West Virginia University. Mining Extension Service

Overview

The collection consists of correspondence, periodicals, pamphlets and other material gathered by Carter concerning black miners in the coalfields of West Virginia, with particular reference to availability of extension courses in safety, foremanship, and engineering.

Scope and Contents Includes records created and used by the West Virginia University Extension Service’s Mining Extension program. This collection reflects a broad range of the program’s activities, like material from classes offered on topics such as mine gas metering, fire and emergency prevention, mine engineering, industrial machinery, welding, and mine protection. It also features administrative records, like instructor travel expense logs, budget information and supply requests, departmental...