Glasscock, Wm. E. (William Ellsworth), 1862-1925
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Broadside Collection
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4767
Scope and Contents
This collection was created through the composition of materials removed from other A&M collections, staff collected materials, and the merging of smaller collections. As a result, this collection covers a wide range of activities and movements from West Virginia and the larger Appalachian region. The subject areas of the collection include: 1) state petitions, and government announcements, 1777-1979; 2) public announcements, public sales, and advertisements, 1853-1899; 3) elections,...
Dates:
1777-2012 and undated
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In an unpublished essay, Boswell, editor of the Labor Argus (Charleston's Socialist newspaper) describes the mining labor troubles at Paint Creek and Cabin Creek.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
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- Subject: Socialism X
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- Coal mine accidents 1
- Coal miners--West Virginia 1
- Coal mining - Labor organization. 1
- Coal mining - Strikes - 1912-1913. 1
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- Labor disputes -- West Virginia -- 20th century -- History 1
- Strikes -- West Virginia -- Coal miners 1
- Temperance and prohibition. 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 1
- West Virginia Mine Wars, W. Va., 1897-1921 1
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