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audio/mpeg ![]() | 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Publication Status: | unpublished |
Peer Reviewed: | not peer reviewed |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 |
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Oral Histories - Untranscribed - UIS
Oral history interviews that lack a transcript