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John Jacob Diaries and Letters

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4174

Scope and Contents

This collection includes digital and typed transcriptions of diaries and letters authored by John J. Jacob, the fourth governor of West Virginia, from 1802-1829. In addition to the typed pages, there are also hand-written sheets, some of which may be the original diary pages while others seem to be additional transcriptions.

Dates

  • Creation: 1802, 1824-1829

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

No special access restriction applies.

Researchers may access born digital materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.

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

0.5 Linear Feet (6 in. (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (1 flat storage box, 3 1/2 in.))

0.17 Gigabytes (15 .pdf files)

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 Jacob Diaries and Letters
Author
Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center
Date
2016/03/23
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
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