Miner's Treason Trials (Charlestown, W.Va.) Indictment and Article, 1922

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Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
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Morgantown, WV 26506
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Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Miner's Treason Trials (Charlestown, W.Va.) Indictment and Article, A&M 1779, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.06 Linear Feet 1 folder, 0.75 in.
Abstract:
In 1922, twenty-four coal miners were jailed for treason in Charles Town, West Virginia, in the Jefferson County jail, as a result of violent conflict during the miners' attempt to unionize in Southwestern West Virginia in the early twentieth century. Collection contains photocopies of the miners' indictment and an article, "Treason Trials in the United States" from the American Law Review, volume 26.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Miner's Treason Trials (Charlestown, W.Va.) Indictment and Article, A&M 1779, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

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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
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