T.R. Johns papers, 1853-1948 (bulk 1919-1940).

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T.R. Johns papers, 1853-1948 (bulk 1919-1940).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45170799

The collection contains the personal and business correspondence, memoranda, clippings, scrapbooks, photo albums, and letterpress books pertaining to the life and managerial career of T.R. Johns. Items contained therein document Johns' administration of Bethlehem Steel's affiliated mines and labor conditions in Pennsylvania and West Virginia mines. Principal correspondents include notable steel executives Charles Schwab and Eugene Grace, state and federal mine bureau officials, politicians, and members of professional mine engineering societies. The collection highlights Bethlehem Steel's extensive political and economic control in Johnstown, and control over the mining communities it administered. In addition to Johns' personal papers, the collection contains 563 photographs (bound and unbound) of company towns, collieries and mines, and Johns' family and relatives.

6 cubic feet.

Pennsylvania State University Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7550420

Pennsylvania State University Libraries

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