Coal Employment Project records, 1977-1991.

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Coal Employment Project records, 1977-1991.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36872656

Records documenting the daily operations of the Coal Employment Project (CEP) organization and also the extensive activities it undertook in support of women miners. Included are financial ledgers and balance sheets; grant proposals; personnel leave and hiring records; correspondence; agenda and programs for the CEP national conferences of women miners; sound recordings (audio cassettes and sound tape reels) and videorecordings (VHS, 3/4 in. U-matic, and reel-to-reel video tapes) concerning employment of women miners; handbooks, research papers, articles and newclippings on women in mining and related subjects; and photographic prints and negatives. Women in mining and numerous issues related to women miners are covered in the records; also, subject files on strikes, lawsuits, and organizations including the United Mine Workers of America, the Rural Coalition, Southern Appalachian Leadership Training, and Coalition of Labor Union Women. Significant amounts of information about CEP staff members and regional coal mining women's support groups are also included.

100 linear ft. (101 boxes)54 sound recordings.145 videorecordings.

East Tennessee State University, TET

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SNAC Resource ID: 7388561

East Tennessee State University, TET

Related Entities

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United mine workers of America

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Coalition of Labor Union Women (U.S.)

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Formed 1974. From the description of Records, 1972-1980. (Wayne State University). WorldCat record id: 28419768 ...

National Conference of Women Miners

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Coal Mining Women's Support Team (U.S.)

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Coal Employment Project

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Nonprofit organization formed in 1977 to fight discrimination against women in the coal industry and to work for the rights, health, and safety of women miners. Publisher of Coalmining women's support team news! (continued by CEP news) and sponsor of national conferences and workshops for women miners. From the description of Coal Employment Project records, 1977-1991. (East Tennessee State University). WorldCat record id: 36872656 ...