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West Virginia Mine Wars, W. Va., 1897-1921

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Festus P. Summers (1895-1971), Historian, Research Papers Regarding West Virginia History

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3946
Overview Research papers of Festus P. Summers (1895-1971), a historian who served on the faculty of West Virginia University from 1932 to 1965 and as chairman of the history department from 1946 to 1962. Collection includes photocopied correspondence, articles, and typescripts, as well as manuscript notes. Many of the photocopies appear to have been made from Archives and Manuscript collections at the West Virginia and Regional History Center, including A&M 873, A&M 1661, A&M 1824, and...
Dates: ca. 1900-1971

Institute for the History of Technology and Industrial Archaeology, Records regarding Blair Mountain

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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