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Centralia Mine Fire Collection, 1860-2006
Donated in 2018 by Joan Quigley – Finding Aid created in 2020 by Angela Peiffer
Brief Summary
The Centralia mine fire began in 1962 when trash was burned near an opening to a coal
vein, igniting the coal. Initially, the town of Centralia attempted to combat the fire by using the
local fire department to blast water into the mine tunnel. When this was unsuccessful, the
Centralia Borough turned to the federal government for assistance funding projects to extinguish
the fire. Many attempts were made throughout the 1960s, 70s, and 80s to smother the fire by
tunneling perpendicular to the coal vein in an attempt to cut off the spread and by filling
boreholes with a slurry to douse the fire. Despite the numerous attempts, the fire continued to
spread along the coal vein, eventually stretching underneath the town of Centralia. In the 1980s,
carbon monoxide detectors were placed in homes and public buildings throughout the town to
monitor citizens’ exposure to the deadly chemicals released by the fire. The citizens of the town
banded together to form the Concerned Citizens Action Group and the Centralia Committee on
Human Development to petition the government for more assistance to save their town. When it
became clear that the fire would continue to spread and would jeopardize the citizens’ health
with noxious gasses and structurally compromised buildings and roads, the federal government
encouraged residents to relocate and purchased some residents’ homes. By the mid 1980s, the
vast majority of the town was abandoned. The fire continues to spread today, but having burned
up the majority of the coal beneath the town the fire now spreads further along the coal vein.
Scope and Content
This collection is derived of research materials about the Centralia mine fire gathered by
Joan Quigley for the writing of her monograph The Day the Earth Caved In: An American
Mining Tragedy. The collection contains documents pertaining to the history of mining,
background of the areas of Centralia Pennsylvania, correspondence and newspapers discussing
the mine fire, and other sources pertaining to the spread of the mine fire. Area background
includes a wide variety of documents that help to establish and understanding of the town of
Centralia and the surrounding area. The documents about the history of anthracite coal mining in
Pennsylvania date back to the early 1900s, describing the beginnings of mining in PA and the
working conditions in the mines. To get a better understanding of the history of mining, there is a
large number of documents describing the 1902 mine strike. In addition to the 1902 mine strike,
there is documentation about the Molly Maguires that specifically pertains to a murder in
Columbia county committed in the mid 1800s that was attributed to the group. Included in the
collection is also a small amount of information relating to the Quigley family, who were
Centralia miners, including their arrival to the United States and their lives in Pennsylvania.
Starting with the beginning of the mine fire in 1962, this collection possesses documentation
about the US federal government’s Bureau of Mines and Office of Surface Mining response and
actions, newspaper coverage of the fire, correspondence about the fire, and other sources
providing information about the fire. Documentation about the fire extends through 2006, prior
to the book’s publication in 2007.

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Biography
Joan Quigley first glimpsed the Centralia mine fire at age fifteen, during her
grandmother’s funeral at St. Ignatius Cemetery. A former Miami Herald business reporter, she is
a graduate of Princeton and of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. She
received the J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award for The Day the Earth Caved In: An
American Mining Tragedy.
*Biography from The Day the Earth Caved In: An American Mining Tragedy.
Box 1: Area Background - Mining, Part 1
Area Background
Anthracite Museum Scranton
International correspondence schools, instruction paper
The Buffalo Freelance Network (2003)
Erie Canal brought settlers, jobs to town.
The town of Tonawanda, New York.
Centralia-Conyngham History of Genealogy (CentCony, 2003)
Correspondence about Patrick Kane
Table of Mine Fatalities
Correspondence about Tom Dempsey
The Centralian (1938, 39, 47)
DEP/DMS Pottsville
Newspaper clippings: Glimpses into yesteryear. (1979)
Driving directions to Eckley Miners’ Village
Harrisburg Diocese
A Souvenir Book commemorating the Diamond Jubilee of St. Ignatius’
Church. (1944)
St. Ignatius Roman Catholic Church 75th Anniversary Contributors (1944)
Dedication and St. Ignatius School. (1955)
Indentures
Indenture between the School District of the Borough of Centralia and the
Borough of Centralia (1965)
Library of Congress
Images (1833, 1888)
Pore’s Intermediate Manual of Railroads. (1917)
Judges of the United States, 2nd Edition. (1983)
Purdon’s Pennsylvania Statutes, Annotated Title 43: Labor. (1992)
Purdon’s Pennsylvania Statutes, Annotated Title 52: Mines and Mining.
(1998)
Newspapers
PA State Archives
Veterans Compensation Application (1998)
Record of Lots Within Outcrop of Holmes’ Vein Centralia, PA.

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Record of Lots Outside Outcrop of Holmes’ Vein and Within Outcrop of
Buck Mountain Vein on both Dips Centralia, PA.
PA State Library
Passenger Ships Arriving in New York Harbor, Vol 1 1820-1850. (1991)
The Pennsylvania Sampler. (1970)
Patriotic Order Sons of America (POSA)
Assorted leaflets
St. Patrick’s Church
Chronological Order of Foundation of Parishes in Diocese.
Schuylkill County Historical Society (I-II)
SCHS I
Images of collieries (1860)
Reports of the Inspectors of Coal Mines of the Anthracite Regions
of Pennsylvania for the Year 1870. (1871)
Reports of the Inspectors of Mines of the Anthracite Regions of
Pennsylvania for the Year 1887. (1888)
Reports of the Inspectors of Mines of the Anthracite and
Bituminous Coal Regions of Pennsylvania for the Year
1891. (1892)
SCHS II
Image of a young miner
Image of Centralia Colliery
Parade of Progress Souvenir Program. (1972)
125th Anniversary St. Mary’s RC Church. (1989)
Our Town Sesquicentennial Commemorative Book. (2000)
Shamokin Public Library
History of Columbia County. Elwell and Bittenbender (1883)
Mining, Part 1
Anthracite Museum, Scranton PA
Date of Discontinuance of Operations at Various Collieries of L.V. Coal
Company. (1935)
Story of Lehigh Valley Anthracite.
Book Excerpts
The Bitter Cry of the Children. Spargo (1906)
When Coal was King. Poliniak (1996)
Labor and Industry: the Great “Bootleg” Coal Industry. Adamic (1935)
Coal Township, USA. Poliniak (1973)
A Decade of Organized Crime: 1980 Report, Pennsylvania Crime
Commission
Big Trouble: A Murder in a Small Western Town Sets Off a Struggle for
the Soul of America. Lukas (1998)
Louis Poliniak Obituary Correspondence by Tom Dempsey (2002)
Court Cases (Decided date)
Madden vs. Lehigh Valley Coal Company. (8 May 1905)
Table of Cases: 2nd Decennial Digest (1907-1916)

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United States vs. Lehigh Valley Railroad Company. (3 Apr 1911)
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company vs. United States. (13 Jun 1911)
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company vs. United States Interstate Commerce
Commission. (25 Apr 1913)
United States vs. Lehigh Valley Railroad Company. (21 Dec 1914)
US vs. Lehigh Valley Railroad Company. (13 Oct 1916)
United States vs. Reading Coal and Iron Company. (26 Apr 1920)
Indentures
Deed: John W. Fortner to the Lehigh Valley Coal Company (1919)
Deed: Lehigh Valley Coal Company to School District of the Borough of
Centralia, PA (1936)
Coates Coal Company and Borough of Centralia and School District of the
Borough of Centralia. (1954)
Quit Claim Deed: Lehigh Valley Coal Company and Pitreal Corporation.
(1964)
Centralia Borough School Treasurers Report
Library of Congress (I-V)
Misc Documents
Magazines
The World Tomorrow: “Bootlegging Coal.” Maurer (1934)
The Nation (1934)
The New Republic: “Bootleg Anthracite.” Paxson (1935)
The American Mercury: “The Bootleg Coal Industry.” Agor (1935)
Harper’s Magazine: “Bootlegging Coal: A new industry appears on the
horizon.” Carlson (1935)
Business Week: “Bootleg Anthracite.” (1935)
Harper’s Magazine: “Shenandoah Pennsylvania: the story of an anthracite
town.” Leighton (1937)
The New Republic: “The People’s Money.” Flynn (1937)
Time: “Industrial Cannibalism.” (1938)
Newspapers (General)
Newspapers (Mt. Carmel Item, Oct 1915-Jun 1961)
Newsreel
Notes on March of Time and Bootleg Coal (1935)
PA Historical and Museum Commission Anthracite Museum Complex
Employers Magazine by the Lehigh Valley Coal Company (Jan 1920)
Employers Magazine by the Lehigh Valley Coal Company (Jun 1924)
Certificate of Examination as a Qualified Miner. (1926)
Annual Report of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company for the year(s) ended
Dec 31 1929(-35)
The Lehigh Valley Coal Company Annual Report 1937-38.
Museum Correspondence with Joan Quigley (2003)

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Box 2: Mining, Part 2 - Quigley Family
Mining, Part 2
PA State Archives (I-II)
I:
Charles H. Burg Photographs. (1893-1898)
A Statement of some of the important matters that have entered
into the history of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company from its
inception to and including the fiscal year ending 30 Jun 30 1906.
D.G. Baird (1907)
II:
Assistant Mine Foreman certificate by the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania Department of Mines (Aug 1923)
Collection of interviews with miners (Autumn 1937-Mar 1940)
PA State Library of Harrisburg
Anthracite division 1935 Annual Report. (1935)
Bootlegging or Illegal Mining of Anthracite Coal in Pennsylvania: A
census and survey of the facts. The Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal Industry commission (1937)
Anthracite Operators Year 1945. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Department of Mines
Anthracite Division Annual Report 1949. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Department of Mines
United States Code Congressional and Administrative News 83rd
Congress-2nd session 1954 Vol II.
Biennial Report. Secretary of Mines and Mineral Industries (Aug 1960)
Gifford Pinchot: Forester and Politician. M. Nelson McGeary (1960)
Anthracite Mining Laws of Pennsylvania for Strip Mines including rules
and regulations and procedures. Department of Mines and Mineral
Industries (Jan 1962)
United States Code Annotated Title 30 Mineral Lands and Mining. (1971)
PA State Mine Officials and Compensation Commissions
Register of employees (1928)
PHMC Anthracite Museum Complex
The Last Days of Lehigh Coal: did it have to die? Forbes (Sep 1967)
Newspaper clipping titled Lehigh Valley Coal net profit $28,160 during
last quarter
Schuylkill County Historical Society
Report of the Department of Mines of Pennsylvania Pt. 1 Anthracite 1913.
(1914)
Report of the Department of Mines of Pennsylvania Pt. 1 Anthracite 19211922.
Report of the Department of Mines of Pennsylvania Pt. 1 Anthracite 19231924.
Anthracite Division 1931-1945 Annual Reports. (Dec 1960)
Bootlegging in Schuylkill County 1930-1936. Rodney S. Lechleitner
(1986)

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History of the Shenandoah General Mine Board and Golden Jubilee of the
Anthracite Coal Strike Commission and Founding of the
Anthracite Board of Conciliation. John Lewis
Shamokin Public Library
Reflections of an Anthracite engineer. George E. Stevenson (1931)
Websites
Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine and Steam Train
Scranton’s Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum
Musical Traditions of Anthracite Miners
A Tribute to Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Miners.
Anthracite Glossary
How can you tell a coal cracker? Patty Mihalik
The Anthracite Shuffle. Thomas Flannery
Songs and Ballads of Anthracite Miners. Various artists
Welcome to Mine Country: Anthracite coal region history
Chronology of the Anthracite Coal Strike of 1902.
1902 Mine Strike
Access PA
Citation for The Democratic Sentinel
Bloomsburg Courthouse
Commonwealth vs. Patrick Ceain et al. (10 Dec 1902)
Bloomsburg Public Library
Souvenir Book of Bloomsburg Pennsylvania. (1901)
Directory of Columbia and Montour Counties, PA, with map 1901.
George Hanford (1901)
Street Directory of Bloomsburg 1904-1905.
Historical and Biographical Annals of Columbia and Montour Counties,
Pennsylvania Vol I. 1915
Bench and Bar of Columbia Co. (1936)
The Catholic University of America (I-II)
I:
Correspondence between US Senate, United Mine Workers of
America (Aug-Oct 1902)
II:
Correspondence between US Senate, United Mine Workers of
America (Oct 1902)
Victory 1900-1902 Mitchell Day. (1902)
The Anthracite Coal Strike of 1902. Robert J Cornell (1957)
Columbia County Historical Society
Directory of Columbia and Montour Counties, PA with Map 1901. George
Hanford (1901)
Library of Congress (I-III)
I:
Marching Through Georgia. Henry C Work (1865)
Correspondence about strike (Aug-Oct 1902)
Proceedings of the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission. (27 Oct
1902)

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II:

Images (1903-1980)
Poor’s Manual of Railroads.
Before the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission: Argument of
George F. Baer. (12 Feb 1903)
Report to the President on the Anthracite Coal Strike of May-Oct
1902 by the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission. (1903)
A Trooper’s Narrative of Service in the Anthracite Coal Strike
1902. Stewart Culin (1902)
Theodore Roosevelt: An Autobiography. (1913)
The Story of my Life. Clarence Darrow (1932)
Clarence Darrow for the Defense: A Biography. Irving Stone
(1941)
Darrow: A biography. Kevin Tierney (1979)
Clarence Darrow: A Sentimental Rebel. Arthur and Lila Weinberg
(1980)
Judges of the United States 2nd Edition. (1983)
The “Great Strike”: Perspectives on the 1902 anthracite coal
strike. (2002)
Catalogue references (2003)

Magazines
The Cosmopolitan. “The Mine Worker’s Life and Aims.” John Mitchell
(Oct 1901)
Cassier’s Magazine. “Echoes from the Recent Pennsylvania Coal Strike
on behalf of the mine owners and operators.” George F. Bayer
(Apr 1903)
Author Notes on George Bayer
Newspapers (General)
Newspapers (Local)
Newspapers (Mt. Carmel Daily News, Apr 1902-Nov 1902)
Newspapers (New York Times, May 1902-Feb 1903)
Ohio State University
Chronology of the Anthracite Coal Strike of 1902.
Anthracite Coal Mines and Mining. Rosamond D. Rhone (1902)
A General View of the Coal Strike. Talcott Williams (1902)
The Anthracite-carrying railways. H.T. Newcomb (1902)
PA State Archives
Mine Wage Scale. (1888)
Schuylkill County Historical Society
Images: Smith and Myers Coal company. (1902)
Potter, Anderson, and Corroon LLP
A Proud Tradition: the history of Potter, Anderson, and Corroon.
Molly Maguires
Anti-Molly Booklets
Andruss Library Catalog for Molly Maguires
Historical Account of the Mollie Maguires. A. Monroe Aurand Jr.

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The Molly Maguires: A thrilling narrative of the rise, progress, and fall of
the most noted band of cut-throats of modern times…
Bloomsburg Public Library
Paper Book in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Middle District June
Term 1877: Patrick Hester, Patrick Tully, Peter McHugh,
Plaintiffs in error vs. the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Defendant in error
Bloomsburg Public Library Trial Transcripts (I-III)
I:
The Story of the Mollie Maguires Vol II. Pg 1-130
II:
The Story of the Mollie Maguires Vol II. Pg 131-280
III:
The Story of the Mollie Maguires Vol II. Pg 281-424
Centralia-Conyngham History of Genealogy (CentCony)
Correspondence about Hester, Tully, and McHugh; the Logan; and Rea’s
Hill from Tom Dempsey
Library of Congress
Catalog reference for Commonwealth vs. Patrick Hester, Patrick Tully,
and Peter McHugh. Tried…
Newspapers
PA State Archives
Pennsylvania Anthracite Book Schuylkill County Field Notes. (May -Jun
1939)
Death Warrant for John J Kehoe.
PA State Library
Hester et al. vs. the Commonwealth. (7 Jan 1878)
Rootsweb.com
List of Molly Maguires from Pinkerton and Reading Railroad Files
Quigley Family
Bloomsburg Public Library
Walsh’s Bloomsburg City Directory. (1922-1923, 1928, 1931, 1940, 1943,
1947, 1949)
Census
Ireland 1766 Religious Census
1840 United States Federal Census
Notes: Quigley Census data
Notes: 1920, 1930 Census Centralia
1870 United States Federal Census
National Archives
District of New York - Port of New York. Ship Register (1837)
Index to Passenger lists of Vessels arriving at New York 1820-1846.
(1964)
Newspapers
Mt. Carmel Daily News (9 Dec 1904)
Mt. Carmel Item (22 Nov 1915)

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Box 3: US Bureau of Mines - US Office of Surface Mining, Part 1
US Bureau of Mines
US Bureau of Mines General Files (I-II)
I (Apr 1965-Dec 1978)
II (Dec 1978-Apr 1981)
Centralia Mine Fire Control Project History and Recommendations (May 1965)
Completion Report February 1968 (I-II)
Completion Report April 1971 (I-II)
Completion Report March 1974 (I-II)
Supplement to Bulletin 590 1974
Completion Report July 1977
Report 1978
“Problems in the control of anthracite mine fires: A case study of the Centralia
mine fire (August 1980)”
Mining Case Study 1983 (in conjunction with the US Office of Surface Mining)
US Office of Surface Mining, Part 1
General Files (I-IV)
Box 4: US Office of Surface Mining, Part 2 - Gas Testing Reports
US Office of Surface Mining, Part 2
Socioeconomic impact analysis, 1980
Engineering Analysis and Evaluation of the Centralia Mine Fire, July 1983 vol. II and author notes
Bore Hole Temperatures
Centralia Temperatures (Feb 1980-Aug 1986)
Gas Testing Reports
Correspondence from PA Commonwealth Pertaining to Carbon Monoxide Tests
(Jun 1976-Nov 1981)
Pottsville Department of Environment Protection Mine Safety Gas Testing
Records I-V (Apr 1980-Aug 1981)
US Bureau of Mines Gas Monitoring Log Homes A-G, J-M, O-Z (1979-1981)
Coddington Gas Testing Records (May 1980-Oct 1980)
US Department of Labor MSHA Laboratories Gas Testing (Jan 1979-Feb 1981)
Box 5: Newspapers, Part 1
Newspapers, Part 1
General Newspapers A-P
General Newspapers R-Z
New York Times Articles about Other Towns with Environmental Calamity (Nov
1999-May 2003)

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Philadelphia Inquirer (Dec 1979-Mar 2001)
Pottsville Republican (May 1962-Feb 1992)
Press Enterprise (May 1983-Feb 1988)
Shenandoah Evening Herald I-VI (Dec 1967-Jun 1995)
Box 6: Newspapers, Part 2
Newspapers, Part 2
Shamokin News Item I-XIII (Feb 1969-Aug 2001)
Shamokin News Dispatch (May 1962-Jul 1966)
Box 7: Correspondence - Articles/Book excerpts
Correspondence
General Correspondence I-IV (June 1962-July 1995)
Correspondence from Centralia Borough Council (Jul 1962-Jun 1983)
Correspondence from Concerned Citizens Action Group (Sep 1981-May 1983)
Correspondence from Congress (Oct 1968-Feb 1984)
Correspondence from Environmental Affairs Office (Dec 1968-Aug 1979)
Correspondence from the Law Offices of Spiegel and McDiarmid (Mar 1982-May
1984)
Correspondence from PA Commonwealth (Jul 1962-Jun 1987)
Correspondence from the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Mines (Jul 1962-Aug
1966)
Correspondence from the US Department of the Interior I-II (Jul 1962-Dec 1983)
US Government Memoranda (Jun 1976-Aug 1982)
Articles/Book Excerpts
Articles/Book Excerpts
Including:
Centralia and its mine fire…a suggested strategy for exploration,
Williams and Helmer
Hard coal, hard times: ethnicity and labor in the anthracite region, Salay
Caught in the conflict: my life with James Watt, Watt
Progress toward abatement of mine fires in the anthracite coal fields,
Philbin and Holbrook
Mining the coal country anthracite long ago abdicated in this
Pennsylvania region. But you can get to the bottom of its story on a
ramble from Pottsville to Scranton. Shoup
Place taste and the taste of place: Centralia, Pennsylvania. Krygier
When the mines closed: Stories of struggles in hard times. Dublin
Anthracite coal. Haine
A walk in the woods. Bryson
Bartel, LC et. a. Results of using the CSAMT geophysical technique to map coal
mine fires: Part 1, Case histories
Jacobs, Renee. Slow burn: a photo document of Centralia, Pennsylvania

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Miller, Donald L and Richard E Sharpless. Kingdom of coal
Donahue, Jane Anne. Community expectations and government response to the
Centralia Pennsylvania coal mine fire.
Box 8: Centralia Files: Biography - Patrick Henry
Centralia Files: Biography - Patrick Henry
Biography
Biographical directory of the Governors of the United States 1978-1983.
Raimo
Hansen, Clifford Peter. Biographical Directory of the United States
Congress
Biography of H. John Heinz III. H. John Heinz III Archives
Donald Paul Hodel. SourceWatch
Donald Hodel. NNDB
Simpson, Milward Lee. Biographical Directory of the United States
Congress
Simpson, Alan Kooi. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
Private Practice Lawyer Profile for Dick Thornburgh. LexisNexis
James G. Watt. Wikipedia
Cemeteries of Centralia
Cemeteries of Centralia, Columbia County, Pennsylvania. Philip A. Rice
Centralia Borough Council (Jan 1962-1999)
Centralia Commemorative Booklets (1966-1991)
Centralia Committee on Human Development (1983)
Centralia Websites
Civilian Action I-II (Mar 1981-Aug 1983)
Concerned Citizens Action Group Meeting Minutes by Eleanor O’Hearn (Apr
1981-Nov 1982)
Columbia County (Jul 1965-Nov 1999)
Conversation Records (May 1982)
Department of Health
Department of the Interior Plaque (2006)
Directories (1968)
Documentary: The Unforgettable Fire (2001)
Environmental Integrity/Army for a Clean Environment/PA DEP Websites
Notes on Film: Mine Fire Control (1968)
Hearing of Governors Task Force on Centralia (Mar 1981)
Helen Womer Card
Heritage Foundation Website
Hershey Medical Center Study (Feb 1986)
Indentures (Nov 1972-Jul 1978)
Instruction Manual for the Ecolyzer (Mar 1980)
Interview: Erin Brockovich
Interview is written on a check
Kirkpatrick and Lockhart, Nicholson, Graham LLP Website

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Kutztown University Play Booklet (1998)
Lehigh Valley Coal Company Annual Reports (1958-1961)
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company Annual Report (1962)
Magazines
Centralia Journal
Christian Science Monitor (29 Nov 1983)
Clean Air Week (2-8 May 1983)
Discover (Oct 1983)
Everyone’s Backyard (Winter 1983)
Harper’s (Jan 1975)
Health Reporter (May, Aug 1983)
The Inquirer (6 Dec 1981)
The New Yorker (18 Nov 2002)
New York Times Fashion of the Times (20 Aug 2000)
New York Times Magazine (5 Mar 2000, 22 Jul 2001)
The New Yorker (20 May 2002)
Philadelphia Inquirer Magazine (6 Dec 1981)
National Geographic (Mar 1985)
The Plain Dealer Magazine (19 Jan 1980)
People’s Magazine (22 Jun 1981)
Time (22 Jun 1981)
This Week Magazine (10 Apr 1977)
Science Digest (Jun 1982)
Schuylkill Living (Spring 2000, 2004)
Maps
Mount Carmel Centennial Booklet (Aug 1962)
Mount Carmel Housing (Mar 2000)
Mountain States Legal Foundation Website
National Archives
National Resources (NR) Box Descriptions 1-43
Reference Service Slips (2003)
ARC Search Results
Letter to Researchers from National Archives at College Park
News (Feb 1974-Oct 2000)
O’Hearn Family (Nov 1981-Jan 1985)
PA State Government (Jan 1961-May 1984)
Patrick Henry College Website
Box 9: Centralia Files: Photographs - VHS tapes/DVDs
Centralia Files: Photographs – US Government
Photographs
Photos; Terri Coleman
Pottsville Department of Environmental Protection/Department of Mine Safety
Presidential Remarks
Jimmy Carter

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Ronald Reagan
Inaugural Address
Remarks on signing the federal employee hiring freeze
memorandum and the cabinet member nominations (20 Jan
1981)
Nomination of Alexander M. Haig Jr. to be Secretary of State (20
Jan 1981)
Memorandum directing reductions in federal spending (22 Jan
1981)
Remarks on Signing a memorandum directing reductions in federal
spending (22 Jan 1981)
Address to the nation on the economy (5 Feb 1981)
Address before a joint session of the Congress on the Program for
Economic Recovery (18 Feb 1981)
Toasts at a dinner honoring the nation’s Governors (24 Feb 1981)
Real Estate Sales (Sep 1993)
Releases (Jul 1969-Jun 1978)
Religious Bulletin from Margaret Danner
Economic Justice for All. Pastoral Letter on Catholic Social Teaching and
the US Economy. 1986
Empowerment: Skills for Parish Social Action. Harry Fagan, 1979
Labor Day Challenge for Action. 1986
For All the People: Two vital resources on the pastoral letter for the
economy. 1986
Putting Labor into Labor Day Services.
Origins CNS Documentary Service. July 1998
Woodstock Report. Mar 2000
Reports from Anthracite Research Center (Dec 1962)
Residential Relocation (Jun 1981-Nov 1984)
Residents to Save the Borough of Centralia (Aug 1983-May 1984)
Routing and Transmittal Slips (Dec 1979-May 1984)
St. Ignatius Church (Jun 1956-Oct 1985)
St. Ignatius Church Centenary (1969)
The Age of Reason Website
US Government (1965-Oct 1984)
Artifacts
Bumper sticker with “Centralia, PA. Mine Fire” in black and “Hell on Earth!”
in red
Cross made from pieces of anthracite coal
Glass ash tray with Centralia Centennial 1866-1966 and a drawing of a miner
Six bullets from ceremony held in Ashland
VHS tapes/DVDs
Centralia Centennial. 1966
Centralia Fire.

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Centralia PA GMA story. 4 Aug 1981
Pictures and Stories from the Lackawanna Coal Mine.
Made in USA.
The Molly Maguires.
Owen McGinley I-II.
Nightly News. 25 Feb 1981 & Today, 13 July 1983
Nightline, 20 Oct 1981
Nightline, 11 Aug 1983
ABC 12 Mar 1981 to CBS 2 Dec 2001
Nightline 20 Oct 1981 Vanderbilt Tapes
The Town That Was