The following books and articles on Hawk's Nest Tunnel Disaster can be found at the West Virginia Archives and History Library.
Cherniack, Martin. The Hawk's Nest Incident; America's Worst
Industrial Disaster. New Haven, Connecticut, Yale University
Press, 1986.
363.179 C521.
Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the Second Session of the Seventy-Fourth Congress, Volume 80, Part 5 (April 1, 1936-April 21, 1936). Washington: Government Printing Office, 1936. Pages 4752-
Fayette County Chamber of Commerce. History of Fayette County
West Virginia, 1993. Marceline, Missouri, Heritage House
Publishing, 1993.
975.471 F284.
Hawks Nest Tunnel: 476 Graves. Richwood, West Virginia,
West Virginia Heritage Foundation, 1972.
975.4 W52 v.7.
Jennings, Caroline. "Was Witt Jennings Involved? The Hawks Nest
Tragedy." Goldenseal, Charleston, West Virginia, Volume 23:1
1997.
McKinney, Tim. Elkem Metals 90 Years of Progress in the
Kanawha Valley, 1901-1991. Charleston, West Virginia, Pictorial
Histories Publishing Company, 1992.
975.471 M158.
Orr, David and Dragan, Jon. "A Dirty, Messy Place to Work, B. H.
Metheney Remembers Hawk's Nest Tunnel," Goldenseal,
Charleston, West Virginia, 1981, 7:1
Rosner, David. Deadly Dust: Silicosis and the Politics of
Occupational Disease in Twentieth Century America. Princeton,
New Jersey, Princeton University Press, 1991.
616.244 R822.
Rowh, Mark. "The Hawks Nest Tragedy: Fifty Years Later,"
Goldenseal, Charleston, West Virginia, 1981, 7:1
Skidmore, Hubert. Hawk's Nest. New York, Doubleday/Doran
and Company Inc., 1941.
F S6285h.
Skidmore, Hubert. Hawk's Nest. Gauley Bridge, West
Virginia, Thomas In-Prints, 1992.
F S6285h reprint.
Sullivan, Ken. Book Review: "The Hawk's Nest Incident,"
Goldenseal. Charleston, West Virginia, Spring, 1987,
13:1
"476 Graves The Story Behind Hawk's Nest Tunnel," West
Virginia Hillbilly, 10-28- 1972.
"Big Hawks Nest Plant to Begin Operation Soon," Montgomery
News, 1-24-1936.
"Chemist Recalls Construction Details Clearly After 60 Years,"
Fayette Tribune, 10-1- 1990.
"Doctor Denies So Many Deaths From Silicosis," Montgomery
News, 2-7-1936.
"Fifty-One Suits Filed This Week," Montgomery News,
6-21-1934.
"Hawks Nest Tunnel Took Toll on Workers During Depression,"
Parkersburg News, 6-10- 1990.
"Hawks Nest Tunnel Still Controversial," Bluefield Daily
Telegraph, 6-10-1990.
"It Was a 3.8-Mile Tunnel of Death," Herald-Dispatch,
6-10-1990.
"Kanawha Gets Silicosis Suits," Montgomery News,
10-18-1934.
"Legacy fo the Hawks Nest Tunnel Still Lives on Years Later,"
Fayette Tribune, 10-1- 1990.
"Millions Exposed to Dust Disease," Montgomery News,
4-24-1936.
"Monument Will Honor Tunnel's Fallen Workers," Charleston Daily
Mail, 7-25-1996.
"More Silicosis Suits Are Filed," Montgomery News,
1-4-1934.
"Silicosis Death Toll Placed at Fifteen by Dr. Harless,"
Montgomery News, 1-24-1936.
"Silicosis New Racket, Claim Engineering and Mining Journal,"
Montgomery News, 3-20- 1936.
"Silicosis Suits Up For Action," Montgomery News,
10-4-1934.
"Silicosis Jury Fails to Reach Agreement," Montgomery News,
7-12-1934.
"Silicosis Case to Come Up Monday," Montgomery News,
6-14-1934.
"State Entered in Hawk's Nest License Action," Montgomery
News, 12-20-1934.
"State to Probe Dust Control," Montgomery News,
7-24-1936.
"The Nation Still Remembers Hawks Nest," West Virginia
Hillbilly, 11-13-1986.
"The Silicosis Racket," Montgomery News, 1-31-1936.
"Town Still Suffering from 1930s Disaster," Wheeling
News-Register, 6-10-1990.
"Tragic Epic of Hawk's Nest Retold," West Virginia
Hillbilly, 3-19-1987.
"Tunnel Deaths in Hawk's Nest Project Cited," Montgomery
News, 1-17-1936.
"Tunnel Working Conditions Are Given to Public," Montgomery
News,1-24-1936.
West Virginia Historical Society Quarterly article, "Hawk's Nest"
"Time Trail" program, "News of Hawks Nest Tunnel disaster first published"
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