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audio/mpeg  h539-hignight-01.mp3 (31MB) | James Hignight Oral History 1 | mp3 audio |
Description
| Title: | James Hignight Oral History |
| Author(s): | Hignight, James |
| Contributor(s): | Herndon, Barbara |
| Subject(s): | Oral history
Hignight, James (1911-1979) |
| Abstract: | Hignight discusses his experiences coal mining in central Illinois: accidents and safety, firing shots, explosive powder, equipment, horses and mine ponies, and blacksmithing. He also recalls the towns of Beardstown and Colchester. Interview by Barbara Herndon, 1978. 1 tape, 90 mins. |
| Issue Date: | 1978 |
| Citation Info: | Hignight, James. Oral History. Barbara Herndon, interviewer. Oral History Collection, Archives/Special Collections, Brookens Library, University of Illinois at Springfield. |
| Genre: | Sound Recording (oral) |
| Type: | Audio |
| Language: | English |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2142/48861 |
| Other Identifier(s): | H539 |
| Publication Status: | unpublished |
| Peer Reviewed: | not peer reviewed |
| Rights Information: | Board of Trustees, University of Illinois |
| Date Available in IDEALS: | 2014-04-08 |
This item appears in the following Collection(s)
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Oral Histories - Untranscribed - UIS
Oral history interviews that lack a transcript