Purcell, Henson - Interview and Memoir
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- Created Date
- 1972
- Description
Purcell discusses coal mining and unions in Franklin County, Illinois: the Mulkeytown march, conflict between the UMW and PMA, and the mine disaster in West Frankfort. Also discusses Charlie Birger and Shelton gangs, prohibition, the Ku Klux Klan, and the 1925 tornado.
- Creator
Purcell, Henson (1895-1974)
- Contributing Institution
- University of Illinois at Springfield
- Subjects
- Birger, Charlie
Bootlegging
Coal Mines and Mining--Accidents
Coal Mines and Mining--Strikes and Lockouts, Mine Wars - Language
- English
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- © Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. For permission to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use this material, please contact: Archives/Special Collections, University of Illinois at Springfield, One University Plaza, MS BRK 140, Springfield IL 62703-5407. Phone: (217) 206-6520. http://library.uis.edu/archives/index.html
- Chicago citation style
- Purcell, Henson (1895-1974). Purcell, Henson - Interview and Memoir. 1972. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/uis/id/3632. (Accessed March 28, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Purcell, Henson (1895-1974), (1972) Purcell, Henson - Interview and Memoir. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/uis/id/3632
- MLA citation style
- Purcell, Henson (1895-1974). Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/uis/id/3632>.