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    <abstract id="aspace_6e840a3afb8dd90cacc1df70eb844e9e">Diaries of Hostetter, a coal miner from Nelsonville, Ohio, which cover the years 1925 to 1949, one volume for each year. There are no volumes for the years 1933, 1937, 1942, 1944, 1945, and 1947. They contain information on mine production, inspections, accidents, equipment, labor, and other aspects of the coal mining industry.</abstract>
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<p>[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Allard Hostetter Diaries, A&amp;M 2706, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <subject authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85027354" source="lcsh">Coal miners</subject>
    <subject source="ingest">Coal mining - Safety.</subject>
    <subject source="ingest">Coal mining.</subject>
    <subject source="ingest">Diaries and journals.</subject>
    <persname source="ingest">Hostetter, Allard</persname>
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