ILLINOIS COAL: THE LEGACY OF AN INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY Lidster, coal miner, discusses his career as a coal miner in central Illinois: his immigration to America from England, family life, the mine wars of the 1930's between the Progressives and the UMW, his jobs above and below ground. Also discusses mine safety, different qualities of coal, and WWI and WWII.

2 tapes, 180 mins., 55 pp. Interview by Kevin Corley, 1985 OPEN See collateral file