Mike and Joe Lewis, No. 1, 1974

File — Box: 2, Folder: 2

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Scope and Contents

Interviewed in Magna, Utah, by Phil Notarianni, the Lewis brothers describe their family background, their father's occupation, Colorado and Utah during the early 1900s, discrimination in Utah, and

name changes. The talk about unions in Magna, discrimination in hiring, Little Italy, current Italians in Little Italy, their associations with other mines, the 1920s, working in the mines, the Ku Klux Klan, and Italian families versus Greek families. They remember discrimination in the mines, the pay scale in the 1930s, their involvement in unions of different nationalities, social activities, discrimination by Mormons, and the Mafia. They talk about the interaction between Italians and other minorities, discrimination they experienced in the Army in the 1940s, intermarriage, the Catholic Church in Magna, and the cities of Magna and Bingham in general. 43 pages. RESTRICTED, no photocopying.

Dates

1974

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

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