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Teamsters Local 175, Scrapbook and Diary, 1938-1949 A&M 2284

Teamsters Local 175, Scrapbook and Diary, 1938-1949 A&M 2284


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 2284
Title
Teamsters Local 175, Scrapbook and Diary 1938-1949
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/199143
Quantity
0.25 Linear Feet, Summary: 3 in. (1 wrapped scrapbook; 1 wrapped diary)
Creator
Teamsters Union. Local 175
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
A scrapbook and personal diary of Volney Andrews, one-time president of Local 175, covering the years 1938-1949. There is material on disputes over the legitimacy of the AFL and the CIO especially as it was reflected in state regional labor councils and jurisdictional struggles in West Virginia between the United Mine Workers of America and the Progressive Mine Workers of America. Also mentioned are political concerns such as elections, congressional investigations of labor and foreign trade bills, state labor legislative proposals and charges of corruption in West Virginia's handling of the WPA. There is mention of the 1940 Charleston construction trades strike and also of that city's segregated neighborhood housing projects as well as material reflecting the predominant racist attitudes of that era. Places mentioned are Bluefield, Charleston, Fairmont, Grafton, Logan, Morgantown, and Wheeling. People mentioned are Van A. Bittner, Tom Cairnes, F.J. Dillon, William Green, Rush D. Holt, John L. Lewis, Joe Ozanic, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Frank W. Snyder.

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Teamsters Local 175, Scrapbook and Diary, A&M 2284, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • American Federation of Labor
  • Andrews, Volney.
  • Bittner, Van A. (Van Amberg), 1885-1949
  • Bluefield (W. Va.)
  • Cairnes, Tom.
  • Cairns, Thomas.
  • Charleston.
  • Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.)
  • Dillon, F.J.
  • Elections
  • Fairmont.
  • Grafton.
  • Green, William.
  • Holt, Rush Dew, 1905-1955
  • International Brotherhood of Teamsters
  • Labor
  • Labor organization. SEE ALSO Coal mining - labor
  • Labor unions - Teamsters.
  • Lewis, John L. (John Llewellyn), 1880-1969
  • Logan (W. Va.)
  • Morgantown (W. Va.)
  • New Deal, 1933-1939
  • New Deal, 1933-1939
  • Ozanic, Joseph
  • Progressive Mine Workers of America
  • Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
  • Snyder, Frank W.
  • Strikes and lockouts
  • Teamsters Union
  • Teamsters Union. Local 175
  • Union names.
  • Unions - Progressive Mine Workers of America.
  • Unions - Teamsters.
  • Unions - UMWA.
  • Unions.
  • Unions. SEE ALSO Labor organization.
  • United Mine Workers of America
  • United States. Works Progress Administration
  • Wheeling (W. Va.)

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Bluefield (W. Va.)
  • Charleston.
  • Fairmont.
  • Grafton.
  • Logan (W. Va.)
  • Morgantown (W. Va.)
  • Wheeling (W. Va.)
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