Cabin Creek (W. Va.)
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Fred Mooney Manuscripts
Howard Burton Lee (1879-1985) Papers
Labor Argus, Article Transcripts Regarding Cabin Creek and Paint Creek Coal Strikes
Transcription of articles from The Labor Argus about incidents pertaining to the Cabin Creek and Paint Creek coal strikes. The activities of the Baldwin-Felts detective agency are frequently reported, as well as the imposition of martial law by state authorities.
Richard M. Hadsell, Collector, Records Regarding History of Coal Industry
Slaughter's Creek Coal & Land Company Records
The company owned coal lands in the Cabin Creek district of West Virginia. The collection includes deeds, contracts, maps, and engineering reports, with mention of the Winifrede Collieries Co., Wet Branch Mining Co., Chelyan Coal & Land Co., Standard Ore and Alloys Corporation, and Charleston Interurban Railroad Company.
West Virginia Mining Investigation Commission, Records
The collection contains typescript copies of the proceedings of this Commission at Charleston, West Virginia, 1912, and the military commission at Pratt, 1913, concerning conditions in the Cabin Creek and Paint Creek coalfields. Included are the military commission's orders, clippings from the Charleston LABOR ARGUS, names of individuals appearing before the commissions, and extracts of speeches by persons involved, including five speeches by "Mother" Jones.