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Frank C. Shrodes, Railroad Agent, Papers of a Martins Ferry Resident

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Collection Number: A&M 4333
Scope and Contents Papers belonging to Frank C. Shrodes, an agent for the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad and a resident of Yorkville and Martins Ferry, Ohio. Collection includes political memorabilia, personal business papers (real estate tax receipts, insurance policy, automobile registration, etc.), and personal correspondence between Frank in Ohio and relatives in Sanoma, West Virginia. The letters discuss everyday topics such as family health, the height of the river, the price of chicks, hunting dogs,...
Dates: 1910-1939

Frank Duff McEnteer, Engineer, Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 3751
Overview Personal and professional papers of Frank Duff McEnteer, a consulting engineer in Clarksburg, West Virginia who pioneered the use of reinforced concrete for the construction of buildings and bridges. His legacy as an engineer includes the design and construction of many bridges in West Virginia and other locations. This collection includes series of personal and family papers (boxes 1-10), business papers (boxes 11-18), professional papers (boxes 19-22), photographs (boxes 22-25), blueprints...
Dates: circa 1891-1992; Majority of material found within 1900-1957

Frank Gaylord, Sculptor, Bronze Casting of Korean War Soldier

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Collection Number: A&M 4493
Content Description

Sculpture of a Korean War soldier cast in bronze. The sculpture is a miniature version of one of the statues in the Korean War Veterans Memorial. This particular sculpture is that located at position 5 in the memorial and depicts an Army BAR Assistant Gunner. The sculptor, Frank Gaylord, was a native of Clarksburg, West Virginia. This item has a four inch base and an eight inch height.

Dates: 2019

Frank Gaylord, Sculptor, Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 4501
Scope and Contents Papers of Frank Gaylord (1925-2018). Frank Gaylord was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia in 1925 earning national recognition for his work on the Korean War Memorial located in Washington, D.C. A large portion of this collection consists of photographic material documenting the sculptures of Frank Gaylord, including his work on the Korean War Memorial, among others. To a lesser extent, the collection also includes materials regarding Gaylord's financial and legal matters including Gaylord v....
Dates: ca. 1900-2018

Frank Haas, Author, History of the Monongah Mine Disaster

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Collection Number: A&M 2932
Overview

Monongah Mine Disaster. History by Haas, Frank. (facsimile of copy)

Dates: 1907?

Frank Hereford (1825-1891) Correspondence

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Collection Number: A&M 1367
Scope and Contents Hereford was a lawyer and politician and served in the House of Representatives from 1871 to 1877 when he was elected to the Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Allen T. Caperton. He served until 1881. The papers include letters of recommendation; congratulations on his election to the Senate; correspondence on West Virginia politics; an editorial letter on the "salary grab;" and letters urging Hereford to run for re-election in 1881.Correspondents include: Daniel...
Dates: 1866-1892

Frank Hereford (1825-1891) Correspondence

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Collection Number: A&M 1386
Scope and Contents

Correspondence of Congressman and U.S. Senator, Frank Hereford. Papers deal with the machinations of the Camden-Davis ring, Hereford's election to the Senate, and West Virginia politics. Most of the letters involve the attempts of Johnson Camden and John E. Kenna to secure Hereford a seat on the Utah Commission in 1886.

Correspondents include: J. Ogden Murray, John E. Kenna, Johnson N. Camden, Lewis Baker, John Brannon, John Echds, and J. W. McCreery.

Dates: 1874-1901

Frank Holme (1868-1904), Artist, Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 1178
Scope and Contents Papers created and collected by Vause Marshall, relating to the career of Frank Holme. Holme (1868-1904) was born in Preston County, West Virginia, and became an illustrator for the Wheeling REGISTER, Pittsburgh PRESS, Chicago TIMES, and San Francisco CHRONICLE during the 1880s and 1890s; founder of the Palette and Chisel Club, the School of Illustration in Chicago, and the Bandar Log Press. Collection includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, original etchings, a wash painting,...
Dates: ca. 1894-1941

Frank Holme (1868-1904), Artist, Pen and Ink Drawing of Mrs. Harry B. Smith as a Child

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Collection Number: A&M 1167
Scope and Contents

Original pen and ink drawing of Mrs. Harry B. Smith as a child, 3 August 1891, by Frank Holme, a newspaper artist of the 1880s and 1890s. Frank Holme was born in Preston County, West Virginia, and became an illustrator for the Wheeling REGISTER, Pittsburgh PRESS, Chicago TIMES, and San Francisco CHRONICLE during the 1880s and 1890s; founder of the Palette and Chisel Club, the School of Illustration in Chicago, and the Bandar Log Press.

Dates: 1891

Frank J. Bane Typescript

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Collection Number: A&M 2396
Overview

Mimeographed typescript entitled 'John Bane of Short Creek and His Descendants' compiled by Frank J. Bane, 1956. Material covers the years 1700-1956.

Dates: 1956

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Account books 251
Politics and government. 224
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 204
Morgantown (W. Va.) 186
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Genealogy 161
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United States -- Politics and government 72
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Women's history -- 1900-1929 68
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Wheeling (W. Va.) 65
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Kanawha County (W. Va.) 42
West Virginia Feminist Activist Collection 42
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Wood County (W. Va.) 39
Parkersburg. 38
Railroads - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. 38
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Turnpikes. SEE ALSO Roads. 29
Women's history -- 1951-present 29
Barbour County (W. Va.) 28
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United Mine Workers of America 52
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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
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company 18
Boreman, Arthur Inghram, 1823-1896 18
Carlile, John S. (John Snyder), 1817-1878 18
Dayton, Alston Gordon 18
Kilgore, Harley Martin, 1893-1956 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
Holt, Homer Adams, 1898-1975 14
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 14
McClellan, George B. (George Brinton), 1826-1885 14
Morgan family 14
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 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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