Ridley, Bill - Interview and Memoir
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- Created Date
- 1986
- Description
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.
- Creator
Ridley, Bill (1899-1986)
- Contributing Institution
- University of Illinois at Springfield
- Subjects
- Coal Mines and Mining
Coal Mines and Mining--Kansas
Coal Mines and Mining--Strikes and Lockouts, "Mine Wars"
Lewis, John L
Progressive Miners of America (PMA)
Taylorville (Ill.)
World War, 1914-1918 - Language
- English
- Rights
- © 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
- Ridley, Bill (1899-1986). Ridley, Bill - Interview and Memoir. 1986. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/uis/id/3684. (Accessed March 28, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Ridley, Bill (1899-1986), (1986) Ridley, Bill - Interview and Memoir. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/uis/id/3684
- MLA citation style
- Ridley, Bill (1899-1986). Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/uis/id/3684>.