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Brown, John, 1800-1859

 Person

Found in 3 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

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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  • Subject: West Virginia -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865 X

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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 2
Academies and Institutes. 1
Accounting 1
Bridges -- West Virginia 1
Broadsides. 1