Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Company Records , 1899-1965

Access and use

Location of collection:
Radford University
University Archives
McConnell Library
Radford University
P.O. Box 6881
801 East Main Street
Radford, VA 24142
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Bud Bennett
Phone: (540) 831-5694
Phone: (540) 831-5701

Summary

Extent:
53.0 Linear feet
Creator:
Abstract:
The Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Company Collection contains deeds, plats, maps, ledger books, correspondence, and annual reports of the Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Company relating to its activities in Bedford County, Botetourt County, Radford City, Bristol City, Wythe County, eastern Tennessee, and Roanoke County. The materials deal primarily with events from 1900 through the middle 1960's, even though there are some materials referring to the 1800's. For full collection click here. Parts of this collection have been digitized.
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Thye Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Company Collection contains deeds, plats, maps, ledger books, correspondence, and annual reports of the Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Company relating to its activities in Bedford County, Botetourt County, Radford City, Bristol City, Wythe County, eastern Tennessee, and Roanoke County. The materials deal primarily with events from 1900 through the middle 1960's, even though there are some materials referring to the 1800's.

Biographical / historical:

The Virginia Iron, Coal, and Coke Company was created in 1899 and operated coal mines, iron mines, furnaces, and related businesses in Southwest Virginia throughout the early 20th Century.VICC went through several owners after the Second World War, and in 1984 then-owner ANR Coal Company of Roanoke, Virginia, donated the iron and land records to Radford University. A history of the VICC by retired Radford History Professor Harold W. Mann is available on the RU Digital Collections website.

Acquisition information:
Arrangement:

NOTE: The VICC Collection is being reprocessed to better preserve, protect, and describe the materials in the collection. As of January 2013, the collection has been reprocessed through box 15.As the materials were reprocessed and placed in new folders, they have been expanded and relaxed, and consequently now take up more room. Some overlap has occurred, and this is now labeled old and new boxes when the box numbers from the new and old box labelling overlap.

The VICC Collection was originally housed in expanding legal manilla folders that were labeled Folder 1, Folder 2, etc. These folders typically contain documents relating to a specific topic, location, set of legal documents, etc. The materials in these folders have been removed and placed in archival file folders. The labels reflect the original manilla folders (Folder 1) while the individual items in them are in the original order and are in files. Consequently Box 1, Folder 1, File 3 contains the third item originally found in the first folder in the collection,which is now housed in Box 1.

Physical location:
Physical description:
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