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Louis and Sallie Bennett, Papers of a Lewis County Family

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4198

Scope and Contents

Papers of Louis Bennett, a wealthy lawyer, and of his wife, Sallie Bennett. This collection is minimally processed. Includes letters, a few photographs and other material. There are records regarding the Glenville Normal School (1870s), and letters authored by Sallie Bennett to her husband Louis (1880s). This collection is largely unprocessed.

Dates

  • Creation: ca. 1870-1930

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

2.25 Linear Feet (Summary: 2 ft. 2 1/2 in. (5 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 flat storage box, 1 1/2 in.))

Overview

Papers of Louis Bennett, a wealthy lawyer, and of his wife, Sallie Bennett. This collection is minimally processed. Includes letters, a few photographs, and other material. There are records regarding the Glenville Normal School (including reports, correspondence, and advertising from publishers of school books) where Mr. Bennett was a principal (1870s); and letters authored by Sallie Bennett to her husband Louis (1880s). This collection is largely unprocessed.

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/

Separated Materials

To Printed Ephemera Collection:

Clarksburg, The Jewel of the Hills. Clarksburg: Chamber of Commerce, 1926.

Five years of Council-Manager Government in Clarksburg, West Virginia, Annual Report. Clarksburg: City Council. 1926.

Title
Louis and Sallie Bennett, Papers of a Lewis County Family, ca. 1870-1930
Author
Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center
Date
2016/08/03
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