Durham Coal & Iron Co. Records
The Durham Coal & Iron Co. Records, 1906-1929, contains a report by W. F. B. Berger on March 6, 1929, with a detailed evaluation of the Chattanooga mines, timber reserves, and their values, as well as of the geology of the company properties. There is also the Report on the Properties / of the / Durham Coal & Iron Company / near Chattanooga, Tennessee / March, 1927 -- J. H. Jones and an addendum to that report, which include a physical examination of the properties and is referenced by Berger's report. Next, the Durham Coal & Iron Company / Statements for Year ending December 31, 1928 includes reports of finances, followed by Report / on / the Properties / of the / Durham Coal & Iron Company / by / Messrs. Young & Lunsford / of the / Tennessee Products Corporation / August, 1926, which includes photos of the Soddy and North Chickamauga areas. Finally, there is the Report on the Property / of the / Suck Creek Coal Company / Chattanooga, Hamilton County Tennessee / Montlake Coal Company about the Montlake Coal Co. and its properties.
Blueprints and a digest of Berger's report were found loose in the report and are listed as separate items in a separate folder.
Dates
- 1906-1929
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Extent
0.2 Linear Feet
Abstract
The Durham Coal & Iron Co. Records, 1906-1929, contains a report by W. F. B. Berger on March 6, 1929, with a detailed evaluation of the Chattanoogan mines, timber reserves, and their values, as well as of the geology of the company properties. Included are several past reports from 1926 thru 1928. Blueprints and a digest of Berger's report were found loose in the report and are listed as separate items in a separate folder.
Biographical/Historical Note
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, Durham, Georgia, was known as a booming coal-mining town. The Durham Coal and Iron Company was a major supplier of coal for many Chattanooga industries. However, during the 1940s and 50s, the Durham mines closed.
Arrangement
Collection consists of two folders.
Acquisition Note
Collection is property of the UT Special Collections Library.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository