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Russell Lawrence Family Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3589

Overview

Papers of the family of Russell Lawrence of Riverton, West Virginia in Pendleton County. Russell Lawrence was a farmer, school teacher, and deacon of a church. Includes: letter regarding Lawrence Estate (1954); correspondence regarding family business and legal affairs and local church matters, among other topics (1920s-1940s); memo books including names and brief notes regarding financial transactions (1886, 1929-1964); pamphlets with religious messages from outside West Virginia (1920s-1930s); miscellaneous pamphlets including one from the World's Dispensary Medical Association (1908), "The Custodian and the School Child" from Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (ca. 1920s), and "Safety Education in Home and School" (ca. 1930s); greeting cards (ca. 1929-1944); and ephemera, including bill from Monongahela West Penn Public Service Company (1941), "loyalty stamp" cards (1943), and two advertising cards from the Chicago Tailors Association (1925), among other items.

Dates

  • Creation: 1886-1964
  • Creation: Majority of material found in 1920-1960

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

No special access restriction applies.

Conditions Governing Use

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.

Extent

0.4 Linear Feet (Summary: 5 in. (1 document case))

Physical Location

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/

Separated Materials

To Books: 1) "The Shepherd College Catalog" (7-31-2006). To Serials: 1) "West Virginia Institute Bulletin" published by the West Virginia State Department of Education (1927). To Printed Ephemera: 1) "Building for Christ; Step by Step; The Peoples Church" published by the Shenandoah Valley Gospel Association of Harrisonburg, Virginia (1949).

Title
Russell Lawrence Family Papers, 1886-1964
Author
Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

Contact:
1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown WV 26506-6069 US
304-293-3536