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Dotson Family of Doddridge County, Diaries, Family History, and Photographs

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M.4414

Scope and Contents

This collection documents the Dotson family of Greenwood, West Virginia in Doddridge County. It contains Nancy Clark Dotson's diaries from 1904-1946 (including photocopies, indices, and supplementary information), other Dotson family diaries and books, the marriage certificate of Franklin and Nancy Clark Dotson, a Dotson family history, a cabinet card and carte de visite album, a tintype album, a collection of glass plate negatives, and other assorted photographs.

Series 1. Nancy Clark Dotson Diaries; 1904-1946; boxes 1-2.
Series 2. Unknown Diary; 1887; box 3.
Series 3. Nancy Clark Dotson Bible; ca. 1890-1891; box 3.
Series 4. Ledgers; 1845-1910; boxes 3-4.
Series 5. Marriage Certificate, Franklin and Nancy Clark Dotson; 1879-02-05; box 7.
Series 6. Photographs; 1880s-1970s; boxes 5-7.
Series 7. Glass Plate Negatives; 1880s-1890s; box 8.
Series 8. Dotson Family History; 1980-2018; box 9.
Series 9. Nancy Clark Dotson Diaries Photocopies; 1987; boxes 10-11.
Series 10. Nancy Clark Dotson Diaries Index; 1988-2018; box 11.
Series 11. Supplemental Information to the Nancy Clark Dotson Diaries; 1982-2010; box 11.

Dates

  • 1845-2018

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 contact the West Virginia and Regional History Center.

Extent

5.8 Linear Feet (5 ft. 10 in. (3 document cases, 5 in. each); (2 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each); (2 record cartons, 15 in. each); (1 flat storage box, 1 1/2 in.); (1 flat storage box, 3 in.); (1 flat storage box, 3 1/2 in.); (1 index card box, 12 in.))

847 Megabytes (370 digital files)

Additional Description

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/

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Dotson Family of Doddridge County, Diaries, Family History, and Photographs
Author
Grace Musgrave
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu
Contact:
1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown WV 26506-6069 US
304-293-3536