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    <abstract id="aspace_2de8edac367856b2261fa44a8f184e40">Charter issued to Local 3934 by the United Mine Workers of America, May 13, 1920. M.B. Johnson of Hoard, West Virginia is listed as President of the Local and Loyd Downey of Point Marion, Pennsylvania is listed as Secretary. John L. Lewis, national President, signed the charter.</abstract>
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<p>[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], United Mine Workers of America, Miscellaneous Papers, Charter for Union Local No. 3934, A&amp;M 2261, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <subject source="ingest">Coal mining - Labor organization.</subject>
    <subject authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90004091" source="lcsh">Labor</subject>
    <subject source="ingest">Union names.</subject>
    <subject source="ingest">Unions. SEE ALSO Labor organization.</subject>
    <corpname source="local_LC">United Mine Workers of America. Local 3934 (Hoard, W. Va.)</corpname>
    <corpname source="local_LC">United Mine Workers of America. Local 90 (Watson, W. Va.)</corpname>
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    <persname source="ingest">Downey, Loyd.</persname>
    <persname source="ingest">Johnson, M. B.</persname>
    <persname source="ingest">Wolford, Elijah.</persname>
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