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Winding Gulf Coals, Inc. Records, 1888-1950 A&M 1525

Winding Gulf Coals, Inc. Records, 1888-1950 A&M 1525


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 1525
Title
Winding Gulf Coals, Inc. Records 1888-1950
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/198386
Quantity
17.25 Linear Feet, Summary: 17 ft. 3 in. (107 ledgers, 17 ft. 3 in.)
Creator
Winding Gulf Coals, Inc.
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
Abstract
The collection consists of ledgers, journals, and cashbooks of the Goodwill Coal and Coke Co., Greenbrier Coal and Coke Co., Gulf Coal Co., Louisville Coal and Coke Co., Winding Gulf Coal and Coke Co., and the Winding Gulf Colliery Co., with some material on the operation of company stores. There is also correspondence (1911-1915) between the managers of mines at Winding Gulf and Davy, West Virginia, discussing production levels, availability of railroad cars and freight rates, New River and Pocahontas Operators Organization, operating difficulties, labor shortages and working conditions, the Mabscott mine strike and German "socialists" at Mabscott, the Bottom Creek explosion at Vivian, the UMWA and a 1915 agreement, and the good roads movement in Raleigh County in 1915.

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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Winding Gulf Coals, Inc. Records, A&M 1525, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Account books
  • Coal mining - Labor organization.
  • Coal mining - Working conditions.
  • Coal mining - company stores.
  • Coal mining - disasters.
  • Coal mining -- Strikes
  • Davy.
  • Goodwill Coal and Coke Company
  • Greenbrier Coal and Coke Company
  • Gulf Coal Company
  • Louisville Coal and Coke Company
  • Mabscott (W. Va.)
  • New River and Pocahontas Operators Organization
  • Railroads
  • Raleigh County (W. Va.)
  • Roads. SEE ALSO Turnpikes.
  • Socialism
  • Transportation
  • United Mine Workers of America
  • Winding Gulf (W. Va.)
  • Winding Gulf Coal and Coke Company
  • Winding Gulf Coals, Inc.
  • Winding Gulf Colliery Company

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Davy.
  • Mabscott (W. Va.)
  • Raleigh County (W. Va.)
  • Winding Gulf (W. Va.)
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