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Brown, John.

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Tavenner Family Papers and Other Material

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0081
Overview

Papers of Thomas Tavenner and the Tavenner family of western Virginia, including correspondence; memoirs; journals; financial and legal documents; pamphlets; newspapers; and other material. Much of the material in this collection regards the Civil War. The Tavenner family were Confederate sympathizers.

Dates: 1772-1955; Majority of material found within 1855-1866

T.T. Perry, Collector, Publications

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2253
Overview

Microfilm copy of assorted books, speeches, and pamphlets related to early West Virginia history. Includes: On The Plains In '65 by George H. Holliday; Heyward Shepherd, Victim Of Violence, by Matthew Page Andrews; and The Harpers Ferry Insurrection by J. Ewing Glasgow. For a complete listing, see the control folder.

Dates: 1806-1859

Filtered By

  • Subject: Civil War - West Virginia. X

Additional filters:

Subject
Account books 1
Berkeley Border Guards 1
Berkeley County (W. Va.) -- Topography 1
Civil War - Southern sympathizers in WV. 1
Civil War - Union soldiers' letters. 1