Tag Archives: Science and Engineering

Mining and the Pocahontas Coalfield

by lmrvt Posted on January 23, 2020

Recently, CONSOL Energy announced it would be open a new mining operation on the Itmann Mine in West Virginia, and I’ve subsequently been fielding reference requests for information about Itmann and other mines in West Virginia. I haven’t s… Continue reading →

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Avery-Abex Metallurgical Collection: All Plugged In

by bessparch Posted on January 16, 2020

I began work on processing the Avery-Abex Metallurgical Collection at the beginning of November 2019, and boy has it been a rollercoaster so far. This collection, which spans 248 cubic feet, consists of case files, general company records and correspon… Continue reading →

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Christopher C. Kraft 1924–2019: A Miscellaneous Retrospective and Tribute, Including His Virginia Tech Connection, His Papers, and . . . the Story of a Close Call

by marc9 Posted on August 11, 2019

In the couple of weeks since the passing of Christopher Kraft, there have been many well-deserved tributes to a life of historic and significant scientific and technical achievement. As many folks may know, he joined the NASA Space Task Group in Novemb… Continue reading →

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Less Than the Sum of Its Parts: the W. Dale Parker Papers

by jojacks2 Posted on June 1, 2017

Behind virtually any collection of personal papers is an ego, a voice saying, “I was here. I mattered.” Such collections can be indispensable resources in chronicling the lives of the famous and infamous or in offering insights into a particular time or topic. While history may greatly benefit from these collections, however, it is often … Continue reading Less Than the Sum of Its Parts: the W. Dale Parker Papers Continue reading →

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And Lift Off! Highlights of the Michael Collins collection are now online!

by adriennearchivist Posted on March 3, 2017

Occasionally I get the chance to work with something in our collections that give me shivers, and the notebooks that astronaut Michael Collins used on the NASA Gemini and Apollo spaceflight missions definitely fall into that category. I mean, it isn’t often that you get to handle and scan items that have actually been in space! You can … Continue reading And Lift Off! Highlights of the Michael Collins collection are now online! Continue reading →

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