Mitch, William, 1881-1974
William Mitch (10 April 1881- July 1974) worked in the coal mines at a young age and joined the United Mine Workers in 1894. He was a traveling international auditor for the UMW from 1913 to 1914, secretary to treasurer of District 11, Indiana, from 1915 to 1931, and District 11 president in 1932. From 1933 to 1946 he worked in Birmingham, Alabama, as president of District 20 of the UMW. Mitch was also president of the Alabama state CIO and Southern director of the Steel Workers Organizing Committee.
From the description of William Mitch papers, 1890-1963. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 433127451
William Mitch, a native of Nelsonville, Ohio, and a former coal miner, was a labor leader of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) and president of the United Mine Workers of America, District No. 20 in Birmingham, Alabama.
From the description of William Mitch scrapbooks, 1924-1946. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122403835
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | United Steelworkers of America. District 36. United Steelworkers of America, District 36 records, 1931-1948. | Pennsylvania State University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Mitch, William, 1881-1974. William Mitch papers, 1890-1963. | Pennsylvania State University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Crow, Charles B. (Charles Brandon), 1897-1955. Papers, 1920-1949. | Alabama Department of Archives and History | |
| creatorOf | Mitch, William, 1881-1974. William Mitch scrapbooks, 1924-1946. | Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Alabama. Dept. of Labor (1935-1939). Dispute case files, 1935-1940. | Alabama Department of Archives and History |
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| associatedWith | Alabama. Dept. of Labor (1935-1939). | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | American Federation of Labor. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | American Legion. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Crow, Charles B. (Charles Brandon), 1897-1955. | person |
| associatedWith | Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Miners' International Congress | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Southern Conference for Human Welfare. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Steel Workers Organizing Committee (U.S.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United Mine Workers of America | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United Mine Workers of America. District 20 (Ala.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United Steelworkers of America | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | United Steelworkers of America. District 36. | corporateBody |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Alabama | |||
| United States |
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| Coal mines and mining |
| Collective bargaining |
| Industry |
| Iron and steel workers |
| Labor |
| Labor unions |
| Labor unions |
| Miners |
| Strikes and lockouts |
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Person
Birth 1881-04-10
Death 1974
