Thornton Perry, Collector, Publications regarding West Virginia History
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3343
Publications and manuscript from the Thornton Perry Museum Collection, reflecting Perry's interest in the history of West Virginia and the immediate region. Subjects include various aspects of West Virginia history, such as the Civil War, statehood, Wheeling, John Brown, and other topics. Formats include broadsides, reports, pamphlets, almanacs, a manuscript account book, newspapers, maps, and others.
Civil War related materials include an election broadside (1864) and two "General Orders" issued by Rosecrans (1861).
There are a number of items related to the secession of the future West Virginia from Virginia, including a 34 page "Journal of the Proceedings of the Convention" published in June 1861, two broadsides, a speech, and an ordinance related to secession.
Items related to Wheeling include an opinion given to a US Congressional Committee regarding the establishment of a "marine hospital" (1838), an address delivered before the Agricultural Society of Ohio and Brooke Counties (1852), the by-laws of "Panola Lodge" (1856), and a rare German newspaper (1868).
Two of the pamphlets are anecdotal histories of John Brown and his Harpers Ferry raid.
There are four almanacs, three printed in Wheeling, VA (1853, 1860, 1861), and one printed in Winchester, VA (1839).
The account book is a ledger documenting transactions in the area of Shepherdstown and Martinsburg (ca. 1787-1794).
English
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Major Thornton Tayloe Perry was descended from the Craighills of Virginia and the Tayloes of Mt. Airy and Octagon House in Washington, D.C. Born into history, it was only natural for him to pursue it. A pilot in World War I, and Provost Marshal of London in World War II, he returned to Charles Town, his native town, where he became the postmaster for more than ten years. He passed away in 1981. Perry was a lifelong collector who was a fixture at auctions, and whose first love was history and books.
.7 Linear Feet (8 in. (1 document case, 5 in.); (1 flat storage box, 3 in.); (1 loose map, 1/8 in.))
Publications and manuscript from the Thornton Perry Museum Collection, reflecting Perry's interest in the history of West Virginia and the immediate region. Subjects include various aspects of West Virginia history, such as the Civil War, statehood, Wheeling, John Brown, and other topics. Formats include broadsides, reports, pamphlets, almanacs, a manuscript account book, newspapers, maps, and others. See Scope and Content Note for details and contents list.
Includes six series:
Series 1. Broadsides; 1861-1864, undated (all facsimiles); box 1, folder 1.
Series 2. Imprints; 1806-1861, 1918-1934, undated (includes facsimiles); box 1, folders 2-8.
Series 3. Manuscript; ca. 1787-1794; box 1, folder 9.
Series 4. Newspapers; 1868-1885 (includes facsimiles); box 1, folder 10.
Series 5. Miscellaneous; undated; box 1, folder 11.
Series 6. Oversize; 1861-1891, 1925, undated; box 2, folder 1 and loose.
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Processed by Jane LaBarbara, 2014
Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository