West Virginia and Regional History Center
George Thompson, Coal Miner, Records
Thompson, George
A&M 3260
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0.1 Linear Feet
Summary: 1/2 in. (1 folder)
1902-1918, 1931-1938, 1984, undated
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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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], George Thompson, Coal Miner, Records, A&M 3260, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Scope and Contents
This collection includes booklets of agreements between the U.M.W.A. and northern WV coal operators, coal company employee accounts, and WV mining law codes, as well as certificates for first aid training and union dues of George Thompson of Monongah, Marion Co., WV.
Series include:
Series 1. Pamphlets, 1931-1937, undated
Series 2. Ephemera, 1902-1918, 1937-1938, 1984, undated
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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.
Coal miners
United Mine Workers of America
Thompson, George
Series 1. PamphletsArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1602751931-1937, undated1Scope and ContentsThis series includes several pamphlets regarding labor and unions in the coal industry in West Virginia.
"By-Laws of the Burial Fund of Monongah Miners' Association" (Consolidation Coal Co. Mine No. 63)Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/160277undated1"Memorandum of Agreement Between Northern West Virginia Sub-Divisional Coal Association and the International Union United Mine Workers of America and District No. 31; Effective April 1, 1934 to April 1, 1935"Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/16027819341"Memorandum of Agreement Between Northern West Virginia Sub-Divisional Coal Association and the International Union United Mine Workers of America and District No. 31; Effective April 1, 1937 to April 1, 1939"Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/16027919371"Mining Laws, Chapter 22, Official Code of West Virginia, 1931; and Child Labor Laws, Chapter 21, Article 6" (WV. Mines Department)Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/16028019311Series 2. EphemeraArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1602761902-1918, 1937-1938, 1984, undated1Scope and ContentsThis series includes assorted ephemera related to coal mining, including several items from the United Mine Workers of America.
UMWA -- Attendance CardArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/160281undated1UMWA -- Receipt Card for DuesArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/160282June 19181UMWA -- Sticker "Mondale for America's Future"Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/16028319841US. Interior Department. Mines Bureau -- First Aid Training Certificates (2 items)Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1602841937–19381Fairmont Coal Company -- Employee Account (2 items)Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1602851902, 19081