A Guide to the Virginia Mines and Mineral Resources Collection , 1927-1981
A Collection in
University Archives, McConnell Library, Radford University
Collection number AC 017
Radford University, University Archives, McConnell Library
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Processed by: Brandon Edwards
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
An appointment for research is required. The collection is open for research. No interlibrary loan.
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Virginia Mines and Mineral Resources Collection, Appalachian Collection, McConnell Library, Radford University, Radford, VA. Virginia Mines and Mineral Resources Collection , Accession # AC 017, University Archives, McConnell Library, Radford University
Acquisition Information
Collected in McConnell Library clipping files.
Accruals
No additional material is expected.
Custodial History
This material was collected in McConnell Library clipping files during the 1970s and 1980s.
Processing Information
Processed by Brandon Edwards. Finding aid by Brandon Edwards and Gene Hyde, Spring 2012.
Scope and Content
The Virginia Mines and Minerals Resource Collection holds a number of pamphlets with titles such as Minerals of Virginia from 1927 and Virginia's Minerals at War. Also present are bulletins with titles such as Mineral and Coal Studies From Virginia Tech and Virginia Geological Surveys. Newspaper clippings from the Roanoke Times, photographs taken in the year 1944, a Virginia Minerals Newsletter from 1977 and a map entitled Mineral Resources in Virginia are also found in this collection. Along with an executive order written in the year 1978 and documents such as Summary of Coal Mining in Virginia and Major Weaknesses of the Mining Law of Virginia.
Arrangement
Box 1
Folder 1: Pamphlet, Minerals of Virginia, 1927
Folder 2: Bulletins, Mineral and Coal Studies From Virginia Tech, January 1936 - May 1950
Folder 3: Bulletins, Virginia Geological Surveys, 1937 - 1956
Folder 4: Photos, Mining Photos, 1944
Folder 5: Newspaper Clippings, Mining in Virginia, Roanoke Times, August 26, 1951 and November 3, 1974
Folder 6: Map, Mineral Resources in Virginia, 1963
Folder 7: Report, Petroleum Industry in Virginia, August 1964
Folder 8: Pamphlet, List of Publications, 1967 - 1968
Folder 9:Newsletter, Earthquakes, Virginia Minerals, February 1977
Folder 10: Document, Summary of Coal Mining in Virginia, 1977
Folder 11: Letter, Executive Order #4, by John N. Dalton, March 7, 1978
Folder 12: Booklet, Virginia's Coalfields: A News Day, Articles From Newspapers, June 28, 1981 - July 5, 1981
Folder 13: Pamphlet, Virginia's Minerals at War
Folder 14: Document, Major Weaknesses of the Mining Law of Virginia