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Ridley, Bill

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Ridley, Bill (1899-1986): Interview and Memoir

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Identifier: O-R437B
Scope and Contents

ILLINOIS COAL: THE LEGACY OF AN INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY Bill Ridley, coal miner, discusses mining in Kansas from his 12th year until 1930, fighting in WWI, the Progressive Miners and John L. Lewis, life in Taylorville during the mine wars of the 1930's, and mechanization of the mines.

1 tape, 89 mins., 25 pp. Interview by Kevin Corley, 1986 OPEN See collateral file

Dates: Other: Dummy Date