Sherrill Martin papers, 1940-1954.

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Sherrill Martin papers, 1940-1954.

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This collection includes Sherrill Martin's illustrations as published in Carrs Fork Coal Company newsletters during the early 1940's. There is also a series of pay stubs issued to C.A. Dupree from the Carrs Fork Coal Company and the Stoker Coal Company. Other miscellaneous items include a Coal Miner's Safety Manual, By-Laws of Carrs Fork Coal Co. Employees Burial Fund, and a contract agreement between Hazard, KY Coal Operator's Association and the UMWA, District 30.

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Hazard Coal Operator's Association.

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Martin, Sherrill, 1927-1962.

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Illustrator. $b Sherrill Martin was raised in Perry County, Kentucky. While a student at Vicco High School, Martin created illustrations for a Carrs Fork Coal Company newsletter which emphasized mine safety. Martin's illustrations served to remind the miners that safety was indeed their responsibility and was, in fact, their patriotic duty to the World War II war effort. During World War II Martin served in the Navy (1945-1946). In 1946 he entered the Chicago Art Institute where he studied until...

Carrs Fork Coal Company.

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Stoker Coal Company.

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United mine workers of America

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