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Conditions Governing Access

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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Buffalo Creek Disaster Scrapbooks and Clippings, A&M 4527, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of 701 .tif files representing six scrapbooks and one envelope of newsclippings and pamphlets documenting the aftermath of the Buffalo Creek Flood, which occurred on February 26, 1972 in Logan County, West Virginia. The flooding was caused by a Pittston Coal Company coal slurry impoundment dam bursting. Subjects covered in the clippings include investigation into Pittston Coal Company, survival stories, and legal disputes. A small number of original community and government created materials, including handouts and pamphlets, are present related to the rebuilding process. Newsclippings are international in scope.

The original materials were loaned for digitization and returned to the Buffalo Creek Memorial Library in Man, WV. Only the digitized materials are part of this collection.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Buffalo Creek (Logan County, W. Va.)
• Coal mining - disasters.
• Floods
• Pittston Coal Company