A&M 1525Winding Gulf Coals, Inc., Records A&M 1525Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-06-18 13:46:18 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Winding Gulf Coals, Inc., Records Winding Gulf Coals, Inc. A&M 1525 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/4831 17.25 Linear Feet 107 ledgers, 17 ft. 3 in. total 1888-1950 The collection consists of ledgers, journals, and cashbooks of the Goodwill Coal and Coke Co., Greenbrier Coal and Coke Co., Gulf Coal Co., Louisville Coal and Coke Co., Winding Gulf Coal and Coke Co., and the Winding Gulf Colliery Co., with some material on the operation of company stores. There is also correspondence (1911-1915) between the managers of mines at Winding Gulf and Davy, West Virginia, discussing production levels, availability of railroad cars and freight rates, New River and Pocahontas Operators Organization, operating difficulties, labor shortages and working conditions, the Mabscott mine strike and German "socialists" at Mabscott, the Bottom Creek explosion at Vivian, the UMWA and a 1915 agreement, and the good roads movement in Raleigh County in 1915. 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 English . Conditions Governing Access

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Davy. Mabscott (W. Va.) Raleigh County (W. Va.) Winding Gulf (W. Va.) Account books Coal mining - company stores. Coal mining - disasters. Coal mining - Labor organization. Coal mining -- Strikes Coal mining - Working conditions. Railroads Roads. SEE ALSO Turnpikes. Socialism Transportation Goodwill Coal and Coke Company Greenbrier Coal and Coke Company Gulf Coal Company Louisville Coal and Coke Company New River and Pocahontas Operators Organization United Mine Workers of America Winding Gulf Coal and Coke Company Winding Gulf Coals, Inc. Winding Gulf Colliery Company