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Lucy M. Hite of Marion County, Letters

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Collection Number: A&M 4425
Content Description Letters to Lucy M. Hite of Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia from various family members and friends. The letters discuss family events, personal matters, religion, education, sickness and death, housework, weather, holidays, farming, and local weddings. One letter, written 14 November 1883, discusses the discovery of coal near Newburg, West Virginia . Lucy received frequent correspondence from her friend Anna Miller, a school teacher in Fairmont, and from her cousin Tona Minnear, a...
Dates: 1879-1886
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Lucy Shuttleworth Dunlap, West Virginia University Student, Diary and Scrapbook

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Collection Number: A&M 4024
Overview Diary and scrapbook kept by Lucy Shuttleworth Dunlap (31 Mar 1898 - 7 Aug 1983), a student at Morgantown High School and at West Virginia University. Dunlap kept the diary between 1918 and 1921. Diary entries mainly regard Dunlap's social life (including dances, dates, movies, and travel) and personal feelings (including friendships, family, and romantic relationships). Entries of note regard an outbreak of Spanish Influenza in Morgantown (5 October 1918), the end of World War I (November...
Dates: 1913-1921
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Lucy Washington Cookbook

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Collection Number: A&M 3212
Overview Lucy Washington Packett's collection of handwritten recipes for (1) foods and drinks: including apple dishes, beef, brine for curing bacon, biscuits, breads, cakes (including a recipe for an eggless cake), cake fillings, candies, tomato catsup, cookies, cordials, doughnuts, calf's head dressing, cole slaw dressings, gingerbreads, hash, jellies, lemon bake, lemon ice, macaroni, mango, marmalade, mince meat, meatballs, citron mellon, muffins, omelettes, pickles, pies, quince, curing pork,...
Dates: ca. 1840-1880
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Ludella Seabolt, Compiler, Genealogy Records for Centennial of Leivasy, West Virginia

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Collection Number: A&M 2626
Overview

13 family tree charts and correspondence regarding the celebration of the centennial of Leivasy, WV, in 1979. Families documented include Amick, Bays, Bryant, Judy, McClung, McCutcheon, Osborne, Pitsenbarger, and Seabolt.

Dates: 1979
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Luke Wilcox (1795-1854) Diary

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Collection Number: A&M 2015
Overview

Diary of Luke Wilcox, a Kanawha County farmer, merchant, salt well and furnace owner and operator, written in memorandum form except for scattered entries giving more information on specific subjects, such as the weather, churches and ministers, farm operation, travel, salt wells and furnaces, slaves, names of personal and business correspondents, coal, and land purchases. There is also an addendum regarding the Wilcox family bible. See "Scope and Contents" for additional information.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1843-1854; 1795-1879
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Lumber Companies in Tucker County, Minute Books and Other Material

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Collection Number: A&M 1163
Overview

Minute books of the J.L. Rumbarger Lumber Company, 1884-1910; the Condon-Lane Boom and Lumber Company, 1892-1910; and the Dry Fork Lumber Company, 1904-1910. These three companies had their central office in Philadelphia and were under the financial control of R.F. Whitmer. The collection also includes typescripts pertaining to the Dry Fork Lumber Company, William Whitmer & Sons, Parsons Pulp and Paper Company, J.L. Rumbarger Lumber Company, and the Holstein Lumber Company.

Dates: 1884-1910
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Luther Haymond, Surveyor, Diary and Surveyor's Book

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Collection Number: A&M 0772
Scope and Contents

A hand written journal kept by Col. Luther Haymond of Harrison County, [W.] Va., from 1830-1833, telling of his travels and experiences at the time. The journal notes Haymond’s observations while traveling by horse from Harrison County, West Virginia, to Baltimore, Maryland. There are descriptions of Baltimore, Romney, Charles Town, and other places.

Dates: 1830-1833
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Luther Haymond, Surveyor, Diary and Surveyor's Book

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Collection Number: A&M 1797
Scope and Contents

A manuscript surveyor's book of first five-mile section of the Weston and Fairmont Road. Haymond was Engineer for the Weston & Fairmont Turnpike Co., 1849. The drawings show the cuts and fills to be made during the first five miles.

Dates: 1849
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Lydia Wiseman Nunley Tintypes and Genealogical Records

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Collection Number: A&M 4546
Scope and Contents

Two tintypes showing Lydia Wisemen Nunley, nee Keatley, from Summers, WV: Lydia Wiseman with husband Jasper and Lydia Nunley with her second husband S. D. Nunley. Includes accompanying documentation of marriage records, census records, and Lydia Nunley's will from Ancestry/vital records.

Dates: circa 1875-1930, 2021
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Lyman C. Draper, Antiquarian, Manuscripts

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Collection Number: A&M 3045
Overview The interviews, correspondence, notes and reports of a Wisconsin based, New York born antiquarian and early researcher of frontier history. Lyman C. Draper's manuscripts were willed to the Wisconsin State Historical Society where he had been its corresponding secretary and instrumental in its development. Microfilm was produced by the society of his papers and made available for purchase to libraries because of their significance for studying the Eastern frontier and its pioneers. Draper had...
Dates: ca. 1740-1815
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

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Account books 251
Politics and government. 224
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 204
Morgantown (W. Va.) 186
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Genealogy 161
Diaries and journals. 149
Education 114
Universities and colleges 101
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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
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Randolph County (W. Va.) 55
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Marion County (W. Va.) 51
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Mills and mill-work 45
Travel accounts. 45
Education. SEE ALSO Schools. 44
West Virginia -- Politics and government 44
Petroleum industry and trade 43
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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
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West Virginia University -- Students 35
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Indians of North America 31
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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
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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
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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