Coal mining.
Found in 98 Collections and/or Records:
Lloyd W. Brown, Engineer, Papers
Field engineer with the West Virginia Department of Mines. The collection includes papers on coal mine inspection, accidents, safety, and other aspects of mining. There are also several blueprints, maps, and drawings of various mining operations in West Virginia.
Luke Wilcox (1795-1854) Diary
Diary of Luke Wilcox, a Kanawha County farmer, merchant, salt well and furnace owner and operator, written in memorandum form except for scattered entries giving more information on specific subjects, such as the weather, churches and ministers, farm operation, travel, salt wells and furnaces, slaves, names of personal and business correspondents, coal, and land purchases. There is also an addendum regarding the Wilcox family bible. See "Scope and Contents" for additional information.
Lynchburg Coal and Coke Company Records
The collection consists of statistics on bituminous coal production, 1934-1935, and mine office daily reports, 1938-1940.
Major W. P. Tams, Jr. Transcript of an Interview
Mary Lee Settle, Author, Typescript Titled "The West Virginians"
Photocopy of a typescript by author and professor Mary Lee Settle, titled "The West Virginians", regarding the history of the state and character of her citizens as well as national perceptions thereof. Also contains a digital transcription in .docx format. For further information please see "Scope and Contents" and "Biographical" note.
Meade Arble Papers
The collection consists of unrevised, bound proofs of an unpublished book, 'The Long Tunnel: A Coal Miner's Journal', by Arble (October 15, 1976) and a photocopy of his article, 'Notes from a Coal Mine,' published in the NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE, Jan. 12, 1975.
Monongah Mine Disaster Papers
Mother Jones Typescript Memoir
Mrs. James R. Moreland, Director of Women's Work, Records regarding Monongalia County Relief Administration, Civil Works Administration, and Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Correspondence, reports, and other records of the Monongalia County Relief Administration, the Civil Works Administration, and the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, from the office of the Director of Women's Work, Mrs. James R. Moreland. There are also two volumes of daily reports of the Lynchburg Coal and Coke Company, January-November, 1938.