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Kanawha County--Charleston, 1876–2003

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 42

Scope and Contents

Research materials on Charleston, WV including: "Unpublished Black History in the Early Kanawha Valley" by William D. Wintz; "Blacks in Charleston, West Virginia: A Survey of Their Presence in the Community and Occupational and Residential Patterns in the Early 1900s" by Mary Johnson, WVU student. Research materials regarding Oscar Wayman Holmes, the first African American naval aviator and obituaries for C.H. James, prominent black businessman. Text of speech, "Black People in Charleston," 1994.

Dates

  • Creation: 1876–2003

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

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Morgantown WV 26506-6069 US
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