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George McCullough Correspondence

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Collection Number: A&M 0879
Overview Nine letters from various West Virginia politicians sent to George McCullough in the 1950s. These letters, in response to correspondence from McCullough, typically thank McCullough for his words of support and congratulations. Letters are from Congresswoman Elizabeth Kee, 1951 and 1954; Congressman M. M. Neely, 1954; Senator Harley Kilgore, 1952-1955; and Congressman Robert H. Mollohan, 1955. Also includes an 1897 letter from Governor Henry Matthews and silhouettes of M. M. Neely, 1936; Rush...
Dates: 1879-1955; Majority of material found within 1952-1955
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

George N. Lynch Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 1340
Overview

Deeds and other legal papers of a farmer from Jefferson County, West Virginia. The collection also includes several legal documents, 1874-1877, pertaining to Dr. Nicholas Marmion of Harpers Ferry.

Dates: 1835-1898
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

George O. Smith Photograph Album

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Collection Number: A&M 3511
Overview Photograph album (11 1/2 in. x 7 1/4 in.) of George Orlando Smith (nickname "Red Smith") as student and basketball player, including family, friends, and activities; contains 280 photos in album, plus 61 loose photos. Subjects include: portraits of Marietta College, Ohio, basketball team, 1919-1920; Devols Dam, Muskingum River, Ohio; U.S. Army infantry parading in Marietta, Ohio for Fifth Liberty Loan; two-winged airplanes (biplanes) stunt flying for Fifth Liberty Loan; circuit Redpath...
Dates: 1919-1928
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

George P. Parkinson, Jr., Ph.D., Dissertation regarding Antebellum State Constitution Making and Other Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 4400
Scope and Contents

Dissertation and corresponding notes of George P. Parkinson, Ph.D. His dissertation, written for his Ph.D. in history, is on the topic of antebellum state constitution making and the related effects of constitutional radicals and conservatives.

This collection also includes drafts of several of Parkinson's other papers, as well as materials related to his work as an academic advisor on the Ohio River Project.

Dates: circa 1972-1983
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

George Patrick, Walnut Run Weather Log and Scrapbook

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Collection Number: A&M 3444
Overview Weekly weather log (1850-60) and scrapbook (ca. 1837) by George Patrick of Walnut Run, Kanawha County, West Virginia (in one volume of 6 in. by 7 3/4 in.). The log (107 pages) consists of weekly entries from January 1, 1850 to January 1, 1860, recording date, current temperature, and narrative remarks regarding the previous week's weather. The scrapbook (39 pages) includes mostly clippings and some manuscript pages regarding home remedies for humans and livestock, recipes, and general...
Dates: 1837-1860
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

George Robert Latham (1832-1917), Civil War and West Virginia Statehood Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 0066
Overview Correspondence, speeches and essays, and other papers pertaining to the military and diplomatic service of Colonel George R. Latham (1832-1917), who was a delegate to the Wheeling Convention in 1861, colonel of the 2nd West Virginia Infantry during the Civil War, a member of Congress from 1865 to 1867, and the United States consul in Australia from 1867 to 1870. Materials from the late 1860s and early 1870s relate to the consulate in Melbourne. These include shares of the Fiji Adventure of...
Dates: 1862-1882, 1914-1917, undated; 1914 - 1917
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

George Rogers Clark Floyd (1810-1895) Manuscripts

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Collection Number: A&M 0941
Overview

Correspondence, clippings and other documents collected through 1953, on George Rogers Clark Floyd, secretary of state for the Territory of Wisconsin, 1845-1848, member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, 1872-1873, and longtime resident of Logan County. There is data on other members of the Floyd family.

Dates: 1843-1953
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

George Rogers Clark Floyd (1810-1895), Portrait Photographs of the Floyd Family

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Collection Number: A&M 4120
Overview Six digital images of George Rogers Clark Floyd (1810-1895) and family. Floyd was secretary of state for the Territory of Wisconsin, 1845-1848, member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, 1872-1873, and a longtime resident of Logan County. Four photos show Floyd's portrait; one shows portraits of Floyd and his daughter Letitia; and one shows portraits of Floyd, his two sons, Ben Rush Floyd (1845-1920) and John Buchanan Floyd (1855-1935), and his father, John Floyd (1783-1837). The...
Dates: undated
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

George S. Goldstein, Health Care Administrator, Records regarding United Mine Workers of America Health and Retirement Funds

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Collection Number: A&M 3285
Overview

Records of Dr. George S. Goldstein, a health care administrator who worked in the Ohio and Pennsylvania coal fields. Dr. Goldstein's work concerned the Appalachian coalfield medical care system, especially in terms of the role played by the United Mine Workers of America and its health and retirement fund.

Dates: 1950-1996
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

George S. Patton, Sr. Correspondence

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Collection Number: A&M 4075
Overview The collection includes letters from George Smith Patton, Sr. (June 26, 1833 - September 25, 1864), who was the grandfather of WWII hero George S. Patton, Jr., and served as a Confederate Colonel during the Civil War. There are letters Patton wrote to his wife, Susan Thornton Glassell Patton (1835-1883), during their courtship and during his military service. There are also letters from Susan and other members of her family, including her brother and Confederate Naval hero William T....
Dates: 1851-1892 and undated
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

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Account books 251
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 204
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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
Kilgore, Harley Martin, 1893-1956 19
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company 18
Boreman, Arthur Inghram, 1823-1896 18
Carlile, John S. (John Snyder), 1817-1878 18
Dayton, Alston Gordon 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
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 15
Holt, Homer Adams, 1898-1975 14
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 14
McClellan, George B. (George Brinton), 1826-1885 14
Morgan family 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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