William Mitch papers, 1890-1963.

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William Mitch papers, 1890-1963.

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The collection consists of personal and professional correspondence, circulars, news clippings, pamphlets, agreements, and contracts and publications of the government, United Mine Workers (UMW), Miners International Congress, United Steelworkers of America, and Steel Workers Organizing Committee. Labor agreements and contracts with various coal companies and UMW districts date from 1893 to 1946. Pamphlets include UMW proceedings and reports and coal industry information from 1890 to 1944. Government publications and commission reports cover wage and working conditions and constitutional violations during the period 1916 to 1939. Also in the collection are two photographic prints and two negatives of images of Mitch.

2 cubic feet + 2 photographic prints, 2 negatives.

Pennsylvania State University Libraries

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Pennsylvania State University Libraries

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