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Richard M. Hadsell, Collector, Records Regarding History of Coal Industry, 1880-1935 A&M 2122

Richard M. Hadsell, Collector, Records Regarding History of Coal Industry, 1880-1935 A&M 2122


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 2122
Title
Richard M. Hadsell, Collector, Records Regarding History of Coal Industry 1880-1935
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/199047
Quantity
0 Linear Feet, Summary: 2 reels of microfilm
Creator
Hadsell, Richard M.
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, reports, petitions, agreements, newspaper clippings, and magazine articles relating to the soft coal industry and labor conditions, generally in southern West Virginia. Subjects covered include the eight-hour day; strikes; consolidation of coal operations; freight rates; government contracts for coal; Paint and Cabin creeks, 1912-1913; working conditions in the Polack Cigar Factory, Wheeling, 1914; investigation of the Gay Coal and Coke Company, Logan County, 1917; investigation of the Wheeling Can Company, 1918; labor conditions in West Virginia, 1917; publicity releases of Winding Gulf Operators Association, 1923-1925; and eviction of miners; labor conditions in Logan County, 1923. Correspondents include D.T. Evans, Carl Hayden, W.E. Borah, M.M. Neely, Van A. Bittner, J.P. White, F.J. Hayes, Mary "Mother" Jones, Thomas Haggerty, Woodrow Wilson, and J.J. Cornwell.

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Richard M. Hadsell, Collector, Records Regarding History of Coal Industry, A&M 2122, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Bittner, Van A. (Van Amberg), 1885-1949
  • Borah, William Edgar, 1865-1940
  • Cabin Creek (W. Va.)
  • Coal mining - Working conditions.
  • Coal mining - coal operators associations.
  • Coal mining -- Strikes
  • Cornwell, John J. (John Jacob), 1867-1953
  • Evans, D.T.
  • Gay Coal and Coke Company
  • Hadsell, Richard M.
  • Haggerty, Thomas T., 1865-1946
  • Hayden, Carl.
  • Hayes, E.J.
  • Jones, Mary.
  • Labor organization. SEE ALSO Coal mining - labor
  • Logan County.
  • Neely, Matthew Mansfield, 1874-1958
  • Paint Creek (Fayette County, W. Va.)
  • Polack Cigar Factory (Wheeling, W. Va.)
  • Unions.
  • Unions.
  • Wheeling (W. Va.)
  • Wheeling Can Company
  • White, John P. (John Phillip), 1870-1934
  • Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
  • Winding Gulf Operators Association

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Bittner, Van A. (Van Amberg), 1885-1949
  • Borah, William Edgar, 1865-1940
  • Cornwell, John J. (John Jacob), 1867-1953
  • Evans, D.T.
  • Hadsell, Richard M.
  • Haggerty, Thomas T., 1865-1946
  • Hayden, Carl.
  • Hayes, E.J.
  • Jones, Mary.
  • Neely, Matthew Mansfield, 1874-1958
  • White, John P. (John Phillip), 1870-1934
  • Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Cabin Creek (W. Va.)
  • Logan County.
  • Paint Creek (Fayette County, W. Va.)
  • Wheeling (W. Va.)
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