Coal in Kentucky : emergence of an industry oral history project, 1977.

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Coal in Kentucky : emergence of an industry oral history project, 1977.

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This is a collection of interviews with people who lived and worked in coal mining towns in Estill, Floyd, Harlan, Hopkins, Letcher, Leslie, Martin, Perry, and Pike counties. Interviewees include religious leaders, coal miners, equipment operators, and representatives from coal companies. Topics include mining equipment, mining technology and methods (including strip mining and mountaintop removal mining), mine conditions and safety, state and federal regulations, labor relations, unionization, strikes, health benefits and wages, life in coal camps, housing, recreation, churches, schools, company stores, scrip, Jack Dalton, Devil John Wright, and the French-Eversole feud.

13 reels (5hr., 15 min.) : analog.

Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Kentucky Historical Society

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These cards were created by staff of the Kentucky Historical Society. From the description of Kentucky General Assembly biography cards, 1792-1960s. (Kentucky Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 671373485 ...

Kentucky Oral History Commission

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Acquisitions policy: Under KRS 153.380, the Commission is authorized to coordinate, promote, and develop oral history programs around the state and to maintain a repository for oral history collections. From the description of Repository description, 1900-1988. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 191915461 ...

Zwyer, Dan,

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Wright, John, 1849-1931.

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