United Mine Workers of America
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Charles E. Boswell, Newspaper Editor, Essay regarding Miners at Paint Creek and Cabin Creek
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0589
Overview
In an unpublished essay, Boswell, editor of the Labor Argus (Charleston's Socialist newspaper) describes the mining labor troubles at Paint Creek and Cabin Creek. He adamantly opposes Governor Hatfield's settlement and the role of the UMWA in accepting it. In particular he castigates Thomas Haggerty, a field marshal for the union, for compromising with capitalists.
Dates:
1913-1985
Winding Gulf Coals, Inc. Records
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1525
Overview
The collection consists of ledgers, journals, and cashbooks of the Goodwill Coal and Coke Co., Greenbrier Coal and Coke Co., Gulf Coal Co., Louisville Coal and Coke Co., Winding Gulf Coal and Coke Co., and the Winding Gulf Colliery Co., with some material on the operation of company stores. There is also correspondence (1911-1915) between the managers of mines at Winding Gulf and Davy, West Virginia, discussing production levels, availability of railroad cars and freight rates, New River and...
Dates:
1888-1950
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- Subject: Socialism X
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- Account books 1
- Coal mining - Labor organization. 1
- Coal mining - Strikes - 1912-1913. 1
- Coal mining - Working conditions. 1
- Coal mining - company stores. 1
- Coal mining - disasters. 1
- Coal mining -- Strikes 1
- Davy. 1
- Mabscott (W. Va.) 1
- Railroads 1
- Raleigh County (W. Va.) 1
- Roads. SEE ALSO Turnpikes. 1
- Transportation 1
- Winding Gulf (W. Va.) 1 + ∧ less
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