J. Davitt McAteer, Collector, Records regarding Wanamie Mine and Other Material

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Restrictions:

No special access restriction applies.

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.

Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], J. Davitt McAteer, Collector, Records regarding Wanamie Mine and Other Material, A&M 4265, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
1.0 Linear Feet 1 ft. (1 record carton)
Creator:
Glen Alden Coal Company
Abstract:
Records of the Wanamie Mine and Glen Alden Coal Company, including employee reports, dust control reports, and Interior Board of Mine Operation Appeals decisions. Also included are materials relating to an exhibition titled "Men at the Coalface," consisting of drawings by Tisa von der Schulenburg.
Language:
English and German
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], J. Davitt McAteer, Collector, Records regarding Wanamie Mine and Other Material, A&M 4265, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Records of the Wanamie Mine and Glen Alden Coal Company located in Nanticoke Pennsylvania. Materials include New Employee Reports and Changes in Employee Occupation Reports from 1940-1944, dust control reports from 1943-1948, mine blueprints from 1952-1957, and Interior Board of Mine Operation Appeals decisions. Also included are materials relating to an exhibition titled "Men at the Coalface," (1979) consisting of drawings by Tisa von der Schulenburg, a German countess. These materials include invitations to the exhibition, tour dates, programs, and correspondence between Tisa, Davitt McAteer and others connected to the exhibit. This collection is minimally processed.

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 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard