William W. Kerwin interview conducted by James Patrick Leary, 2011-07-08

Interview focuses on Bill Kerwin's experiences as an ironworker with Local 383.

Recorded at Bill Kerwin's home, Waunakee, Wisconsin, July 8, 2011.

Cultural Traditions of Ironworkers in America's Upper Midwest : Archie Green Fellows Project, 2011-2012 (AFC 2011/062: 00172) Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

To honor the memory of Archie Green (1917-2009), a fellowship program was established at the American Folklife Center in 2010. Archie Green Fellowships support new research in the contemporary culture and traditions of American workers.

In English.

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