Buckhorn Coal Company Records, 1880-1961 , Ms.1984.175

Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

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Preferred Citation

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Source of Acquisition

The collection was acquired by Special Collections and University Archives prior to 2000.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Buckhorn Coal Company Records was completed in 2004.

Scope and Content

The Buckhorn Coal Company records consists of 25 blueprints, eleven ledgers, and one deed of lease. The small collection of blueprints detail the coal lands and tunnels of Buckhorn Coal Company, as well as the prospectus and abstracts of lease arrangements. Accompanying the blueprints are eleven comprehensive ledgers which consist of stock transfers, roster of Buckhorn Coal Company stockholders, and cash books.

Container List

Buckhorn Coal Company Records

1880-1961

box 1
Ledger, list of investors, 126 p.
1888-1917
box 1
Stock ledger, list of stockholders, 103 p.
1890-1891
box 1
Stock ledger, 185 p.
1891-1954
box 1
Lease book, list of lessees, 75 p.
1917-1920
box 1
Ledger - preferred stockholders and preferred dividends, 83 p.
1917-1922
box 1
Cash book, 196 p.
1918-1941
box 1
Cash book, 150 p.
1944-1961
box 2
Stock ledger, list of stockholders, 91 p.
1880-1889
box 2
Cash book, 324 p.
1888-1895
box 2
Wakenva Coal Co. Blueprint, Garden Operation, Drill, VA
October 16, 1929
box 2
Deed of lease of the Buckhorn Coal Co.
1950-1958
box 2
Meadows Coal Co. Blueprint, Mine 11, Swords Creek, VA
box 2
Banner Raven Coal Co., mine workings in the Upper Banner Seam, Drill, VA
box 2
Unititled blueprint
n.d.
box 3
Large cash book, 150 p.
1918-1943
box 3
Large cash book, 239 p.
1918-1946
box 3
Garden Coal Co. blueprint, workings in the Widow Kennedy seam, Drill, VA
box 3
Banner Raven Coal Corp. blueprint, projected mine workings in the Upper Banner seam, Drill, VA
oversize folder: 1
Garden Coal Co., mine map of Kennedy seam, Drill VA
September 27, 1918
oversize folder: 1
Laurel Coal Co., mine map of Russell County, VA
October 15, 1918
oversize folder: 1
Banner Raven Coal Corp., mine working in the upper banner seam, Drill, VA (3 blueprints)
oversize folder: 2
Appalachian Electric Power Co., coal creek west circle
October 19, 1936
oversize folder: 2
Tazewell Coal & Iron Co., map of coal lands in Russell County, VA
oversize folder: 2
Buckhorn Coal Co., map of mines in the Widow Kennedy seam (7 blueprints)
oversize folder: 2
Buckhorn Coal Co., map showing property south of 1st lease
oversize folder: 2
Buckhorn Coal Co., map of Upper Banner mines (2 blueprints)