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Clarksburg, West Virginia, Public Health Survey

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4124

Overview

Bound typescript report regarding public health conditions in Clarksburg, West Virginia, completed ca. 1940. Contents include a brief history of the city and an overview of current health and safety related infrastructure. Topics discussed include availability of clean water and current sewer conditions, the fire department, and medical facilities for infant care, tuberculosis, and venereal diseases. Photographs and newspaper clippings have been pasted into the typescript. Subjects of photographs include scenes of Clarksburg; buildings discussed by typescript; and doctors, nurses, and patients.

Dates

  • Creation: ca. 1940

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

0.1 Linear Feet (Summary: 3/4 in. (1 folder))

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
Clarksburg, West Virginia, Public Health Survey, ca. 1940
Author
Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center
Date
2015/08/06
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