A&M 2122Richard M. Hadsell, Collector, Records Regarding History of Coal Industry, 1880-1935 A&M 2122Staff 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 08:06:34 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Richard M. Hadsell, Collector, Records Regarding History of Coal Industry Hadsell, Richard M. A&M 2122 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/6010 0.29 Linear Feet Summary: 3 1/2 in. (2 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each) 1880-1935 Correspondence, reports, petitions, agreements, newspaper clippings, and magazine articles relating to the soft coal industry and labor conditions, generally in southern West Virginia. Subjects covered include the eight-hour day; strikes; consolidation of coal operations; freight rates; government contracts for coal; Paint and Cabin creeks, 1912-1913; working conditions in the Polack Cigar Factory, Wheeling, 1914; investigation of the Gay Coal and Coke Company, Logan County, 1917; investigation of the Wheeling Can Company, 1918; labor conditions in West Virginia, 1917; publicity releases of Winding Gulf Operators Association, 1923-1925; and eviction of miners; labor conditions in Logan County, 1923. Correspondents include D.T. Evans, Carl Hayden, W.E. Borah, M.M. Neely, Van A. Bittner, J.P. White, F.J. Hayes, Mary "Mother" Jones, Thomas Haggerty, Woodrow Wilson, and J.J. Cornwell. 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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 Cabin Creek (W. Va.) Logan County. Paint Creek (Fayette County, W. Va.) Wheeling (W. Va.) Coal mining - coal operators associations. Coal mining -- Strikes Coal mining - Working conditions. Labor organization. SEE ALSO Coal mining - labor Unions. Unions. Gay Coal and Coke Company Polack Cigar Factory (Wheeling, W. Va.) Wheeling Can Company Winding Gulf Operators Association Bittner, Van A. (Van Amberg), 1885-1949 Borah, William Edgar, 1865-1940 Cornwell, John J. (John Jacob), 1867-1953 Evans, D.T. Hadsell, Richard M. Haggerty, Thomas T., 1865-1946 Hayden, Carl. Hayes, E.J. Jones, Mary. Neely, Matthew Mansfield, 1874-1958 White, John P. (John Phillip), 1870-1934 Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924