A&M 2573William Milo Barnum (1856-1926) Papers, 1882-1899 A&M 2573Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-30 08:16:32 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center William Milo Barnum (1856-1926) Papers Barnum, William Milo (1856-1926) A&M 2573 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/707 0.58 Linear Feet Summary: 7 in. (4 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each) 1882-1899 Correspondence (including 6 volumes of letter books) relating to firms in which Barnum was an executive, including the Henrico Coal Co. and Kanawha Improvement Co., West Virginia, National Mining Co. and Wells Farm Land and Mining Co., New York. The collection documents mining and railroad promotion in Appalachia and the eastern midwest states. The collection was formerly part of the records of the Pacific Coast Coal and Oil Co. of which Barnum was chairman of the Board of Directors (ca.1900-1911). Unpublished inventory and guide available at University of Washington Libraries. (Originals at University of Washington Libraries.) 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/ English . Conditions Governing Access

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Business correspondence Coal mining - coal companies. Coal mining. Electric industries Petroleum industry and trade Railroads Henrico Coal Company Kanawha Improvement Company. National Mining Company Pacific Coast Coal and Oil Company United States Electric Lighting Co. Wells Farm Land and Mining Company Barnum, William Milo (1856-1926)