gross, John (Waterloo), 1911 -

Grossklaus, Sam (Muscatine)

Grove, E. Fred (Des Moines), 1920 -

Grutz, Lawrence (Dubuque)

Gulden, Jesse (Fort Dodge)

Gussman, Regina (Dubuque), c. 1906 –

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H

Hagedon, Loren (Ottumwa)

Hahn, Frank (Muscatine), 1938 -

Haley, Mary (Dubuque)

Hall, Earl "Pappy" (Quad Cities), 1894 -

Hall, Glenn (Ottumwa)

Hall, James (Iowa City)

Haluska, Helen (Albia), 1904 -

Hamill, Stephen (Clinton), 1897 -

Hamlyn, James (Waterloo), 1925 -

Hamlyn, Luella (Waterloo), 1917 -

Hammel, Clem (Dubuque)

Hammel, Dan (Dubuque)

Hanbury, Ralph - 1978 (Des Moines), 1888 -

Hanbury, Ralph - 1980 (Des Moines), 1888 -

Hank, Fred (Quad Cities), 1911 -

Hannah, Cheryl (Waterloo)

Hanrahan, Charles (Des Moines), c. 1900 -

Hansen, Paul (Waterloo)

Hansen, Wesley (Sioux City), 1906 -

Hanson, Adolph (Dubuque), 1909 -

Hanson, Dean (Estherville), 1934 -

Hanson, Norman (Cedar Rapids), 1919 -

Harbit, Daniel (Iowa City)

Harden, William (Fort Dodge), 1909 -

Harris, Basil (Cedar Rapids)

W Harris, Don - 1978 (Des Moines), 1912 -

Harris, Don - 1982 (Des Moines), 1912 -