Distribution of Mines Surveyed
1947
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This map comes from a 300-page final report (foreword available here; full survey in the National Archives Catalog), published at the Government Printing Office, entitled "A Medical Survey of the Bituminous Coal Industry." The pictorial section of the document, being of unusual public interest, was issued simultaneously as a separate publication under the title "The Coal Miner and His Family."
Miners of bituminous (soft) coal joined a series of massive post–World War II labor strikes. Their primary demands were improved health and safety conditions and a health and welfare fund. President Harry S. Truman seized the mines after seven weeks of negotiations between the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) and the private mine operators failed. The deal struck between the government and the UMWA included a promise to conduct a survey of factors affecting the miners' health and welfare. The government contracted Russell Lee to document the study with photographs.
Miners of bituminous (soft) coal joined a series of massive post–World War II labor strikes. Their primary demands were improved health and safety conditions and a health and welfare fund. President Harry S. Truman seized the mines after seven weeks of negotiations between the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) and the private mine operators failed. The deal struck between the government and the UMWA included a promise to conduct a survey of factors affecting the miners' health and welfare. The government contracted Russell Lee to document the study with photographs.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Solid Fuels Administration for War.
National Archives Identifier: 312186755
Full Citation: Distribution of Mines Surveyed; 1947; Final Report of the Medical Survey Group, 1947–1947; Records of the Solid Fuels Administration for War, Record Group 245; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/distribution-of-mines-surveyed, March 15, 2025]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.