Menk, Ferdinand C., 1892-1980
Person
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Ferdinand C. Menk Coal Mining Records
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3645
Scope and Contents
Papers of coal mine engineer and German-immigrant Ferdinand C. Menk documenting his work of developing and implementing operations in the coalfields of southern West Virginia, southwestern Virginia, and eastern Kentucky, as an employee and later a consultant for the Island Creek Coal Company in Holden, West Virginia (1922-1966). The bulk of the collection consists of Menk's professional records relating to his his career with Island Creek Coal Company. There are also a few items from Menk's...
Dates:
1889-1990; Majority of material found within 1922-1956