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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
Primary Collecting Areas:
Local/regional history (Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Southwest Virginia, and Appalachian South); the American Civil War; Science and technology history (incl. aerospace, aeronautics, engineering, and speculative fiction); History of women in architecture (incl. the International Archive of Women in Architecture); Culinary history (incl. Virginia and southern cookery, children’s cookbooks and nutrition, food production and technology, and cocktail history); University Archives
Description:
Special Collections is located in Carol M. Newman Library at Virginia Tech. Special Collections includes manuscript collections, rare books, and the University Archives, as well as state, local and historical maps and photographs. Our mission is to collect and preserve unique, historical materials and provide access to them in their original form.
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Start Over Repository Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Subjects Coal mines and mining
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Anthony L. Asher Papers

0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Papers of Anthony L. Asher, who served as a U. S. Army explosives instructor staff officer in France during World War I and later organized and commanded Company K, 150th Infantry, West Virginia National Guard during the West Virginia mine wars. Includes correspondence relating to Company K, 150th Infantry, West Virginia National Guard (and to military charges brought against Asher for theft and unauthorized absence) and photographs.
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Anthony L. Asher Papers 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Asher, Anthony L.
Papers of Anthony L. Asher, who served as a U. S. Army explosives instructor staff officer in France during World War I and later organized and commanded Company K, 150th Infantry, West Virginia National Guard during the West Virginia mine wars. Includes correspondence relating to Company K, 150th Infantry, West Virginia National Guard (and to military charges brought against Asher for theft and unauthorized absence) and photographs.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Buckhorn Coal Company Records

1.2 Cubic Feet 3 boxes; 2 oversize folders
This collection contains blueprints, ledgers, and a deed of lease from the records of the Buckhorn Coal Company. Material dates from 1880 to 1961.
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Buckhorn Coal Company Records 1.2 Cubic Feet 3 boxes; 2 oversize folders

Buckhorn Coal Company
This collection contains blueprints, ledgers, and a deed of lease from the records of the Buckhorn Coal Company. Material dates from 1880 to 1961.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Coal Mining Photograph Album of the Virginias

0.2 Cubic Feet 1 box
This photograph album includes images of coal mining operations and related industries within West Virginia and Virginia.
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Coal Mining Photograph Album of the Virginias 0.2 Cubic Feet 1 box

This photograph album includes images of coal mining operations and related industries within West Virginia and Virginia.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Geological Map of a Portion of the Flat-Top Coal Field Showing the Approximate Outcrop of the Pocahontas or No. 3 Coal Bed in McDowell County, West Virginia

0.1 Cubic Feet 18 x 33 in.
Map shows the coal beds at Flat-Top Coal Fields in McDowell County, West Virginia. It contains an index of openings in the coal bed, and a scale of sections, as well as a key to limestone and shale locations.
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Hard Coal Mines Inc.

0.1 Cubic Feet 31 x 42 in.
Map shows property of Hard Coal Mines in Montgomery County, Virginia.
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Hard Coal Mines Inc. 0.1 Cubic Feet 31 x 42 in.

Murrill, A.
Map shows property of Hard Coal Mines in Montgomery County, Virginia.
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Harriet Eliza Lathrop Reminiscences

0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
This collection includes the photocopied typescript of the reminiscences of Harriet Eliza Lathrop, a native of New York who moved to Tazewell County, Virginia with her husband, employed there to oversee the opening of the Pocahontas Coal Field.
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Harriet Eliza Lathrop Reminiscences 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Lathrop, Harriet Eliza
This collection includes the photocopied typescript of the reminiscences of Harriet Eliza Lathrop, a native of New York who moved to Tazewell County, Virginia with her husband, employed there to oversee the opening of the Pocahontas Coal Field.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Huddle Family Papers

13.2 Cubic Feet 11 boxes and 6 oversize folders
This collection primarily contains papers associated with Charles Huddle and his son Charles Huddle who were mining engineers in Ivanhoe, Virginia, and served in various capacities with the National Carbide Company; Ivanhoe Mining and Smelting Corporation (formerly the Ivanhoe Furnace Company); New River Mineral Company; and Sand Mountain Sand Corporation. In addition, the collection contains some personal correspondence, memorabilia, and business papers of the family. Materials date from the 1850s to the 1970s.
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Huddle Family Papers 13.2 Cubic Feet 11 boxes and 6 oversize folders

Huddle, Charles Ross, 1885-1970
This collection primarily contains papers associated with Charles Huddle and his son Charles Huddle who were mining engineers in Ivanhoe, Virginia, and served in various capacities with the National Carbide Company; Ivanhoe Mining and Smelting Corporation (formerly the Ivanhoe Furnace Company); New River Mineral Company; and Sand Mountain Sand Corporation. In addition, the collection contains some personal correspondence, memorabilia, and business papers of the family. Materials date from the 1850s to the 1970s.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Lon Savage Collection,

1.7 Cubic Feet 5 boxes
Typescript drafts and research materials--including photocopies of interview transcripts, court documents, and printed materials--for Lon Savage's book, Thunder in the Mountains: the West Virginia Mine War, 1920-21.
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Lon Savage Collection, 1.7 Cubic Feet 5 boxes

Savage, Lon, 1928-2004
Typescript drafts and research materials--including photocopies of interview transcripts, court documents, and printed materials--for Lon Savage's book, Thunder in the Mountains: the West Virginia Mine War, 1920-21.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Map Embracing Coal Fields of Eastern Kentucky and Southwest Virginia

0.1 Cubic Feet 38 x 22 in.
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Map of Pocahontas Coal Fields

0.1 Cubic Feet 31 x 39 in. (2 copies)
Map shows Pocahontas Coal Field, with index of mines and their owners. Map is bordered by images of the mines listed on the map.
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Map of Pocahontas Coal Fields 0.1 Cubic Feet 31 x 39 in. (2 copies)

Pocahontas Operators Association
Map shows Pocahontas Coal Field, with index of mines and their owners. Map is bordered by images of the mines listed on the map.

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