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Anthony Ware, Miscellaneous Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 0125
Overview Facsimile of The Maryland Journal and Baltimore Advertiser, 20 Aug. 1773; broadsides: Baltimore American Calendar, 1886, 24 x 19 in., and The Wheeling Intelligencer for the Presidential Year, 1884, 9 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.; Civil War materials, including invoices of ordnance and ordnance stores at Mannington (W.)Va., signed by Thos. Hornbrook, Military Agent for Governor F. H. Pierpont, 21 August 1862...
Dates: 1773-1886
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Anti-Saloon League - West Virginia Membership List

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Collection Number: A&M 2717
Overview

List of members of the Anti-Saloon League in West Virginia, undated. Sent in an official U.S. House of Representatives envelope signed by Howard Sutherland.

Dates: circa 1921-1922
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Antonetta Cowsert, Social Worker and Musician, Scrapbook

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Collection Number: A&M 3622
Overview One scrapbook of newspaper clippings, photographs, newsletters, and other material regarding the life of Antonetta (Toni) Canacari Cowsert, a blind musician and social worker. Born in 1932, she earned a bachelor's degree in music at West Virginia University, and a degree in social work at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. She worked as a social worker and teacher for social service agencies and public school districts in the Philadelphia area while participating in many local...
Dates: 1942-2007
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Appalachia Educational Laboratory Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 1545
Overview

The by-laws, policies and administrative regulations of a non-profit corporation whose goal was to improve educational programs and add to the knowledge of the educative process for West Virginia and parts of the states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee. There is also a listing of some staff members as well as inclusion of officer's vitas.

Dates: 1966-1973
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Appalachian Alliance Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 2524
Overview

The Appalachian Alliance was formally organized in June 1977 to 'support individuals and communities which are working to gain democratic control over their lives, work places and natural resources.' This collection contains a list of Appalachian Alliance members and interested persons, minutes of meetings, circulars, and conference plans.

Dates: 1977
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Appalachian Coals, Inc., Fuel Engineering Conferences, Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 2030
Overview

The collection consists of photostatic copies of correspondence and photographs on the Fuel Engineering Conferences held by Appalachian Coals, Inc., of Cincinnati, Ohio, a major bituminous coal sales agency.

Dates: 1935-1940
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Appalachian Prints Collection

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Collection Number: A&M 4554
Scope and Contents

This collection includes prints pertaining to West Virginia and the surrounding area. Many have been taken out of publications. Subjects include the U.S. Civil War; various WV cities, landscapes, and geographical features; and various local industries.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1859-1909; 1839-2010
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Appalachian Prison Book Project Book Club Writings

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Collection Number: A&M 4385
Scope and Contents Publications of works by incarcerated members of book clubs facilitated by the Appalachian Prison Book Project (APBP). Includes one copy of Holding onto Sand, a collection of writings by the incarcerated members of the APBP Book Club at FCI Hazelton, a men’s medium security federal prison in Preston County, West Virginia. Beginning in June of 2016, four APBP volunteers facilitated a book club that met inside the men's medium security federal prison; this...
Dates: 2017-2018
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Appalachian Prison Book Project Records

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Collection Number: A&M 4592
Scope and Contents Records of the Appalachian Prison Book Project, a non-profit organization that supports and furthers educational justice throughout the Appalachian region by providing books and educational opportunities to incarcerated people, among other initiatives. These records include primarily correspondence from people in prison requesting specific books, as well as notebooks logging volunteer hours and books sent and other materials (Box 46).Addendum of 2025 January 28 consists of...
Dates: circa 2000s-2020s
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

A.R. McNeill, Metal Stencil

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Collection Number: A&M 0280
Overview

Metal stencil bearing the name "A.R. McNeill".

Dates: undated
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

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Account books 257
Politics and government. 226
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 204
Morgantown (W. Va.) 187
Monongalia County (W. Va.) 176
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Genealogy 161
Diaries and journals. 149
Education 115
Universities and colleges 102
Coal mining. 100
Elections 95
Preston County (W. Va.) 90
Rivers and river valleys. 90
Lawyers - letters and papers. 84
Women's history -- 1850-1899 84
World War, 1939-1945 83
Farms and farming. 82
Schools. SEE ALSO Academies 82
Railroads 78
Harrison County (W. Va.) 76
United States -- Politics and government 72
General stores 71
Taxation 71
Wheeling (W. Va.) 69
Politicians -- United States 68
Women's history -- 1900-1929 68
Surveyors and surveying. 67
Frontier and pioneer life 63
Clarksburg (W. Va.) 62
World War, 1914-1918 61
Agriculture 59
Transportation 59
Authors -- Letters and papers 58
Birth, marriage, and death records. 56
Randolph County (W. Va.) 56
Church buildings 53
Coal mining - coal companies. 52
Maps. 52
Women's history -- 1929-1950 52
Marion County (W. Va.) 51
Slaves and slavery. 51
Lumber trade 49
Mills and mill-work 49
Court records 48
Art and artists 45
Travel accounts. 45
Education. SEE ALSO Schools. 44
West Virginia -- Politics and government 44
Kanawha County (W. Va.) 43
Petroleum industry and trade 43
Union names. 43
Unions. SEE ALSO Labor organization. 43
Greenbrier County (W. Va.) 41
Taylor County (W. Va.) 41
West Virginia Feminist Activist Collection 41
Baptists 40
Steamboats 39
Wood County (W. Va.) 39
Parkersburg. 38
Railroads - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. 38
Revolutionary War. 38
West Virginia - Governors. 38
Livestock 37
Tucker County (W. Va.) 36
Women's history -- 1800-1849 36
Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) 35
New Deal, 1933-1939 35
Pennsylvania 35
West Virginia University -- Students 35
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons 33
Teachers 32
Virginia 32
Banks and banking 31
Indians of North America 31
African-Americans. SEE ALSO Coal miners - African Americans. 30
Coal mining - Labor organization. 30
West Virginia - Politics and government. 30
Berkeley County (W. Va.) 29
Churches -- Methodist 29
Fairmont. 29
Monroe County (W. Va.) 29
Photography 29
Turnpikes. SEE ALSO Roads. 29
Women's history -- 1951-present 29
Barbour County (W. Va.) 28
Civil War -- War diaries 28
Iron furnaces and iron industry. 28
Ohio 28
Statehood politics -- West Virginia 28
Civil War -- letters 27
Civil War battles. 27
Environmentalism. 27
Hampshire County (W. Va.) 27
Hardy County (W. Va.) 27
Kentucky 27
Physicians - letters and papers. 27
Charleston. 26
Medicine. SEE ALSO Folk medicine. 26
Ohio County (W. Va.) 26
Pocahontas County (W. Va.) 26
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German 2
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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
West Virginia. Legislature 29
Neely, Matthew Mansfield, 1874-1958 28
United States. Congress 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
Monongalia County (W.Va.) 23
Randolph, Jennings, 1902-1998 23
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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