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West Virginia and Regional History Center
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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], J. Davitt McAteer Papers, A&M 3088, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Scope and Contents
Papers of J. Davitt McAteer, formerly a staff attorney for the United Mine Workers of America. The papers document McAteer's activities on behalf of Miners for Democracy in the UMWA's 1972 election, his involvement with West Virginians for a Fair and Equitable Assessment of Taxes (1976-1982), and his service on the executive steering committee of the Appalachian Alliance (1977-1981). Includes correspondence, legal materials, subject files, memos, and scattered meeting minutes.
Series include: Series 1. Miners for Democracy, 1972 Election, ca. 1972 (boxes 1-2) Series 2. West Virginians for Fair and Equitable Assessment of Taxes, 1967-1980, undated (boxes 3-5) Series 3. Appalachian Alliance, 1977–1981 (box 5)
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- McAteer, J. Davitt
- UMWA - Miners for Democracy.
Container List
This series includes subject files regarding the Miners for Democracy and the 1972 Presidential Election of the United Mine Workers of America. Subjects include weekly reports, lawyers, the election, etc.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1
Complaintsca. 1972
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2
Election Notesca. 1972
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3
Election Observers, District 2ca. 1972
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 4
Election Scheduleca. 1972
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 5
Informationca. 1972
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 6
Instructions to Observersca. 1972
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 7
Key Contractsca. 1972
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 8
Lawyersca. 1972
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 9
Miscellaneous Correspondenceca. 1972
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 10
Observer Expensesca. 1972
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 11
Office Expensesca. 1972
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 12
Press Packetca. 1972
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 13
Program of the Communist Partyca. 1972
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 14
State Police Officersca. 1972
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 15
Telephone Operationca. 1972
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 16
UMW District 2, LM-2 Reportsca. 1972
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 17
UMW Election Resultsca. 1972
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 18
U.S. Attorneysca. 1972
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 19
Voter Guidesca. 1972
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 20
Voting Locationsca. 1972
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 21
Weekly Reportsca. 1972
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 1-22
District Coordinators (Dists. 2-31)ca. 1972
This series includes subject files regarding the West Virginians for a Fair and Equitable Assessment of Taxes, a group advocating for property tax reform in West Virginia. Subjects include property taxes, various counties in WV, and assorted manuals.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1
Assessor's Manual1978
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 2
Citizen's Manualundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 3
Coal Property Valuation1978–1980
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 4
Coal Taxes1971–1980
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 5
Correspondence1976–1979
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 6
Evidenceundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 7
Fundraising1977
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 8
Gary, Indianaundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 9
George-Pacific Lands1968
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 10
Grant Application1972
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 11
Kentucky Coalundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 12
Kentucky Property Taxundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 13
Legal Case Backgroundundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 14
Lincoln County1978
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 15
Logan County1979
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 16-17
Losch v. Dailey1973–1974
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 1
Marion County1980
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 2
Marshall County1978
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 3
McDowell County1978
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 4
Mineral Mapping and Assessment1976–1977
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 5
Mingo County1978
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 6
Monongahundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 7
Montana Coal Taxes1977
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 8
Newspaper Articles1978
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 9
Ohio County1978
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 10
Pauley v. Kelly1977
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 11
Property Tax, Appalachia1972
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 12
Property Tax Articles1972–1978
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 13
Property Tax, Virginia1977
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 14
Property Tax Workshop1970–1971
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 15
Reappraisal Articles1978
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 16
Sales Ratio Study1977–1978
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 17
State Severance Tax1978
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 18-19
State Taxation1977–1978
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 20
Statistical Information1978–1979
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 21
Satatutesundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 1
Taylor County1978
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 2
Tennessee Property Taxationundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 3
Virginia Mineral Taxation Program1978
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 4
West Virginia Articles1978–1980
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 5
WV Coal Association1977
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 6
WV FEAT Publicity1978–1979
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 7
WV Injunctions1978
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 8
WV Land Ownership1977
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 9
WV Property Tax Appraisal Program1977–1978
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 10
WV Property Tax Articlesundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 11
WV Tax Information1967–1978
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 12
Working Papers1978
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 13
Wyoming County1979–1980
This series includes files regarding McAteer's tenure on the executive steering committee of the Appalachian Alliance, a coalition of assorted organizations across Appalachia that focused on several different topics, including miners, land ownership, and strip mining.
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 14
Executive Steering Committee1977–1981
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 15
General Files1977–1980