Taylor County Justice Docket

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], Taylor County Justice Docket, A&M 1575, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.25 Linear Feet Summary: 3 in. (1 unboxed ledger)
Creator:
Rightmire, W.E. and A.B. Knabenshue
Abstract:
Civil docket of justices of the peace W.E. Rightmire and A.B. Knabenshue. There is a description of each case which includes names, dates, sum in dispute, and decision of court. There are files on the strike relief fund; organizing activities; New Deal and wartime agencies; labor mediation and arbitration; and Congressional labor legislation such as the Taft-Hartley Act. There are also records of the state conventions and of the Political Action Committee (PAC). The files of the West Virginia Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, contain presidential files, secretary-treasurer files, financial records, convention files, and legislative files, reports and reference materials. There is correspondence with affiliates, local central bodies, state central bodies and international unions.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Taylor County Justice Docket, A&M 1575, 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: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard