Box 1
Container
Contains 52 Results:
Letter from Jerry West describing the impact of attending WVU, 1994
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Dates:
1994
Series 1. Correspondence, 1938, 1955-2009 (includes facsimiles)
Series — Box: 1, Folder: 1-12
Scope and Contents
This series includes typescript and handwritten letters (some original, some facsimiles), as well as related documents, such as press releases, awards, and other materials. Subjects include West's college recruitment, all-star games, his college career, his employment with the Lakers, and Jonathan Coleman's research into West for their book. Correspondents include Edgar (Eddie) Barrett, Publicity Director of WVU Athletic Department; various members of West's family; Ronald Reagan; Earvin...
Dates:
1938, 1955-2009 (includes facsimiles)
Series 2. Ephemera, 1960-2001, undated
Series — Box: 1, Folder: 13-18
Scope and Contents
This series includes event programs, handbills, sympathy cards, and more. Subjects include Jerry West Station, the Jerry West WVU Statue Unveiling, and others. Highlights include a birth announcement of Jonathan Joseph "Jonnie" West (1988) and Jerry West's signed Forum ID card (1960).
Dates:
1960-2001, undated
Letters to Edgar (Eddie) Barrett, Publicity Director of WVU Athletic Department (includes one letter from Howard West), 1958-1959
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Dates:
1958-1959
Letters from Jane West, Edgar Barrett, and Howard West Regarding Fire at West Family Home and Replacement of Jerry West's Trophies (includes facsimiles), 1962-1963
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Dates:
1962-1963
Letters from Edgar Barrett and Robert Brown to West (facsimiles), 1964-1965
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Dates:
1964-1965
General Correspondence (includes a 1989 letter from Claire Rothman, manager of the Forum, to Ryan West [Jerry’s son], who at age 10 caused some damages to the Forum with a friend; 1969 letter to Karen moved from Scrapbook #7), 1969-1989
File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Dates:
1969-1989
Letter from Ronald Reagan to Jerry West (facsimile--original separated to A&M 435), 1987
File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Dates:
1987