Battle of Homestead Foundation - Charles McCollester Collection

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Chronology of Events Leading to Feasibility Study Timeline
Chronology of Events Leading to Feasibility Study Timeline
Labor History, Pittsburgh History
The timeline is for the events leading up to the feasibility study conducted on the Duquesne Mill prior to the closing of the Dorothy 6 blast furnace. The events are from September 1984 to December 1984.
The Execution of Dennis Donnelly History
The Execution of Dennis Donnelly History
Pennsylvania History, Labor History
This document outlines the execution of Dennis Donnelly in 1878. The document covers the reason for the execution, the execution itself, and the aftermath.
Historical Marker Nomination Form for The Kennedy-Nixon Taft-Hartley Debate of 1947
Historical Marker Nomination Form for The Kennedy-Nixon Taft-Hartley Debate of 1947
Labor History
The document covers the historical maker nomination information for the Kennedy-Nixon Taft-Hartley Debate of 1947. The form shares the significance of the marker, the text for the marker, the description of the marker, the preparer of the form, and the biographical data.
The Murders of the Mollie Maguires List
The Murders of the Mollie Maguires List
Pennsylvania History, Labor History
The document announces the execution of the last Mollie Maguire, Dennis Donnelly. He was the fifteenth executed. The document lists the remaining 14 murdered Mollie Maguires. The Molly Maguires were an Irish 19th-century secret society active in Ireland, Great Britain and parts of the Eastern United States. They were best known for their activism among Irish-American and Irish immigrant coal miners in Pennsylvania. After a series of often violent conflicts, twenty suspected members of the Molly Maguires were convicted of murder and other crimes and were executed by hanging in 1877 and 1878.