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Barbour County Manuscripts and Articles regarding Industry
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0959
Content Description
This collection includes two documents. One is a four-page handwritten manuscript, "The Old Furnace" by C.O. Marsh, printed originally in the The Barbour Democrat on November 11, 1956. This manuscript also includes information on the the John M. Marsh, b. 1827 family. The second document is an "Excursion Souvenir," a four-page pamphlet printed for the West Virginia Academy of Science Meeting at Philippi, April 25-26, 1941 and contains articles...
Dates:
1941, 1956
Barbour County Schools Letter
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2101
Overview
An ALS from Josie Prim Chilson, Fairmont to Mollie Gould, Craig, Alaska. Miss Gould had apparently been Josie Chilson's first school teacher at school number 7, the Modisett school. She requests pictures of miss Gould and the School house. The mining town of Berryburg is located near site of the Modisett school. Comments on Albert Modisett.
Dates:
1895
Barbour County Schools Miscellaneous Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0694
Overview
A teacher's report to superintendent form for Barbour County, W. Va. ,schools 1881-1884. Notice to teachers urging their subscription for copies of the First Annual Catalogue of the Free Schools of Barbour county, signed by W. D. Zinn, county superintendent.
Dates:
1881-1884
Barger Brothers, Soldiers, World War I Letters
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3678
Scope and Contents
World War I letters authored by brothers Joe Douglas Barger (26 items) and Pat Burnley S. Barger (37 items) to their sisters Lula and Juanita Barger of Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, their home town. Joe served on the front lines in France with Battery A, 315th Field Artillery, American Expeditionary Force (AEF), while his brother worked in a railway shop for Company B, 49th Engineers, AEF. Topics of letters include descriptions of everyday life in camp, entertainment, health,...
Dates:
1917-1919; Majority of material found within 1919
Barnette Collection, Lawyer, Businessman, Educator, Philanthropist, and Chairman Emeritus of Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3974
Scope and Contents
Barnette Collection, Lawyer, Businessman, Educator, Philanthropist, and Chairman Emeritus of Bethlehem Steel Corporation. These materials document Barnette's leadership and service.
Dates:
1905-2020
Barns Family, Diary of Bernie Hodges and Other Material
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0970
Overview
Diary of school teacher Bernie Hodges (later Mrs. John S. Barns; born June 23, 1873, died February 1, 1930), January 1 to June 18, 1893, regarding teaching, giving music lessons, visiting relatives, and riding horses, among other activities; there are also entries regarding a trip by boat from the [Burning] Springs to Parkersburg, and by train to Clarksburg and Buckhannon, and her decision to move to Ritchie County. There is also a shield-shaped metal insignia badge for Sergeant Thomas Rufus...
Dates:
1893-1920
Barns Family Letter and St. Louis World's Fair Medal
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0958
Overview
Letter (July 31, 1904) regarding Barns family authored by Frank Holbert of Duluth, Minnesota to John S. Barns of Harrisville, West Virginia, a cousin to Holbert. There is also one bronze medal that was awarded to John S. Barns of Harrisville, West Virginia at the St. Louis World's Fair (Louisiana Purchase Exposition) in 1904 for apples exhibited; the medal includes its original velvet lined box, a one page note describing the medal, and the original box it was mailed in from the...
Dates:
1904
Barns Family Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0925
Overview
Papers of the Barns family of northwestern West Virginia, including: the Civil War diaries of Thomas Rufus Barns recording his experiences while serving with Company K, Tenth Regiment, West Virginia Volunteer Infantry (1863-1864); Civil War records of Uz Barns, who served with the same unit, including discharge and pension papers (1865-1891); miscellaneous Civil War material, including currency and song sheets (ca. 1861-1865); and Barns family papers including financial records, and land...
Dates:
1816-1899; Majority of material found within 1831-1899
Barns Family Records
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3066
Overview
A framed lithograph of the James Barns residence in Cumberland Township, near Carmichaels, PA with an insert consisting of a drawing of the first successfully operating engine in Greene Co., ca. 1833, located in the Barns woolen factory on Muddy Creek, near Carmichaels, Pennsylvania. Included is an account by the donor about the Barns family of north central West Virginia and southwestern Pennsylvania. Mention is made of abolitionism, agricultural trends, James Barns, William Shinn Barns,...
Dates:
1884-1990
Barr Wilson, Compiler, Barr, Gregg, and Ripley Families Genealogy
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2183
Overview
Three family genealogies have been compiled: the Barr, Gregg, and Ripley families. Various records of births, deaths, marriages, wills, land sales, appraisals, deeds, and cemetery readings are found in each folder. The counties in which these families lives are Tylers, Harrison, Monongalia, Randolph, and Ritchie. The Barr Family originally came from the British isles and Germany. The genealogy begins with James William Barr and Sarah M. Carpenter Barr. They were marriage in 1821. Allied...
Dates:
1971