Pennsylvania Coal Culture Resources

The following resources are related to Pennsylvania coal culture, mining, transportation, and distribution of bituminous coal in western and central Pennsylvania. For more information visit the Coal Culture website.

Articles and Books

• Lucius Waterman Robinson: A Dominating Figure, by Eileen Mountjoy
• Mining Injuries and Fatalities in Berwind-White Coal Mining Company Mines 
• Remember the 1906 Strike for Union in Windber, Pennsylvania.
• UMWA Marker Honors Mine Workers, by Eileen Mountjoy
• Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal Company: The First One Hundred Years, by Eileen Mountjoy

Websites

• The Early History of Heilwood: A Western Pennsylvania Coal Mining Town by Ron Kuzemchak
• Virtual Museum of Coal Mining in Western Pennsylvania by the 20th Century Society of Western Pennsylvania
• Altoona Railroaders Museum 

Additional resources

• History Lectures by Dr. Irwin Marcus, History Professor Emeritus 
• A Reference Guide to Resources on Coal Mining and Associated Materials compiled by Dr. James Dougherty, Sociology Professor

Oral History Interviews related to Coal Mining

• MG 94: The Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal Company Media Collection
• MG 127: Mildred Beik Collection
• MG 169: Theodore Spewock Coal Miner Collection