Collection Title
Jackson Purchase Oral History Project - Duvin Mine Explosion
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Series Number
OH 186
Interviewee
Green, Patricia "Trisha"
Interviewer
Robyn W. Dunn
Date Interviewed
1995-11-05
Processed by
Benjamin J. Drake in September of 2012
Date Processed
2012-10-01
Description
1 sound disc (33 minutes)
Abstract
Patricia "Trisha" Green provides a second hand account of the Duvin Mine explosion on July 14, 1939 at Providence, Kentucky. She received information of the disaster through her mother whose brother-in-law Carl "Big Boy" Holloman Jr., had perished in the mine explosion. She describes the rescue efforts and the impact that the disaster had on her family along with the community of Providence. She also explores aspects of the unionization of the miners, mining scripts or "flickers", safety concerns, and racial issues.
Biographical/Historical Note
Patricia "Trisha" Green was born in Providence, Kentucky on September 25, 1943. Many in her family worked in the coal mines of western Kentucky. Her family relocated soon after her birth but she returned to Providence prior to the interview.
General Information
No user access to original recordings. Use audio user copies, digital derivatives, transcripts, and/or tape indexes. This collection may be protected from unauthorized copying by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code). Permission for reproduction must be requested from Murray State University.
Subject Headings/Descriptors
Green, Patricia, 1943-
Ruckman Coal Company
Duvin Coal Mines (Providence, Ky.)
Coal Miners - Kentucky - Webster County.
Coal mines and mining - Kentucky - Webster County.
Mine explosions - Kentucky.
Recommended Citation
Dunn, Robyn W., "OH186 Patricia Green Oral History" (2024). Duvin Mine Explosion. 3.
https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/oh185/3