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Major W. P. Tams, Jr. Transcript of an Interview 0 Linear Feet Summary: 1 folder

Tams, W. P., Jr. (William Purviance), 1883-1977
Transcript of an interview by Richard Hadsell with Major W.P. Tams, Jr., former mine operator in the Winding Gulf coal mining region. Tams discusses his early days in coal mining, the opening of the Kanawha coal region, and coal operators and union officials such as: E.J. Berwind, Joe Beury, George Collins, Jarius Collins, Justus Collins, John J. Cornwell, Samuel Dixon, Elias Hatfield, Troy Hatfield, Isaac Mann, S.T. Patterson, J.A. Renahan, James O. Watts, and George Wolfe. Other individuals mentioned include: Henry D. Hatfield, John L. Lewis, John Mitchell, Fred Mooney, Bob Patterson, and "Mother" Mary Jones. Tams also discusses the Winding Gulf Collieries, the Beaver Coal Co., the Smokeless Coal Field, the N&W Railroad, the C&O Railroad, the Virginian Railroad, Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency, unions and strikes, racial relations, blacks, scrip, company stores, Atwater, and Castner, Curran and Bullitt.
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Mrs. James R. Moreland, Director of Women's Work, Records regarding Monongalia County Relief Administration, Civil Works Administration, and Federal Emergency Relief Administration 1.96 Linear Feet 1 ft. 11.5 in. (4 document cases, 5 in.); (3 ledgers, 3.5 in.)

Monongalia County. 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.
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New River Coal Company Records 0.17 Linear Feet Summary: 2 in. (1 folder, 1/4 in.); (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.)

New River Coal Company
The collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, shipping records, tonnage reports, records of grades of coal produced, and lists of the officials employed at various company mines. There are issues of the New River Employees Magazine and Spotlight. Also included are Annual Reports, 1911-1942, and two picture guidebooks for company mines. Physical materials include a miner's petition asking for a work pay scale from the Prudence Coal Company and the February and March 1942 issues of Spotlight. The New River Coal Company was later known as the White Oak Coal Company.
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Oscar Kubach Papers 1.8 Linear Feet 21 1/2 in. (3 document cases, 5 in. each); (2 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each); (1 flat storage box, 1 1/2 in.)

This collection of personal, business and financial papers, and photographs reflect Kubach's business interests and employment in West Virginia coal mines, Honduras gold and silver mines, and other activities. The correspondence, concentrated in the years 1885-87, concerns Kubach's responsibilities as secretary-treasurer of the Beury Coal & Coke Company of Stone Cliff, West Virginia, as well as personal and family matters. There are also thirty-six letters to Kubach written in German from 1818 to 1886. Among the business and financial papers are also several publicity circulars from the Honduras Mining Company, a gold and silver ore venture in which Kubach probably had a financial stake. An index to the correspondence is available.

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Patrick J. Crogan (1856-1949) Papers 33.75 Linear Feet Summary: 33 ft. 9 in. (81 document cases, 5 in. each)

Crogan, Patrick J., 1856-1949
Correspondence and legal papers of a Preston County attorney who was counsel for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. There is much material on cases tried by Crogan for banks, utilities, lumber, and coal companies.
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Peale, Peacock & Kerr Co. Records 0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1 in. (2 folders)

Peale, Peacock and Kerr Company
The papers concern the Rembrandt Peale Mines, free coal, mine insurance costs, Estep Brothers Coal Mining Co., and company houses. Also included in the collection are advertising publications for sanitation equipment. Correspondents include: Rembrandt Peale, H.A. Wertz, George M. Estep, G.E. Metzger, H.W. Henry, W.B. Oates, T.A. Estep, and F.N. Artley.
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R.P. Chew Correspondence 0 Linear Feet Summary: 1 folder

Chew, R.P.
Correspondence and legal papers of R.P. Chew, of Charles Town, concerning his land holdings in Logan County. Companies mentioned in connection with land. Purchases include Bowman Lumber Co., Laurel Coal and Land Co., Robinson Coal and Land Co., and Dingiss Run Coal Co. Correspondents include J. Coleman Alderson, F.B. Enslow, and A.B. Fleming.
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Scotia Coal Company, Archives 12.83 Linear Feet Summary: 12 ft. 10 in. (17 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 records carton, 15 in.); (5 small flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (3 large flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (1 large flat storage box, 5 in.); (18 ledgers, 1 ft. 6 in.); (4 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)

Scotia Coal Company
Scotia Coal Company mine and store inventories; time, field rent, and account books; invoices, ledgers and registers covering business matters and community conditions. Also includes small box of pamphlets, including travel brochures for Washington D.C. and Gettysburg (ca. 1880-1900), and programs from the Chicago World's Fair (1893).
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Slaughter's Creek Coal & Land Company Records 0.25 Linear Feet Summary: 2 1/2 in. (1 document case)

Slaughter's Creek Coal and Land Company

The company owned coal lands in the Cabin Creek district of West Virginia. The collection includes deeds, contracts, maps, and engineering reports, with mention of the Winifrede Collieries Co., Wet Branch Mining Co., Chelyan Coal & Land Co., Standard Ore and Alloys Corporation, and Charleston Interurban Railroad Company.

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