Perdue

Scope and content:

This series consists of materials related to JDM's work on cases of workplace safety at two Perdue chicken processing plants, one in North Carolina and one in Oklahoma. The NC Perdue issue occurred between 1990-1992. On 3-Sept-1991 in Hamlet, NC, a chicken processing plant caught fire, which resulted in 25 employee deaths. McAteer co-wrote an article about the incident for A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy. The Oklahoma Perdue issue involved employees reporting possible product and local environmental contamination, employee illness, and livestock death as a result of company use of vaccinations and chemicals at processing plants and farms. Content formats consist of documents related to court proceedings, articles and clippings, research materials and notes, correspondence, reports, publications, and other miscellaneous materials.

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
Parent restrictions:

This series includes audiovisual and born-digital content that has not yet been reformatted. Researchers may access these materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.

Restrictions apply to the following:

Box 136, Center for Law and Social Policy Chronological Files, contains at least one Social Security Number (in folder 2); please contact the West Virginia and Regional History Center in advance to request access.

Box 150, Miscellaneous Material from JDM's MSHA Work (Part 1), contains restricted material, possibly including PII and financial information. Please contact the West Virginia and Regional History Center to request access.

Box 190, Sago box 2 of 4, contains PII in the folder labeled Sago Family Lists. Researchers can sign our form to use the material in aggregate; the restriction can be lifted 75 years from the date of creation.

Parent 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.

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