Miscellaneous West Virginia Mine War Documents, 1919/1924

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Restrictions:

No special access restriction applies.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Miscellaneous West Virginia Mine War Documents, A&M 2992, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1/4 in. (1 folder)
Abstract:
Miscellaneous documents and photographs related to the West Virginia mine labor battles in Logan and Mingo counties between 1919 and 1924. Includes signed affadavits of H.G. Whitlock, Link Blankenship, J.E. Wilburn, and Walter Jones from May 1924. Photocopies of photographs depict Sid Hatfield; the defendants of the Matewan Massacre; Edward Chambers; Mr. and Mrs. Mooney with John L. Lewis; and Mrs. Chambers, Mrs. Mooney, and Mrs. Hatfield in the early 1920s. Also includes an anonymous note passed from one Moundsville prisoner to another related to the mine wars.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Miscellaneous West Virginia Mine War Documents, A&M 2992, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Physical 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 / URL: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard