Helen/Tams
- Containers:
- Box 1, Folder 15
- Scope and content:
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Helen is a small town along the Winding Gulf, one of the "model" coal camps, about sixteen miles south of Beckley, WV. Folder includes various research and correspondence, maps, news clippings, etc. in regards to Helen. TI Miller lived there for almost 50 years. Folder also includes copy of "West Virginia History Quarterly," Spring 1979, which includes the article entitled "The Development of Model Towns in the Coalfields" by former WVU Dean of Libraries Robert F. Munn. Also includes booklet regarding Stotesbury, a few miles north of Helen. Also includes research on the town of Tams and Major W.P. Tams as well as Stotesbury and the Winding Gulf area in general.
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
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