Blair Mountain, Battle of, W. Va., 1921
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Broadside Collection
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4767
Scope and Contents
This collection was created through the composition of materials removed from other A&M collections, staff collected materials, and the merging of smaller collections. As a result, this collection covers a wide range of activities and movements from West Virginia and the larger Appalachian region. The subject areas of the collection include: 1) state petitions, and government announcements, 1777-1979; 2) public announcements, public sales, and advertisements, 1853-1899; 3) elections,...
Dates:
1777-2012 and undated
Institute for the History of Technology and Industrial Archaeology, Records regarding Blair Mountain
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3857
Overview
Records of the Institute for the History of Technology and Industrial Archaeology (IHTIA) pertaining to its work on Blair Mountain, Logan County, WV, the site of the Battle of Blair Mountain. Fought in 1921, this battle was a culmination of the largest civil uprising since the Civil War, featuring the confrontation of mine workers with state police and volunteer militia. The collection includes correspondence, typescripts, maps, clippings, photographs, and artifacts that pertain to the Blair...
Dates:
1906-1992, undated; Majority of material found within 1990-1992
Wesley Nelson, Collector, Rifle from Battle of Blair Mountain
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4499
Scope and Contents
One Enfield Rifle (47 in. in length) recovered from the site of the Battle of Blair Mountain (1921) in Logan County, West Virginia. There are also shell casings of various calibers recovered from the Blair Mountain site. Per Dr. Jack Weaver, WVRHC Reference Supervisor, this rifle is probably an M1917 rifle, manufactured by Winchester, Remington, or Eddystone for service in the First World War (1914-1918) by U.S. troops. Most American soldiers carried the M1917 instead of the...
Dates:
ca. 1917