Coal Culture Bibliography

The resources listed below will help identify and locate collections about Pennsylvania coal culture including publications and websites. Many collections represent the bituminous coal fields of Western Pennsylvania.

 Bibliography

• A Reference Guide to Resources on Coal Mining and Associated Materials in Central and Western Pennsylvania by Dr. James P. Dougherty
• Pennsylvania County Histories in the IUP Special Collections and University Archives 
• Coal Culture Collections Housed in the IUP Special Collections and University Archives 
• Oral History Interviews Available at the IUP Special Collections and University Archives 
• Unpublished Sources Available at the IUP Special Collections and University Archives 

Related Websites

• Coal and Coke Heritage Center 
• Pennsylvania Mining History 
• Virtual Museum of Coal Mining in Western Pennsylvania 
• Immigrants in Coal Country—The Historical Society of Pennsylvania 
• Coal and Coke Resource Analysis 
• McIntyre, Pennsylvania: The Everyday Life of a Coal Mining Company Town, 1910-1947 
• The Early History of Heilwood, Pennsylvania by Ron Kuzemchak
• Farther Along: Faces of the Great Migration, 1914-1950 (PowerPoint). The migration of African Americans to Indiana County, Pennsylvania.
• Farther Along: Faces of the Great Migration, 1914-1950 (film)
• African Americans in Indiana County, Pennsylvania 
• Bibliography of the History of Coal Mining in Pennsylvania—Catholic University of America
• Nanty-Glo Tri-Area Historical Society and Liberty Museum 

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