Records, 1854-1982.

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Records, 1854-1982.

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The records of the Westmoreland Coal Company document the evolution of the American bituminous coal industry over a 130-year period. Surviving documentation is most comprehensive for the southwestern Virginia operations, with proportionately less for the Pennsylvania, West Virginia and western operations. More complete descriptions of the major subgroups can be found under related ID numbers.

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Taggart, Ralph E. (Ralph Enos), 1887-1951

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Wentz, Daniel B. (Daniel Bertsch), 1872-1926

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Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates

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Fairmont Machinery Company.

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Penn Virginia Corporation

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The companies in this section of the Penn Virginia archive represent its post-1960 diversification effort. Prior to the 1960s, the Virginia Coal & Iron Company's subsidiary companies all performed support services to its real estate holdings in southwestern Virginia. By that time, however, these secondary functions had ceased to be productive and could better be carried on by others. Most were therefore sold to larger firms engaged in the same line of work. The Inter...

United States. Bureau of Mines

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"In response to the growing number of fatalities in the mining industry, the United States Bureau of Mines (USBM) was established in 1910 to promote improved safety in mining through research and training. The USBM provided information to the public on the minerals industry. In September, 1995, the Congress voted to abolish the USBM" (http://www.msha.gov/TRAINING/LIBRARY/BureauofMines.htm; accessed 10/26/2009). From the description of United States Bureau of Mines Map Collection, Bef...

Interstate Railroad Company

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Jeffrey Manufacturing Company (Columbus, Ohio)

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Jeffrey Manufacturing Company was established in 1877 in Columbus, focusing on coal industry machinery and diversifying over the years to supply equipment for various industries. Dresser Industries, inc. acquired the company in 1974. From the description of Jeffrey Mining Machine Company Collection, ca. 1900-1992. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 56845994 ...

United States. National Bituminous Coal Commission

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Central Supply Company of Virginia.

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Baldwin-Felts Detectives, Inc.

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Virginia Coal and Iron Company

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The Virginia Coal & Iron Company was incorporated on January 6, 1882, and renamed Penn Virginia Corporation on April 19, 1967. VC&I was a typical large southern Appalachian coal and land company founded by members of the Leisenring, Wentz and Kemmerer families. The Leisenrings were among several Pennsylvania anthracite operators who made the transition to bituminous coal. Their first such venture, and VC&I's direct predecessor, was the Connellsville Coke &amp...

Roberts & Schaefer

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Leisenring family.

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National Coal Association

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Wentz family.

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United mine workers of America

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Southern Coal Producers Association.

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United States. War Manpower Commission

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History Roy Pearson was a labor representative from the Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America, or IUMSWA, Local No. 9 in San Pedro, California. The IUMSWA was a labor union that represented all shipyard workers. Established in the 1930’s, the Congress of Industrial Relations, or C.I.O, was a federation that organized industrial unions, such as the IUMSWA, in the United States and Canada. The C.I.O. merged ...

New River Company

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Wentz, John S. (John Shriver), 1838-1918

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Virginia Wholesale Company.

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Heyl & Patterson, Inc.

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C. H. Sprague & Son Company.

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Virginia Coal Operators' Association.

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Leisenring, E. B. 1895-1952.

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Bituminous Coal Operators' Association

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Westmoreland Coal Company

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Southern Appalachian coal producer, incorporated 1902, active in Lee and Wise counties, Va. Merged into the Westmoreland Coal Company in 1964. From the description of Westmoreland Coal Company collection of the Stonega Coke and Coal Company papers, 1915-1957. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 53966093 The Westmoreland Coal Company (Del.) was formed on April 30, 1964, by the merger of the Westmoreland Coal Company (Pa.) and the Stonega Coke & Coal...