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1. Doug Yarrow and Charlotte Yablonski Appalachian UMWA Papers

Author

Yarrow, Douglas and Yarrow, Douglas

Subjects
Black Lung Association, Strip mining -- Appalachian region, Unions - UMWA., United Mine Workers of America, Yablonski, Joseph A., 1910-1969
Abstract

The "View now" link directs to the finding aid only. Please email wvrhcref@westvirginia.libanswers.com or call 304-293-3536 for more information about accessing collection A&M 4533 Doug Yarrow and Charlotte Yablonski Appalachian UMWA Papers, 1943-1973. This collection consists of papers and printed materials related to the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) and Black Lung Association. It also includes newspapers and legal documents related to the UMWA elections, Joseph A. Yablonski, Mingo County, and the protests against strip mining in Appalachia.

Published
2024

2. United Mine Workers Leader Joseph Yablonski Is Murdered.

Author

Breitzer, Susan Roth

Subjects
Yablonski, Joseph A., 1910-1969, Murder
Abstract

On the night of December 30, 1969, United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) reform activist Joseph Yablonski, along with his wife, Margaret, and their daughter, Charlotte, were shot to death in their beds in their Clarksville, Pennsylvania, home. Joseph Yablonski, who was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on March 3, 1910, was part of a coal-mining family and had been a miner since the age of fifteen. From 1934 onward, he had been active with UMWA, serving on its executive board between 1934 and 1942 and as president of the union’s Local 5 from 1955 to 1968.

Published
2022

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