Williams, Mary

Overview

These real estate papers of Preston Co. resident, James M. Goff, include deeds, an 1838 Virginia land grant, an 1881 agreement for the operation of a stave mill, promissory notes, leases, a postage agreement, mineral rights agreements, and one letter. Also included is a Singer Sewing Machine rental agreement, and primary election ballots for the 1896 and 1900 Republican races in Preston County. The collection deals mostly with the Big Sandy Creek area of Preston County.

Overview

A scrapbook preserved by the Woman's Music Club and its successor organization, the Morgantown Music Club. Its contents are about the rise of Mary Williams, a Morgantown resident and West Virginia University graduate, as a singer.

Overview This collection consists of seven letters and one contract concerning Mary Williams of Morgantown, WV. Five of the letters concern her work as a singer and are dated 1934 to 1935. Two of these discuss her arrangements for auditions in New York; the other three discuss her returning to work in New York after a death in her family. The other two letters in the collection are a letter of reference for her from West Virginia Utilities Company of Morgantown, dated 1921, and a letter from her...