Maxwell, G. Ralph.
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Maxwell Family Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0010
Overview
Papers of Hu Maxwell (1860-1927), historian, editor, and author of several county histories of West Virginia, along with papers and records of other family members. There are manuscripts of fiction, verse, and local history written by Maxwell, as well as a number of his manuscripts and publications dealing with forestry which were prepared while he was a member of the Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture. Maxwell kept a diary during the years 1901-1919 while residing...
Dates:
ca. 1845-1950, 2017; Majority of material found within ca. 1845-1950
Maxwell Family Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0311
Scope and Contents
Papers of the Maxwell family, including correspondence, accounts, legal papers, pamphlets, and clippings. Correspondence (1863-1889) is comprised mostly of letters from Hu Maxwell, California, to Mrs. S.J. Maxwell. Subjects include mining, schools, size and social conditions of towns, ranches, weather and crop conditions, geographical oddities, Maxwell's personal living conditions, and his intentions concerning history publications. Other items include account book of Captain James L. White,...
Dates:
1851-1929, undated
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- Academies (Private schools) 1
- Agriculture 1
- Civil War battles - Philippi. 1
- Diaries and journals. 1
- Education 1
- Literature -- Societies, etc 1
- Lumber trade 1
- Maps. 1
- Mining. SEE ALSO Coal mining. 1
- Monongalia County (W. Va.) 1
- Morgantown (W. Va.) 1
- Pruntytown (W. Va.) 1
- Randolph County (W. Va.) 1
- Saint George. 1
- Schools. SEE ALSO Academies 1
- Statehood politics -- West Virginia 1
- Tyrone Forge. 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 1
- Universities and colleges 1
- West Virginia 1
- World War, 1914-1918 1 + ∧ less
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