Political activism.
Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Appalachian Alliance Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2524
Overview
The Appalachian Alliance was formally organized in June 1977 to 'support individuals and communities which are working to gain democratic control over their lives, work places and natural resources.' This collection contains a list of Appalachian Alliance members and interested persons, minutes of meetings, circulars, and conference plans.
Dates:
1977
Betty Forbes, Compiler, Political Correspondence
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3549
Overview
Correspondence by West Virginia and United States Congressmen to Harold and Betty Forbes regarding various political issues, both local and national. Local issues include West Virginia riverboat gambling and a proposed tramway at Cooper's Rock State Forest. There are responses written by Brian Gallagher, Sarah A. Minear, Joe Manchin III, Eric T. Blass, Michael Oliverio II, Robert C. Beach, Michael A. Buchanan, Larry E. Schifano, Stephen L. Cook, and Robert E. Trocin (state commissioner)....
Dates:
1960-1995; Majority of material found in 1980-1995
Keith Dix, Papers regarding Labor History
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2800
Overview
A collection of typescripts, brochures, pamphlets, books, tape recordings, and assorted ephemeral publications concerning radical political and economic groups and community organizing related to labor history in Appalachia and the United States as compiled by Keith Dix. Organizations and publications represented in the collection include New Directions in Labor (1970-1971), New American Movement (1970-1971), New University Conference (1971), Labor Research Association (1971), Students for a...
Dates:
1923-1976
National Organization for Women, West Virginia and Morgantown Chapters, Records
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3247
Overview
Administrative records of the National Organization for Women (NOW), West Virginia Chapter, including records of task forces on the Equal Rights Amendment, abortion, and discrimination. There are also records of efforts to lobby the state legislature on behalf of women, as well as papers documenting relations with other civic groups on issues of economics, education, labor, and racism.
Dates:
1970-1990