The Coal and Iron Police : collection, 1922-1964.

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The Coal and Iron Police : collection, 1922-1964.

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These papers help to document Musmanno's fight against the Coal and Iron Police. The collection consists of correspondence, newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs, statements by Musmanno and various Coal Union representatives, trial preparation notes, notes for his Black fury book and the script for the movie, Barkowski trial transcripts, coal mine statistics, and other miscellaneous items.

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Duquesne University Library, Gumberg Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7595151

Duquesne University Library, Gumberg Library

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Musmanno, Michael A. (Michael Angelo), 1897-1968

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Michael A. Musmanno was a member of the Pennsylvania State Legislature from 1929 to 1931. He authored a bill outlawing the Coal and Iron Police in western Pennsylvania. He also authored the movie script, and later the novel, Black fury which fictionalized the story of John Barkowski, an employee of the Pittsbugth Coal Company who was beaten to death by the Coal and Iron Police for no apparent reason. Musmanno represented Mrs. Sophia Barkowski in the Barkowski case against three members of the Co...

Lyster, W. J.,

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Barkowski, John.

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Pittsburgh Coal Company (Pittsburgh, Pa.)

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