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Robert Boggus, a former coal miner, relates incidents in his career and talks about conditions at Thurber, Texas.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Robert Taylor Thomas Boggus
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: August 1967
Location: Mingus, Texas
Interviewer: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Spoede
Length: 25 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1:
Moved to Thurber in 1905,
Labor strike and settlement in 1908 recalled,
John L. Lewis' visit to Thurber remembered,
Notes effect of World War I on mining,
Origin of mines in Thurber cited,
Reviews career,
Labor union membership discussed,
Mentions conditions in Burkburnett
Tape 1, Side 2:
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Range Dates: 1905-1967
Bulk Dates: 1905-1940s
Access Information
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Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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