Coal mining - Regulation.
Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Justus Collins (1857-1934) Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1824
Scope and Contents
Justus Collins [1857-1934] was an entrepreneur who opened his first coal mine in the Pocahontas- Flat Top coal field of Southern West Virginia, and thereafter operated mines in the New River, Tug River, and Winding Gulf coal fields. He headed a coal sales agency, speculated in coal and timber lands, headed a cement company, and was interested financially in rubber, oil, and gas companies. He played an important role in organizing the Tug River Coal Operators Association, the Winding Gulf...
Dates:
1887-1962
Peoples Appalachian Research Collective, Papers regarding Strip Mining
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2618
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of correspondence, notes, articles, newsletters, news clippings, reports, studies, Congressional testimony, and other materials collected by Keith Dix and other members of the Peoples Appalachian Research Collective for the purpose of preparing a 1971 issue of People's Appalachia concerning strip mining in Appalachia. The bulk of the material is newsletters from anti-strip mining organizations and reports, studies, and testimonies on...
Dates:
1968-1973