Brown, John, 1800-1859
Person
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Charles H. Ambler (1876-1957) Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0122
Scope and Contents
Collection includes original copies of correspondence relating to Virginia and West Virginia, as well as newspaper clippings, photographs, and research notes. Events pertaining to the Civil War and the formation of West Virginia are covered. Among the most important items are the private correspondence of Waitman T. Willey (1835-1861 and 1866-1868); data pertaining to education in Mason County, West Virginia (1861-1875); typescript copies of letters of Samuel Woods (see also A&M 1445);...
Dates:
1834-1945
Jim Comstock, Newspaper Editor and Collector, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2600
Overview
Papers of James ("Jim") Franklin Comstock of Richwood, West Virginia, whose position as editor of the West Virginia Hillbilly and avocation as collector and advocate of all things West Virginia led to the preservation of much of the state's physical, visual, and textual history. The collection includes materials Comstock collected about West Virginia history as well as his own personal and professional papers. Materials include: general series of...
Dates:
1650-1671, 1717-2003, undated; Majority of material found within ca. 1850-1995
Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1561
Overview
Papers collected by Roy Bird Cook, a Lewis County native and Charleston pharmacist, who in his role as historian, researcher, and author, was a pioneering and effective advocate for the preservation of West Virginia history. This collection includes the papers he collected in connection with his research, including documentation of the Civil War in West Virginia, Stonewall Jackson and his family, and genealogy of North Central West Virginia, among other topics. Materials include letters and...
Dates:
1679-1984, undated; Majority of material found within 1840-1960
Thornton Perry, Collector, Publications regarding West Virginia History
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3343
Overview
Publications and manuscript from the Thornton Perry Museum Collection, reflecting Perry's interest in the history of West Virginia and the immediate region. Subjects include various aspects of West Virginia history, such as the Civil War, statehood, Wheeling, John Brown, and other topics. Formats include broadsides, reports, pamphlets, almanacs, a manuscript account book, newspapers, maps, and others. See Scope and Content Note for details and contents list.
Dates:
1787-1934
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- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 3
- West Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 3
- Wheeling (W. Va.) 2
- Academies and Institutes. 1
- Accounting 1
- Banks and banking 1
- Berkeley County (W. Va.) 1
- Bridges -- West Virginia 1
- Broadsides. 1
- Charleston (W. Va.) 1
- Diaries 1
- Education. SEE ALSO Schools. 1
- Fairmont (W. Va.) 1
- Fortification -- West Virginia 1
- Genealogy 1
- General stores 1
- Gilmer County (W. Va.) 1
- Glass manufacture 1
- Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) -- History 1
- Kanawha County (W. Va.) 1
- Kanawha River Valley (W. Va.) 1
- Lewis County (W. Va.) 1
- Marshall County (W. Va.) 1
- Mason County (W. Va.) 1
- Mason County W.Va. - education 1
- Mexican War, 1846-1848 1
- Newspapers. 1
- Ohio River Valley -- History 1
- Parkersburg (W. Va.) 1
- Pennsylvania 1
- Pharmacy -- History 1
- Philippi, Battle of, Philippi, W. Va., 1861 1
- Political campaigns 1
- Propaganda, Soviet 1
- Railroads -- West Virginia 1
- Rivers -- West Virginia 1
- Roads -- West Virginia 1
- Salt industry and trade - West Virginia. 1
- Schools 1
- Shepherdstown (W. Va.) 1
- Slavery -- West Virginia 1
- Statehood politics -- West Virginia 1
- Steamboats 1
- Toll roads -- West Virginia 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Military life 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Veterans 1
- Valleys -- West Virginia 1
- West Virginia -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865 1
- West Virginia - Church history. 1
- West Virginia - Politics and government - 1861-1865. 1
- West Virginia -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865 1
- Whiskey decanters 1
- Women's history -- 1800-1849 1
- Women's history -- 1850-1899 1
- Women's history -- 1900-1929 1
- Women's history -- 1929-1950 1
- Women's history -- 1951-present 1
- Women's history -- Pre-1800 1
- books 1
- maps 1
- pamphlets 1
- periodicals 1 + ∧ less
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