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John E. Stealey, Historian, Book Manuscripts for "West Virginia's Civil War-Era Constitution"

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3955

Overview

Draft book manuscripts and proofs for West Virginia's Civil War-Era Constitution: Loyal Revolution, Confederate Counter-Revolution, and the Convention of 1872, a constitutional and political study of the state's establishment written by John Edmund Stealey III, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History at Shepherd University. Born of a prominent Clarksburg family, Stealey is known generally for his work on West Virginia and Appalachia including industrial slavery, antebellum business and industry, and nineteenth century United States legal history. Collection includes typescript penultimate revision submitted to publisher Kent State University Press (with handwritten notes), final typescript copy submitted to publisher and anonymous readers, and various sets of revised proof pages.

Dates

  • Creation: ca. 2009-2013

Creator

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

3.3 Linear Feet (Summary: 3 ft. 4 in. (2 record cartons, 15 in. each); (2 document cases, 5 in. each))

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 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/

Title
John E. Stealey, Historian, Book Manuscripts for "West Virginia's Civil War-Era Constitution", ca. 2009-2013
Author
Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center
Date
2013/08/27
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