Lewis, John L. (John Llewellyn), 1880-1969
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Fred Mooney Manuscripts
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1428
Scope and Contents
Typescript and manuscript drafts of “The Life of Fred Mooney,” by himself, and a manuscript copy of "Shootin Straight" by J. F. Pennington. Mooney, one-time Secretary-Treasurer of the West Virginia United Mine Workers, relates his experience in the West Virginia labor movement, He covers the disturbances at Cabin and Paint Creek, 1912-1913; the abortive Miners March of 1919; the Matawan massacre of the Baldwin Felts detectives; the Miners Treason Trials in 1922; and a later dispute with John...
Dates:
circa 1935
Fred Mooney Manuscripts
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1956
Scope and Contents
Fred Mooney papers, ca.1935. 1 ms. Box and 1 bundle. Original manuscripts on "The Life of Fred Mooney, By Himself" and a scrapbook and newspaper clippings collected by Mooney. Mooney was a former secretary-treasurer of United Mine Workers District 31. A microfilm copy of the papers was made in 1961 and is filed under A&M 1428.Additional: One folder of correspondence by or to Fred Mooney, 1938-1941. Includes typescript pages of Mooney's early life and family. Correspondents...
Dates:
ca. 1935
Matewan Massacre Records
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2962
Overview
Correspondence between Harold Houston, chief attorney for UMWA District 17 and Floyd Evans of the legal firm of Evans and Sampselle concerning trials after the "Matewan Massacre." Legal affidavits pertaining to the miners' trials of 1922 in Charles Town, West Virginia and to the Red Jacket Coal and Coke Co. and Hitchman Coal and Coke Company's suits against John L. Lewis and John Mitchell of the UMWA. Proclamations of Governor E.F. Morgan concerning the 1921 Mingo County mine strikes. An...
Dates:
1914-1934
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- Coal mining - Labor organization. 2
- Coal mining - Miners' March of 1919. 2
- Coal mining - Miners' Treason Trials. 2
- Union names. 2
- Unions. SEE ALSO Labor organization. 2
- Cabin Creek (W. Va.) 1
- Coal - labor disputes. 1
- Coal miners' trials. 1
- Coal mining -- Strikes 1
- Labor 1
- Labor disputes 1
- Labor organization. 1
- Matawan Massacre 1
- Matewan (W. Va.) 1
- Matewan Massacre. 1
- Miners' Treason Trials. 1
- Mingo County (W. Va.) 1
- Paint Creek (Fayette County, W. Va.) 1
- Trials. 1
- Unions - UMWA. 1 + ∧ less
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