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Alan Clarke Railroad Research Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4212
Scope and Contents
Papers of historian, researcher, and author Alan Clarke. He authored a number of books relating to the history of railroads in the region of the state of West Virginia. This collection is minimally processed.Series include:
Series 1. Notebooks; 1864-1968; boxes 1-13
Series 2. Photographs; ca. 1880-1940; boxes 14-25
Series 3. Digital Media; undated; boxes 26-28
Series 4. Slides; ca. 1880-1940; boxes 29-32
Series 5. Publications; 1937-2012; boxes...
Dates:
1861-2012
Charles Carpenter, Collector, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0057
Scope and Contents
Manuscript and printed materials relating to the development of railroads in West Virginia, including contracts, letters, wage agreements, monthly situation reports, construction profiles, maps, and speeches. Most of these pertain to the business of the Coal and Coke Railroad Co., Elkins W.Va. Railroad companies represented include Baltimore and Ohio; Charleston, Clendenin and Sutton; Coal and Coke; Greenbrier, Cheat and Elk; Hampshire Southern; Nicholas, Fayette, and Greenbrier; Roaring...
Dates:
1892-1938
Johnson Newlon Camden (1828-1908) Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0007
Overview
Correspondence, maps, business records and other papers of a U.S. Senator, Democratic politician, and promoter of the oil industry, railroads, and coal and timber resources of West Virginia. The papers regard Camden's purchase of land in the 1850s; his activities in oil production and refining, 1860-1875; his presidency of the Camden Consolidated Oil Company and the Baltimore United Oil Company; the affairs of the Stewart Brick Company of Parkersburg; the Virginia debt controversy; and his...
Dates:
1845-1908