PERSON
Gus Demus Item Info
Born
1892
Occupation
Trimmer at mill
laborer
Interviewers
Sam Schrager
Locations Mentioned
Origin
Emigrated from Greece to the Northwest in 1909, and settled in Potlatch in 1914
Residence
Potlatch
Interviews
Gus Demus Interview #1, 8/7/1975
August 07, 1975
2:12:43
Sam Schrager
Working and living for Greeks in Potlatch; their social separation from Americans. Railroad labor in eastern Washington: boxcar living. Growing up in Dedemah. Departure of...
Greek Americans
Italian-Americans
businesses
+18
Gus Demus Interview #2, 9/12/1975
September 12, 1975
1:55:39
Sam Schrager
Laboring in the Northwest: language barrier, foreman-crew relations. Sending father back to Greece. Ten hour day at Potlatch. IWW radicalism. Getting ahead in America. 9-12-75...
IWW
bootlegging
families
+11
Gus Demus Interview #3, 10/24/1975
October 24, 1975
4:38:02
Sam Schrager
Work as trimmer in mill: disagreements, foremen, sign language, accidents. Greek living arrangements and lack of security. Company profits. Prostitution. 10-24-75 2.5 hr 47p
Japanese Americans
accidents
+14
Gus Demus Interview #4, 9/24/1976
September 24, 1976
1:23:08
Sam Schrager
Brother's paranoia. Surviving the depression. Slow advancement in sawmill. Greek bachelors. Visiting Greece after retirement. 9-24-76 1.4 hr 26p
Greek Americans
families
foremen
illness
+3
Locations Map
Interview Topics
- Title:
- Gus Demus
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Source
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- "Gus Demus", Latah County Oral History Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/lcoh/people/demus_gus.html
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