Mullens Smokeless Coal Company Records Mullens Smokeless Coal Company Records, 1937-60, n.d. Ms.1994.005

Mullens Smokeless Coal Company Records, 1937-60, n.d. Ms.1994.005


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Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Identification
Ms.1994.005
Title
Mullens Smokeless Coal Company Records 1937-1960, n.d.
Quantity
2 Cubic Feet, 2 boxes
Creator
Mullens Smokeless Coal Company
Language
The materials in the collection are in English.
Abstract
The Mullens Smokeless Coal Company Records consist mainly of ledgers and cash books which detail company accounts, coal buyers, and billings. Also included are certificates of capital stock, Mining Laws from the West Virginia Legislature, and various publications pertaining to coal mining. Based in Mullens, West Virginia, the Mullens Smokeless Coal Company was owned by Harry Meade and also known as Harmco Smokeless Coal Company.

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Mullens Smokeless Coal Company Records, Ms1994-005, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The collection was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in March 1994.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Mullens Smokeless Coal Company Records was completed prior to or in 2003.


Administrative History

Based in Mullens, West Virginia, the Mullens Smokeless Coal Company was owned and operated by Harry Meade. The company was also known as Harmco Smokeless Coal Company in the 1950s.

Scope and Content

The Mullens Smokeless Coal Company Records consist mainly of ledgers and cash books which detail company accounts, coal buyers, and billings. Also included are certificates of capital stock, Mining Laws from the West Virginia Legislature, and various publications pertaining to coal mining.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged according to subject matter.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Coal mines and mining
  • Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
  • Mullens Smokeless Coal Company
  • West Virginia

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Mullens Smokeless Coal Company Records by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).

Container List

Stock Certificates, Publications, Proposed Revisions, Ledgers
  • box-folder 1 folder: 1
    Stock Certificates
    1940, 1952
    Scope and Content

    Three stock certificates and two hypothecation agreements between the company and the Raleigh County Bank.

  • box-folder 1 folder: 2
    Harmco Smokeless Coal Company: Publications
    1953, 1955, n.d.
    Scope and Content

    Four items: Hitchcock's Resale Guide (1953), Barber-Greene Conveyors Catalog (1953), Mechanization: The Magazine of Modern Coal (March, 1955), and Westinghouse: The Use of Modern Drives for Modern Coal Mining (n.d.)

  • box-folder 1 folder: 3
    Mining Laws, Parts I-IV, Legislative Interim Committee, West Virginia Legislature
    November 1942
  • box-folder 1 folder: 4
    Blank Stationary Pages
    n.d.
Ledgers
  • box 1
    Cash Book (75 pages)
    1937-1943
  • box 1
    Ledgers
    1937-1940
    Scope and Content

    Coal Shipments, December 1937 to September 1938; Ledger of the Nuriva Smokeless Coal Company - coal shipments, November 1938 to January 1939; Ledger of the Mullens Smokeless Coal Company - coal shipments, February 1939 to January 1940

  • box 1
    Invoice Registers
    1937-1942
    Scope and Content

    Arbutus Coal Company - Invoice Register, December 1937 to September 1938; Nuriva Smokeless Coal Company, November 1938 to December 1938; Mullens Smokeless Coal Company - Invoices, January 1939 to August 1942

  • box 1
    Account Ledger
    1930-1944
  • box 2
    Account Ledger
    1940-1941
  • box 2
    Inventory Ledger
    1941-1942
  • box 2
    Account Book
    1942-1946
  • box 2
    Inventory Ledger
    1942-1944
    Scope and Content

    Details customer orders and shipments.

  • box 2
    Ledger of Store Invoices
    1943-1949
  • box 2
    Cash Book of Supplies Paid for
    1943-1949
  • box 2
    Ledger of Coal Buyers
    1944-1946
  • box 2
    Ledger of Coal Buyers
    1946-1950
  • box 2
    Ledger of Billing
    1946-1950
  • box 2
    Accounting Book of Payment and Payroll
    1947-1953
  • box 2
    Accounting Book of Tad Smokeless Coal Company Billing
    1949-1950
  • box 2
    Ledger of Murphy Buildly
    1949-1953
    Scope and Content

    Murphy Buildly Ledger, November 1949 to April 1950; Harmco Smokeless Coal Company Buyers, October 1952 to March 1953; Mullens Smokeless Coal Company Buyers, July 1953 to September 1953

  • box 2
    Cash Book of Personal Accounts of Evelyn Meade
    1956-1960