West Virginia and Other Newspaper Clippings
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0800
Subject files containing newspaper clippings mostly related to the state of West Virginia from the 1930s to approximately 1980. Most articles are from the 1960s and 1970s. In the first series, subjects include West Virginia coal mining, culture, history, places, and politics. The second two series include biographical information on authors as well as non-authors, with many hailing from West Virginia.
Addendum of 2024 August 20 includes assorted newspaper clippings and a Life Magazine issue regarding Dean Perry, a Morgantown, WV, native who died during the Vietnam War.
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7.19 Linear Feet (7 ft. 2 in. (folders in filing cabinet); 1 oversize folder, 0.25 in.)
English
This is an artificial collection created by the institution. Folders are arranged alphabetically in each series, and content is added as it becomes available.
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/
Initially, this collection consisted only of the topics series, which was compiled by staff at the WVRHC. The biography and author biography sections were compiled by Harold Forbes, previous curator of Rare Books, and were not part of this collection; they were added to the collection as separate series in 2023.
Created by West Virginia & Regional History Center; includes donated content.
Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository