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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Arthur B. Stewart, President, Davis Coal and Coke Company, Correspondence Regarding Medical Treatment for Coal Miners, A&M 4366, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Content Description

Photocopies of correspondence of Arthur B. Stewart, President of the Davis Coal and Coke Company of Baltimore, Maryland, regarding medical treatment of coal miners. Formats include correspondence (mainly carbon copies), memoranda, and questionaires. The majority of the correspondence is between Stewart and medical doctors; the most frequent correspondent is Dr. Joseph Miller of Thomas, West Virginia. Subjects include health concerns of miners and laborers and treatment for common ailments, as well as unionization.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Coal miners - Medical care.
• Davis Coal and Coke Company
• Medicine