FINDING AID

Alex Erickson interview, 1983

COLLECTION SUMMARY

Collection Title:    
Alex Erickson interview

Collection Number:    
SAC P:80

Dates:            
1983 and undated

Size:            
1 folder

Language:        
English

Creator/Collector:    
Nelson, Elaine Wallin

Subject Headings:    
Erickson, Alex J., 1896-1995
Buxton (Iowa)
Pershing (Iowa)
Coal mines and mining.
Interviews
Consolidation Coal Company
Monroe County (Iowa)
Mahaska County (Iowa)
African Americans--Iowa--Buxton

Repository:    
Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois.

Abstract:    
Alex J. Erickson (1896-1995), the son of Swedish immigrants, worked in Buxton and Pershing, Iowa coal mines. Collection consists of a typed summary of an interview with him in 1983 and copied information on coal mining in Buxton, Iowa.

RIGHTS AND ACCESS

Conditions Governing Access:    
Collection is open for research.

Reproduction and Use:    
Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the Swenson Center and the copyright holder. 

Preferred Citation:    
[item identification], in SAC P:80 Alex Erickson interview, Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois. 

ACQUISITION AND RELATED MATERIALS

Source of Acquisition:    
Gift of Mrs. Elaine Wallin Nelson of Knoxville, Iowa in 1983.

Notes:    
Collection name changed from “Alex Erickson papers” in 2018.

Processed By:    
Received by Kermit Westerberg in 1983. Finding aid written by Lisa Huntsha in 2018. 

CONTENT AND STRUCTURE

Administrative/Biographical History:    
Alex J. Erickson was born on 6 March 1896 at Muchakinock, Iowa, the son of Swedish immigrants. Both he and his father worked in Buxton, Iowa mines and mines near Pershing, Iowa. He was interviewed by Mrs. Elaine W. Nelson at Westridge Nursing Home in Knoxville, Iowa on January 13, 1983. He never married and lived all his life with his mother and sister. He died in Knoxville, Iowa on 25 January 1995. 

Scope and Content:    
Collection consists of a typed summary of an interview with Axel Erickson by Mrs. Elaine W. Nelson at Westridge Nursing Home in Knoxville, Iowa on January 13, 1983. Also included is copied information on coal mining in Buxton, Iowa.