Boreman, Arthur Inghram, 1823-1896

Person

Staff Only

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers

Collection

Collection Number: A&M 1561

Overview Papers collected by Roy Bird Cook, a Lewis County native and Charleston pharmacist, who in his role as historian, researcher, and author, was a pioneering and effective advocate for the preservation of West Virginia history. This collection includes the papers he collected in connection with his research, including documentation of the Civil War in West Virginia, Stonewall Jackson and his family, and genealogy of North Central West Virginia, among other topics. Materials include letters and...

Dates: 1679-1984, undated; Majority of material found within 1840-1960

Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Roy Bird Cook, Collector, Tavenner Family Papers and Other Material

Collection

Collection Number: A&M 0858

Overview Papers of the Tavenner family of western Virginia, including correspondence, newspaper clippings, maps, and other material. Much of the material in this collection regards the Civil War. The Tavenner family was sympathetic to the Confederate cause. One member of the family, William Cabell Tavenner, served in the Confederate army; his letters are part of the collection. This collection also contains material related to families allied to the Tavenner family by marriage, particularly the...

Dates: 1778-1953; Majority of material found within 1819-1884