Carpenter, Charles, 1889-1975
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Charles Carpenter (1889-1975) Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2471
Overview
Correspondence and manuscripts of articles by Grafton resident Charles Carpenter (1889-1975), a historian, writer, and collector of West Virginia memorabilia. The collection also contains a brief genealogy of the Haymond family and an incomplete Upshur County, West Virginia court record book of 1853-1856.
Dates:
1853-1860
Charles Carpenter, Collector, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2119
Scope and Contents
This collection includes court case papers and exhibits from Taylor & Harrison Counties; deeds; title abstracts; one land grant; a coal lease for mining & stripping; one letter; and a genealogy chart for the Morgan family. The names of persons and organizations in this collection include Powell, Reuben, Henry, Benjamin, Burr & Grandison; Bayley, Charlotte; Baley, William, Newton, Payton & James; Roe, James & Jane; Cather, John...
Dates:
1813-1950
Charles Carpenter, Collector, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0057
Scope and Contents
Manuscript and printed materials relating to the development of railroads in West Virginia, including contracts, letters, wage agreements, monthly situation reports, construction profiles, maps, and speeches. Most of these pertain to the business of the Coal and Coke Railroad Co., Elkins W.Va. Railroad companies represented include Baltimore and Ohio; Charleston, Clendenin and Sutton; Coal and Coke; Greenbrier, Cheat and Elk; Hampshire Southern; Nicholas, Fayette, and Greenbrier; Roaring...
Dates:
1892-1938
Filtered By
- Subject: Railroads X
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Railroads 2
- Railroads - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. 2
- Authors -- Letters and papers 1
- Clarksburg (W. Va.) 1
- Coal mining - Strip mining. 1
- County court records - Upshur County, WV. 1
- Court records 1
- Elkins (W. Va.) 1
- Genealogy 1
- Glass industry. 1
- Grafton. 1
- Harrison County (W. Va.) 1
- Maps. 1
- Railroads - Charleston, Clendenin and Sutton Railroad. 1
- Railroads - Coal and Coke Railroad. 1
- Railroads - Greenbrier, Cheat and Elk Railroad. 1
- Railroads - Hampshire Southern Railroad. 1
- Railroads - Nicholas, Fayette, and Greenbrier Railroad. 1
- Railroads - Roaring Creek and Belington Railroad. 1
- Railroads - West Virginia Midland Railway Company. 1
- Railroads - West Virginia and Pittsburgh Railway. 1
- Railroads - Western Maryland Railroad. 1
- Sweeney, Tom - Senate campaign. 1
- Taylor County (W. Va.) 1
- Upshur County (W. Va.) 1
- Upshur County (W. Va.) -- Court records 1
- Ward-Bishop Addition to Bluefield. 1 + ∧ less
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