Walter P. Macomber collection, 1911-1923.

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Macomber, Walter P. Walter P. Macomber collection, 1911-1923.

Walter P. Macomber collection, 1911-1923.

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The collection concerns the Washburn (N.D.) Lignite Coal Company and the progress and resolution of the 1919 strike. It includes telegrams from various individuals concerning the miners strike, lists of salaries and wages at Washburn Lignite Coal company, a list of stockholders, notice to creditors regarding the action if the Governor were to take over the mines, a copy of the text to John L. Lewis canceling the strike, letters of recommendation for Macomber from W.L. Nussle, Andrew Miller, A.M. Christianson, and Senator P.J. McCumber, a typewritten three page article titled "North Dakota Lignite Coal," five page typewritten article titled "North Dakota Coal," a copy from the local union dissolving the strike, and newspaper clippings related to the miners strike.

0.25 cubic ft.

State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives