Pennsylvania State Anthracite Mine Cave Commission Report
name: label: Author
content: Pennsylvania State Anthracite Mine Cave Commission
label: Collector
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Agriculture and Mining
place: label: Place
content: Pennsylvania
topic: label: Topic
content: Coal mines and mining -- Pennsylvania
label: Topic
content: Anthracite coal
label: Topic
content: Metallurgical engineers
label: Topic
content: Mining
creator: label: Author
content: Pennsylvania State Anthracite Mine Cave Commission
setName: label: See more items in
content: Pennsylvania State Anthracite Mine Cave Commission Report
abstract: label: Summary
content: Materials and 1913 report relating to the work of the Pennsylvania Sate Anthracite Mine Cave Commission.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: The Pennsylvania State Anthracite Mine Cave Commission was created by an Act of the General Assembly of the state of Pennsylvania and approved by the governor, John K. Tener, on March 24, 1911.

The Commission was appointed to investigate and report on both the physical conditions and the legal rights over the anthracite coal fields at Scranton, Pennsylvania.  It was also impowered, by the state legislature, to recommend appropriate legislation over the legal and proprietary land rights of landowners and miners at Scranton.

Headed by Mr. W. J. Richards of Pottsville, the Commission was to submit its report to the legislature not later than February 1, 1913. Mr. Richards was elected President of the Commission on June 12, 1911 and the Commission's report was ready on March 1, 1913.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.3 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1912-1913
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Transferred from the Division of Agriculture and Mining, August 1985.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0180
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Reports
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged by type of material.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: E. S. Etuck, 1985
label: Processing Information
content: Processed by E.S. Etuck, September 24, 1985; revised, C.A. Orr,  June 19, 1989.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Reports
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This collection consists of the Commission's report, comprising: a 352 page report, including numerous photographs and maps; one 24 page printed copy of the report; one map of the city of Scranton, dated 1912; and eight blueprints of coal field sites.