Michael J. Kosik anthracite mineworkers collection, 1863-1916.
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Mitchell, John, 1870-1919
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John Mitchell was born in Braidwood, Ill., on February 4, 1870. Between the ages of twelve and twenty he worked in the coal mines of Illinois, Colorado, and other states. Mitchell joined the United Mine Workers of America upon its founding in 1890, became an Illinois sub-district official in 1894, and was elected national vice-president in 1898. He assumed the presidency the following year. Mitchell's greatest success was the organizing of the Pennsylvania anthracite fie...
United States. Anthracite Coal Strike Commission
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Kosik, Michael J., 1898-1967
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Labor leader Michael J. Kosik (1898-1967) was born in Dupont, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. In 1912, he joined the United Mineworkers of America (UMW). He held offices in his local union and was elected vice-president of UMW District 1 in 1925, becoming the District's president in 1946. He also served as chairman of the Anthracite Board of Conciliation in Hazelton, Pennsylvania. From the description of Michael J. Kosik anthracite mineworkers collection, 1863-1916. (Pennsylvania State...
United mine workers of America
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