Working Class Rhetoric: An Exploration of The Mining Rhetoric of Southeast KansasMain MenuThe History of Mining in Southeast KansasThe Hearl Maxwell CollectionThe Hearl Maxwell Collection"Us" vs "Them"Alexander Howat vs John L. LewisMiners Starve, Idle, or WorkingPoverty ReductionUnion Relationship Rhetoric and BrotherhoodThe Amazon ArmyDisability in the MinesJennifer Katzerc3846a5de27f6c938df2d2f8dec5cd07e2a0aed1Tara Yarnelleb1fae02665d887569eb6cabee2c4ae5a342e3fdGlenn Storeya721f873184f60b148d53d11dc3860bca0bd8535
1media/hmaxwell.gif2016-04-19T11:09:57-07:00The Hearl Maxwell Collection19The Hearl Maxwell Collectionplain2755872016-05-05T13:50:44-07:00The Hearl Maxwell Collection, currently stored in the Special Collections at Pittsburg State University's Axe Library, contains correspondence, broadsides, union records and circulars, convention proceedings, photographs, publications, and miscellaneous material documenting Hearl Maxwell's time as an officer of District 14 of The United Mine Workers of America in southeast Kansas. In addition to documenting his activities, there is a considerable amount of information regarding the activities of Alexander Howat, the president of District 14, as well as the struggles miners faced as they fought for fair treatment.