OH188 Nadine Weldon Oral History

Robyn W. Dunn

Collection Title

Jackson Purchase Oral History Project - Duvin Mine Explosion

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Series Number

OH188

Interviewee

Weldon, Nadin

Interviewer

Robyn W. Dunn

Date Interviewed

1995-11-26

Processed by

Benjamin J. Drake in September of 2012

Date Processed

2012-10-01

Description

1 Sound disc (43 minutes)

Abstract

Nadine Weldon discusses the Duvin Mine Explosion which occurred in Providency, Kentucky on July 14, 1939. She was a wister of a survivor and provides a detailed account of the events at the mine and the rescue efforts that followed the explosion. She describes life in a mining community in western Kentucky during the 1930s. She also discusses the relationship her family had with F.V. Ruckman, the owner of the mine.

Biographical/Historical Note

Nadine Weldon was born on February 26, 1915 in Providence, Kentucky. She is the sister of Douglas Cates, survivor of the Duvin Mine Explosions on July 14, 1939.

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

Weldone, Nadine 1915-

Ruckman, Francis V.,1886-1951

Ruckman Coal Company

Duvin Coal Mines (Providence, Ky.)

Coal Miners - Kentucky - Webster County.

Coal mines and mining - Kentucky - Webster County

Mine explosions - Kentucky.

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