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Utah coal mining history records, 1870-1996
Overview of the Collection
- Collector
- American West Center
- Title
- Utah coal mining history records
- Dates
- 1870-1996 (inclusive)18701996
- Quantity
- 18 linear feet
- Collection Number
- Accn2058
- Summary
- The Utah Coal Mining History records (1870-1996) consist of correspondence, research materials, newspaper clippings, congressional documents, maps, and essays relating to the Utah coal mining industry. These materials pertain to minority miners, mining hazards, mining labor history, and various social and economic issues.
- Repository
-
University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
-
Twenty-four hours advance notice encouraged. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
- Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Utah Coal Mining History Records (1870-1996) consist of correspondence, research materials, newspaper clippings, congressional documents, maps, and essays relating to the Utah coal mining industry. These materials pertain to minority miners, mining hazards, mining labor history, and various social and economic issues.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Research Material, 1870-1996Return to Top
This section relates to the Utah coal mining research team and its division of labor.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 1 | Research Materials |
1909-1984 |
| Folder | ||
| 1 | Division of Tasks for Coal Mining Research |
|
| 2 | Notes by Research Assistants |
|
| 3 | Notes by Brian Aggler |
1982 |
| 4 | Notes by Raymond Caron |
1982 |
| 5 | Notes by Diane Dustrud |
1918; 1982 |
| 6 | Notes by Phillis Perez |
1914; 1982 |
| 7 | Notes by Dan Rigdon |
1982-1983 |
| 8 | Notes by Niles Seifert |
1909-1910; 1982-1984 |
| 9 | Research Materials of Floyd O'Neil |
1978-1980 |
| 10 | Chapter Excerpts of Manuscript on Utah Coal Mining |
|
| 2 | Essays and Research on Coal Mining |
1870-1895 |
| Folder | ||
| 1-4 | Coal Miners Research Association |
1978-1981 |
| 5 | Accidents and Railroads |
1910-1983 |
| 6 | Coal Mining Company Descriptions and Reports |
1968 |
| 7 | Coal Strike Correspondence |
1903-1904 |
| 8 | Department of Denver and Rio Grande, Railroad Red Book
|
1917 |
| 9 | Diary of T. L. Burridge |
1924-1925 |
| 10 | Energy Information Referral Directory |
1980; 1981 |
| 11 | Italians in Utah Coal Mining Labor Force |
1897-1920 |
| 12 | Material on Geography, Energy, and Labor |
1979-1985 |
| 13 | List of Coal Mining Companies of Utah |
1918-1920 |
| 14 | Statistics of Mines West of the Rocky Mountains |
1870 |
| 15 | Tax Reports of Coal Mining Companies |
1894-1956 |
| 16 | Railway Report on Physical Condition of Main Track |
1951 |
| 3 | Essays and Research on Coal Mining |
1900-1996 |
| Folder | ||
| 1 | Genevieve Atwood, "The Strip-mining of Western Coal" |
1975 |
| 2 | H. W. Cooper, "Carbon County for Homeseekers" |
1920 |
| 3 | Ann Hughey, "New Rain on Coal's Parade" |
1980 |
| 4 | Lamont Johnson, "The Old Buckhorn Flat Road" |
|
| 5 | Priscilla Long, Where the Sun Never Shines
|
|
| 6 | Floyd O'Neil, "Coal Mining: The Cost of Monopoly and Technology" |
1977 |
| 7 | Drucill Jones Powell, "Historical Sketch of Carbon County" |
1963 |
| 8 | M. Henry Robison, "A Brief Economic History of Utah's Coal Industry" |
1977 |
| 9 | Jon Craig Smith, "The Coal Industry and the Political Sturcture of Carbon County, Utah" |
1980 |
| 10 | Utah Job Service, "Utah Coal Mining Industry" |
1976 |
| 11 | Don Strack, "Railroads and Coal Mining in Carbon County" |
1994 |
| 12 | Nancy Taniguchi, "Necessary Fraud: Progressive Reform and Utah Coal" |
|
| 13 | A. C. Watts, "Mines and Minerals," "Coal Mining in Carbon County, Utah," "Coal-Mining Methods in Utah" |
1900-1916 |
| 14 | James Whiteside, Regulating Danger
|
1990 |
| 15 | "A Brief History of Carbon County" |
1930 |
| 16 | "The Coal Miners' General Strike of 1949-50" |
1984 |
| 17 |
Coal: 1985 and Beyond
|
1978 |
| 18 | "Southeastern Utah Coal Developments" |
1976 |
| 19 | "Thirty Years of Coal Mining" |
1946 |
| 20 | "Utah Coal Mine Safety" |
|
| 21 | "Utah's Untold Pioneer Story" |
1996 |
Correspondence, 1897-1915Return to Top
Consists of correspondence of John Pettit and Gomer Thomas.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 4 | John Pettit Correspondence |
1907-1914 |
| Folder | ||
| 1-8 | John Pettit Correspondence |
1907-1914 |
| 5 | John Pettit and Gomer Thomas Correspondence |
1897-1915 |
| Folder | ||
| 1-2 | John Pettit Correspondence |
1915-1916 |
| 3 | John Pettit Correspondence Index |
|
| 4-5 | Gomer Thomas Correspondence |
1897-1907 |
Utah Newspapers on Coal Mining, 1870-1980Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 6 | Utah Newspapers on Coal Mining |
1870-1924 |
| Folder | ||
| 1 | Notes from Bingham Press Bulletin
|
1918-1924 |
| 2 | Notes from Carbon County News
|
1912-1917 |
| 3 | Clippings from Daily Enquirer
|
1870-1890 |
| 4-7 | Notes from Deseret News
|
1880-1920 |
| 7 | Utah Newspapers on Coal Mining |
1906-1914 |
| Folder | ||
| 1-6 | Clippings from Eastern Utah Advocate
|
1906-1914 |
| 8 | Utah Newspapers on Coal Mining |
1891-1914 |
| Folder | ||
| 1-5 | Notes from Eastern Utah Advocate
|
1891-1914 |
| 6 | Notes from Eastern Utah Telegraph |
1891 |
| 7 | Notes from E. D. S. Tribune
|
1891 |
| 9 | Utah Newspapers on Coal Mining |
1870-1980 |
| Folder | ||
| 1-2 | Clippings from The Mining Review
|
1900-1922 |
| 3-6 | Clippings and News from The News Advocate
|
1916-1930 |
| 7 | Notes from Ogden Junction
|
1870-1879 |
| 8-9 | Notes from Ogden Standard Examiner
|
1888; 1940 |
| 10-11 | Notes from Salt Lake Tribune
|
1871-1980 |
| 10 | Utah Newspapers on Coal Mining |
1916-1921 |
| Folder | ||
| 1-4 | Clippings from The Sun
|
1916-1921 |
| 11 | Utah Newspapers on Coal Mining |
1922-1925 |
| Folder | ||
| 1-4 | Clippings from The Sun
|
1922-1925 |
| 12 | Utah Newspapers on Coal Mining |
1926-1935 |
| Folder | ||
| 1-3 | Clippings from The Sun
|
1926-1928 |
| 4-6 | Clippings from The Sun-Advocate
|
1933-1935 |
| 13 | Utah Newspapers on Coal Mining |
1936-1941 |
| Folder | ||
| 1-6 | Clippings from The Sun-Advocate
|
1936-1941 |
| 14 | Utah Newspapers on Coal Mining |
1946-1980 |
| Folder | ||
| 1-6 | Clippings from The Sun-Advocate
|
1941-1946 |
| 7 | Various Newspapers on Utah Mining |
1973-1980 |
| 15 | Research Themes in Utah Newspapers |
1891-1934 |
| Folder | ||
| 1-13 | Research Themes in Utah Newspapers |
1917-1934 |
| 14-16 | Index to Eastern Utah Advocate Articles on Minorities |
1891-1904 |
| 16 | Research Themes in Utah Newspapers |
1880-1924 |
| Folder | ||
| 1 | Research Themes in Bingham Press Bulletin and Bingham News
|
1918; 1922-1924 |
| 2 | Research Themes in The Daily Enquirer
|
1890 |
| 3-8 | Research Themes in Deseret News
|
1880-1920 |
| 17 | Research Themes in Utah Newspapers |
1891-1917 |
| Folder | ||
| 1-7 | Research Themes in Eastern Utah Advocate
|
1891-1917 |
| 8 | Research Themes in Eastern Utah Telegraph
|
1891 |
| 18 | Research Themes in Utah Newspapers |
1870-1940 |
| Folder | ||
| 1-2 | Research Themes in The Ogden Junction
|
1870-1879 |
| 3 | Research Themes in Ogden Standard Examiner
|
1888, 1940 |
| 4-6 | Research Themes in The Salt Lake Tribune
|
1920-1930 |
| 7 | Research Themes in The Salt Lake Tribune and The Utah Mining Gazette
|
1871-1872 |
| othertype | ||
| 19 | Index Cards on Coal Mining Research |
|
| 20 | Index Cards on Coal Mining Research |
Congressional Documents, 1893-1979Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 21 | Government Reports and Documents |
1893-1979 |
| Folder | ||
| 1 | Charles Van Hise and Charles Leith, " Pre-Cambrian Geology of North America" |
1909 |
| 2 | Circulars of the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Mines |
1927 |
| 3 | Competition and Monopolies |
1893-1978 |
| 4 |
The Bureau of Mines Experimental Oil-Shale Plant
|
1930 |
| 5 | Energy Options and Coal |
1973-1976 |
| 6 | Government Intervention |
1904-1962 |
| 7 |
Immigrants in Industries
|
1911 |
| 8-10 | Industrial Commission of Utah Bulletins |
1924-1940 |
| 11 | International Coal Trade |
1979 |
| 22 | Government Reports and Documents |
1883-1978 |
| Folder | ||
| 1 | Letter from Secretary of Interior on Indian Lands |
1902 |
| 2 | Proclamations by the President on Railroads |
1920 |
| 3 | Reclamation and Environment |
1973-1978 |
| 4 | Regional Coal Supply Studies |
1883-1960 |
| 5 | Report of the Commissioner of the General Land Office |
|
| 6-7 | The Commissioner of Labor on Coal Mine Labor in Europe |
1905 |
| 8 | Report of the Coal Mine Inspector for the State of Utah |
1909-1910 |
| 9 | Director of the Bureau of Mines to the Secretary of the Interior |
1911 |
| 23 | Government Reports and Documents |
1893-1927 |
| Folder | ||
| 1 | Industrial Commission; B. W. Dyer, " Utah Coal Mining Industry" |
1917-1918 |
| 2 | Report of the Secretary of the Interior |
1893-1895 |
| 3 | Report of the United States Coal Commission |
1922-1923 |
| 4 | Report to the Secretary of Commerce, Bureau of Mines |
1927 |
| 5 |
Uncompahgre Indian Reservation
|
1916 |
| 6 | United States Mining Laws |
|
| 7 | Worker Safety |
1915-1971 |
| 24 | Government Reports and Documents |
1832-1963 |
| Box | ||
| 1-6 | Congressional Documents on Coal Mining |
1832-1963 |
| 25 | Government Reports and Documents |
1896-1916 |
| Folder | ||
| 1-6 | Report of the State Coal Mine Inspector |
1896-1916 |
| 7 | Notes from the State Mine Inspector's Reports |
1900-1908 |
| 26 | Government Reports and Documents |
1967-1934 |
| Folder | ||
| 1-7 | United States Geological Survey |
1867-1912 |
| 8 | Maps of Carbon County Coal District |
1913-1934 |
| 9 | Maps of Coal Mines in Utah |
Articles on Culture, Labor, Marxism, and Sociology, 1898-1990Return to Top
Essays are listed alphabetically by author's last name.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 27 | Articles on Culture, Labor, Marxism, and Sociology, A-B |
1951-1987 |
| 28 | Articles on Culture, Labor, Marxism, and Sociology, B-D |
1941-1985 |
| 29 | Articles on Culture, Labor, Marxism, and Sociology, E-G |
1954-1990 |
| 30 | Articles on Culture, Labor, Marxism, and Sociology, H |
1940-1984 |
| 31 | Articles on Culture, Labor, Marxism, and Sociology, J-L |
1960-1986 |
| 32 | Articles on Culture, Labor, Marxism, and Sociology, K-L |
1955-1986 |
| 33 | Articles on Culture, Labor, Marxism, and Sociology, M-N |
1950-1987 |
| 34 | Articles on Culture, Labor, Marxism, and Sociology, O-R |
1966-1985 |
| 35 | Articles on Culture, Labor, Marxism, and Sociology, S |
1924-1985 |
| 36 | Articles on Culture, Labor, Marxism, and Sociology, T-W |
1941-1986 |
| 37 | Articles on Culture, Labor, Marxism, and Sociology, W-Z |
1898-1990 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Coal mines and mining--Utah--History--Sources
Form or Genre Terms
- Clippings
- Correspondence
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