Box 4a

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This folder includes a rendering and explanation of the Kubach family coat of arms prepared by Halberts, a guest map for an unidentified 12th century castle, an illustration of a set of armor with explanations of the different parts, and a program from the 1867 Fifth Annual Meeting of the West Virginia Coal Exchange.

Scope and Contents This folder includes three certificates: a membership certificate to the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (now known as Shriners International) from the Osiris Temple in Wheeling, WV (1889), a membership certificate to the Pennsylvania National Guard (1875), of which Oscar C. Kubach, Sr. was a 1st Lieutenant of the 7th Regiment Infantry, and an achievement certificate for ascending to a 33rd Degree Mason and Sovereign Grand Inspector General of the Ancient and Accepted...

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This certificate is a license to practice law in the State of West Virginia given to Oscar C. Kubach, Jr. on July 15, 1919.

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This folder includes four Employee’s Passes and one Pass Check from Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company (1891-1899). All four Passes show Oscar C. Kubach travelling to Stone Cliff, WV, and two reference Beury Coal & Coke Company.

Scope and Contents This folder contains five business cards belonging to Oscar C. Kubach, Sr. and one compliment card (ca. 1875-1899, undated). Only one of the business cards is related to Kubach’s business work (an Edward C. Jones of Edward C. Jones & Co. in New York, NY and Philadelphia, PA). The other four cards are for a Philip Nash with Stewart & Bauer of Philadelphia, PA, a Henry W. Thomas with Geo. W. Driver of Washington, DC (this card has quotes from Hamlet on the reverse), a P. Hesse with...

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This folder contains other papers from Oscar C. Kubach, Sr.’s wallet, including Instructions for Washing from Dr. Jaeger’s Sanitary Woolen System Co., a prescription from C. A. Barron & Company, Druggists and Pharmacists of Shamokin, PA, a prescription from F. Speth Sons, Opticians of Cincinnati, OH, and an identification card.

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This folder includes a variety of Oscar C. Kubach, Sr.’s letters. These letters, both written by and to Kubach, are predominately personal letters to his second wife, Bettie Toland Kubach, and personal letters from friends and family in Germany written in German. Also included are several business letters and personal letters to Narcie Kubach and Oscar C. Kubach, Jr.

Scope and Contents This addendum contains photographs of Kubach, his family, and others, letters in English and German, artifacts and certificates (most of which are related to Freemasonry or Masonry), and other material. The photographs (ca. 1875-1920s, undated) include cartes de visite, cabinet cards, cased photographs, mounted photographs, and loose paper photographs. This addendum also includes a 1914 Charlestonian Charleston High School yearbook owned by Oscar C. Kubach, Jr. that was also signed by most...