0.3 Linear Feet, 3 1/2 in. (1 small flat storage box, 3 in.); (1 folder, 1/2 in.); (1 oversize folder, 5 items); 1 reel of
microfilm
Creator
Jones, Carter D.
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: a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings on the explosion at Monongah Mines No.6 and No.8 on
6 December 1907, rescue operations, the inquest, and mine law reforms; photographs of the disaster; maps of the interior of
the mines; printed and typescript reports and pamphlets on mining operations; script of a 1952 television broadcast on the
disaster; material on mine disasters in Alabama, Pennsylvania, and Illinois; and newspaper accounts of the agitation for the
removal of Judge Alston G. Dayton; and on the imprisonment of Miss Fannie Sellins, a labor organizer.
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Conditions Governing Access
Special access restriction applies.
Researchers may access digitized materials by visiting the link attached to each item or by requesting to view the materials
in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.
Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Monongah Mine Disaster Papers, A&M 0524, West Virginia and Regional History
Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.