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Dean Family Genealogy

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3409
Overview

Genealogy of "Descendants of William Henry Dean" of Dorchester County, Maryland; 14 page listing of descendants from 1600 to 1900; no author or date of creation are identified; ca. 1985-2000.

Dates: 1985-2000
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Deb Green, Collector, Battleship USS West Virginia Memorabilia

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Collection Number: A&M 4119
Overview Material regarding the battleship USS West Virginia (commissioned 1923, decommissioned 1947), including photographs, memoranda, "orders of the day," radio messages, press summaries, menus ("bill of fare"), programs for holiday and recreational events, wing fabric from a USS West Virginia plane, and newspapers with articles regarding the ship. Material mainly regards the day-to-day operations of the ship and its crew, as well as special events such as holidays, sports competitions, and film...
Dates: 1936-1940
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Debra Harr, Collector, Hopemont Hospital Photographs and Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 3540
Overview Photographs (166 items) featuring Hester Luetta Harr, a West Virginia University student and patient at the West Virginia State Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Preston County, West Virginia, during the late 1920s, including candid portraits of patients and staff. Also includes pictures of her brother Guy Harr and others who appear to be friends and fellow students from West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia. There are also several views of the Cheat River, a photographic group...
Dates: 1926-1930
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Deeds Family of Summers County Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 4468
Scope and Contents Digital copies of papers of the Deeds Family of Jumping Branch, Summers County. Includes a genealogical chart, pre-Civil War land deeds, wills, legal correspondence regarding a property line dispute and other matters, and other material. Also includes postcards from various locations in West Virginia, Ohio, Virginia, and other places; and photographs and postcards of various family members (most identified on the reverse).Series include: Series 1. Genealogy,...
Dates: ca. 1837-1966; Majority of material found within ca. 1850s-1940s
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Delf Norona, Collector, Postal History

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Collection Number: A&M 2256
Overview

Copies of two items relating to early post office history in West Virginia: 1) "Synopsis of Postal Laws and Regulations" compiled by John H. Zevely; 2) "Post Office Bulletin" for January 1875, Vol. IX, No. 1, published in Wheeling, West Virginia.

Dates: 1873, 1875
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Delf Norona, Historian, Correspondence

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Collection Number: A&M 3076
Overview Correspondence to and from Delf Norona, a local historian, archeologist, and philatelist of Moundsville. Most of the correspondence concerns the "Horn Papers", their publication and eventual discrediting as a historical hoax perpetrated by W. F. Horn. Supposedly based upon authentic eighteenth-century diaries, court records and maps, the Horn Papers was a collection of transcripts about the early settlement of the Ohio Valley. Norona, as an authority on the frontier era, was initially...
Dates: 1945-1957
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Dellslow, Monongalia County History

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Collection Number: A&M 2305
Overview

A short history of the Monongalia County community of Dellslow, authored by Charles A. Hagadorn. Material covers the years 1750-1915.

Dates: undated
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Delphian Book Club Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4683
Scope and Contents

Records of the Delphian Book Club, a women's book club founded in 1925 inspired by the Delphian Society, a national organization promoting women's education in the United States. Records include meeting minutes, event programs, and more.

Dates: circa 1980s-2010s
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Delta Kappa Gamma, Gamma Chapter, Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2879
Overview

Scrapbooks, slides, correspondence, booklets and histories of Delta Kappa Gamma (Gamma Chapter), an organization of women educators. For more Alpha Phi State records, see A&M 3353 for Alpha Phi State records and A&M 3957 for Alpha Phi State and Xi (Beckley) Chapter records.

Dates: 1943-1978
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Delta Kappa Gamma Society, Alpha Phi State and Xi Chapter, Records

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Collection Number: A&M 3957
Overview Printed and photocopied material relating to Alpha Phi State (now known as the West Virginia State Organization), the West Virginia arm of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society, and to its Xi Chapter, based in Beckley, West Virginia. Includes various chapter and state committee reports (1964-2008); Alpha Phi newsletters (1977, 1992-2001); music (1919, 1985-1995, undated); state annual convention materials (1985-2007); and other material. Also includes biographical information on prominent member...
Dates: 1919, 1954-2008, undated; Majority of material found within 1980-2008
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

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Account books 251
Politics and government. 224
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 204
Morgantown (W. Va.) 186
Monongalia County (W. Va.) 173
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Genealogy 161
Diaries and journals. 149
Education 114
Universities and colleges 101
Coal mining. 98
Elections 94
Rivers and river valleys. 91
Preston County (W. Va.) 88
Lawyers - letters and papers. 84
Women's history -- 1850-1899 84
World War, 1939-1945 83
Farms and farming. 82
Schools. SEE ALSO Academies 81
Railroads 78
Harrison County (W. Va.) 75
Taxation 74
United States -- Politics and government 72
Politicians -- United States 68
Women's history -- 1900-1929 67
Wheeling (W. Va.) 66
General stores 65
Surveyors and surveying. 65
Frontier and pioneer life 63
Clarksburg (W. Va.) 62
Agriculture 60
World War, 1914-1918 60
Authors -- Letters and papers 58
Birth, marriage, and death records. 57
Transportation 57
Randolph County (W. Va.) 55
Slaves and slavery. 54
Church buildings 53
Women's history -- 1929-1950 52
Coal mining - coal companies. 51
Maps. 51
Marion County (W. Va.) 51
Lumber trade 49
Art and artists 45
Court records 45
Mills and mill-work 45
Travel accounts. 45
Education. SEE ALSO Schools. 44
West Virginia -- Politics and government 44
West Virginia Feminist Activist and Women's History Collection 44
Petroleum industry and trade 43
Union names. 43
Unions. SEE ALSO Labor organization. 43
Kanawha County (W. Va.) 42
Greenbrier County (W. Va.) 41
Taylor County (W. Va.) 41
Baptists 40
Wood County (W. Va.) 39
Parkersburg. 38
Railroads - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. 38
Revolutionary War. 38
Steamboats 38
West Virginia - Governors. 38
Livestock 37
Women's history -- 1800-1849 36
Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) 35
New Deal, 1933-1939 35
Pennsylvania 35
Tucker County (W. Va.) 35
West Virginia University -- Students 35
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons 33
Teachers 32
Virginia 32
Indians of North America 31
Photography 31
African-Americans. SEE ALSO Coal miners - African Americans. 30
Coal mining - Labor organization. 30
West Virginia - Politics and government. 30
Banks and banking 29
Berkeley County (W. Va.) 29
Churches -- Methodist 29
Fairmont. 29
Monroe County (W. Va.) 29
Turnpikes. SEE ALSO Roads. 29
Barbour County (W. Va.) 28
Civil War -- War diaries 28
Environmentalism 28
Hampshire County (W. Va.) 28
Iron furnaces and iron industry. 28
Ohio 28
Civil War -- letters 27
Civil War battles. 27
Hardy County (W. Va.) 27
Kentucky 27
Physicians - letters and papers. 27
Statehood politics -- West Virginia 27
Women's history -- 1951-present 27
Charleston. 26
Coal mines and mining 26
Ohio River 26
Pocahontas County (W. Va.) 26
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Language
English 4816
French 2
German 2
Italian 2
Chinese 1
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Spanish; Castilian 1
Swedish 1
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Names
West Virginia University 197
United Mine Workers of America 52
Democratic Party (U.S.) 45
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) 43
Pierpont, Francis Harrison, 1814-1899 38
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United States. Congress. Senate 38
West Virginia University. President 35
West Virginia University. Library 32
Davis, John W. (John William), 1873-1955 31
Elkins, Stephen B. (Stephen Benton), 1841-1911 31
Holt, Rush Dew, 1905-1955 29
Neely, Matthew Mansfield, 1874-1958 28
United States. Congress 28
West Virginia. Legislature 28
Cornwell, John J. (John Jacob), 1867-1953 27
West Virginia University. Agricultural Extension Service 26
Camden, Gideon Draper, 1805-1891 25
Ambler, Charles Henry, 1876-1957 23
Byrd, Robert C. 23
Hatfield, Henry Drury, 1875-1962 23
Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863 23
Randolph, Jennings, 1902-1998 23
Monongalia County (W.Va.) 22
Davis, Henry Gassaway, 1823-1916 21
West Virginia University. Department of History 21
Willey, Waitman T. (Waitman Thomas), 1811-1900 21
Smith family 20
Kilgore, Harley Martin, 1893-1956 19
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company 18
Boreman, Arthur Inghram, 1823-1896 18
Carlile, John S. (John Snyder), 1817-1878 18
Dayton, Alston Gordon 18
Kump, Herman Guy, 1877-1962 18
West Virginia University. College of Agriculture 18
Davis family 17
Faulkner, Charles James, 1806-1884 17
Lewis, John L. (John Llewellyn), 1880-1969 17
Brown, John. 16
Camden, J. N. (Johnson Newlon), 1828-1908 16
Strother, David Hunter, 1816-1888 16
United States. Army 16
West Virginia (Ship) 16
Callahan, James Morton, 1864-1956 15
Chilton, William E. (William Edwin), 1858-1939 15
Monongalia Academy (Morgantown, W. Va.) 15
Revercomb, Chapman, 1895- 15
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 15
Holt, Homer Adams, 1898-1975 14
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 14
McClellan, George B. (George Brinton), 1826-1885 14
Morgan family 14
Van Winkle, P. G. (Peter Godwin), 1808-1872 14
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) 13
Cook, Roy Bird, 1886-1961 13
Debar, Joseph Hubert Diss. 13
Goff, Nathan, 1843-1920 13
Hayman family 13
Meadows, Clarence W. 13
Moore, Arch A., Jr. (Arch Alfred), 1923-2015 13
Patteson, Okey L. 13
Summers, Festus P. (Festus Paul), 1895-1971 13
Weston State Hospital 13
White, I. C. (Israel Charles), 1848-1927 13
Atkinson, Geo. W. (George Wesley), 1845-1925 12
Core, Earl Lemley, 1902-1984 12
Dawson, William M.O. 12
Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) 12
Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870 12
Moore family 12
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 12
Barron, W. W. 11
Bittner, Van A. (Van Amberg), 1885-1949 11
Consolidation Coal Company 11
Fleming, A. B. (Aretas Brooks), 1839-1923 11
Gore, Howard M. 11
Jackson family 11
Post, Melville Davisson, 1869-1930 11
Washington, George, 1732-1799 11
West Virginia University. College of Pharmacy 11
West Virginia University. Department of Biology 11
West Virginia University. Extension Service 11
American Federation of Labor 10
Brown family 10
Chitwood, Oliver Perry, 1874-1971 10
Dayton, Spencer 10
Evans family 10
Farley, James A. (James Aloysius), 1888-1976 10
Goff, David, 1804?-1878 10
Hallanan, Walter S. (Walter Simms), 1890-1962 10
MacCorkle, William Alexander, 1857-1930 10
Robinson family 10
Sutherland, Howard, 1865-1950 10
United States. Works Progress Administration 10
Wilson, William Lyne, 1843-1900 10
Cuthbert, John A. 9
Glasscock, Wm. E. (William Ellsworth), 1862-1925 9
Green, William. 9
Hall family 9
Hardesty, David C., Jr. 9
Johnson, Louis. 9
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