Miscellaneous West Virginia Mine War Documents, 1919-1924 A&M 2992

West Virginia and Regional History Center

1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown, WV 26506-6069
Business Number: 304-293-3536
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URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu

Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center

Repository

West Virginia and Regional History Center

Identification

A&M 2992

Title

Miscellaneous West Virginia Mine War Documents 1919-1924

URL:

https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/195540

Quantity

0.01 Linear Feet, Summary: 1/4 in. (1 folder)

Location

West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/

Language

English

Abstract

Miscellaneous documents and photographs related to the West Virginia mine labor battles in Logan and Mingo counties between 1919 and 1924. Includes signed affadavits of H.G. Whitlock, Link Blankenship, J.E. Wilburn, and Walter Jones from May 1924. Photocopies of photographs depict Sid Hatfield; the defendants of the Matewan Massacre; Edward Chambers; Mr. and Mrs. Mooney with John L. Lewis; and Mrs. Chambers, Mrs. Mooney, and Mrs. Hatfield in the early 1920s. Also includes an anonymous note passed from one Moundsville prisoner to another related to the mine wars.

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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Miscellaneous West Virginia Mine War Documents, A&M 2992, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.