Hammond Coal Company Records
name: label: Creator
content: Hammond Coal Company.
label: Former owner
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
label: Former owner
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
place: label: Place
content: Pennsylvania
topic: label: Topic
content: Anthracite coal
label: Topic
content: Coal mines and mining -- Pennsylvania
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Labor unions
label: Topic
content: Mines
label: Topic
content: Mining
label: Topic
content: Mining equipment
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Immediate source of acquisition unknown.
creator: label: Creator
content: Hammond Coal Company.
setName: label: See more items in
content: Hammond Coal Company Records
abstract: label: Summary
content: This collection documents the internal business proceedings and union relations of the Hammond Coal Company.
bioghist: label: Historical
content: The Hammond Coal Company mined anthracite coal and operated in Girardville, Pennsylvania, in the twentieth century. Employees of Hammond Coal Company belonged to Local Union #1451, United Mine Workers of America, although the company did occasionally work in collaboration with "bootleg" mines or mines that were fully legal other than their non-union status. Hammond Coal Company also worked with contractors.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3 Cubic feet (12 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1923-1954
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Collection transferred to the Archives Center by the Division of Work and Industry, 2007.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1003
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Accident reports
label: Type
content: Contracts
label: Type
content: Correspondence
label: Type
content: Financial records
label: Type
content: Inspections
label: Type
content: Inventories
label: Type
content: Ledgers (account books)
label: Type
content: Reports
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into one series.

Series 1: Business Records, 1923-1954
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Sally Johnson, intern; supervised by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2023.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Accident reports
label: Genre/Form
content: Contracts
label: Genre/Form
content: Contracts -- union
label: Genre/Form
content: Correspondence -- 1930-1960
label: Genre/Form
content: Financial records -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Inspections
label: Genre/Form
content: Inventories
label: Genre/Form
content: Ledgers (account books)
label: Genre/Form
content: Reports
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: The collection documents the business activities of the Hammond Coal Company. It includes correspondence, "bootleg" registrations, reports on federal mine inspections, equipment inventories, employee grievances, financial records, production reports, contracts, employee information, accident and injury reports, payroll ledgers, shipment records, and hourly rate sheets. Also included are papers relating to labor union relations and union memoranda.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Materials in the Archives Center

Girard Estate Records, 1790-1964 (NMAH.AC.1011)