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R. Emmett Mockler Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4247

Scope and Contents

This collection is minimally processed.

Collection includes the papers of R. Emmett Mockler, most of which pertain to his research on the history of Mannington. Types of material include writings, research notes, correspondence, clippings, photographs, maps, and more. Subjects include local history from the settlement of the Mannington area to the 1950s, local schools and businesses, natural resources including gas and oil, notable local residents and families, Robert Rutherford, genealogy, and more.

Robert Emmett Mockler (November 17, 1879 to October 10, 1964) was elected as Mannington City Clerk and Treasurer in 1922, and was repeatedly reelected thereafter. Mockler attended Fairmont Normal School, taught in Mannington schools for a few years, and was known as a local historian and genealogist. During his lifetime, he published Landmarks of Methodism in Mannington and Vicinity; posthumously, the book Footprints at the Forks of Buffalo : an early history of Mannington, West Virginia was published with the help of his son William. It is compilation of newspaper columns on the history of Mannington which Mockler had published in the Fairmont Times West Virginian in 1956.

Dates

  • Creation: ca. 1900-1950s

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

1.1 Linear Feet (1 ft. 3/4 in. (2 document cases, 5 in.); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (3 oversize items, 1/4 in.))

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/

Related A&M Collections

1252, 1337, 4247

Title
R. Emmett Mockler Papers
Author
Jane LaBarbara
Date
2017/07/07
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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