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Impact of a Half Century of Professional Education, A Symposium Commemorating Fifty Years of Teacher Training in West Virginia

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1683
Overview

Typescript entitled: "The Impact of a Half Century of Professional Education. A Symposium Commemorating Fifty Years of Teacher Training in West Virginia and the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the College of Education of West Virginia University, Morgantown, 25-26 April 1952." Participants include Dean F.W. Stemple, chairman, H.G. Wheat, Robert Clark, Kermit A. Cook, George Colebank, Howard B. Allen, Earl Hudelson, Eston K. Feaster, and Robert D. Baldwin.

Dates: 1952
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Index to Publications regarding West Virginia Trains, Railroads, and Railroad Companies

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4600
Scope and Contents

Index card index of published photographs, articles, editorials, book reviews, and more regarding trains, railroads, and railroad companies in West Virginia

Dates: circa 1954-1972
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Indian Ceremonial Mill. Typescript Narrative

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0002
Overview

Typescript narrative regarding Indian artifact by F.A. Chapman: "Ceremonial Indian Mill Located Near Johnstown, Pennsylvania". Includes diagrams.

Dates: 1928
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Indian Trails. Two Typescript Narratives

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0001
Overview

Two typescript narratives regarding Indian trails by John L. Johnston: 1) "The Great and 'Little Warrior' Trails" (4 pages); 2) "McCullochs Trail" (5 pages).

Dates: 1925
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Industrial Collieries Corporation, Preston Division, Map of Mine 21

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4036
Overview

One digital copy of a map of Mine No. 21 of the Preston Division of the Industrial Collieries Corporation, a subsidiary of Bethlehem Steel. The mine was located in the Upper Freeport coal seam within Monongalia County, West Virginia. This mine supplied coal to the Baltimore shipyards during World War II. The railroad leading out from this mine has been converted into the Deckers Creek Rail-Trail.

Dates: 1942
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Inez Orler, Author (1880-1979), Unpublished Manuscripts

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2666
Overview

Unpublished manuscript, 26 pp., LIFE AND TIMES OF ERNEST T. WEIR: Biographies of Thomas E. Millsop, George A. Stinson, J.G. Redline, John A. Jones, Mrs. John A. (Doris Cunningham) Jones, Paul F. Harris, Robert Marshall Rine. Prepared by Inez Orler, Weirton, WV, July 1978.

Dates: 1978-1982
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Ingleside Book Club Records

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Collection Number: A&M 4597
Scope and Contents This collection contains records of the Ingleside Book Club of Morgantown, West Virginia. Contents include minute books detailing meeting occurrences; member lists; notebooks that contain reports, musings, and writings by club members; scrapbooks that include photographs of members and book club events; binders containing materials used by the book club secretary; a guest book for a club event containing the signatures of visitors; a golden 50 year anniversary plate; and other items that...
Dates: 1923-2023
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Institute for the History of Technology and Industrial Archaeology Records

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Collection Number: A&M 3936
Scope and Contents Records of the Institute for the History of Technology and Industrial Archaeology (IHTIA), an organization affiliated with West Virginia University, including reports and research papers regarding the history of industrial technology and preservation of historical sites, particularly within West Virginia and the Mid-Atlantic region. This collection also includes photographs, negatives, and photo mechanical transfers of historical sites in these regions. For a more complete list of IHTIA...
Dates: 1875-1930s, circa 1980-2005; Majority of material found within circa 1980-2005
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Institute for the History of Technology and Industrial Archaeology, Records regarding Blair Mountain

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Collection Number: A&M 3857
Overview Records of the Institute for the History of Technology and Industrial Archaeology (IHTIA) pertaining to its work on Blair Mountain, Logan County, WV, the site of the Battle of Blair Mountain. Fought in 1921, this battle was a culmination of the largest civil uprising since the Civil War, featuring the confrontation of mine workers with state police and volunteer militia. The collection includes correspondence, typescripts, maps, clippings, photographs, and artifacts that pertain to the Blair...
Dates: 1906-1992, undated; Majority of material found within 1990-1992
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

International Association for Identification Records

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Collection Number: A&M 3518
Overview Records of the International Association for Identification (IAI), an organization founded in 1915 to further the goals of professionals in the field of forensic identification. Includes newsletters, membership information, letters, reports, clippings, reprints, pamphlets, journals, books, foreign language material, technical reference material, conference and seminar records, and audio-visual material. Also includes items from the library of fingerprint pioneer Henry Faulds which were...
Dates: 1842-2007, 2012; Majority of material found within 1910-1959
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

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Subject
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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Language
English 4807
French 2
German 2
Italian 2
Chinese 1
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Spanish; Castilian 1
Swedish 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
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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