Big Vein Anthracite Collieries Records
Scope and Content
This collection contains two bound volumes of daily fire boss reports for Big Vein Anthracite Collieries--owned by Superior Anthracite Coal Company--in McCoy (Montgomery County), Virginia. Each report records the date and time of mine inspection and notes conditions found by the fire boss. The reports are signed by fire bosses J. M. Albert (1926-1927) and C. D. McCoy (1929-1931) and countersigned by mine foreman D. E. Stanton. Most of the reports simply record the favorable condition of the mines in a single sentence, though a number record the presence of gas and action taken to clear it.
Dates
- Creation: 1926 - 1928
Creator
- Big Vein Anthracite Colleries (Organization)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the Big Vein Anthracite Collieries Records must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Information
Superior Anthracite Coal Company, headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, began developing the Big Vein Mine near McCoy (Montgomery County), Virginia around 1919. One of the largest mine operations in Montgomery County, the Big Vein employed more than 300 miners at its peak in the 1930s. The mine continued to operate until 1954, but complete shutdown did not occur until 1958.
Full Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Daily fire boss reports for mining operation in McCoy (Montgomery County), Virginia, describing mine conditions.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged chronologically.
Acquisition Information
The Big Vein Anthracite Collieries Records were donated to Special Collections in 1990.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement and description of the Big Vein Collieries Records commenced and was completed in October 2009.
Subject
- Big Vein Anthracite Colleries (Organization)
- Title
- A Guide to the Big Vein Anthracite Collieries Records, 1926-1928
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- John M. Jackson
- Date
- © 2009 By Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu