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George Sill, Photograph of Last Survivor of Lee's Army

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0426
Overview

Two copies of a photograph of George Sill, the last survivor of Robert E. Lee's army in Monongalia County, West Virginia, who died in the summer of 1943.

Dates: undated

George Singleton, Collector, Correspondence, Photographs, and Other Materials regarding Kanawha County

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4733
Scope and Contents

Original and published materials documenting education in Kanawha County, the West Virginia state judiciary, the West Virginia State Library, the 1964 Kanawha County election, and other topics. Includes photographs and programs of events at Kanawha County schools, correspondence regarding the West Virginia State Bar, and other material.

Dates: circa 1930s-1980s and undated

George Tabb, Sr., Scrapbooks of West Virginia University

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4618
Scope and Contents

Two scrapbooks of George Tabb, Sr.'s time as a student at West Virginia University. Photographed subjects include campus buildings, students, and various trips, as well as a composite photograph from a fraternity of Shepherd State Teachers College, 1934-1935.

Dates: circa 1934-1939 and undated

George Teeter, Daughters of the American Revolution Membership Application

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2868
Overview

Daughters of the American Revolution membership application form of Mrs. Patsy Teeter Benton. Mrs. Benton is a direct descendant of Revolutionary War soldier, George Teeter, an officer of George Washington who served at the Battle of King's Mountain.

Dates: 1973

George Thompson, Coal Miner, Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3260
Scope and Contents

This collection includes booklets of agreements between the U.M.W.A. and northern WV coal operators, coal company employee accounts, and WV mining law codes, as well as certificates for first aid training and union dues of George Thompson of Monongah, Marion Co., WV.

Series include:
Series 1. Pamphlets, 1931-1937, undated
Series 2. Ephemera, 1902-1918, 1937-1938, 1984, undated

Dates: 1902-1918, 1931-1938, 1984, undated

George W. and Frederick W. Marshall, WWI Letters and Other Material

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4262
Scope and Contents Papers of PFC George W. Marshall (1895-August 17, 1918) and PFC Fred W. Marshall (1897-July 29, 1918) of Greene County, Pennsylvania. The two brothers were killed in World War I a few weeks apart. Fred served in Company K of the 110th Infantry, George served in Company C, 313th Machine Gun Battalion. Includes mostly letters that they sent home, 1917-1918. Most of the letters are from the brothers' time in training at Camp Hancock, GA and Petersburg, VA. The majority of the letters were...
Dates: 1917-1937

George W. Atkinson, Governor, Letter of Recommendation for W.G. Compher

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1872
Overview

Letter from George W. Atkinson, Governor of West Virginia, to the Board of Trustees, Ohio State University, Columbus, recommending Professor W.G. Compher for any chair that he will accept.

Dates: 1900

George W. Clutter, Mexican War Soldier's Letters

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3079
Overview

The Mexican War letters of Captain George W. Clutter of the Monongalia "Mountain Boys" attached to the U.S. 13th Regiment, Company B. The letters contain information about recruitment and deployment of his unit. He describes in detail the land and customs of Mexico, particularly the territory between Vera Cruz and Mexico City. His expressed opinions are indicative of expansionist attitudes then prevalent among Americans.

Dates: 1846-1855

George W. Fairfax Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1062
Scope and Contents

These papers include receipts; promissory notes; legal papers; articles of agreement; indentures and miscellaneous correspondence. The bound volumes include legal tax records; land surveys; merchandise account books and ledgers. The papers deal principally with Monongalia and Preston county subjects.

Dates: 1832-1898

George W. Fairfax Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1084
Scope and Contents

Legal papers and business receipts, notes, and accounts of a Preston County sheriff and entrepreneur who operated a tannery and a sawmill. Fairfax was also a Colonel in the Virginia Militia and served as deputy sheriff of Monongalia County about 1854.

Dates: 1806-1885

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Subject
Account books 251
Politics and government. 224
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 204
Morgantown (W. Va.) 186
Monongalia County (W. Va.) 173
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Genealogy 161
Diaries and journals. 149
Education 114
Universities and colleges 101
Coal mining. 98
Elections 94
Rivers and river valleys. 91
Preston County (W. Va.) 89
Lawyers - letters and papers. 84
Women's history -- 1850-1899 84
World War, 1939-1945 83
Farms and farming. 82
Schools. SEE ALSO Academies 81
Railroads 78
Harrison County (W. Va.) 75
Taxation 73
United States -- Politics and government 72
Politicians -- United States 68
Women's history -- 1900-1929 68
General stores 66
Surveyors and surveying. 65
Wheeling (W. Va.) 65
Frontier and pioneer life 63
Clarksburg (W. Va.) 62
World War, 1914-1918 60
Agriculture 59
Authors -- Letters and papers 58
Transportation 58
Birth, marriage, and death records. 57
Randolph County (W. Va.) 55
Slaves and slavery. 54
Church buildings 53
Women's history -- 1929-1950 52
Coal mining - coal companies. 51
Maps. 51
Marion County (W. Va.) 51
Lumber trade 49
Art and artists 45
Court records 45
Mills and mill-work 45
Travel accounts. 45
Education. SEE ALSO Schools. 44
West Virginia -- Politics and government 44
Petroleum industry and trade 43
Union names. 43
Unions. SEE ALSO Labor organization. 43
Kanawha County (W. Va.) 42
West Virginia Feminist Activist Collection 42
Greenbrier County (W. Va.) 41
Taylor County (W. Va.) 41
Baptists 40
Wood County (W. Va.) 39
Parkersburg. 38
Railroads - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. 38
Revolutionary War. 38
Steamboats 38
West Virginia - Governors. 38
Livestock 37
Women's history -- 1800-1849 36
Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) 35
New Deal, 1933-1939 35
Pennsylvania 35
Tucker County (W. Va.) 35
West Virginia University -- Students 35
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons 33
Teachers 32
Virginia 32
Indians of North America 31
African-Americans. SEE ALSO Coal miners - African Americans. 30
Coal mining - Labor organization. 30
Photography 30
West Virginia - Politics and government. 30
Banks and banking 29
Berkeley County (W. Va.) 29
Churches -- Methodist 29
Fairmont. 29
Monroe County (W. Va.) 29
Turnpikes. SEE ALSO Roads. 29
Women's history -- 1951-present 29
Barbour County (W. Va.) 28
Civil War -- War diaries 28
Environmentalism 28
Hampshire County (W. Va.) 28
Iron furnaces and iron industry. 28
Ohio 28
Civil War -- letters 27
Civil War battles. 27
Hardy County (W. Va.) 27
Kentucky 27
Physicians - letters and papers. 27
Statehood politics -- West Virginia 27
Charleston. 26
Coal mines and mining 26
Ohio River 26
Pocahontas County (W. Va.) 26
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Language
English 4807
French 2
German 2
Italian 2
Chinese 1
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Names
West Virginia University 197
United Mine Workers of America 52
Democratic Party (U.S.) 45
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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