Poe, Capt. E.L. "Wamp" (1895-1984): Interview and Memoir
Collection — Container: Memoir
Identifier: O-P752
Scope and Contents
Capt. E.L. Poe and his son, Capt. E.A. Poe, riverboat pilots, discuss river life on the Mississippi, Ohio, and Wolf rivers: different boats and companies, life on riverboats and barges; changes in the rivers and people's attitudes, a captain's rights and duties on a riverboat, lighthouses, the modernization of boats, receiving a pilot's license, and family life.
Memoir, 99 pp.
Interview by Jane Curry, 1980
Donated by Jane Curry
RESTRICTED: May be read but not quoted, cited, or reproduced.
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Dates
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Creator
- Poe, Capt. E.L. "Wamp" (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
RESTRICTED: May be read but not quoted, cited, or reproduced.
Extent
1.00 items
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- Poe, Capt. E.L. "Wamp" (Person)
- Curry, Jane (Person)
- Title
- Archon Finding Aid Title
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- Other Unmapped
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- Language of description note
- und
Repository Details
Part of the UIS Archives/Special Collections Repository
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Archives/Special Collections LIB 144
One University Plaza, MS BRK 140
Springfield IL 62703-5407 US
217-206-6520
archives@uis.libanswers.com