A&M 1767New River Coal Company Records, 1911-1951 A&M 1767Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-30 08:00:13 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center New River Coal Company Records New River Coal Company A&M 1767 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/5322 0.17 Linear Feet Summary: 2 in. (1 folder, 1/4 in.); (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.) 1911-1951 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. 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/ English . Conditions Governing Access

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 Coal mining - coal companies. New River Coal Company Prudence Coal Company White Oak Coal Company