Virginia Coal and Iron Company Records
This collection of the Virginia Coal & Iron Company Records, dating from 1883-1915, contains 22 coal export reports and letters from the Philadelphia Commercial Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to the Virginia Coal & Iron Co., as well as 15 documents for railroads in the South and Northeast. Many of these include references to the Virginia Coal & Iron Co.; Virginia Iron, Coal, & Coke Co.; Interstate Railroad Co. in Virginia; Interstate Coal & Iron Co. in Virginia; and Looney Creek Railroad Co. in Kentucky.
Dates
- 1883-1915
Conditions Governing Access
Collections are stored offsite and must be requested in advance. See www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Conditions Governing Use
The UT Libraries claims only physical ownership of most material in the collections. Persons wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants on www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
This collection of the Virginia Coal & Iron Company Records, dating from 1883-1915, contains 22 coal export reports and letters from the Philadelphia Commercial Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to the Virginia Coal & Iron Co., as well as 15 documents for railroads in the South and Northeast. Many of these include references to the Virginia Coal & Iron Co.; Virginia Iron, Coal, & Coke Co.; Interstate Railroad Co. in Virginia; Interstate Coal & Iron Co. in Virginia; and Looney Creek Railroad Co. in Kentucky.
Biographical/Historical Note
The Virginia Coal and Iron Company was incorporated in Virginia on January 6, 1882. Its headquarters was located at Big Stone Gap, Virginia in addition to a branch office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The company holdings consisted of 98,510 acres of land in Lee and Wise counties in Virginia and in Harlan County, Kentucky.
Arrangement
Collection consists of two folders and the material is arranged into two series: Coal Export Reports and Letters and Coal and Railroad Records.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository