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Samuel Woods, Letters Regarding Constitutional Convention (typescript copies)

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1445

Overview

Woods was Chairman of the Committee on the Bill of Rights and Elections in the 1872 Constitutional Convention and played a major role in the formation of the present state Constitution. These letters, mostly written by Woods to his wife, reveal in detail the activities of the convention.

Dates

  • Creation: 1872

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

0.01 Linear Feet (Summary: 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/

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Title
Samuel Woods, Letters Regarding Constitutional Convention (typescript copies), 1872
Author
Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center
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