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French E. Chadwick Letters
Two signed letters written from Newport, Rhode Island to A. G. Dayton, a member of Congress from West Virginia, requesting an appointment; mentions John Bassett Moore. Chadwick was a native of Morgantown, West Virginia and served in the United States Navy, achieving the rank of Rear Admiral.
French Ensor Chadwick, United States Navy Officer Uniform
Rear Admiral French Ensor Chadwick (1844-1919) of Morgantown, West Virginia, was a U.S. Navy officer involved in the naval reform movement and naval education in the late nineteenth century. Chadwick served in the navy from 1864 to 1906. Collection contains Chadwick's commissioned officer's dress blue uniform, including the pants, jacket, epaulets, two cocked hats, and sword.
Fridley and Ripoll Family Papers
Friend E. Clark, Collector, Civil War Records Regarding Lieutenant F.C. Cox
Friends of Blackwater Records of the J.R. Clifford Project
Friends of Old Time Music, Records
Minutes, membership lists, newsletters, financial records, photos, clippings, pamphlets, and broadsides of an organization of students and appreciators of folk music who helped sponsor the local performances of musicians. Prominent names mentioned are Bryan Bowers, Martin Carthy, and John McCutcheon as well as the well known West Virginia band, trapezoid.
Fritz Conley, Collector, Papers
Full Family, Papers of Residents of Pendleton and Wirt Counties
Fulton Paper Mill, Wheeling, Letter
One letter dated Jan. 29, 1851, addressed to Messrs. Smith, Winchester & CO., Windham, Connecticut from Armstrong and Crowl of the Fulton paper Mill near Wheeling, Virginia, asking for information on a paper drying machine that would handle widths up to 44 inches. Most of their customers are switching to the wider paper and to meet competition it is necessary for them to change over also.