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Walter R. Thurmond (1881-1967) Papers, 1938-1967 A&M 2141

Walter R. Thurmond (1881-1967) Papers, 1938-1967 A&M 2141


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 2141
Title
Walter R. Thurmond (1881-1967) Papers 1938-1967
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/199036
Quantity
5.4 Linear Feet, Summary: 5 ft. 5 in. (10 document cases, 5 in.); (1 records carton, 15 in.); 5 reels of microfilm
Creator
Thurmond, Walter R., 1881-1967
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
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.

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Walter R. Thurmond (1881-1967) Papers, A&M 2141, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Board of Control.
  • Coal - Logan County.
  • Coal - Mine safety.
  • Coal - company stores.
  • Coal - labor disputes.
  • Coal - labor relations.
  • Coal - problems.
  • Coal mining - Safety.
  • Coal mining - coal operators associations.
  • Coal mining.
  • Diaries and journals.
  • Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
  • Logan County - coal.
  • Logan County, W. Va. -- Public schools
  • Logan County.
  • Politics and government.
  • Public institutions -- West Virginia
  • Schools - Logan County.
  • Southern Coal Producers Association
  • State Board of Control of West Virginia
  • Taxation
  • Thurmond, Walter R., 1881-1967
  • United Mine Workers of America
  • United States. Internal Revenue Service
  • West Virginia - public institutions.
  • West Virginia Board of Control

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
  • Thurmond, Walter R., 1881-1967
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Logan County.
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