Wilburg Mine and Other Mining Disasters
- Containers:
- Box 253
- Scope and content:
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This box contains materials related to the Wilburg Mining Disaster in Orangeville, Utah. Notes from donor: "Company was attempting to set a production record, air compressor unsafe, MSHA complicit, JDM report." Documents on other mining fatalities, injuries, and disasters are also included. Formats include but are not limited to correspondence, notes, clippings, safety plans and amendments, witness statements and court testimony, MSHA fatal mining accident reports of 1982, and other government agency and organization reports.
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia UniversityP.O. Box 60691549 University AvenueMorgantown, WV 26506
- Contact for questions and access:
- POC: Lori HostuttlerEmail: lori.hostuttler@mail.wvu.eduPhone: (304) 293-3536Web: wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu
- Parent restrictions:
- Box 150, Miscellaneous Material from JDM's MSHA Work (Part 1), contains restricted material, possibly including PII and financial information. Please contact the West Virginia and Regional History Center to request access.Audiovisual materials must be digitized for research access. Researchers may access these materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.
- Parent terms of access:
- Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.