Alexander Nelson Oral History Interview
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Dublin Core
Title
Alexander Nelson Oral History Interview
Description
Topics include his grandparents coming from Norway; moving first to Hancock and then to Calumet, Mich.; different ethnic groups; the 1913 strike; the Italian Hall disaster; the YMCA; Fourth of July; sports; Prohibition; gambling; the board of trade in Houghton, Mich.; Finns, Italians, Mexicans, and Germans in Copper Country; his restaurant and bar business (1920s-1940s); the Depression; politics; temperance; tourism; home remedies and medical care; recreation; and churches in Calumet.
Oral History Item
Interviewer
Jalkanen, Paul
Interviewee
Nelson, Alexander, 1900-1986
Date Recorded
1972-07-28
Collection
Citation
“Alexander Nelson Oral History Interview,” Michigan Oral History Database, accessed October 22, 2024, http://www.database.michiganoha.org/items/show/1637.