Scope and Contents This collection consists of five series. Series I contains correspondence from DeKok and others, as well as notes relating to the Centralia fire in the context of DeKok's research. Series II pertains to the book "Unseen Danger." Series III comprises audio interviews and select transcripts from Centralia residents and concerned parties, as well as recordings of town meetings, etc. Series IV contains miscellaneous research materials. Series V contains two dramatic works inspired by the...

Scope and Contents The collection consists of records related to the coal mine fire in the town of Centralia, Pennsylvania, collected by Joan Girolami, a resident of Centralia from approximately 1965 to 1984. The collection contains correspondence, deeds, reports, news articles, maps, photographs, a test tube, and other Centralia fire related memorabilia and records including the 1983 dissertation of Jane Anne Donohue, a graduate student of social work and social research at Bryn Mawr College....