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Subseries 1. Scrapbooks, 1884-1896
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Scope and Content Notes: This subseries contains twenty-eight scrapbooks with newspaper and industry publication clippings from a variety of periodicals from the Pittsburgh area including Allegheny, Westmoreland and Fayette Counties. Some of the more common clippings are from the following publications: the
Independent (Scottdale, Pa),
Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh Post,Pittsburgh Dispatch,Connellsville Courier,Commercial Gazette,Uniontown Democrat, and
Mt. Pleasant Journal. Industry publications include
American Manufacturer and
The Ohio Valley Manufacturer. These clippings were maintained by the company and concern the interests of the H.C. Frick Coke Company and the coke industry as a whole. Clippings document a wide variety of subjects, which include but are not limited to strikes and riots (Volumes 1, 8, 9, and 10), labor (Volume 3), transportation concerns (Volume 6), ethnicity issues (Volume 3), and Frick’s philanthropy in the Connellsville Region (Volume 22). The researcher should be aware the topics vary within individual volumes.
Each scrapbook contains a weekly “Report of the Operation and Output of the Coke Ovens of the Connellsville Region.” This was published in the
Connellsville Courier and provides the name of the works, operator, number of ovens owned, number of ovens in operation that week, and estimated tonnage for the week. This information documents Frick’s rise in the coke industry, along with the output of his competitors in the region. These clipping even note the weekly, sometimes daily, ups and downs of the coke industry. The scrapbooks are arranged chronologically and are numbered according to the original volume numbers found on the books. The scrapbooks date from 1884 to 1896.
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Box 488
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1 |
Scrapbook, March 22, 1884-August 18, 1887
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Box 489
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2 |
Scrapbook, August 19, 1887-November 2, 1888
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Box 490
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3 |
Scrapbook, November 2, 1888-August 18, 1889
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Box 491
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4 |
Scrapbook, August 19, 1889-February 16, 1890
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Box 492
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5 |
Scrapbook, February 18-August 27, 1890
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Box 493
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6 |
Scrapbook, August 1-December 13, 1890
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Box 494
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7 |
Scrapbook, December 13, 1890-February 14, 1891
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Box 495
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8 |
Scrapbook, February 15-April 3, 1891
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Box 496
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9 |
Scrapbook, April 3-18, 1891
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Box 497
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10 |
Scrapbook, April 18-May 20, 1891
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Box 498
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11 |
Scrapbook, May 20-October 3, 1891
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Box 499
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12 |
Scrapbook, October 2, 1891-February 27, 1892
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Box 500
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13 |
Scrapbook, February 26-July 15, 1892
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Box 501
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14 |
Scrapbook, July 16, 1892-January 24, 1893
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Box 502
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15 |
Scrapbook, January 27-August 3, 1893
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Box 503
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16 |
Scrapbook, May 27, 1893-February 2, 1894
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Box 504
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17 |
Scrapbook, February 1-April 15, 1894
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Box 505
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18 |
Scrapbook, April 16-May 12, 1894
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Box 506
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19 |
Scrapbook, May 9-June 2, 1894
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Box 507
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20 |
Scrapbook, May 9-June 23, 1894
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Box 508
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21 |
Scrapbook, June 23-October 13, 1894
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Box 509
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22 |
Scrapbook, October 25, 1894-February 11, 1895
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Box 510
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23 |
Scrapbook, February 25-April 30, 1895
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Box 511
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24 |
Scrapbook, May 1-August 10, 1895
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Box 512
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25 |
Scrapbook, August 10-November 15, 1895
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Box 513
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26 |
Scrapbook, November 15, 1895-February 7, 1896
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Box 514
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27 |
Scrapbook, February 7-May 24, 1896
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Box 515
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28 |
Scrapbook, May 25-December 31, 1896
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