Ron Rittenhouse, Collector, Monongah Mine Photographs and Oral History
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4520
This collection consists of 69 .tif files and 1 .wav file created by digitizing 40 postcards documenting the aftermath of the 1907 Monongah Mines Disaster and 1 microcassette containing an oral history of George Earl Vincent conducted by Ron Rittenhouse documenting Vincent's experience during and after the disaster.
The original materials were loaned for digitization and returned. Only the digitized materials are part of this collection. The loaned materials originally consisted of two framed collages of photographic postcards, with each framed item containing twenty postcards, and one microcassette tape.
No special access restriction applies.
Researchers may access born digital materials by visiting the link attached to each item or by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.
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Ronald Richard Rittenhouse is Chief Photographer for The Dominion Post. He has been employed at The Dominion Post since 1969 and is an avid local historian and collector.
2.94 Gigabytes (69 .tif files, 1 .wav file)
English
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Original items loaned for digitization by Ron Rittenhouse, 12/12/2021.
Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository