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Howard Burton Lee (1879-1985) Papers, 1912-1964 A&M 2139

Howard Burton Lee (1879-1985) Papers, 1912-1964 A&M 2139


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 2139
Title
Howard Burton Lee (1879-1985) Papers 1912-1964
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/199034
Quantity
0.1 Linear Feet, Summary: 1/2 in. (1 folder)
Creator
Lee, Howard Burton, 1879-1985
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
Correspondence and photographs used by Lee, who was a lawyer and attorney general of West Virginia, in the writing of his book, BLOODLETTING IN APPALACHIA, 1969, concerning the coalfields of West Virginia and the attempts by miners to unionize. The photographs show individuals, coal camps, mine guards, and scenes from the Paint Creek-Cabin Creek area in 1912-1913, Matewan, and Monongalia County during the 1925-1929 period. Correspondents include Gordon C. Felts, Coleman A. Hatfield, Henry D. Hatfield, Chapman Revercomb, and Walter R. Thurmond.

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Howard Burton Lee (1879-1985) Papers, A&M 2139, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Cabin Creek (W. Va.)
  • Coal mining - Labor organization.
  • Coal mining - camps and company towns.
  • Coal mining.
  • Felts, Gordon C.
  • Hatfield, Coleman A.
  • Hatfield, Henry Drury, 1875-1962
  • Lee, Howard Burton, 1879-1985
  • Lee, Richard Henry, 1732-1794
  • Matewan (W. Va.)
  • Monongalia County (W. Va.)
  • Paint Creek (Fayette County, W. Va.)
  • Revercomb, Chapman, 1895-
  • Revolutionary War.
  • Thurmond, Walter R., 1881-1967

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Felts, Gordon C.
  • Hatfield, Coleman A.
  • Hatfield, Henry Drury, 1875-1962
  • Lee, Howard Burton, 1879-1985
  • Lee, Richard Henry, 1732-1794
  • Revercomb, Chapman, 1895-
  • Thurmond, Walter R., 1881-1967
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Cabin Creek (W. Va.)
  • Matewan (W. Va.)
  • Monongalia County (W. Va.)
  • Paint Creek (Fayette County, W. Va.)
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