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West Virginia University, College of Agriculture, Glass Plate Negatives

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 5207

Scope and Contents

Twenty glass plate negatives (with one print) of West Virginia University College of Agriculture activities, created circa 1890-1910. Subjects include chicken houses, Kanawha orchard, butter making, students in class, tufted titmouse in basket on tree, drove of cattle, vineyard at French Creek, dairy machinery, female canners, Dr. John A. Myers and Hopkins at their desks, Professor F. W. Rane teaching, Prof. L. William Rane in the horticulturalist room, John Alva Myers, milk weighing, Hite and Givay in the Chemical Lab, an apple tree in Hancock County, Hopkins in the forest, a chicken house, and the prior Biological Lab. The first box in the collection contains glass plate negatives while the second contains the original sleeves for the negatives and identifying information, where present. Digital scans are available.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1890-1910

Conditions Governing Access

No special access restriction applies.

Researchers may access digitized materials by visiting the link attached to each item or 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

0.42 Linear Feet (5 in. (2 document cases, 2.5 in. each))

Language

English

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/

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transfer from WVU. Libraries. West Virginia and Regional History Center, 2015 November 09

Title
West Virginia University, College of Agriculture, Glass Plate Negatives
Author
Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center
Date
2023/05/02
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

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