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Interview with Tom Pate 03/23/1984

1984.040 Creator Todd, Joe L. (Interviewer) Extent (quantity/size) 1 hour 14 minutes Subjects Mine accidents / Mines and mining Descriptive Notes Tom Pate was born in 1926 in Lutie, Oklahoma. His father was a coal miner, whose family left Alabama after the Civil War. Pate gives a history of the coal mines around Wilburton. He describes the Italian immigrants in the area, camp towns, and the different types of mines. He also describes mining operations and mine disasters. The # 3 mine exploded in 1930. Pate discusses why the mines closed.