CONSOL Coal Mining Archives in Blacksburg

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While looking for something else, I stumbled across this resource in the
Virginia Tech library Special Collections department: the Pocahontas Mines
Collection, 1883-1997. It looks like it could be useful to anyone
interested in/researching coal mining and the coalfields served by the N&W
and Virginian.

The Pocahontas Mines Collection was donated to Special Collections between
2004 and 2009.

The Pocahontas Mines Collection was donated to Special Collections between
2004 and 2009. The donation came from Consol Energy, Inc., formerly
Consolidated
Coal Company (Luzerne County, Pa.), which also includes Pocahontas Fuel
Company, Inc.

Note: This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice
for retrieval.

Abstract: "The Pocahontas Mines Collection, 1883-1997, documents the mining
operations of CONSOL Energy, Inc. and its predecessor coal mining companies
in the Pocahontas, Virginia, area, including numerous counties in southwest
Virginia and eastern West Virginia. The collection is divided into four
series based on type: Scanned rolls, Unscanned rolls and documents, Books,
and Ledgers. The scanned and unscanned rolls are primarily of mining maps
and related oversized items, such as mechanical building and equipment
drawings, plats, and topographic maps. The books and ledgers generally
relate to mining surveys.

The guide to the collection, which also includes mentions of both the N&W
and Virginian, lists all the maps, plans, drawings, books, photos, etc.

https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv01918.xml

Bruce in Blacksburg
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