Genealogy research records of the Ash family of Harrison and Doddridge counties, and the Purkey family of Taylor and Randolph counties. Includes family worksheets footnoted with sources, historical narrative, photographs, and original documentation in transcript and facsimile form. The majority of the collection is comprised of photocopies. Records assembled 1980-2000 by Sandra Delaney covering 1600s-1900s.
Genealogy of the Ashcraft family for the period ca. 1732-1972. Covers line of descent through John Ashcraft and Elizabeth (Evans) Ashcraft. Compiled by Mrs. Harlan J. Ashcraft.
Ledger of illness remedies used by Dr. Ashford Brown of Gladesville, West Virginia, who practiced medicine in Monongalia, Preston and Taylor counties before and during the Civil War.
Three "Recordio" home recordings on vinyl of radio broadcasts in Fairmont, WV. Subjects include the J.M. Hartley family (of the J.M Hartley & Son department store), Eleanor Roosevelt (1940 January 3), and others.