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Institute for the History of Technology and Industrial Archaeology Records
Collection
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
Institute for the History of Technology and Industrial Archaeology, Records regarding Blair Mountain
Collection
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
International Association for Identification Records
Collection
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
International Association of Machinists, Local 598, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2380
Overview
Correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other papers of the International Association of Machinists, Local 598, concerning working conditions in Union Carbide plants. The papers concern working conditions in Union Carbide Corporation chemical plants, vinyl chloride health hazards for chemical plant employees in South Charleston, and the history of Local 598.
Dates:
1965-1975
International Order of Odd Fellows, Lodge 134, Ledgers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2782
Overview
These ledgers contain minutes and cash accounts for this lodge located in Brandonville, West Virginia.
Dates:
1892-1928
Ira Brooks Boggs Articles
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1017
Overview
The published articles of Ira Brooks Boggs during the thirty-three years, 1922-1955, he held various positions with the WVU Agricultural Extension Service. The column "Chummy Chats", West Virginia Farm News 1930-1956. Also, typescripts of "Chummy Chats", 1927-1949; 4-H Suggestions, column "Little 4-H Journeys", 1929-1956; State Boys 4-H Camp, the camp welcoming bulletin, 1935-1955; and clippings from several state newspapers concerning Mr. Boggs death, 28 October 1955. The microfilming was...
Dates:
1927-1956
Ira E. Robinson Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0965
Scope and Contents
Additional papers of Ira E. Robinson, including ts. and photostat copies of papers concerning the Revolutionary War service of Col. John Gibson and Col. Archibald Lochry; a tls. From J. Wm. DeGrange with accompanying articles on army activities in the vicinity of Philippi, W. Va. during the Civil War; and a clipping and reprint of articles by I. E. Robinson. There are, also, facsimilies of ms. letters and poems by James Whitcomb Riley; tls written by Edmond Eitel for Mrs. Riley to Mr....
Dates:
1818-1822; 1875-1930
Ira E. Robinson Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0155
Scope and Contents
Some 270 letters, telegrams, and notes written to Robinson; the great majority of the items are by Stephen B. Elkins regarding the purchase of coal lands and the development of coal mining in the Cheat River Valley, Preston County, Masontown, Muddy Creek, Green Run, and Sandy Creek; political affairs in Taylor County are mentioned; also included are five letter books with some 2367 copies of letters sent by Ira E. Robinson and his nephew, Jed W. Robinson, relating to their law practice in...
Dates:
1898-1910
Ira E. Robinson Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0294
Scope and Contents
Papers of Ira E. Robinson (1869-1951), an attorney practicing in Grafton and Clarksburg. Robinson served in the state legislature in 1902-1904, and was a judge in the State Supreme Court of Appeals (1907-1915), a Republican candidate for Governor (1916), and a member of the Federal Radio Commission (1929-1932). The collection includes material documenting his schooling and legal career, as well as his business and financial interests, and personal and family matters. Types of material...
Dates:
ca. 1869-1951
Irene McKinney, Poet, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3873
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the professional papers of West Virginia Poet Laureate Irene McKinney. Notable materials include early drafts of published works; submission materials for various grants, fellowships, publications and contests; and writing exercises from her teaching career. The collection also features a number of works authored by peers with personal inscriptions to McKinney, including Jayne Anne Phillips, Maggie Anderson, and Aaron Smith. The materials...
Dates:
circa 1950-2011