Oral History Interview with Mike Livoda, 1968 November 8, 2006
Abstract
Mike Livoda came to the United states from Yugoslavia in 1904 when he was sixteen. He worked in a Montana coal mine in 1907, and then came to Denver, Colorado in 1910 as a union man. Livoda worked in Denver until 1912, when he began organizing miners in Walsenburg, as a part of the United Mine Workers of America. He was severely beat up in Ravenwood, Colorado, three miles out of Walsenburg, for his union role.
Dates
- 1968 November 8
- Digitization: 2006
Digital Repository
Oral History Interview with Mike Livoda
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 Items ; 31:33 minutes
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Cassette Tapes: Nakamichi Dragon, Nakamichi cassette Deck 1 Reel-to Reel Tapes: Studer A80, Studer B67, Otari MX-55, Revox A700 DVD: Pioneer DV-434. Analog/Digital converter: Prism Sound Dream ADA-8XR; Prism Sound Dream AD-2; Computer Hardware: 3 (total) Intel Celeron 1.8GHz/224 MB RAM PC's (made by PowerSpec), each with a Firewire hard drive (2 made by MicroNet, 1 made by LaCie) and M-Audio Delta Audiophile (internal sound card). External Firewire Hard Drive; Computer Software: Windows XP; Steinberg Wavelength 4.0; Sony Soundforge; Other devices: Switcher to allow monitoring of multiple transfers; Basic Map: Playback machine->Analog RCA or XLR->AD converter->AES (XLR)->M-Audio Card->Software->External Firewire Drive
- Black, Harold (Interviewer)
- CF & I Steel Corporation
- Central Colorado Improvement Company
- Colorado Coal and Iron Company
- Colorado Coal and Steel Works Company
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
- Livoda, Mike (Interviewee)
- Oral histories
- Southern Colorado Coal and Town Company
- Steel industry and trade -- United States -- History
- United Mine Workers of America
Source
- Bessemer Historical Society (Organization)
- Heritage Colorado (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository