Dynes, Harry B., 1884-1968

Scope and Contents This collection includes two certificates of service from the Seventh District Local Board of the U.S. Selective Service (1918); a copy of the Articles of Governance for the Indiana Selective Service Association (1919); a copy of the introduction by George O. Dix and the speech by Major Robert W. Adams at the Selective Service Association convention (1920); a letter dated March 4, 1924 and sent by former British Prime Minister David Lloyd George's private secretary, A. J. Sylvester, regarding...

Scope and Contents The bulk of the collection consists of K.C. Adams’ correspondence during the period 1916-1917 when he was working as publicity director of the United Mine Workers (UMW) in Indianapolis. The correspondence includes both letters received and sent by Adams and regard organizing activities of UMW; strikes and other labor conflicts in coalfields in Colorado, Utah, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and other places; the role of UMW in the 1916 presidential election; the involvement of UMW with...