A&M 1733Monongah Mines Relief Committee Records, 1907-1925 A&M 1733Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-30 07:59:52 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Monongah Mines Relief Committee Records Monongah Mines Relief Committee A&M 1733 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/5289 7.1 Linear Feet Summary: 7 ft. 1 in. (15 document cases, 5 in. each); (2 small flat storage boxes, 3 1/2 in. each); (2 ledgers, 3 in.) 1907-1925 The Monongah Mines Relief Committee was formed to collect and distribute funds for the widows and children of the 362 victims of the explosions at Monongah Mines No.6 and No.8, Marion County, West Virginia, on 6 December 1907. The collection includes correspondence and individual case files. These files contain age and place of birth of each victim; dependents' names, ages, and places of residence; and amount of each relief payment. There is a record of all contributions to the Relief Committee, financial transactions with banks in Fairmont and Monongah, committee organization and reports, and correspondence with foreign embassies concerning relatives of deceased miners. There is also an agreement concerning the transfer of funds between the Monongah Relief Committee and the Disaster Relief Unit of the American Red Cross for the Barrackville Mine Disaster on 26 March 1925; and a volume regarding Braxton fire relief. 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/ English Conditions Governing Access

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 Fairmont. Marion County (W. Va.) Monongah (W. Va.) Account books Banks and banking Barrackville Mine Disaster. Coal mining - disasters. American Red Cross Monongah Mines Relief Committee