A&M 2141Walter R. Thurmond (1881-1967) Papers, 1938-1967 A&M 2141Staff 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 08:06:24 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Walter R. Thurmond (1881-1967) Papers Thurmond, Walter R., 1881-1967 A&M 2141 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/5999 6.15 Linear Feet Summary: 6 ft. 1 3/4 in. (10 document cases, 5 in.); (1 records carton, 15 in.); (5 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each) 1938-1967 Operator in the Logan coalfield for many years, collector of Internal Revenue for West Virginia, and president of the state Board of Control, 1937-1941. Thurmond returned to the coal industry in 1941 and helped organize the Southern Coal Producers' Association, serving as its secretary until his retirement in 1958. The collection consists of correspondence, speeches, scrapbooks, and other papers, including Thurmond's diaries for 1938-1967. Subjects include labor relations, taxes, mine safety, non-union fields, company stores, the United Mine Workers of America, race relations, and national politics. There is specific comment on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. 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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Logan County. Coal - company stores. Coal - labor disputes. Coal - labor relations. Coal - Logan County. Coal - Mine safety. Coal - problems. Coal mining - coal operators associations. Coal mining - Safety. Coal mining. Diaries and journals. Logan County - coal. Logan County, W. Va. -- Public schools Politics and government. Public institutions -- West Virginia Schools - Logan County. Taxation West Virginia - public institutions. Board of Control. Southern Coal Producers Association United Mine Workers of America United States. Internal Revenue Service West Virginia Board of Control State Board of Control of West Virginia Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 Thurmond, Walter R., 1881-1967