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Aristotle Smith Scrapbook

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Collection Number: A&M 4531
Scope and Contents Scrapbook of Aristotle Smith (1863-1911), doctor, lawyer, teacher, and historian. The scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings (1897-1909) and other ephemera glued onto pages of a book, Report on Population and Resources of Alaska (1893) from the 11th census, published in 1890. The scrapbook also includes handwritten text on the book’s pages and regards the history of various West Virginia counties: Calhoun, Clay, Braxton, Roane; the genealogy of the...
Dates: 1880s-1987; Majority of material found within 1900-1910
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Armistead Abraham Lilly (1878-1956) Speeches

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Collection Number: A&M 1095
Overview

Three speeches of A.A. Lilly, including the welcome address delivered at the Lilly reunion, 1949; Lincoln Day dinner speech delivered at Sutton, 1936; a speech delivered before the Republican convention in Charleston, presenting Senator Guy D. Goff for nomination as a candidate for president of the United States; and a memorial of the Kanawha County circuit court on the death of A.A. Lilly in 1956.

Dates: 1928, 1936, 1949, 1956
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Arnett Family History

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Collection Number: A&M 0096
Overview

Includes 'Descendants of James Arnett Family of Monongalia County' by L.D. Arnett. Also includes copies of certificates, receipts, and the Bible family record of the Arnett family. The family records are those of Eleazor Judson Arnett and Lucinda Sanders Arnett and their children. There are also Sunday school certificates and clippings pertaining to the family.

Dates: 1862-1950
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Arnold & Porter Buffalo Creek Litigation Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 4512
Scope and Contents

Collection primarily contains plaintiff-related legal documents from the trial of Dennis Prince et al. v. the Pittston Company, which pertains to the Buffalo Creek flood of February 26, 1972. Ground survey materials, psychological evaluations, plaintiff testimonies, newspaper clippings, and formal papers are included.

Dates: 1972-1974
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Arrest Warrant for Horse Theft

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Collection Number: A&M 2669
Overview

An 1869 warrant, signed by Governor William E. Stevenson, for the arrest of Samuel Wormley. The document states that Wormley was wanted in Maryland for stealing a horse, and orders the Sheriff of Berkeley County to deliver Wormley to a Maryland law officer.

Dates: 1869
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Artemis Sisters Collective Records

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Collection Number: A&M 4561
Overview The Artemis Sisters Collective was a local Morgantown, West Virginia feminist collective formed in September 1982 for the purpose of promoting women's empowerment through creative, political, and social engagement. The bulk of materials range in dates from 1980 to 1987 and include information regarding the SisterSpace Collective, various women's defense committees, musical acts, and social activism. Materials include posters, pamphlets, correspondence, cassette tapes, meeting minutes,...
Dates: 1980-1994, 2016-2024, and undated; Majority of material found within 1980-1994
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Arthur and Jenkins Families (Allegheny County, Va.) Genealogy

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Collection Number: A&M 1227
Overview Leo E. Arthur and Lillie Estelle (Peggy) Jenkins married in 1926 and lived in Covington and Hinton, Virginia. This sixty-page typescript copy of the "Arthur and Jenkins Families" genealogy includes information about their ancestors and descendants, particularly the Arthur, Jenkins, Doyle, Johnson, and Okes families. It primarily documents the history of the Henry and Mandy M. Arthur family of Allegheny County, Virginia, from the mid-nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century, and the...
Dates: 1959
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Arthur B. Koontz (1885-1963) Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 1912
Overview Photographs, correspondence, telegrams, and memorabilia of a corporation lawyer, banker, businessman, Democratic candidate for governor in 1920 and the U.S. Senate in 1934, a Democratic National Committeeman, 1940-1958, a member of West Virginia University's Board of Governors, and holder of the Order of Vandalia for service to West Virginia University. Subjects include the Democratic National Committee, the Democratic Convention and campaign of 1956, and Koontz's bequests to colleges and...
Dates: 1907-1964
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Arthur B. Stewart, President, Davis Coal and Coke Company, Correspondence Regarding Medical Treatment for Coal Miners

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Collection Number: A&M 4366
Content Description Photocopies of correspondence of Arthur B. Stewart, President of the Davis Coal and Coke Company of Baltimore, Maryland, regarding medical treatment of coal miners. Formats include correspondence (mainly carbon copies), memoranda, and questionaires. The majority of the correspondence is between Stewart and medical doctors; the most frequent correspondent is Dr. Joseph Miller of Thomas, West Virginia. Subjects include health concerns of miners and laborers and treatment for common ailments,...
Dates: 1934-1940
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Arthur Ball, Journalist, Newspaper Article Clippings

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Collection Number: A&M 0674
Overview

Clippings of 38 feature articles, by Arthur Ball, from the Parkersburg Sunday News. Articles of Wood, Wirt, Jackson, Kanawha, Ritchie, and Calhoun counties concerning agriculture, prominent citizens, industries, flood control, C.C.C. Camp, Flint deposit, coal, oil, and gas fields, Civil War, mounds, antiques and heirlooms; Charles G. Slack Collection in Marietta College Library, and Hall family.

Dates: 1934-1937
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

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Account books 255
Politics and government. 226
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 204
Morgantown (W. Va.) 186
Monongalia County (W. Va.) 175
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Genealogy 161
Diaries and journals. 149
Education 115
Universities and colleges 101
Coal mining. 99
Elections 95
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 82
Railroads 78
Harrison County (W. Va.) 75
United States -- Politics and government 72
Taxation 71
General stores 68
Politicians -- United States 68
Women's history -- 1900-1929 68
Surveyors and surveying. 65
Wheeling (W. Va.) 65
Frontier and pioneer life 63
Clarksburg (W. Va.) 62
World War, 1914-1918 61
Agriculture 59
Authors -- Letters and papers 58
Transportation 58
Birth, marriage, and death records. 56
Randolph County (W. Va.) 55
Church buildings 53
Slaves and slavery. 53
Coal mining - coal companies. 52
Women's history -- 1929-1950 52
Maps. 51
Marion County (W. Va.) 51
Lumber trade 49
Mills and mill-work 48
Court records 47
Art and artists 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
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
Environmentalism 28
Iron furnaces and iron industry. 28
Ohio 28
Statehood politics -- West Virginia 28
Civil War -- letters 27
Civil War battles. 27
Hampshire County (W. Va.) 27
Hardy County (W. Va.) 27
Kentucky 27
Physicians - letters and papers. 27
Charleston. 26
Coal mines and mining 26
Medicine. SEE ALSO Folk medicine. 26
Ohio River 26
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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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