7.1 Linear Feet, Summary: 7 ft. 1 in. (15 document cases, 5 in. each); (2 small flat storage boxes, 3 1/2 in. each); (2 ledgers,
3 in.)
Creator
Monongah Mines Relief Committee
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
The Monongah Mines Relief Committee was formed to collect and distribute funds for the widows and children of the 362 victims
of the explosions at Monongah Mines No.6 and No.8, Marion County, West Virginia, on 6 December 1907. The collection includes
correspondence and individual case files. These files contain age and place of birth of each victim; dependents' names, ages,
and places of residence; and amount of each relief payment. There is a record of all contributions to the Relief Committee,
financial transactions with banks in Fairmont and Monongah, committee organization and reports, and correspondence with foreign
embassies concerning relatives of deceased miners. There is also an agreement concerning the transfer of funds between the
Monongah Relief Committee and the Disaster Relief Unit of the American Red Cross for the Barrackville Mine Disaster on 26
March 1925; and a volume regarding Braxton fire relief.
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Conditions Governing Access
No special access restriction applies.
Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Monongah Mines Relief Committee Records, A&M 1733, West Virginia and
Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
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