Ballard, Jess: Interview
Collection — Container: Tapes
Identifier: O-B212*
Scope and Contents
Ballard, coal mine electrician, discusses mining and unions in DuQuoin and Dowell, Illinois: mining machinery, safety measures, company houses, stores and scrip pay in a company town; the UMW and PMA union conflicts; and the marches on Mulkeytown and Dowell. He also discusses growing up in southern Illinois, schooling, chores and childhood games.
3 tapes, 125 mins.
Interview by Barbara Herndon, 1977
OPEN
For collateral file see J9/5/24
Dates
- Other: Dummy Date
Creator
- Ballard, Jess (Person)
Extent
3.00 items
Language of Materials
English
Other Descriptive Information
Untranscribed tapes
Creator
- Ballard, Jess (Person)
- Herndon, Barbara (Person)
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- Archon Finding Aid Title
- Description rules
- Other Unmapped
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- Undetermined
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Repository Details
Part of the UIS Archives/Special Collections Repository
Contact:
Archives/Special Collections LIB 144
One University Plaza, MS BRK 140
Springfield IL 62703-5407 US
217-206-6520
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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