Hughes, coal miner and former International President of the Progressive Miners of America, discusses working conditions in the mines, mining technology and methods, formation of the PMA Union, violence between unions, company stores and housing, occupational hazards, and safety equipment. 1 tape, 65 mins., 23 pp. Interview by H. Dean Campbell, 1972 OPEN See collateral file: interviewer's notes and a sketch of mine tunnels See also H874.2

Hughes, former International President of the Progressive Miners of America, describes his involvement with the PMA: service as president, the organization of the union, the Women's Auxiliary, and union conflicts. 1 tape, 45 mins., 12 pp. Interview by Barbara Herndon and Nick Cherniavsky, 1974 OPEN For collateral file see J9/5/24 See also H874 Hughes