Milner Coal and Railroad Company meeting minutes
Collection
Identifier: W-0101
Scope and Contents
This collection contains one 153-page notebook, containing handwritten and typed copies of meeting minutes from the directors and stockholders' meetings of the Milner Coal and Railroad Company. Entries are dated between July 1900 and August 1910, and address the election of company directors, bylaw changes, and the financial decisions of the company.
Dates
- 1900-1910
Creator
- Williams, A. S., III (Collector, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
None
Biographical / Historical
The Milner Coal and Railroad Company owned approximately 2,000 acres of coal-producing land near Coalburg and New Castle, communities located in Jefferson County, Alabama. The New Castle mines were opened in 1874 by the New Castle Coal and Iron Company and were purchased in 1881 by the Milner Coal and Railroad Company.
A notable feature of the company's legacy was its early and extensive use of convict labor. Managed by President John T. Milner, the company employed a staff of 200. Approximately 150 of these employees were prisoners incarcerated in Alabama's state and local prisons.
Sources: Douglas A. Blackmon, Slavery by Another Name: The Re-enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II. (New York: Anchor Books, 2009).
A notable feature of the company's legacy was its early and extensive use of convict labor. Managed by President John T. Milner, the company employed a staff of 200. Approximately 150 of these employees were prisoners incarcerated in Alabama's state and local prisons.
Sources: Douglas A. Blackmon, Slavery by Another Name: The Re-enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II. (New York: Anchor Books, 2009).
Extent
0.15 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Overview
Minutes of directors and stockholders' meetings between 1900 and 1910
Physical Location
The A. S. Williams III Americana Collection, Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library, The University of Alabama
Provenance
Gift of A. S. Williams III, 2010
General
Title of phase box spine: Milner Coal and Railroad Company - Corporate Records - Birmingham: 1900-1910
Processed by
Haley Aaron, 2013
Creator
- Williams, A. S., III (Collector, Person)
- Milner Coal and Railroad Company (Organization)
Source
- Williams, A. S., III (Donor, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Milner Coal and Railroad Company meeting minutes
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- December 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository