Moreland, James R., 1879-1955
Person
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
James R. Moreland (1879-1955) Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1146
Scope and Contents
Family papers of Alexander Smith, Charles Edgar Brown, and Joseph Moreland; correspondence; materials relating to local history and Moreland's civic, social, religious, and professional activities. Typescript on the Union in West Virginia Coal Fields; a bound typescript on the History of the Various Courts of Monongalia County; and abstracts and legal papers of the Connellsville Basin Coke Company. Material also includes plats and maps relating to the residential and...
Dates:
1809-1948
James R. Moreland Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0870
Scope and Contents
Business and personal papers of a Morgantown attorney and antiquarian. The boxed materials consist of legal papers, abstracts of titles and other items relating to Moreland's law practice; business and personal correspondence, records of Morgantown and Monongalia County corporations, including the Morgantown Hotel Company, Union Investment Company, Bank of Masontown, and the LaMar Coal Company. The bound volumes include a receipt book for shares in the Monongalia County Farmer's...
Dates:
1815-1957
Monongalia County History
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0467
Overview
Bound typescripts of reminiscences and local history prepared by James R. Moreland, Morgantown, including "History of the Various Courts of the County of Monongalia...," and "Morgantown, West Virginia, Its Practical Jokes and Jokers...With Some Sketches Pertaining to Its History and Development." Indexed.
Dates:
1775-1950
Moreland Family Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2983
Overview
Papers of the Moreland Family of Monongalia County. Materials include assorted land patents and grants for land in Monongahela County, Virginia and other locations, typescripts regarding West Virginia history, and assorted correspondence of members of the Moreland family. Also includes correspondence and other material regarding the opening of Richwood Avenue in Morgantown, which was constructed by the Works Progress Administration.
Dates:
1788-1944
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- Monongalia County (W. Va.) 3
- Morgantown (W. Va.) 3
- Account books 2
- Builders and contractors. 2
- Gas industry 2
- Lawyers - letters and papers. 2
- Maps. 2
- Mills and mill-work 2
- Agriculture 1
- Banks - Bank of Masontown. 1
- Banks and banking 1
- Coal mining - coal companies. 1
- Coal mining. 1
- Coopers Rock State Forest (W. Va.) 1
- Deckers Creek Sand Company. 1
- Fayette County (Pa.) -- History 1
- Hotels 1
- Land companies -- History 1
- Land grants - Monongalia County, (West Virginia). 1
- Land patents - Monongalia County. 1
- Mason-Dixon Line 1
- Monongalia County (W. Va.) -- History 1
- Morgantown (W. Va.) -- History 1
- Mother's Day 1
- Religion. SEE ALSO Churches. 1
- Slavery -- West Virginia -- Monongalia County 1
- West Virginia -- History 1 + ∧ less
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