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Robert E. Maynard, Sr. Collection of Coal Mining and Industrial Stickers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4596

Scope and Contents

Sticker and decal collection representing the West Virginia and regional coal mining industry and ancillary support industries, including trucking. Highlights include Valvoline Racing Oil, ARCH Coal Company of West Virginia, numerous safety reminder stickers, and many union representation stickers. Some well represented unions include the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA), among others. Robert E. Maynard, Sr. (1944-2021) was part of the West Virginia coal mining industry up until his retirement in 2002. This collection is minimally processed.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1970s-1990s

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

No special access restriction applies.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Extent

1.25 Linear Feet (15 in. (1 record carton))

Language

English

Arrangement

The original collector intended to complete scrapbooking work on all of these stickers and decals, but did not finish. We have left everything in its original order and housing, except for collecting loose stickers into an envelope, in order to preserve any meaningful order from the original collector.

Physical Location

West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Maynard, Robert E. and Angela J. II on behalf of Robert E. and Joyce A. Maynard Sr., 2023 March 08.

Source

Title
Robert E. Maynard, Sr. Collection of Coal Mining and Industrial Stickers
Author
Dee Elliott
Date
2024/06/10
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

Contact:
1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown WV 26506-6069 US
304-293-3536