The Coal and Coke Heritage Center (CCHC) is a museum and archive preserving the heritage of Fayette County's mining community. Our collection grew from the Patch Work Voices oral history project led by three faculty members at Penn State Fayette starting in the 1970's. The museum guides you through immigration, coal mining, the coking process, and living life in mining towns. 

You can visit the CCHC by appointment only Monday through Friday 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Please call 724-430-4160 or email aks5994@psu.edu to make an appointment. We are located in the lower level of the Fayette Campus Library.

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The CCHC archive holds several collections that include maps, photographs, company records, correspondence, research, and oral histories. Collection descriptions and finding aids can be found below. Need a source for a research project, paper, or just generally interested in the area's history or genealogy, contact us for help!

To access the collections, please contact Amanda Peters at 724-430-4160 or acp47@psu.edu.

Our Collections

• U.S. Steel Corporation records, 1840-1983

• John A. Enman papers, 1876-2013

• Reid Moser photographs, 1942-1945

• Coal and Coke Museum Association of Pennsylvania records, 1924-1991

• Medlen family collection, 1905-1991

• Keister family papers, 1787-1992

• Thomas I. Agnew papers, 1876-2003

• Robert S. Tomich papers, 1968-1982

• Domenico and Son Coal Company records, 1940-1954