Coal mining and the culture that formed around it left an indelible imprint on the industrial heritage of Western ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø. Miners, coal companies, and unions forge the unique character of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Coal Culture in this region.
The following resources document the lives of Western ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø coal miners and their families in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Special thanks goes to Eileen Mountjoy for her thorough essays on ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Coal Culture, for the donation of the , and for her book .
Resources
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Coal Culture
Funded by a Library Services and Technology Grant in 2006, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Coal Culture includes resources for researchers, students, and teachers, including:
We gratefully acknowledge the Commonwealth of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø for the grant funding, as well as the tireless work of the project director, historical consultants and authors, the Historical and Genealogical Society of Indiana County, and those who generously provided materials from their private collections to support this grant.
Coal Culture at the University Museum
In fall 2009, the University Museum presented A Walk Through Time: ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Coal Culture, co-curated by Harrison Wick and Rhonda Yeager. The exhibit documented bituminous coal mining and living in company towns in western ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø.
The University Museum features many essays, photographs, and oral history interviews about western ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø coal culture.
Additional Resources
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Coal Culture Resources provides additional articles, oral history interviews, websites, and other resources about coal mining.
Collections
The following manuscript groups, held in IUP Special Collections and University Archives, document coal mining history in western ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø from the perspective of the coal miner, company, and union.