Peoples Appalachian Research Collective, Papers regarding Strip Mining, 1968-1973 A&M 2618

Peoples Appalachian Research Collective, Papers regarding Strip Mining, 1968-1973 A&M 2618


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 2618
Title
Peoples Appalachian Research Collective, Papers regarding Strip Mining 1968-1973
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/195140
Quantity
0.8 Linear Feet, Summary: 10 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each)
Creator
Dix, Keith
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

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Peoples Appalachian Research Collective, Papers regarding Strip Mining, A&M 2618, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.


Scope and Contents

This collection consists of correspondence, notes, articles, newsletters, news clippings, reports, studies, Congressional testimony, and other materials collected by Keith Dix and other members of the Peoples Appalachian Research Collective for the purpose of preparing a 1971 issue of People's Appalachia concerning strip mining in Appalachia. The bulk of the material is newsletters from anti-strip mining organizations and reports, studies, and testimonies on regulation of this industry.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Coal mining - Regulation.
  • Coal mining - Strip mining.
  • Coal mining.
  • Dix, Keith
  • Environmentalism.
  • People's Appalachia.
  • Peoples' Appalachian Research Collective
  • Strip mining
  • Strip mining -- Appalachian Region
  • Surface mining.
  • West Virginia - strip mining issue.

Container List

Mixed Materials Box: 1
Notes, correspondence, drafts of articles, and newsletters
ca. 1968-1973
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1
    Material on John Garlow family
    ca. 1968-1973
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2
    Notes, correspondence, and drafts of articles concerning PARC and PA strip mining issues
    ca. 1968-1973
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3
    Appalachian Strip Mining Information Service newsletter
    October 1971-January 1972
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 4
    Appalachian Strip Mining Information Service newsletter
    February 1972-"last issue 1972" (undated)
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 5
    Mid-Appalachian Environmental Service newsletter and correspondence
    July 1971-December 1972
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 6
    Miscellaneous anti-strip mining groups: Council of the Southern Mountains; South Today; Citizens to Abolish Strip Mining, Inc.; The Third World Reader Service; Sierra Club; Coal Patrol; Save Our Kentucky; Environmental Policy Center; Buffalo Creek Massacre Coalition; Appalachia South (APSO); Environmental Action; Friends of the Earth; and the Union for Radical Political Economics
    ca. 1968-1973
Mixed Materials Box: 2
Newsletters, reports, studies, congressional testimonies, legal actions, and news clippings
ca. 1968-1973
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 1
    National Coal Association and Mined Land Conservation Conference newsletters (pro-strip mining)
    ca. 1968-1973
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 2
    Legal actions and congressional testimonies
    ca. 1968-1973
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 3
    Reports and studies on strip mining and reclamation
    ca. 1968-1973
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 4
    News clippings
    ca. 1968-1973