Interviewer
Sallie Barker
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Description
This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia coal mining. Mr. Thornbury worked in the coalfields of Logan County, West Virginia, for forty-three years. He relates information about coal companies, early Logan, and mining techniques. The Blair Mountain War of 1921 is discussed, as is his autobiographical information and unionization of the mines.
Publication Date
1974
Identifier
OH64-141
Type
Text
Comments
Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-141.
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Educational use only, no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the copyright owner.
Recommended Citation
Marshall University Special Collections, OH64-141, Huntington, WV.
Library of Congress Subjects
Thornbury, Roscoe C., Sr., 1885- -- Autobiography.
Coal mines and mining -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.
Coal miners -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.
Trade-unions -- Coal miners -- Oral histories.
Community life -- Huntington (W. Va.) -- Oral histories.