Harlan County Struggle collection
Scope and Contents
This collection contains various clippings, letters, print material, writings, and newspapers regarding Harlan County, Kentucky, and the ongoing struggle between miners and mining companies that occurred for over forty years following the big coal boom of the early 1900s.
Dates
- created: 1931-1983
Conditions Governing Access
Records can be accessed through the Reading Room, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College.
Conditions Governing Use
Provided for educational and research purposes. There are no restrictions on use of this material other than federal copyright regulations. Cite all information.
Extent
2 boxes_(general)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Materials regarding Harlan County, Kentucky, and the ongoing struggle that occurred for over forty years following the big coal boom of the early 1900s.
Other Descriptive Information
The items in the collection were collected by members of the Hutchins Library staff and donated to the Berea College Special Collections and Archives.
- Title
- Harlan County Struggle collection Finding Aid
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Revision Statements
- 09099999: The finding aid was updated in September 2015 and March 2024
Repository Details
Part of the Berea College Special Collections and Archives Repository
Hutchins Library
100 Campus Drive
Berea Kentucky 40404 US
859.985.3262
special_collections@berea.edu