West Virginia and Regional History Center
Suzanne Rhodenbaugh, Compiler, Records regarding United Mine Workers of America Health and Retirement Funds
Rhodenbaugh, Suzanne Jaworski
A&M 3801
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0.83 Linear Feet
2 document cases, 5 in. each
1949-2003
1974-1979
Collection of files compiled by Suzanne Jaworski Rhodenbaugh regarding the Health and Retirement Funds of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA Funds) and other managed health care programs. Rhodenbaugh worked for UMWA Funds. Includes reports, correspondence, clippings, strike records, histories, studies, and related material regarding health clinics in the coalfields. Includes two historical narratives by Georges S. Goldstein, including: 1. "A History of Medical Care Delivery in the Coal Industry Since 1946"; and 2. "The Rise and Decline of the UMWA Health and Retirement Funds Program, 1946-1995". See scope and content note for details.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift from Rhodenbaugh, Suzanne Jaworski, 2011 October 31 and 2025 May 07
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Suzanne Rhodenbaugh, Compiler, Records Regarding United Mine Workers of America Health and Retirement Funds, A&M 3801, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Scope and Contents
Collection of files compiled by Suzanne Jaworski Rhodenbaugh regarding the Health and Retirement Funds of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA Funds). Rhodenbaugh worked for UMWA Funds. The collection was arranged into 13 numbered folders by the donor.
Addendum of 2025 May 05 includes correspondence regarding United Mine Workers of America history and research, a poster from a lecture event on black lung organized by Rhodenbaugh and Mike Ross, Jr., a caricature of John Shaffer (President of the United Mine Workers of America Local Union 860, District 2), and more.
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United Mine Workers of America. Health and Retirement Funds
"File 1" UMWA Funds. Johnstown, Pennsylvania -- Monthly ReportsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1487941974-197611"File 1" UMWA Funds. Johnstown, Pennsylvania -- Monthly ReportsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1487951974-197612"File 2" UMWA Funds. Johnstown and UMWA. National Office -- Memoranda, Reports, Correspondence, TestimonyArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1487961974-197713"File 2" UMWA Funds. Johnstown and UMWA. National Office -- Memoranda, Reports, Correspondence, TestimonyArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1487971974-197714"File 2" UMWA Funds. Johnstown and UMWA. National Office -- Memoranda, Reports, Correspondence, TestimonyArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1487981974-197715"File 3" UMWA Funds -- Miscellaneous Articles, Memoranda, Correspondence, and Utilization / Quality StudiesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1487991949-198416"File 4" UMWA -- Records regarding strikes and contract negotiations between UMWA and BCOA [Bituminous Coal Operators Association] and implications for health care benefits and services of 1978 contract. Includes newspaper and magazine articles, correspondence, press releases, and coalfield press contactsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1488001977-197817"File 5" Coalfield clinics post-1978 UMWA contract: Associated Clinics of Appalachia, April 1978 Highlander Center meeting, and related material. Types of records include organizing materials, articles, and correspondenceArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1488011977-197921"File 6" Draft comments by Rhodenbaugh regarding a history of the UMWA Funds by Janet Ploss, a John Hopkins graduate student; also includes list of contacts by Rhodenbaugh to aid Ploss in her researchArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/148802197822"File 7" Includes two histories authored by George S. Goldstein: 1. "A History of Medical Care Delivery in the Coal Industry Since 1946"; and 2. "The Rise and Decline of the UMWA Health and Retirement Funds Program, 1946-1995"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1488031980, 199523"File 8" Records regarding the Medical Foundation of Bellaire, Ohio; Bellaire Clinic; and George S. Goldstein. Includes studies, reports, articles, Goldstein obituary, Rhodenbaugh tribute, and related material. Also includes report on the Goldstein archiveArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1488041966-199824"File 9" Coal Country Medical Center -- Includes handbill and announcement regarding planning and grand opening of medical clinic in Cambria County, PennsylvaniaArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1488051976-197825"File 10" Coal Country Medical Center -- Includes handbill and announcement regarding planning and grand opening of medical clinic in Cambria County, PennsylvaniaArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1488061974-198326"File 11" Memorial tributes to Paul Moyer and Henry Daniels, UMWA Funds employees, by Suzanne Jaworski RodenbaughArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1488071975, 200327"File 12" Tribute party for Lorin Kerr, M.D., Washington D.C., 1979. Includes program and guest list. Kerr was the first director of Occupational Health for the UMWA; he had previously worked for the UMWA Funds for many yearsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/148808197928"File 13" UMWA Funds -- Annual ReportsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1488091973-197629Addendum of 2025 May 7, Correspondence and Other MaterialArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/241194circa 1970s-1990s and undated210-11Scope and ContentsCorrespondence regarding United Mine Workers of America history and research, a poster from a lecture event on black lung organized by Rhodenbaugh and Mike Ross, Jr., a caricature of John Shaffer (President of the United Mine Workers of America Local Union 860, District 2), and more.