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MC44. Taylorville Mine War Scrapbook, 1933
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Identifier: MC-44
Scope and Contents
The Taylorville "Mine War" Scrapbook, March l7, l933 - October 11, l933 consists of clippings chiefly from Taylorville, Illinois daily newspapers, the Daily Breeze and the Courier, documenting eight months of the Illinois mine wars which started in 1932 as a wage dispute but soon became a power struggle between the United Mine Workers (UMW) and the Progressive Miners of America (PMA) for control of the mines in central and southern Illinois.
The articles document the violence,...
Dates:
Created: 1933 - 1933; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1984