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Battle of Homestead Foundation - Charles McCollester Collection

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The Charles McCollester Collection contains both physical items and textual items spanning from 1877 to 2018 with an emphasis on the 1980's into the 2000's. The collection's subjects vary from Pittsburgh steel and union history, the founding of the Battle of Homestead Foundation, Monsignor Rice, and Pennsylvania historical markers. Though the collection focuses primarily on the state of Pennsylvania, much of the collection has national significance as well.

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Labor History (1)

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Homestead, PA (5)

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Clippings (1)
Notes (1)
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1995-01 (1)
2000 (1)
2008 (1)
2011 (1)

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English (4)

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Battle of Homestead Foundation: A Brief History

Battle of Homestead

Description of the founding of the Battle of Homestead Foundation beginning in the late 1980s Spotlighting labor history in the Pittsburgh region

Battle of Homestead Foundation Articles of Incorporation

Battle of Homestead

Founding of the Battle of Homestead Foundation Articles of Incorporation Creating a Non-Profit

Historic Structures Report for the Pump House and Water Tower

Battle of Homestead

The report covers the history of the Pump House and its involvement in the 1892 Battle of Homestead in which steel workers at the Homestead Steel Works fought the Pinkertons sent my Andrew Carnegie and Henry Clay Frick during a strike. The report also details the structure itself, its condition, its preservation needs, its additions, and more. The adjacent water tower on the site is also detailed in the report. The report is conducted by Stephen Casey Architects.

McCollester Notes on 1892 Homestead Strike

Battle of Homestead, Labor History

The handwritten note by Charles McCollester is research on the 1892 Battle of Homestead Steel strike in Homestead, Pennsylvania.

Preserving the Pump House Article

Battle of Homestead

The article, written by Bette McDevitt, details the history and the preservation efforts achieved at the Pump House located in Munhall, Pennsylvania. The article notes the efforts of the Battle of Homestead Foundation. Photographs for the article were contributed by Thomas Little.

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