Western Federation of Miners Constitutions on Microfilm
Collection Number: 5409 mf
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Title:
Western Federation of Miners
Constitutions on Microfilm,
Collection Number:
5409 mf
Creator:
Western Federation of Miners
(WFM)
Quantity:
1 microfilm reel
Forms of Material:
Constitutions, microfilms.
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and
Archives, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Constitutions of Western Federation of Miners
Language:
Collection material in English
The Western Federation of Miners (WFM) was referred to as a radical union for the
mines in the western United States and British Columbia. It worked to organize hard
rock miners and smelter workers and often that caused conflict. Cripple Creek
district in 1903-04 was one of these, also referred to as the Colorado Labor Wars.
WFM was also a key player in founding the Industrial Workers of the World in 1905,
but, left that organization several years later.
WFM changed their name to the International Union of Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers
(Mine Mill) in 1916. In 1935 they helped to found the Congress of Industrial
Organizations (CIO). They were expelled from the CIO in 1950 during post-war red
scare for refusing to shed its communist leadership. After years of fighting off
efforts by the United Steelworkers of America (USWA) to raid its membership, Mine
Mill and the USWA merged in 1967.
Names:
Western Federation of Miners
Form and Genre Terms:
Constitutions.
Microfilms.
Access Restrictions:
Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a
reference archivist for access to these materials.
Restrictions on Use:
This collection must be used in keeping with the Kheel Center Information Sheet
and Procedures for Document Use.
Cite As:
Western Federation of Miners Constitutions on Microfilm #5409 mf. Kheel Center
for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.
Related Collections:
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5410 mf: International Union of Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers Constitutions on Microfilm
5412 mf: Western Federation of Miners and International Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Records on Microfilm
5268: Western Federation of Miners International Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Records
5410 mf: International Union of Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers Constitutions on Microfilm
5412 mf: Western Federation of Miners and International Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Records on Microfilm
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microfilm no. 63-12 -- positive
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