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Series 15. Addendum of 2024 February, 1889-2007

 Series

Scope and Contents

Additional papers of J. Davitt McAteer. Materials include documents related to McAteer’s work with the Occupational Safety and Health Law Center (OSHLC); Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), including reports, correspondence, and other related materials; books, manuals, and other publications; papers related to the Miners’ Manual and other industrial safety manuals along with related draft, research, and publication materials; occupational health and safety studies; occupational injury, illness, and fatality reports; assorted clippings and correspondence; material regarding McAteer’s work with the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP); and published records of United States government proceedings, hearings, briefs, and reports that pertain to mining and other industrial health and safety issues.

Notable organizations mentioned (and their abbreviations, if any): Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (ACTWU), Consolidation Coal Company, Inc., CONSOL, Purdue, Inc., the West Virginia Humanities Council, the United States Department of Labor (DOL), the Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration (MESA), The United States Department of the Interior (DOI), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA), the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), the North Carolina Labor Department, Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Energy (DOE), International Labor Office (ILO), Caterpillar, Inc., World Bank, Council of the Southern Mountains, Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

Notable individuals in content: Robert Reich, Robert Shapiro, Bob J. Nash, Al Gore, William Clinton, Earl Dotter.

Other notable subjects: China, South Africa, World Trade Center, Ground Zero, 9/11/01, WVU Law School, Textile Industry, Mushroom Workers, Formaldehyde, Black Lung, Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act, self-contained self-rescuers (SCSRs), Tug River Valley Petition, Surface Mine Control Reclamation Act (SMCRA), Labor History, mining accident and injury reports, Appalachian music, labor- and coal industry-related recordings, Sago, Wilburg, Rushton, Monongah.

Dates

  • Creation: 1889-2007

Conditions Governing Access

This series includes audiovisual and born-digital content that has not yet been reformatted. Researchers may access these materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.

Restrictions apply to the following:

Box 136, Center for Law and Social Policy Chronological Files, contains at least one Social Security Number (in folder 2); please contact the West Virginia and Regional History Center in advance to request access.

Box 150, Miscellaneous Material from JDM's MSHA Work (Part 1), contains restricted material, possibly including PII and financial information. Please contact the West Virginia and Regional History Center to request access.

Box 190, Sago box 2 of 4, contains PII in the folder labeled Sago Family Lists. Researchers can sign our form to use the material in aggregate; the restriction can be lifted 75 years from the date of creation.

Additional Description

Arrangement

The original order was maintained when possible and the donor's original folder titles, where provided, were used.

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

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