Michael J. Kosik anthracite mineworkers collection, 1863-1916.

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Michael J. Kosik anthracite mineworkers collection, 1863-1916.

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The Michael J. Kosik collection contains a complete set of the Proceedings of the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission, from October of 1902 to February of 1903 and Proceedings and Resolutions of District No. 1, 7, 9 of the UMW Joint Conventions. A second grouping of the collection consists of Mr. Kosik's handwritten and typed notes, taken while chairman of the Anthracite Board of Conciliation, concerning the anthracite coal industry. There are research notes and essay drafts that tell the story of the 1900 strike, John Mitchell, his part in the strike of 1902 and President Roosevelt's intervention, and concerning racial and cultural conflicts in Anthracite Mining and a History of Miner's Unions. A dozen photographs of the interior of coal mines are included. A third part of the collection contains newspaper clippings and pamphlets regarding the United Mine Workers of America, John Mitchell, and Anthracite Coal. An item of particular interest is an early minute book of the Miners Benevolent Association (March 1863-May 1871) and of the Miners Union (April 1868-May 1871) based in Archbald, Pennsylvania.

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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...

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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...

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