Box 10
Contains 41 Results:
John Brown, c.2000
Handwritten research notes mostly re: John Brown and Harpers Ferry, ca. 2000.
Blennerhassett Island & Sumner School, 1887–2002
Facsimiles of newspaper articles. Correspondence with Ray Swick, Blennerhassett Island State Park. Research materials about blacks in Wood County. Research notes. "A History of Sumner School" written by Sally Browning, 1996. The Island Packet from the Friends of Blennerhassett Island.
Monroe County, 1916–1997
Background research on blacks in Monroe County. Correspondence with Fawn Valentine and Presidents of the Monroe County Historical Society. "Bishop Matthew W. Clair, Sr.: a Biography" by Dr. Margaret B. Ballard, 1973.
WV State College, Physical Facilities Plant, 1999
Program for Convocation and Dedication of the Harold Maceo McNeill Physical Facilities Plant, WVSC, 1999.
Justine Gutzmer & Oliver Johnson, 1945–1990
Letter from AB re: retirement of Justine Gutzmer; retirement announcement for Gerald Cote, Beatrice Dupass, Gutzmer, and Darthulia Jones. Facsimile of WWII death notice of Oliver Johnson to his parents and his obituary. Johnson was Gutzmer's brother.
WVSC Commencement Program, 1985, 1985
Booklet of texts and order of ceremonies for the WVSC commencement program, 1985.
WV Medical Association, 2004
Paper titled "The West Virginia Medical Society [Black]" Article: "Historically Black Medical Colleges: From Scorn to Success" from The Boule Journal, 2004.
Underground Railroad, 1975–2003
Correspondence with Sandra Moats-Burke re: UGRR. WV and county maps. Facsimile of pages from "From the Charles River Shire, 1634-1643, to the Present Day Counties: Harrison, Doddridge, Ritchie, Wood, Pleasants and Tyler" by Barr Wilson. Research materials on the UGRR. Research notes. "The Anti-Slavery Movement in West Virginia," a speech delivered by Sandra Moats Burke.
Underground Railroad & Quilts, 2001–2013
Research materials re: quilts and the Underground Railroad, 2001-2011. Notes re: Eliza Farrow, 2005. Paper "The UGRR Quilt Code" by Leigh Fellner. Research notes; newspaper clipping; facsimile of web page and transcription of story in an email "Secret Quilt Code on Exhibit until 10/6," 2012; and September 2012 issue of Underground Railroad Free Press." Mini-grant for UGRR quilts materials, 2013.
Molly Gabe, 1991
Appalachian Heritage, Special Issue: Blacks in Appalachia, Fall 1991, with article by AB in the Profiles Section on Mollie Gabe.