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Stewart Plein, Librarian and Collector, Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3989

Scope and Contents

Photographs, ephemera, and other material from the early twentieth century, including two postcards albums, black and white photographs, a concert program, greeting cards, postcards, calling cards, recipe pamphlets, and a calendar. This collection also includes publications of the Hill and Dale Private Press and Type Foundry of Terra Alta, West Virginia (1975-1994); the first published catalog of West Virginia books (1963); seed and plant catalogs (1934-1948); two Victorian scrapbooks (ca. 1885-1900); as well as various books, publications, and ephemera. This material was acquired in the Morgantown, West Virginia area.

The Addendum of 2025 February 24 includes newspaper clippings from The Dominion Post, including obituaries of local Morgantown, WV, persons and articles about West Virginia University sports. Also includes a postcard depicting a moonshine operation and a Christmas card from Massey Energy (2011).

The Addendum of 2024-2025 includes assorted Valentines and greeting cards, cookbooks and recipe pamphlets, seed catalogs, framed art print, and other material.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1880s-2025 and undated
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1896-1934

Creator

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

4.38 Linear Feet (1 record carton, 15 in.; 4 document cases, 5 in. each; 2 document cases, 2.5 in. each; 2 flat storage boxes, 3.5 in. each; 1 flat storage box, 3 in.; 2 oversize folders, 0.01 in. each; 1 flat storage box, 1.5 in.; 1 unboxed artwork, 1 in.)

Language

English

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/

Subject

Source

Title
Stewart Plein, Librarian and Collector, Papers
Author
Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center; Laureen Wilson
Date
2014/03/04
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

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