West Virginia University
Found in 193 Collections and/or Records:
Gideon D. Camden (1805-1891) Papers
Guy B. Young Papers
Personal papers of a Glenville attorney, dealing with his law practice, service in the Spanish-American War, and his education at Glenville State Normal School and West Virginia University College of Law.
Harold J. Shamberger, Author, Historical Narrative regarding Administration of West Virginia University
Typescript of "West Virginia University: A University Under Control" written by Harold J. Shamberger, an assistant to several West Virginia University presidents, regarding the presidential terms of Elvis Jacob Stahr, Jr., Clyde Lemuel Colson, Paul Ausborn Miller, James Gindling Harlow, Gene Arthur Budig, and E. Gordon Gee.
Israel C. White (1848-1927) Papers
Collection includes the original geological notebook of Dr. I. C. White written in 1875, while a member of the Pennsylvania Geological Survey in Greene County, PA, and the original Geology Field Notebook kept by Dr. White during the West Virginia University spring term of 1883.
Israel C. White Papers
James E. Mann, Jr., Appointment, Diploma, and Clippings
Contains the appointment of James E. Mann to West Virginia's Mercer County Local Board No. 1 (draft board) during World War II (1940); diploma awarded to Lucy Austin Higginbotham (later Mrs. James E. Mann) for graduation from West Virginia University (1929); and a scrapbook of newspaper clippings, most regarding Sergeant Junior J. Spurrier (ca. 1945). Spurrier was a WWII hero from Bluefield, and a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor.
James Monroe Ingalls (1837-1927) Service Records
James Morton Callahan, Historian, Papers
James Morton Callahan, Historian, Papers
Letters to Callahan at West Virginia University from F.A. Updyke, French E. Chadwick, Charles G. Fenwick, Harold Temperly, and George A. Finch, regarding book reviews and Callahan's writtings.
James Morton Callahan, Historian, Papers
These papers include two typescript drafts and a carbon of Dr. Callahan's autobiography, "Evolution of a Midwestern Octogenarian -- Incidents of a Busy Life", and a typescript of "Foundations of American Northern Frontier Development".
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- Morgantown (W. Va.) 26
- Universities and colleges 26
- Monongalia County (W. Va.) 13
- Politics and government. 11
- West Virginia University -- Students 11
- Genealogy 10
- World War, 1939-1945 9
- World War, 1914-1918 8
- Diaries and journals. 7
- Education. SEE ALSO Schools. 7
- Land. 7
- Marion County (W. Va.) 7
- Railroads 7
- Account books 6
- Elections 6
- Lawyers - letters and papers. 6
- Coal mining. 5
- Education 5
- Academies (Private schools) 4
- Botany 4
- Lumber trade 4
- Monroe County (W. Va.) 4
- Transportation 4
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 4
- West Virginia -- History 4
- Women's schools. 4
- African-Americans. SEE ALSO Coal miners - African Americans. 3
- Agriculture 3
- Broadsides. 3
- Churches -- Methodist 3
- Fairmont. 3
- Harrison County (W. Va.) 3
- Immigration. 3
- Indians of North America 3
- Pennsylvania 3
- Petroleum industry and trade 3
- Preston County (W. Va.) 3
- Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) 3
- Revolutionary War. 3
- Schools. SEE ALSO Academies 3
- Spanish-American War, 1898 3
- Steamboats 3
- Taxation 3
- Travel accounts. 3
- USS West Virginia. 3
- Washington (D.C.) 3
- West Virginia - Governors. 3
- West Virginia University - athletics. 3
- West Virginia University -- History 3
- West Virginia University. Presidency 3
- Women's history -- 1850-1899 3
- Biology 2
- Botany -- West Virginia 2
- Botany and botanists. 2
- Builders and contractors. 2
- Canals 2
- Cheat River (W. Va. and Pa.) 2
- Civil War - veterans - Confederate. 2
- Civil War -- Confederate Army 2
- Clarksburg (W. Va.) 2
- Coal mines and mining 2
- Coal mining - coal companies. 2
- Democratic National Convention of 1928. 2
- Engineering 2
- Estate settlements. 2
- Europe 2
- Fairmont (W. Va.) 2
- Farms and farming. 2
- Fayette County (Pa.) 2
- Frontier and pioneer life 2
- General stores 2
- Geology 2
- Grafton. 2
- Indiana 2
- Judges - letters and papers. 2
- Keeneys Creek, W.Va. 2
- Maps. 2
- Mills and mill-work 2
- Politicians -- United States 2
- Railroads - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. 2
- Schools 2
- Scrapbooks 2
- Slavery 2
- Slaves and slavery. 2
- Surveyors and surveying. 2
- Taylor County (W. Va.) 2
- Turnpikes. SEE ALSO Roads. 2
- Union (W. Va.) 2
- United States -- Politics and government 2
- United States Congressmen - West Virginia. 2
- United States Navy - USS WEST VIRGINIA. 2
- West Virginia -- Centennial celebrations, etc. 2
- West Virginia -- Capital and capitol 2
- West Virginia -- Economic conditions 2
- West Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 2
- West Virginia -- Politics and government 2
- West Virginia University - Publications. 2
- West Virginia University - building plans. 2
- West Virginia University - buildings - Colson Hall. 2
- West Virginia University - buildings - Martin Hall. 2 + ∧ less