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  • Urban Ore and Beyond– A Visual and Conceptual Tour 
    Knapp, Daniel (2010-06-07)
    Urban Ore is located at an old steel mill in Berkeley, CA where over 30 employees work at Ending the Age of Waste. Urban Ore has three acres of used goods that come from both the public and the local transfer station. The ...

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  • Victor Scopel Oral History 
    Scopel, Victor (1975)
    Scopel discusses his experiences as a coal miner in Benld, Illinois: organization of the Progressive Miners, their meetings and leaders, union conflicts, a detailed account of the Mulkeytown March, and the Depression in ...

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  • Wade Kammin Oral History 
    Kammin, Wade (2012)
    Kammin, owns and operates Wild Birds Unlimited, a nature store devoted to the care and feeding of birds, and he is a life-long bird lover. He transitioned to Springfield from Covington, Indiana, and contributes to the ...

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  • William (Bill) Crook Jr. Oral History 
    Crook, William, Jr. (2010)
    Crook attended Sangamon State University taking art and graphics design courses. His applied studies project in 1981 was the creation of a book containing copies of his original artwork and was sold at Shadid’s Book Mart ...

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  • Willis Logan Oral History 
    Logan, Willis (2009)
    Logan enrolled at Sangamon State University in 1970 at the downtown registration center located in the Myers Building. He wanted to go into public service and so decided to attend the new public affairs school opening in ...

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