Ferdinand C. Menk Coal Mining Records
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3645
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 early employment with Copper Queen Mining Company in Arizona (circa 1917-1919), including photographs. Scattered in the collection are materials related to Ferdinand Menk's uncle, Karl Schoew, a mine engineer and inspector in southern West Virginia, including photographs, drawings, and published articles.
Series include:
Series 1. Biographical Information
Series 2. Manuscripts
Series 3. Maps and Other Material
Series 4. Plans, Blueprints, and Other Material
Series 5. Reports and Other Material
Series 6. Island Creek Coal Company
Series 7. Subjects
Series 8. Photographs and Other Material
Series 9. Books and Other Publications
Series 10. Artifacts
Series 11. Oversize
English
No special access restriction applies.
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21.38 Linear Feet (21 ft. 4.5 in. (44 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 2.5 in.); (1 record carton, 15 in.); (4 flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (1 rolled storage box, 6 in.); (1 unboxed artifact, 1 in.))
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Gift from Telander, Rory J., University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center, 2008 September 16
Separated to West Virginia Book Collection, 32 items, including:
1) "Useful Information for Business Men, Mechanics and Engineers" compiled by C.C. Briggs, M.E.;
2&3) "Mine Examination Questions and Answers", Parts I & II by James T. Beard, C.E., E.M., 1923;
4)"Geological and Chemical Report on a Portion of the Virginia and Tennessee Coal and Iron Company's Property" by Messr A.S. McCreath and E.V. D'Invilliers, 1892;
5) "The Geology and Coal Resources of Buchanan County, Virginia" by Henry Hinds, 1918;
6) "Annual Meeting of the West Virginia Mining Association" 1910;
7) "The Mine Foreman's Examination Guide" by N.P. Rhinehart, 1937;
8) "Coal Miners' Safety Manual, A Handbook for Miners" by J.J. Forbes, M.J. Ankeny and Francis Freehand, 1943;
9) "Proceedings, West Virginia Coal Mining Institute", 1910;
10) "Proceedings of Meetings of Coal Operators of West Virginia and Other States", 1908/11/8;
11) "Annual Report of the Department of Mines for the Year Ending June 30, 1913";
12) "Annual Report of the Department of Mines for the Year Ending June 30, 1915";
13) "Annual Report of the Department of Mines for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1912;
14) "Annual Report of the Department of Mines for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1924;
15) "Proceedings - Coal Mining Institute" 1908;
16) "Proceedings - West Virginia Coal Mining Institute, 1912;
17) "Proceedings of the West Virginia Coal Mining Institute", 1922;
18)"Mine Examination Questions and Answers, Part III" by James Beard, 1923;
19) "1972 Proceedings of the West Virginia Coal Mining Institute";
20) "Proceedings - Mine Inspectors' Institute of America", 1940;
21)"Pond Creek Pocahontas Company Annual Report to the Stockholders" 1937, '38, '39,'40, '42, '43, '44, & '49 [8 items]
22) "Report of the Committee on Uniform Mine Statics", 1910/June;
23) "Information Circular - Design and Operation of the Coal Planer Ruhr District, Germany" by John W. Buch, 1946/October;
24) "Test On the Control of Coal-Mine Fires in the Experimental Coal Mine" by John Nagy, Irving Hartmann, and H.C. Howarth, 1950/April; and
25) "Estimate of Known Recoverable Reserves of Coking Coal in Floyd County, Ky." by James J. Dowd, Louis A. Turnbull, Albert L. Toenges, R.F. Abernethy, and D.A. Reynolds, 1951/September.
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