Eastern regional coal archives

Records, correspondence, and clippings of the Mercer County, Virginia secession campaign, 1984.
92-161 Charlie Venable 3 ft.

Accident report ledger, Pocahontas Division, Norfolk & Western Railway, 1900-1907; blueprints for Norfolk & Western passenger station, Bluefield, West Virginia.

92-162 Marcella D. Whitlock 2 ft.

Scrapbooks: Mercer-Tazewell Chapter, Concord College Alumni Association, 1965-1983; West Virginia Education Association, 1965-1966.

92-163 J. Roderick Moore 1 ft.

Photographs of Carter Coal Company, Coalwood, and Caretta, West Virginia, 1902-1942.

92-164 Nancy Nash 1 in.

Photographs of Pocahontas Fuel Company medical staff performing inoculations at Amonate, Virginia, 1938.

92-165 the archivist 1 ft.

Records, brochures, maps, clippings, magazines, calendars, and postcards documenting the West Virginia state government travel industry initiatives, 1921-present.

92-166 Don Briggs 1 ft.

Miscellaneous photographs used by the National Park Service to prepare the Coal Heritage Study, 1991.

92-167 Sallie Stone 3 in.

Scrapbook, photographs, and blueprints from the Bluefield Little Gardens Club documenting the creation of West Virginia's first Tourism information center, East River Mountain, Bluefield, West Virginia, 1960.

92-168 Francey Lynch 1 ft.

Records of the Sahara Supper Club, Bluefield, West Virginia, 1948-1992.

92-169 Mike Rebuck 6 ft.

Safety stretchers for mine rescue, ca: 1930.

92-170 William B. Ware 1 in.

Photograph of Thomas Felts, location unknown, ca: 1935.

92-171 Holly Sphar 6 in.

Annual reports, correspondence, clippings, maps, publications, and private papers, Pocahontas Fuel Company, 1901-1985.

92-172 Luella I. Dye 3 ft.

Handmade West Virginia quilt from the 1939 Worlds Fair.

92-173 Charles R. Scott 3 ft.

Map depicting coal seams, deposits, beds, and fields in West Virginia, 1935.

92-174 Vernon Meadows 3 ft.

Framed photograph of United States Coal & Coke Company store (United Supply Company), Lynch, Kentucky, 1920.

92-175 Roy Buchanan 1 ft.

Miscellaneous coal industry materials, including maps of Coalwood and Caretta, West Virginia.

92-176 Carol Sheppard 3 ft.

Photographs used by the American Mining Congress in various publications, 1950-present.

92-177 Billy Cherry 5 ft.

Personal papers of Mrs. Elizabeth Drewry, first black woman elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates, 1920-1980.

92-178 Mike Still 3 in.

Photograph, clippings, reports, correspondence, and releases documenting the 1992 mine explosion at Clintwood, Virginia.

92-179 various 6 ft

Eastern Regional Coal Archives Newspaper Collection. Editions from the Bluefield, McDowell County, Mercer County, and other coalfield newspapers, 1890-present.

92-180 Tim Hensley 12 ft.

Keystone Coal Industry Annual Directories, 1937-present.
92-181 various 16 ft.

West Virginia Blue Books, 1919-present.
92-182 various 3 ft.

Telephone Directories, Bluefield, 1924-present.

92-183 the archivist 15 ft.

Norfolk & Western Railway Magazine, 1923-1982.

92-184 the archivist 6 in.

Records of the Bluefield Historical Society, 1989-present.

92-185 the archivist 1 ft.

Collection of historical materials documenting Matewan, West Virginia, 1920-present.

92-186 Jim Harman III 1 in.

Two shot glasses from Pocahontas, Virginia and Bluefield, West Virginia.

93-187 Mrs. R.A. Ercoline 6 ft.

Wide-angle photograph of Panther, West Virginia, ca: 1935.

93-188 Tim Kish 1 in.

Manuscript of "History of Bluefield Beaver Football," and other related documents.

93-189 the archivist 1 in.

Jed Hotchkiss' magazine The Virginias: A Mining, Industrial, and Scientific Journal, vol. 1, 1880, and related materials.
93-190 Alan Goodykoontz 1 in.

Annual reports of Goodykoontz Drug Store, Bluefield, West Virginia, 1937-1947.

93-191 Bill Davis 1 in.

Manuscript "History of Bailey Lumber Company," Bluefield, West Virginia, with related materials.

93-192 the archivist 2 ft.

Collection of films and videos relating to coal history, mining and the region.

93-193 various 4 ft.

Yearbooks, student handbooks, catalogs and other materials relating to Bluefield College, Bluefield, Virginia, 1919-present.

93-194 various 6 ft.

Mining memorabilia, including safety lamps, breast augers, miner's caps, and rescue equipment.
93-195 Thomas E. Blevins 3 ft.

Photograph albums complied by William A. Jameson Jr., including photographs of Bramwell, 1940-1950's.

93-196 the archivist 6 in

Miscellaneous materials used to prepare the Coal Heritage Trail, 1992-present.

93-197 various 6 in.

Mine Foreman handbooks and West Virginia Mining Laws and other mine safety publications, 1948-1981.
93-198 Mildred Kerrigan 3 in.

Cemetery record of Pocahontas, Virginia, 1908-1914.

93-199 Dr. Jean Gilbert 3 ft.

Blueprints and plans of businesses in downtown Bluefield, West Virginia.

93-200 anonymous 2 ft.

Photograph files of Welch Daily News, including historical photographs of McDowell County, 1890's-present.

93-201 Buster Kraus 30 ft.

Company records of Carter Coal Company, Consolidation Coal Company, and Olga Coal Company, at Coalwood and Caretta, West Virginia. The collection included payroll books, tonnage records, account books, store ledgers and house rentals, 1922-1947.

93-202 Mike Reed 1 ft.

Photographs of Bluefield, West Virginia, Rich Creek, Virginia, Norfolk & Western Railway, and miscellaneous documents, 1900-1940.

93-203 various 3 ft.

Historical collection of Elkhorn High School Alumni Association, including photographs and documents, 1920-present.

94-204 Ruth Fleshman 6 in.

Photographs of Gary, West Virginia, 1901-1915.

94-205 Heber and A.F. Stafford 6 in.

Historical materials donated by the Bluefield Beaver High School Class of 1935, including photograph album and reunion programs.

94-206 Kevin Dudley 3 ft.

Promotional map of Bluefield, Virginia and Bluefield, West Virginia, including photographs of leading businesses, 1948.

94-207 Elizabeth Tilley 3 in.

Photographs of Bluefield, West Virginia, 1980-present.

94-208 Margaret Ann Murphy 1 in.

Salesman code book of coal industry trade representative, 1930.
94-209 Leo C. Whitenack 1 in.

Photographs of 1937 train wreck in Maybeury, West Virginia.

94-210 Rena Peraldo Lotito 3 ft.

Private papers of memorabilia of Antonio "Tony" Lotito, coal and recreation director, Pocahontas, Virginia, Bluefield College, and Bluefield Beaver High School, including photographs, clippings, programs and other documents, 1900-present.

94-211 Malita W. Murphy 1 in.

Clippings documenting political career of Walter Virgil Ross, state legislator and attorney in southern West Virginia, 1940-1946.

94-212 Peggy Wharton 6 in.

Miscellaneous historical memorabilia documenting Bluefield, West Virginia, including post cards, programs, posters, and railroad passes, 1915-1969.

94-213 Rozalia Cruise Hoge 6 in.

Photographs and documents of National Armature and Electric Works, Bluefield, West Virginia, 1918-1972.

94-214 Joan Murray 1 in.

Photographs of Bluefield, West Virginia, 1918.

94-215 Sherry Rohm 2 in.

Sales account ledger book for Bluefield, West Virginia, 1904.

94-216 Ruth E. Warmoth 3 in.

Miscellaneous historical memorabilia documenting Bluefield, West Virginia, including postcards, gift boxes, and newspaper clippings, 1920-1970.

94-217 Rosemary Heldreth 1 in.

Bluefield, West Virginia, Beaver High School Annuals, 1918-1923.
94-218 Cannelton Coal 2 in.

Account ledger of Semet-Solvay and Kingston-Pocahontas coal companies, also articles on the Pack family, 1940.

94-219 Debbie Hundley 1 in.

Photographs of Maybeury, West Virginia, and Amonate, Virginia, 1920's.

94-220 Rick Baker 1 in.

Coal company scrip.

94-221 archivist 6 in.

Miscellaneous regional artifacts including programs, yearbooks, composition books for Concord College, Athens, West Virginia, Sam Pennington Feature Stories, and high school annuals for Logan and Hinton, West Virginia, 1923-1949.

94-222 Russell Long 1 in.

Photographs of Iaeger, West Virginia, 1900-1915.

94-223 Beverly Underwood 1 in.

Miscellaneous Mercer County historical memorabilia including mine safety cards, postcards, war ration book, First National Bank of Keystone checks, and baseball cards.

94-224 Edna Longworth 1 in.

Photograph of Graham College baseball team, Graham/Bluefield, Virginia, 1920.

94-225 archivist 3 in.

Records of the Southwest Regional Council of the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, 1988-1994.

94-226 archivist 3 in.

Records of Coal Country Incorporated, 1990-present.

94-227 archivist 2 in.

Records of Coalways Incorporated, 1989-present.

94-228 Vivian Bamgardner 1 in.

1908 Bluefield Colored Institute diploma.

94-229 Jim Taylor 1 in.

Records and memorabilia of Pocahontas Fuel Company and New River Coal Company.

94-230 William J. Pickett 1 ft.

Mine safety records and expense ledger of Northfork Land Company, 1931-1950.

95-231 W.E. McDougle 2 ft.

Large framed photograph of underground mining location unknown, ca: 1930.

95-232 Murray Whitehill 1 ft.

Photograph collection documenting reclamation of abandoned mining operations at Crane Creek, Wyoming County, Norton, Dixiana, Toms Creek, and other locations.

95-233 Deb Sarver 1 in.

Scrapbooks from Heatherwood Garden Club, Bluefield, WV, 1942.

95-234 Margaret Ann Murphy 1 in.

Scrapbook, Bluefield, WV, ca: 1930's.

95-235 Richard Hight 6 in.

Photographs Norfolk & Western and Virginian railroads, ca: 1920-1940.

95-236 J.R. Shuck 2 ft.

Acrylic painting of Lake Superior, Number 4 mine, Superior, WV, 1995.

95-237 Sharon L. Perkinson 2 ft.

Photographs, manuscripts, memorabilia and records of William Leckie, southern West Virginia coal operator 1890-1950.

95-238 Dottie Speroni 1 in.

1923 Fairview Junior High School annual, Bluefield, WV.

95-239 Roger and Frank Buckland 6 in.

Miner's dinner bucket, ca: 1950's.

95-240 Theresa M. Weiser 1 in.

Photograph of the Blue-Gray baseball team, Bluefield, WV, ca: 1950.

95-241 Robert Hearn 1 in.

Photographs: Norfolk & Western passenger freight station, Bluefield, WV, ca: 1912, Virginian Railway section crew, Giles County, Virginia, 1910.

95-242 Don Sarver 4 ft.

Miners' wash house baskets, breast auger, UMWA ribbon and company store ledger books, ca: 1920's.

95-243 Ronald E. Hood 6 ft.

Tools, memorabilia of Ohio Brass Company, ca: 1930-1970.

95-244 David DeBerry 1 in.

Photographs of African-American musicians, entertainers, performers, ca: 1920-1950.

95-245 Evelyn Massaroni 1 ft.

West Virginia Book Bank, 1982, and miscellaneous newspapers.

95-246 James Strother 1 in.

Scrapbook containing 1939 semi-centennial edition of the Bluefield Daily Telegraph.

95-247 Olin P. Keyes, Jr. 2 ft.

Watercolor and pen and ink drawings and paintings depicting underground coal mining scenes, historic and contemporary by Olin P. Keyes, Jr., artist, Bluefield, WV.

95-248 Rita Prince 4 in.

Medical supply/store ledger, 1860-1868.

95-249 archivist 2 ft.

Photographic slides documenting coal mining and regional history.

95-250 Eloise Holstein 1 ft.

Library books from the McDowell County Board of Education, ca: 1900-1950.

95-251 John Feuchtenberger 3 ft.

Photograph of Boissevain, Virginia, mine explosion, 1932.

95-252 John Biggs 10 ft.

Company records H.E. Harman Coal Corporation, Buchanan County, Virginia, 1930-1960.

94-253 archivist 3 ft.

Textile apparel advertizing various businesses and events in southern West Virginia, 1985-present.

95-254 William L. & Robert A. Kell 3 ft.

Wedding dress belonging to their mother, ca: 1940.

95-255 various 3 ft.

Documents, photographs, publications and other historical material from Bluefield State College, 1895-1995.

95-256 various 6 ft.

Documents, photographs, publications and other historical material from Bluefield Regional Medical Center, Bluefield Sanitarium, Bluefield Community Hospital, 1900-present.

95-257 Zina Roberts Kennedy 1 ft.

Premier Coal & Coke Company business ledger, 1920-1921.
95-258 Harry Rutherford 3 in.

Postcards depicting many coalfield communities in southern West Virginia including Pocahontas, Bramwell, Eckman, Matewan, Princeton, Matoaka, Welch, 1910.

95-259 Dorothy Dunn 6 in.

Photographs and memorabilia from Bluefield, West Virginia, including Appalachian Power Company materials, 1925-1980.

95-260 Mrs. Alex Mahood, Jr. 100 ft.

Personal papers and architectural practice records of Alex Mahood (1888-1970), including plans, drawings, photographs, correspondence, and other memorabilia.

96-261 Helen Jarret 25 ft.

Records, documents, memorabilia, samples, and printing materials from Southern Office Supply and Printing Company, Bluefield, West Virginia, 1950-1996.

96-262 Robert L. Perry 1 ft.

Family scrapbook, 1900-1940 compiled by Mrs. John Blair Ward, includes information on Bluefield Methodist Ministry, Bland Street United Methodist Church, Bluefield, West Virginia.

96-263 Alice Budge 6 ft.

Scrapbook, photographs, memorabilia documenting career of Bluefield native Brig. General William H. Middleswart, United States Army, 1945-1970.

96-264 Ann Dorton 1 in.

1921 Northfork High School annual, Northfork, West Virginia and Black Rock, 1925 annual of Bramwell High School, Bramwell, West Virginia

96-265 Frances Wayland 1 ft.

Clippings, documents, and other materials relating to Bluefield Supply Company, Inc., Bluefield, West Virginia, 1950-1975.

96-266 Ferndine Lineberry 1 in.

Receipts from South West Virginia Improvement Company, 1895.

96-267 Donnie Gott 2 in.

High School annuals, Beaver High School, Bluefield, West Virginia, 1921, 1922.

96-268 archivist 6 in.

Historical materials documenting professional baseball in Bluefield, West Virginia.

96-269 Mr. & Mrs. Lowell Powell 2 ft.

Norfolk & Western Railway photographs and documents, miscellaneous newspapers from Bluefield, West Virginia, 1895-1916.

96-270 Louisa Sowers 1 ft.

Photographs, ca: 1930's - 1950's, taken by James Harold Martin documenting pioneer and Native American sites in southern West Virginia and southwest Virginia, WWII medal of honor winner, "Junior" Spurrier, Mercer County Courthouse fire, and Bluefield County Club, Mercer County genealogy records.

97-271 Rebecca Cochran 3 in.

Miller Supply Company equipment supply catalogue, Bluefield and Huntington, West Virginia, ca: 1935.
97-272 Billy and Jeanette Miller 1 in.

Photograph of mine explosion aftermath, Old Ben Coal Corporation, West Frankfort, Ill., 1930.

97-273 Cleo Barnett 20 ft.

Manuscript collection of Robert V. Barnett, publisher, editor, journalist, and community activist, Bramwell, West Virginia, including files of Bramwell Aristocrat, 1985-1997.

97-274 Pauline Mueller 3 in.

Unpublished book manuscript "Breath of Life," fictional treatment of southern West Virginia coal mining life, 1901-1932.

97-275 Gail Rexrode 6 in.

Photographs documenting urban renewal in Bluefield, West Virginia, 1964.

97-276 Steve Miller 2 ft.

Wide-Angle photograph of tipple crew, Winding Gulf Colliery, Goodwill, West Virginia, 1940.

97-277 Martha Lancaster 6 ft.

Photographs, Bluefield, West Virginia: City Mayor Harry Vest, and aerial views of city, 1969.

97-278 Linda Thomas 1 in.

Photographs, Bluefield, West Virginia, ca: 1900.

97-279 Glenn Barnhill 1 in.

Bluefield Blue-Gray Baseball program and scorecard, ca: 1940.
97-280 Ralph Canterberry 1 in.

Miscellaneous local postcards including 1915 Layland mine explosion.

97-281 Leona Jones 2 in.

Scrapbook of A.V. Sproles family, Pocahontas Fuel Company, ca: 1920's.

97-282 Emma Sue Phelps 1 in.

Unpublished script of play "One Day More" depicting Mother Jones.

97-283 Bill Carper 6 in.

Framed official documents and land deeds concerning road construction, dated 1837, 1860, Mercer County, including references to Athens, Napoleon B. French, and slaves.

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97-284 archivist 10 ft.

Bound volumes and maps, prepared by the West Virginia Geologic Survey, 1908-

97-285 Dave Reynolds 5 ft.

Oral history tapes, signed and numbered pen and ink print of acquitted Matewan Massacre Defendants, and bound newspapers, Matewan, and Red Jacket, West Virginia.
97-286 Archivist 10 ft.

West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia reference volumes.
97-287 Kelly Massie 5 ft.

Bound sets of the company newsletter of Bluefield Supply Company, 1936-1986.

97-288 John M. Wright 6 in.

Customer calendars for Bluefield Supply Company, 1926-1931.

97-289 Thomas Alexander 1 ft.

Newspapers, clippings, and miscellaneous documents relating to N&W, Bluefield, and African-Americans, 1950-1970.

97-290 George Sitler 1 ft.

Photocopies of Bramwell(WV) Daily Enterprise newspaper, 1907.

97-291 French 1 ft.

Documents from the French Coal & Coke Company.

97-292 Thomas Cole 4 in.

History and Association minutes of Regular Baptist Congregations, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Virginia, 1825-1921.

97-293 David Stiles 2 2 ft.

Proceeding of the West Virginia Coal Mining Institute, 1951-1977.
97-294 Betty Lou Mabe 2 in.

Scrapbook related to the activities of the Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce, Bluefield, WV, 1938.

97-295 Brant Family 18 in.

Twin-sized woven bed cover; ca: 1890.

97-296 Larry Akers 1 in.

Signed and numbered charcoal prints of Bluefield railroad yards and N&W locomotives, 1983.

97-297 Gary Bowling 1 in.

Signed and numbered print of Bluefield, West Virginia, 1985.

97-298 George Jarvis 1 in.

Signed and numbered pen and ink print of Welch, West Virginia, 1989.

98-299 Denise Smith 1 ft.

Five volumes of Richard Nye Price History of Holston Methodism, and blueprint of N&W J-Class Steam locomotive.

98-300 Gretchen Boettcher 1 in.

Photographs of Princeton Avenue in Bluefield, West Virginia, 1920's.

98-301 Mildred Sperry 1 in.

Photographs, clippings, and documents relating to a mine accident in McComas, West Virginia, 1949.

98-302 Barry McGhee 1 in.

Miscellaneous political documents and papers from Graham, Virginia, 1920's.

98-303 Marva Amaker 1 in.

Photographs and memorabilia from Scott Street Baptist Church, Bluefield, West Virginia, 1940-1975, including 50th anniversary celebration brochure.

98-304 Curator 3 in.

Cookbooks from Christ Episcopal and First Presbyterian churches, Bluefield, West Virginia, and Springville Elementary School, Bluefield, Virginia, 1920-1995.

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