Cox, John Harrington, 1863-1945
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Berlin B. Chapman Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2229
Scope and Contents
The Berlin B. Chapman Papers consists of postcards, photographs, books, and manuscript materials documenting Chapman’s personal life and professional career. The bulk of the collection pertains to materials related to education, including Chapman’s own academic experiences as well as the history of educational institutions and the teaching profession in Marion County and central West Virginia. A substantial portion of the collection pertains to Webster Springs High School,...
Dates:
1922-1995
Carey Woofter, Compiler, Folklore of West Virginia
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0112
Overview
Folklore of West Virginia collected by Woofter, who was a student of John Harrington Cox and Louis Watson Chappell. The collection consists of a card file of approximately 10,000 folklore items, including superstitions, sayings, riddles, remedies and tales, as well as a pair of unpublished bound volumes entitled FOLKLORE OF WEST VIRGINIA containing folklore and folksongs with musical notation by Woofter's protege Patrick Gainer. While Woofter never published his discoveries, he did supply...
Dates:
ca. 1920-1940
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- Subject: Webster County (W. Va.) X
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- Bee culture 1
- Calhoun County (W. Va.) 1
- Castanea 1
- Civil War -- Songs 1
- Education 1
- Education -- West Virginia -- Webster County 1
- Folk medicine. 1
- Folk music 1
- Folklore 1
- Gilmer County (W. Va.) 1
- Grafton (W. Va.) 1
- Harvard. 1
- Jackson County (W. Va.) 1
- Justices of the peace 1
- Land - Virginia land grant. 1
- Medicine - Folk remedies. 1
- Pension (widow' s) - War of 1812. 1
- Politics - Webster County. 1
- Prohibition -- United States -- History 1
- Railroads -- West Virginia -- Webster County 1
- Schools 1
- Schools - salaries. 1
- Scrapbooks 1
- Teachers 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 1
- Universities and colleges 1
- Virginia land grant - land. 1
- War of 1812 - Widow's pension. 1
- Webster County - Education. 1
- Webster County - Justices of the Peace. 1
- Webster County - Politics. 1
- Webster County - Railroads. 1
- West Virginia University -- History 1
- West Virginia University -- Students 1
- World War, 1939-1945 1 + ∧ less
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