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United Mine Workers of America, Health and Retirement Fund, Director John D. Winebrenner, Records
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3104
Overview
The correspondence, travel vouchers and articles of John D. Winebrenner, a regional director of the UMWA Health & Retirement Funds in Tennessee. Papers and publications reflect the problems and contributions of organized medicine and the promotional efforts of the United Mine Workers of America in meeting the diverse medical needs of coal miners, particularly the majority of miners who lived and worked in remote areas. Publications included The Boone Report and Medical Services for Rural...
Dates:
1948-1972
United Mine Workers of America, Health and Retirement Funds, Records
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2769
Scope and Contents
The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) archives consists of the records of the first industry-wide pension and medical care plans for coal miners and their families in the United States. The archives comprise approximately 156 linear feet of records from the years 1946-1974, and include minutes, resolutions, correspondence, memos, reports, transcribed speeches, lawsuit documents, construction plans, contracts, statistical reports, newspaper clippings, photographs, microfilmed reading...
Dates:
1915-1989
United Mine Workers of America Inventory
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2982
Overview
Preliminary inventory of the archives of the United Mine Workers of America conducted circa 1985. Inventory was conducted by the West Virginia Collection at the request of the UMWA, in order to help the labor organization prepare to send the materials to an archival repository. Collection contains a three-page explanation of the inventory process and the twenty-seven page inventory. Inventory notes types of materials (correspondence, subject files, financial reports, meeting minutes,...
Dates:
circa 1985
United Mine Workers of America, Johnstown, Records
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3243
Overview
Administrative and operational records of the Johnstown, PA office of the UMWA.
Dates:
1915-1978
United Mine Workers of America, Local Union 6046, Archives
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2680
Overview
Minutes, correspondence, grievance case files, and union campaign material of union locals in the New River field. The correspondence concerns implementation of national bituminous coal mine contracts, local 6046's members' benefits, safety and working conditions in the Lochgelly mine, and state and federal legislation sought by the UMW. The minutes of Local 6046 meetings summarize all matters discussed and acted on, including reports from the local's mine and safety committees, expenses,...
Dates:
ca. 1933-1974
United Mine Workers of America, Miscellaneous Papers and Union President Election Material Regarding Elijah Wolford
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2126
Overview
Material and campaign literature from the campaign of Elijah Wolford for the presidency of the union, 1969. Includes a letter from a campaign committee, the campaign platform, reprint of remarks by Congressman Ken Hechler in the United States House of Representatives, and a report on "Conspiracy in Coal" by T.N. Bethell.
Dates:
1969
United Mine Workers of America, Miscellaneous Papers, Certificate of Membership in Local No. 90
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2102
Overview
Certificate of membership in Local No. 90 of the United Mine Workers at Watson.
Dates:
1899
United Mine Workers of America, Miscellaneous Papers, Charter for Union Local No. 3934
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2261
Overview
Charter issued to Local 3934 by the United Mine Workers of America, May 13, 1920. M.B. Johnson of Hoard, West Virginia is listed as President of the Local and Loyd Downey of Point Marion, Pennsylvania is listed as Secretary. John L. Lewis, national President, signed the charter.
Dates:
1920
United Mine Workers of America, Physician Record Books
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3237
Overview
Three record books of "Deliveries and Information for Birth Certificates" for families of employees of the West Virginia Coal and Coke Company in Omar, West Virginia, dating from June 1948 through July 1950.
Dates:
1948-1950
United Mine Workers of America, Slide-Tape Presentation
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2551
Overview
A slide-tape presentation of the history of the United Mine Workers of America, produced by the staff of the United Mine Workers Journal, entitled "Proud To Be A Miner". The program deals both with the historical problems that lead to the founding of the union and its early struggles as well as the more recent rank and file movements such as the Miners for Democracy, Black Lung Association, and the wildcat strikes of 1972-76. This collection comprises a set of transparencies, one cassette...
Dates:
1976