Righman, Louise.

Scope and Contents This collection contains the genealogy and local history research materials of E. Louise Righman. The material is organized into three series:Series 1 includes family genealogies compiled by Righman. These items were arranged into binders and boxes, all labeled by surname, and arranged as defined collections of family-specific information. Most file groupings contain items like newspaper clippings, descendant lists, birth and death notices, headstone information,...

Scope and Contents West Virginia University (WVU) undertook the Family Heritage Project as part of its 125th-anniversary observance. The project goal was to encourage members of families whose roots in West Virginia extended at least to 1867 to submit family history information. This collection consists of those submissions. Many of the submissions emphasize family ties to WVU. There is a published guide to this collection entitled "West Virginia University family heritage project : a guide to the collection"....