Mining Safety, 1907/2001
- Scope and content:
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This sub-series contains mining safety and Mining Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)-related materials, such as reports, publications, clippings, correspondence, and other related content pertaining to MSHA, JDM's work regarding mining safety, and associated projects. Also included is information about the Mine Safety and Health Act, various reports on mining accidents and fatalities, and content related to mining disasters. Other materials in this sub-series include content related to JDM's research and work to provide legal defense in cases related to mining safety; mining safety manual creation materials and safety training documentation, including additional material related to the Miner's Manual publication; material pertaining to SCSRs, policy covering their use, and associated court cases; material from JDM's travel for research into international mining safety policy; information on Black Lung and other mining-related respiratory illness and injury; and various mine accident investigations and inquiries.
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia UniversityP.O. Box 60691549 University AvenueMorgantown, WV 26506
- Contact for questions and access:
- POC: Lori HostuttlerEmail: lori.hostuttler@mail.wvu.eduPhone: (304) 293-3536Web: wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu
- Restrictions:
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Box 150, Miscellaneous Material from JDM's MSHA Work (Part 1), contains restricted material, possibly including PII and financial information. Please contact the West Virginia and Regional History Center to request access.
Audiovisual materials must be digitized for research access. Researchers may access these materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department. - Parent restrictions:
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This series includes audiovisual and born-digital content that has not yet been reformatted. Researchers may access these materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia Regional History Center reference department.
Restrictions apply to the following:
Box 136, Center for Law and Social Policy Chronological Files, contains at least one Social Security Number (in folder 2); please contact the West Virginia and Regional History Center in advance to request access.
Box 150, Miscellaneous Material from JDM's MSHA Work (Part 1), contains restricted material, possibly including PII and financial information. Please contact the West Virginia and Regional History Center to request access.
Box 190, Sago box 2 of 4, contains PII in the folder labeled Sago Family Lists. Researchers can sign our form to use the material in aggregate; the restriction can be lifted 75 years from the date of creation.
- Parent terms of access:
- 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.