================================================ MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ================================================ Subject: coal mine names for coal mine maps Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 From: "Lisa Hartman" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> (I apologize for any cross posting) I am in the process of cataloging a large collection of coal mine maps from the Western Maryland area, and am running into difficulty in establishing authorities for the coal mine names. I have been using Annual Reports and other sources mainly from the Maryland Bureau of Mines to verify the names. Unfortunately, many of the companies simply give numbered names such as "Mine No. 3" and "No. 5 Mine". (So, it is possible to have something like this: Mine No. 3 (in Allegany County, owned by W & W Coal Company) No. 3 Mine (In Allegany County, owned by George's Creek Coal Company) Mine No. 3 (In Garrett County, owned by Moran Coal Company) (etc.) I've reviewed LSCH Subject Cataloging Manual, but could not come away with any clear guidelines. I considered adding the company name to the mine, such as "W & W Coal Company Mine No. 3", but these mines have changed hands through the years, and "W & W" may not always be the company that owned that mine! Does anybody have experience with a situation like this, or have suggestions for a naming strategy when the names are very likely to be duplicated as I continue through the collection? Any assistance with this is greatly appreciated! _________________________________________________________________________ Lisa A. Hartman Map Cataloger Maryland Coal Mine Mapping Project Lewis J. Ort Library Frostburg State University Frostburg, MD 21532 (301) 687-3167 --