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In this document are the names of men who reported to work in the coal field of southeast Kansas during the state takeover of the mines. The Kansas supreme court granted authority to the state of Kansas to operate the mines in November, 1919. This followed a continued labor dispute over wages. Coal miners refused to work for the state following takeover and the governor recruited workers from outside the area to man the mines during this period. This document lists the occupation of the worker and his home address. As evidenced by this document, very few of the men who reported were miners. Though most of the workers came from Kansas, workers also reported from Missouri, Nebraska, and Ohio. The state takeover lasted until mid-December 1919 when union leaders called the regular mine workers back to work.
Date: December 4, 1919
Item Number: 212584
Call Number: Governors Office, Allen, Correspondence, Box 7, Coal Strike 1919
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 212584
Business and Industry - Labor
Business and Industry - Labor - Strikes
Business and Industry - Labor - Unions
Business and Industry - Mining and quarrying - Coal
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Allen, Henry Justin
Date - 1910s - 1919
Environment - Natural resources - Coal
Government and Politics - State Government - Courts
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Allen, Henry Justin
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Report
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Roster
People - Notable Kansans - Allen, Henry Justin, 1868-1950
Places - Cities and towns - Pittsburg
Places - Counties - Crawford
Places - Regions - Southeast Kansas
Thematic Time Period - Industrialization and the National Economy, 1870 - 1920
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Reports
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Roster
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