Ron Rittenhouse, Collector, Monongah Mine Photographs and Oral History, 1907/1991

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.

Researchers may access born digital materials by visiting the link attached to each item or by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department.

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], Ron Rittenhouse, Collector, Monongah Mine Photographs and Oral History, A&M 4520, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
2.94 Gigabytes 69 .tif files, 1 .wav file
Creator:
Rittenhouse, Ron
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Ron Rittenhouse, Collector, Monongah Mine Photographs and Oral History, A&M 4520, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of 69 .tif files and 1 .wav file created by digitizing 40 postcards documenting the aftermath of the 1907 Monongah Mines Disaster and 1 microcassette containing an oral history of George Earl Vincent conducted by Ron Rittenhouse documenting Vincent's experience during and after the disaster.

The original materials were loaned for digitization and returned. Only the digitized materials are part of this collection. The loaned materials originally consisted of two framed collages of photographic postcards, with each framed item containing twenty postcards, and one microcassette tape.

Biographical / historical:

Ronald Richard Rittenhouse is Chief Photographer for The Dominion Post. He has been employed at The Dominion Post since 1969 and is an avid local historian and collector.

Acquisition information:
Original items loaned for digitization by Ron Rittenhouse, 12/12/2021.
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: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard