Tom Jim Hudson Reminiscences

Collection

Identifier: MC 2190

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Scope and Content Note

Typescript memoirs of Tom Jim Hudson, entitled "My Experiences- In and Around the Coal Mines." His account mentions the dangers of working in the coal mines, including his own workplace injuries, as well as working during World War I to supply coal to Camp Pike. The latter portion of the memoir details his experiences working for University of Arkansas' Buildings and Grounds. Hudson's employers in Arkansas included the Western Coal Co., the Blue Hills Coal Co., the Melton Coal Co., and, after he left the mining industry, Jerpee Poultry Co. and the University of Arkansas.

Dates

1981

Creator

Hudson, Tom Jim (Person)

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Access Information

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Use Information

No Use Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical Note

Tom Jim Hudson was born December 17, 1886, in Alix, Arkansas. He worked for Western Coal Co. at Mine No. 3 beginning at age 16, and was a member of the United Mine Workers Union. He later moved to the Melton and Dodson Mine. He moved to Fayetteville with his family in 1932; they took in boarders while he returned to mining as an engineer, and then worked for Jerpee Poultry Co. He then began working for University of Arkansas' Buildings and Grounds, moving up to be a lead custodian. He retired from the University in 1960. Hudson passed away in October 1984, and is buried in Fairview Memorial Gardens in Fayetteville, Arkansas.