Martens, Henry A., 1940- interviewee. Halker, Bucky, interviewer. Occupational Folklife Project, sponsor. sound recording Interviews (Sound recordings) lcgft Digital photographs Color 2010-2020. gmgpc Interviews. lcgft Oral histories. lcgft Personal narratives. lcgft eng Two interviews were done with Henry "Bud" Martens. Both were recorded on July 26, 2011. Part 1 (38:39) is longer and more general and concerns his upbringing, early iron worker career, welding, the trade, and safety. Part 2 (07:44) is very brief and devoted to reviewing the companies he worked for over many years. Marten had given me a piece of paper with the chronology of his employers and some photos. I asked him questions related those company and work site photos. The Local IWU 63 headquarters can be a bit noisy and this can be heard in the background. It's a big industrial building, so the cooling and heating system is a regular problem. Occasionally, the building generates a line noise that is impossible to keep off the recording. NOTE: Photograph #15 was taken of Henry "Bud" Martens at IWU Local #63 Headquarters in Broadview, IL. Photographs #1-14 belonged to Martens. These photographs were scanned or photographed on site. For that reason, the quality of the photographs in this interview varies. Recorded at the Iron Workers Union Local #63 Headquarters, Broadview, Illinois, July 26, 2011. Cultural Traditions of Ironworkers in America's Upper Midwest : Archie Green Fellows Project, 2011-2012 (AFC 2011/062: 00252) 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. Martens, Henry A., 1940---Interviews. Apprenticeship programs. Blue collar workers. Collective bargaining. Education. Employees--Training of. Hazardous occupations. Industrial safety. Industrial relations. Job hunting. Job satisfaction. Job security. Labor contract. Labor disputes. Labor unions. Occupational training. Quality of work life. Self-employed. Small business. Technical education. Vacations. Vocational education. Vocational training centers. Work ethic. Workmanship. Ironwork. Iron and steel workers--Middle West--Interviews. Iron and steel workers--Middle West--Social life and customs. Broadview (Ill.) Cultural Traditions of Ironworkers in America's Upper Midwest : Archie Green Fellows Project, 2011-2012 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/afc2011062.afc2011062_00252_sr01 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/afc2011062.afc2011062_00252_sr02 Collection is open for research. To request materials, please contact the Folklife Reading Room at Duplication of collection materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.