Mullens Smokeless Coal Company Records

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Mullens Smokeless Coal Company Records, Ms1994-005, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
2 Cubic Feet 2 boxes
Creator:
Mullens Smokeless Coal Company
Abstract:
The Mullens Smokeless Coal Company Records consist mainly of ledgers and cash books which detail company accounts, coal buyers, and billings. Also included are certificates of capital stock, Mining Laws from the West Virginia Legislature, and various publications pertaining to coal mining. Based in Mullens, West Virginia, the Mullens Smokeless Coal Company was owned by Harry Meade and also known as Harmco Smokeless Coal Company.
Language:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Mullens Smokeless Coal Company Records, Ms1994-005, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The Mullens Smokeless Coal Company Records consist mainly of ledgers and cash books which detail company accounts, coal buyers, and billings. Also included are certificates of capital stock, Mining Laws from the West Virginia Legislature, and various publications pertaining to coal mining.

Three stock certificates and two hypothecation agreements between the company and the Raleigh County Bank.

Four items: Hitchcock's Resale Guide (1953), Barber-Greene Conveyors Catalog (1953), Mechanization: The Magazine of Modern Coal (March, 1955), and Westinghouse: The Use of Modern Drives for Modern Coal Mining (n.d.)

Coal Shipments, December 1937 to September 1938; Ledger of the Nuriva Smokeless Coal Company - coal shipments, November 1938 to January 1939; Ledger of the Mullens Smokeless Coal Company - coal shipments, February 1939 to January 1940

Arbutus Coal Company - Invoice Register, December 1937 to September 1938; Nuriva Smokeless Coal Company, November 1938 to December 1938; Mullens Smokeless Coal Company - Invoices, January 1939 to August 1942

Details customer orders and shipments.

Murphy Buildly Ledger, November 1949 to April 1950; Harmco Smokeless Coal Company Buyers, October 1952 to March 1953; Mullens Smokeless Coal Company Buyers, July 1953 to September 1953

Biographical / historical:

Based in Mullens, West Virginia, the Mullens Smokeless Coal Company was owned and operated by Harry Meade. The company was also known as Harmco Smokeless Coal Company in the 1950s.

Acquisition information:
The collection was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in March 1994.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Mullens Smokeless Coal Company Records was completed prior to or in 2003.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged according to subject matter.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard