Interview with Richard Willett, April 8, 2018
Project: Bourbon in Kentucky: Kentucky Bourbon Tales Oral History Project
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Richard Willett, the son of Thomspon Willett (the original owner of Willett Distilling Company), discusses the employees that worked at the distillery while he worked there, as well as what he believes are some of the worst duties at the distillery. He also tells several short stories about things that happened at the distillery.Interview Accession
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Willett, Richard Interview by Jonathan Heaton. 08 Apr. 2018. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Willett, R. (2018, April 08). Interview by J. Heaton. Bourbon in Kentucky: Kentucky Bourbon Tales Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Willett, Richard, interview by Jonathan Heaton. April 08, 2018, Bourbon in Kentucky: Kentucky Bourbon Tales Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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