George Thompson, Coal Miner, Records, 1902, 1908, 1918, 1930s, 1984 , A&M 3260

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[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

Container List

Series 1. Pamphlets

Mixed Materials Folder: 1 1931-1937, undated

Scope and Contents

This series includes several pamphlets regarding labor and unions in the coal industry in West Virginia.

Mixed Materials Folder: 1
"By-Laws of the Burial Fund of Monongah Miners' Association" (Consolidation Coal Co. Mine No. 63)
undated
Mixed Materials Folder: 1
"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"
1934
Mixed Materials Folder: 1
"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"
1937
Mixed Materials Folder: 1
"Mining Laws, Chapter 22, Official Code of West Virginia, 1931; and Child Labor Laws, Chapter 21, Article 6" (WV. Mines Department)
1931

Series 2. Ephemera

Mixed Materials Folder: 1 1902-1918, 1937-1938, 1984, undated

Scope and Contents

This series includes assorted ephemera related to coal mining, including several items from the United Mine Workers of America.

Mixed Materials Folder: 1
UMWA -- Attendance Card
undated
Mixed Materials Folder: 1
UMWA -- Receipt Card for Dues
June 1918
Mixed Materials Folder: 1
UMWA -- Sticker "Mondale for America's Future"
1984
Mixed Materials Folder: 1
US. Interior Department. Mines Bureau -- First Aid Training Certificates (2 items)
1937–1938
Mixed Materials Folder: 1
Fairmont Coal Company -- Employee Account (2 items)
1902, 1908