Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the Alabama Mining Institute Photographs

Summary
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1004
Creators:
Alabama Mining Institute
Dates:
1920s
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Cubic foot
3 boxes
Repository:
Collection consists of photographs and negatives that depict aspects of social life mining company towns in Alabama during the 1920s.
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Photographs depict social aspects of company town life by documenting primarily exterior views of buildings, such as miner's homes, company stores, dance halls, schools, churches and movie theaters. The interior views include doctor's offices, first aid stations, company stores, dairies and butcher shops. The typed descriptions define which structures intended for use by Black or White people. There are no photographs documenting mines or mining equipment.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Collectio is arranged into three series.
Series 1: Volume 1, Alabama Mining Institute Photograph Album, 1920s
Series 2: Volume 2, Alabama Mining Institute Photograph Album, 1920s
Series 3: Negatives, 1984
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
The Alabama Mining Institute is a consortium of underground and surface mining operators, dating back to the 1920s.
Administration
Author
NMAH Staff
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Originally collected for the Division of Extractive Industries. Immediate source of acquisition unknown.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Alison Oswald, 2023.
Ownership and Custodial History
The collection was transferred to the Archives Center by the Division of Work and Industry, but its previous provenance is unknown.
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Preferred Citation
Alabama Mining Institute Photographs, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Keywords
Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Company towns Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Dwellings -- Alabama Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Mining corporations Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Mining and minerals industry Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Negatives Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs -- Black-and-white negatives -- Acetate film -- 1900-1950 Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Segregation Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Segregation in education Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Alabama Fuel and Iron Company, Overton, Alabama Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Central Iron and Coal Company, Kellerman, Albama Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
DeBardeleben Coal Company (Sipsey, Alabama) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Gulf States Steel Company (Sayre, Alabama) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Imperial Coal and Coke Company (Bradford, Alabama) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Extractive Industries Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
New Castle Coal and Coke Company (New Castle, Alabama) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Railway Fuel Company (Parrish, Alabama) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Republic Iron and Steel Company (Republic, Alabama) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Republic Iron and Steel Company (Sayreton, Albama) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Roden Coal Co. (Marvel, Alabama) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Southern Coal and Coke Company (Boothton, Alabama) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Woodward Iron Company (Woodward, Alabama) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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