Scope and Content From the Collection: This collection contains the papers of Anthony L. Asher, who served as an explosives instructor in France during World War I, then as captain in the West Virginia National Guard during the West Virginia mine wars. The collection includes several communications from the period of the mine wars, including a character reference for Asher from the sheriff of McDowell County, West Virginia, noting Asher's service on the firing line; orders from Asher, commanding Company K, 150th Infantry,...