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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word, created by Dyron Knick. 31 December 2014 Description is in English 20141231 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Papers of Ernest F. Reynolds 1988-2002 A Collection in Roanoke Public Libraries 2006.7.05

Roanoke Public Libraries 2014 Special Collections Staff Roanoke Public Libraries Descriptive Summary Roanoke Public Libraries A Guide to the Papers of Ernest F. Reynolds 2006.7.05 2 record storage boxes English Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Papers of Ernest F. Reynolds, Accession #2006.7.05, Roanoke Public Libraries, Roanoke, VA

Acquisition Information

Donated by Ernest F. Reynolds

 Biographical Note

Ernest Reynolds was originally from West Virginia and moved to Roanoke later in life. He had early connections to coal mining (it is inferred that his father was a miner) and obviously nurtured a passion for the topic and others that centered on West Virginia and the surrounding areas. Reynolds was also a writer and had several articles and short stories on coal mining published in various papers and magazines. Many rough and final drafts of these articles are included in this collection. Reynolds passed away in November of 2009 at the age of 92.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of materials such as photographs, articles, maps and brochures collected by the creator predominately on coal mining and coal mines in West Virginia and Virginia. Also included are materials pertaining to iron furnaces in Virginia and West Virginia and geographical locations of interest to the creator. Contents of the collection were originally held in three-ring binders, however the contents were removed from this housing for preservation purposes. The order in which the items were placed in the binders by the creator was maintained.

Arrangement

Materials specific to coal mining are arranged alphabetically with other topics arranged alphabetically thereunder.

Contents List Papers of Ernest F. Reynolds 1 Coal Mine Disasters: notes and correspondence 1 Coal Mine Disasters: articles 2 Coal Mine Disasters: photographs 3 Coal Mine Disasters: photocopied material 4 Coal Operators: "Early Birds" - photographs 5 Coal Operators: "Early Birds" - brochures 6 Coal Operators: "Early Birds" - articles 7 Coal Operators: "Early Birds" - photocopied material 8 Coal Preparation: photocopied materials 9 Coal Preparation: articles 10 Coal Preparation: photographs 11 Coal Preparation Facilities, A-M: articles 12 Coal Preparation Facilities, A-M: photographs 13 Coal Preparation Facilities, A-M: photocopied material 14 Coal Preparation Facilities, N-Y: photocopied materials 15 Coal Preparation Facilities, N-Y: articles 16 Coal Preparation Facilities, N-Y: photographs 17 Coal Towns of West Virginia: notes 18 Coal Towns of West Virginia: photocopied material 19 Coal Towns of West Virginia: photographs 20 Coal Towns of West Virginia: articles 21 Coal Towns of West Virginia, Affinity to Crozer: photocopied materials 22 Coal Towns of West Virginia, Affinity to Crozer: articles 23 Coal Towns of West Virginia, Affinity to Crozer: photographs 24 Coal Towns of West Virginia, Affinity to Crozer: notes 25 Coal Towns of West Virginia, McAlphin to Stanaford: photocopied materials 26 Coal Towns of West Virginia, McAlphin to Stanaford: articles 27 Coal Towns of West Virginia, McAlphin to Stanaford: photographs 28 Coal Towns of West Virginia, Stotesbury to Yukon: photocopied material 29 Coal Towns of West Virginia, Stotesbury to Yukon: articles 30 Coal Towns of West Virginia, Stotesbury to Yukon: photographs 31 Coal Towns of West Virginia, Stotesbury to Yukon: notes 32 Virginia Coal Mines: photocopied materials 33 Virginia Coal Mines: photographs 34 Virginia Coal Mines: articles 35 Botetourt County Furnaces: articles 36 Botetourt County Furnaces: photographs 37 Botetourt County Furnaces: photocopied material 38 Botetourt County Furnaces: notes 39 Furnaces: photographs 40 Furnaces: articles 41 Furnaces: photocopied material 42 Furnaces II: brochures 43 Furnaces II: notes 44 Furnaces II: photocopied material 45 Furnaces II: photographs 46 Furnaces II: articles 47 Virginia Iron Furnaces, A-M: notes 48 Virginia Iron Furnaces, A-M: photocopied material 49 Virginia Iron Furnaces, A-M: articles 50 Virginia Iron Furnaces, A-M: brochures 51 Virginia Iron Furnaces, N-Z: notes 52 Virginia Iron Furnaces, N-Z: photocopied material 53 Virginia Iron Furnaces, N-Z: articles 54 Wythe County Furnaces: photocopied material 55 Wythe County Furnaces: photographs 56 Wythe County Furnaces: notes 57 Wythe County Furnaces: articles 58 Papers of Ernest F. Reynolds 2 Canaan Valley, West Virginia: correspondence 1 Canaan Valley, West Virginia: brochures 2 Canaan Valley, West Virginia: photocopied material 3 Canaan Valley, West Virginia: articles 4 Canaan Valley, West Virginia: photographs 5 Fayette County, West Virginia: photocopied material 6 Fayette County, West Virginia: articles 7 Fayette County, West Virginia: photographs 8 Logan County, West Virginia: articles 9 Logan County, West Virginia: photocopy of "A History of Logan County" 10 McCoy Falls: photocopied material 11 McCoy Falls: articles 12 McCoy Falls: photographs 13 Mercer County, West Virginia: brochures 14 Mercer County, West Virginia: photographs 15 Mercer County, West Virginia: articles 16 Mercer County, West Virginia: photocopied material 17 Northfork County, West Virginia: notes 18 Northfork County, West Virginia: photocopied material 19 Northfork County, West Virginia: articles 20 Northfork County, West Virginia: photographs 21 New River Gorge: photocopied material 22 New River Gorge: photographs 23 New River Gorge: articles 24 Pocahontas County, West Virginia: photocopied material 25 Pocahontas County, West Virginia: articles 26 Raleigh and Wyoming Counties, West Virginia: brochures 28 Raleigh and Wyoming Counties, West Virginia: correspondence 29 Raleigh and Wyoming Counties, West Virginia: photocopied material 30 Raleigh and Wyoming Counties, West Virginia: articles 31 Raleigh and Wyoming Counties, West Virginia: photographs 32 Roanoke, Virginia: news clippings 33 Roanoke, Virginia: miscellaneous 34 Roanoke News: miscellaneous 35 Roanoke News: news clippings 36 North Carolina: postcards and collectible cards 37 Roanoke's Heyday: photographs 38 Roanoke's Heyday: photocopied material 39 Roanoke's Heyday: articles 40 Roanoke's Heyday: letters 41 Tazewell County, Virginia: photographs 42 Tazewell County, Virginia: articles 43 Tazewell County, Virginia: photocopied material 44 Thurmond, West Virginia: photocopied material 45 Thurmond, West Virginia: photographs 46 Thurmond, West Virginia: articles 47 Crimes of Mingo County, West Virginia: notes 48 Crimes of Mingo County, West Virgina: articles 49 Crimes of Mingo County, West Virginia: photographs 50 Crimes of Mingo County, West Virginia: photocopied material 51 Publication: The History of Shenandoah County, Part 1 - photocopy 52 Publication: The History of Shenandoah County, Part 2 - photocopy 53 Publication: The History of Shenandoah County, Part 3 - photocopy 54