Howe, Barbara J.

Overview

Invitation, schedule of events, commemorative booklet, copy of mountaineer Craftsmen's catalogue, clippings of newspaper coverage, notice of follow-up dinner, lists of crafts items display and owners, Birth 1934-1947, high school graduates 1935-56 and their addresses, teachers, and original home owners.

Scope and Contents

Research papers created and assembled by history professor Barbara Howe for a centennial history of the College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University, from its inception in 1867 through 1997. Includes five series: research files, interviews, faculty files, subjects, and sound recordings. Almost all material consists of photocopies.

Overview The boyhood memoirs of an elderly Monongalia County resident, entitled, "Our Daily Bread" relating rural life in the early years of the twentieth century. There is mention of home remedies, farming, country stores, school, church, holidays, transportation and folkways. He describes in detail seeing the first automobile in the western part of the county. Also contains some genealogical notes on William White and family, White is the surveyor who named that portion of the county, Battelle...

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Dr. Barbara Howe, best known as a pioneer in the public history movement of the 1970s and 1980s, worked at West Virginia University in a variety of different positions between 1980 and her retirement in 2009, including as professor of history, head of the public history program, and director of the Center for Women’s Studies. Prevalent subjects present in the collection include historical preservation, environmental activism, and politics in the Morgantown and broader West Virginia area.

Overview Building inventories, photo Xeroxes and indexes, street maps, taped interviews and summary reports of a historic buildings survey of Keystone by the WVU Public History Program in conjunction with the Historic Preservation Unit of the WV Dept. of Culture & History. The study of this McDowell County community provides "a basic architectural history of one southern coal town". Additionally, the oral histories and narrative report provide a more complete history than contained in typical...

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Historic Properties Inventory forms for buildings in Morgantown, West Virginia, prepared by history students at West Virginia University for the West Virginia State Historic Preservation Unit.

Overview This collection contains materials collected and created by the West Virginia National Organization for Women (WVNOW) and Morgantown National Organization for Women (MNOW). It includes materials from the parent organization, the National Organization for Women, as well as related feminist organizations. Prominent topics covered include abortion, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), and discrimination. There are also records of efforts to lobby the state legislature on behalf of women, as well...

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This collection contains materials collected or created by the WVU Center for Women's Studies (CWS) in preparation for the Women's Centenary between 1989 and 1991. It mostly consists of research on early women students at WVU as well as planning materials for events to commemorate the Women's Centenary.