Spring Canyon Coal Co. records
Scope and Contents note
Collection contains Spring Canyon Coal Co. correspondence and papers relating to labor relations, compensation, mine rescue, income and operational expenses, housing, railroads, and welfare, chiefly during the 1920s. Also included are annual reports (1920-1933), minute books, and ledgers of King Coal, a west coast distributor of Spring Canyon coals; records relating to the I.W.W. in Carbon County, Utah; and records of the related Royal Coal Company, Standard Coal Company, and the Knight Fuel Company.
Dates
- 1913-1954
Creator
- Spring Canyon Coal Co. (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access note
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use note
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Spring Canyon Coal Co. records must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Administrative History
The Spring Canyon Coal Co. was established in 1912 by Jesse Knight. One of a number of mining camps based in Spring Canyon, Utah in the early 20th century, coal mining began that same year. Mining operations ceased in 1954, and the mine closed in 1970.
Extent
6 oversize boxes (5.25 linear ft.)
46 v. (21 linear ft.)
4 boxes (2 linear ft.)
1 carton (1 linear ft.)
1 oversize folder (0.3 linear foot)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Records of coal companies in the Spring Canyon, Utah area.
Other Finding Aids note
Partial inventory available in repository.
Other Finding Aids
File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS252.xml
Custodial History note
Donated to the library.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Donated.
Appraisal note
Western American business and labor history (20th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.II, 2007).
Processing Information note
Processed;. H. Christine Swindler and John M. Murphy; 9 May 2008.
- Title
- Register of Spring Canyon Coal Co. records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- H. Christine Swindler
- Date
- 2008 May 9
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
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Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States