| Ref No | SWCC/AUD/148 |
| Title | <title linktype="simple">NUM National Executive Council Members and other Coalfield Leaders Study</title> |
| Interview of Vincent, Sid |
| Second South Wales Coalfield Project 1979-82 |
| Description | <list><item><genreform type="record type"><emph altrender="a">audiotape</emph></genreform></item></list> |
| <p>Recorded memoirs of Sid Vincent, Lancashire leader. Includes his early involvement in trade union activities; problem of ballot rigging 1961; campaign for election of Joe Gormley for National General Secretary's position in 1969, and National President of the National Union of Mineworkers in 1971; opposition to closures in the 1960-70's; and Government policy on energy</p><p></p><list><item><persname><emph altrender="surname">Vincent</emph><emph altrender="pre-title"></emph><emph altrender="forename">Sid & Williams</emph><emph altrender="dates"></emph><emph altrender="epithet"></emph><emph altrender="epithet"></emph></persname><occupation>NUM Executive Council Member (National)</occupation></item><item><corpname><emph altrender="a">National Union of Mineworkers & NUM National Executive Council & National Coal Board & Labour Party & Catholic Church & Communist Party & Trades Union Congress & Miners Forum</emph></corpname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Tillsly</emph><emph altrender="county">Lancashire</emph><emph altrender="parish">England</emph></geogname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Motley Common Colliery</emph><emph altrender="county">Lancashire</emph><emph altrender="parish">England</emph></geogname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Lee</emph><emph altrender="county">Lancashire</emph><emph altrender="parish">England</emph></geogname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Deep Duffryn Colliery</emph><emph altrender="county">Mountain Ash</emph><emph altrender="parish">Mid Glamorgan</emph></geogname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Langworth Colliery</emph><emph altrender="county">Derbyshire</emph><emph altrender="parish">England</emph></geogname></item><item><subject><emph altrender="a">event</emph><emph altrender="y">Conference, NUM Energy (mid 1960's)</emph></subject></item><item><subject><emph altrender="a">coal mining </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">wages </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">trade unions </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">education </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">religion </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">agreements </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">ballots </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">elections </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">closures </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">internal coalfield mobility </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">redundancy </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">unemployment </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">overtime </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">disputes </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">oil industry </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">strikes </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject></item></list><list type="deflist"><defitem><label>Free field</label><item>Wilberforce Report 1972</item></defitem></list> |
| Date | 1950 = 1980 (c) |
| 1980 |
| Related Material | <archref linktype="simple"><extref linktype="simple"><emph altrender="filename">WXYZ</emph><emph altrender="identity">loan copy : Miners Library</emph></extref></archref> |
| Physical Description | good |
| Extent | no of tapes : 2 |
| Language | English |