Stephen Capaldo Collection of Material from Southeastern West Virginia

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Restrictions:

No special access restriction applies.

Terms of access:

The donor of this collection has transferred rights to the intellectual property they created to the Center. For more information regarding permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the West Virginia and Regional History Center.

Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Stephen Capaldo Collection of Material from Southeastern West Virginia, A&M 4534, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."

Summary

Extent:
0.22 Linear Feet 1 document case, 2.5 in.; 1 oversize folder, .01 in.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Stephen Capaldo Collection of Material from Southeastern West Virginia, A&M 4534, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."

Background

Scope and content:

Collection includes company pay, union dues book, and training certificates (ca. 1939-1974) pertaining to United Mine Workers of America member Fred Capaldo, an Italian immigrant who worked for Leckie Smokeless Coal Company in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. Collection also includes correspondence, photographs, etc., about Gap Mills, Monroe County, WV, as well as a 1906-1907 souvenir program for Bellview School, where Black children of Gap Mills received education. Also contains a brochure and photograph related to the now-closed Andrew S. Rowan Memorial Home, located in nearby Sweet Springs, WV. Oversize folder contains a panoramic photograph of the Constitutional Convention of the United Mine Workers of America, Cincinnati, Ohio, October 7-15, 1952.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Stephen Capaldo, 2022.
Physical location:
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/
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard