viblbv00098Mullens Smokeless Coal Company RecordsMullens Smokeless Coal Company Records, 1937-60, n.d. Ms.1994.005Clayton McGahee, StaffSpecial Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

2003 (CC0 1.0)

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-07 13:40:06 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Mullens Smokeless Coal Company Records Mullens Smokeless Coal Company Ms.1994.005 2 Cubic Feet 2 boxes 1937-1960, n.d. 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. The materials in the collection are in English. Conditions Governing Access

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The collection was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in March 1994.

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 Administrative History

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.

 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.

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 Coal mines and mining Local/Regional History and Appalachian South West Virginia Mullens Smokeless Coal Company Stock Certificates, Publications, Proposed Revisions, LedgersStock Certificates1940, 195211Scope and Content

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

Harmco Smokeless Coal Company: Publications1953, 1955, n.d.12Scope and Content

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.)

Mining Laws, Parts I-IV, Legislative Interim Committee, West Virginia LegislatureNovember 194213Blank Stationary Pagesn.d.14LedgersCash Book (75 pages)1937-19431Ledgers1937-19401Scope and Content

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

Invoice Registers1937-19421Scope and Content

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

Account Ledger1930-19441Account Ledger1940-19412Inventory Ledger1941-19422Account Book1942-19462Inventory Ledger1942-19442Scope and Content

Details customer orders and shipments.

Ledger of Store Invoices1943-19492Cash Book of Supplies Paid for1943-19492Ledger of Coal Buyers1944-19462Ledger of Coal Buyers1946-19502Ledger of Billing1946-19502Accounting Book of Payment and Payroll1947-19532Accounting Book of Tad Smokeless Coal Company Billing1949-19502Ledger of Murphy Buildly1949-19532Scope and Content

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

Cash Book of Personal Accounts of Evelyn Meade1956-19602