John E. Stealey, Historian, Book Manuscripts for "West Virginia's Civil War-Era Constitution"
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3955
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.
English
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3.3 Linear Feet (Summary: 3 ft. 4 in. (2 record cartons, 15 in. each); (2 document cases, 5 in. each))
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