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Miners' Treason Trials, Records, 1921-1923 A&M 0979

Miners' Treason Trials, Records, 1921-1923 A&M 0979


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 0979
Title
Miners' Treason Trials, Records 1921-1923
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/197824
Quantity
0 Linear Feet, Summary: 6 reels of microfilm
Creator
Jefferson County, West Virginia. Circuit Court
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
Abstract
The collection consists of case papers for the trials of coal miners and UMWA leaders, indicted for treason in connection with the armed march into Logan County, West Virginia, during August and September, 1921. The main part of the papers concern the trials of Walter Allen, William Blizzard, C. Frank Keeney, Rev. J.E. Wilburn, and John Wilburn. There are also photocopies of an indictment dated 17 September 1921 and an indictment dated 12 January 1922, as well as other court records concerning the trials, collected by Prof. Festus P. Summers of West Virginia University.

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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Miners' Treason Trials, Records, A&M 0979, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Allen, Walter.
  • Blizzard, William.
  • Coal miners
  • Coal miners' trials.
  • Coal mining - Labor organization.
  • Coal mining - Miners' Treason Trials.
  • Keeney, C. Frank.
  • Logan County.
  • Miners' Treason Trials.
  • Summers, Festus P. (Festus Paul), 1895-1971
  • Trials (Treason) -- United States
  • United Mine Workers of America
  • Wilburn, John.
  • Wilburn, Rev. J.E.

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Logan County.
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