Box 1

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Various clippings about coal camps, the labor movement in West Virginia, the miners’ march on Matewan, etc. Miller was a UMWA local official in various capacities. His father-in-law Dewey Marshall was also a UMWA national representative. See digital files for pictures related to this. Also includes Miller’s first aid training certificates and electrical certification cards.

Scope and Contents Miller joined the US Marines in 1939 and served with K Company, Third Battalion, Fifth Marines, on Guadalcanal and New Britain, in addition to training and retraining in New Zealand, before returning to teach at the Officers’ Candidate School at Camp Lejeune.Folders include: various research on Guadalcanal, New Britain and a reproduction of the first scout map for Guadalcanal; clippings from magazines such as Guadalcanal Echoes and Old Breed News and USMC publication...

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Scrapbook pages in the preceding Military folders from which items had to be removed for preservation were separated to this folder; in some cases, copies show the original arrangement of items and text on a page. Includes photos, clippings, Japanese government-issued Philippine 5 peso bill, stamps, and more.

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Originals of drawings of farm tools commissioned from artist maybe Mavadene Brittain for use in the book “Coal Bloom.” Copies of coalfield maps created by Chris DelAmmea, and letter (2002) concerning permission to use same.

Scope and Contents Various Miller/Meadows/Rinehart genealogy, front pages from the family Bible with birth and marriage dates, copy of Miller family tree, spiral-bound volume entitled “William and Myra Miller, Their Ancestors and Children: A Social History” by Robert Sylvester. Xeroxed pages from the Reference book of Wyoming County by Mary Bowman regarding Franklin Sizemore, Miller's great-grandfather. Clippings from December 7, 1937, with photo and article regarding the death of Thurman Miller's brother...

Scope and Contents Various correspondence, including regarding Miller service as president of the West Virginia First Marine Division, letters regarding K35 from James McEnery, Fred Miller, Gladys Farthing, letter to David Miller from Jim McEnery in regard to Thurman's writing, letter from Robert Crawford in Australia about “War and Work,” letter noting acceptance of “War and Work” by Tamarack, jury review paper from West Virginia Humanities Council regarding same, letter from Frederick Armstrong at West...

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Miscellaneous newspaper and magazine articles featuring Thurman Miller and his work. Articles by David Miller about his work on Thurman's books. General articles from newspapers in Mullens and Beckley newspapers about coal mining. “Washington Times” article about Miller.