Dr. Barbara Howe, Professor, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3469
This collection contains materials created or collected by Dr. Barbara Howe while in various roles at the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences in the Department of History and Center for Women's Studies (now the Center for Women’s and Gender Studies) at West Virginia University (WVU) and after her retirement in the 2000s. It is divided into series and sub-series based upon the subject matter of the material:
Series 1. Environmental
Series 2. Historical / Cultural
- Sub-Series 1. Historic Places
- Sub-Series 2. Organizations
- Sub-Series 3. Events / Programs
- Sub-Series 4. Business Directories, Maps, and Travel Guides
- Sub-Series 5. Oral Histories
Series 3. Socio-political
- Sub-Series 1. Political Campaigns
- Sub-Series 2. Local and State Government Organizations
- Sub-Series 3. Non-Governmental Organizations
- Sub-Series 4. Events / Programs
Series 4. West Virginia University
- Sub-Series 1. Historic Places
- Sub-Series 2. General
- Sub-Series 3. Events / Programs
Prevalent subjects present in the collection include historical preservation, environmental activism, and politics in the Morgantown and broader West Virginia area.
Materials include advertisements, books, brochures, business cards, cassette tapes, CDs, correspondence, a DVD, floorplans, magazines, mailers, maps, meeting agendas and minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, obituaries, oral history documents, pamphlets, photograph slides, photographs, postcards, posters, a reel to reel tape, reports, surveys, tote bags, transcripts, various other ephemera, and a VHS tape.
No special access restriction applies.
Researchers may access digitized and born digital materials by visiting the link attached to each item or by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.
Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.
Dr. Barbara Howe, best known as a pioneer in the public history movement of the 1970s and 1980s, worked at West Virginia University in a variety of different positions between 1980 and her retirement in 2009, including professor of history, head of the public history program, and director of the Center for Women’s Studies. Barbara Howe was raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a B.A. in history and a B.S. in education in 1969. She received her master’s in history from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Upon graduation with her Ph.D. in history from Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1976, she worked as an architectural historian and regional preservationist for the Ohio Historic Preservation Office at Heidelberg College in Tiffin, Ohio. In 1980, she moved on to work as a professor of history at West Virginia University, where she also developed and led the Public History Program. Between 1998 and 2007, Howe led the WVU Center for Women’s Studies as director.
20.53 Linear Feet (14 record cartons, 15 in. each; 8 flat storage boxes, 3 in. each; 3 flat storage boxes, 1 in. each; 1 documents case, 5 in.; 1 document case, 2.5 in; 1 multi-divider box, 1 in.; 9 oversize folders, 0.1 in. each)
9.7 Gigabytes (24 files (9 .docx files, 3 .cue files, 3 .iso files, 3 .md5 files, 3 .pdf files, 1 .csv file, 1 .MDB file, 1 .ppt file))
English
Dr. Barbara Howe, best known as a pioneer in the public history movement of the 1970s and 1980s, worked at West Virginia University in a variety of different positions between 1980 and her retirement in 2009, including as professor of history, head of the public history program, and director of the Center for Women’s Studies. Prevalent subjects present in the collection include historical preservation, environmental activism, and politics in the Morgantown and broader West Virginia area.
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Transfer from West Virginia University (WVU) Center for Women's Studies, Howe, Barbara, 2004 October 14
Gifts of Howe, Barbara, 2004-2008
Transfers from unknown entity, Howe, Barbara, 2012-2014
Gifts of Howe, Barbara, 2015-2025
Addendums from 2012 to 2025 have been consolidated due to the relation of materials and can be found in boxes 7-26.
Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository