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Morgantown Newspapers, History

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0949
Overview

Article written by Donovan H. Bond entitled Frustrated Enterprise: Morgantown's Newspapers - The First Sixty Years. The struggles that newspapers encountered in the beginning years (1804-64) is discussed. Material covers the years 1780-1933.

Dates: 1982

Morgantown Ordnance Works Award Scrapbook and Artifacts

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Collection Number: A&M 0560
Overview

Scrapbook of letters, photographs, programs and certificates relating to the presentation of the Army-Navy "E" award to the Morgantown Ordinance Works. Also includes a box of buttons, stripes, epaulettes, and other decorations from the military uniform of US Naval Reserve Commander Ludlow Frey Beach.

Dates: 1942-1943

Morgantown & Pittsburgh Railway Co. Solicitation Letter from the Mallete Switch Lock Co.

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Collection Number: A&M 0465
Overview

Morgantown & Pittsburgh Railway Co. Solicitation Letter from the Mallete Switch Lock Co. (1912).

Dates: 1912

Morgantown Post Chronicle, Industrial Edition, Special Edition of Newspaper

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Collection Number: A&M 4098
Overview

A special edition issue of the Morgantown Post Chronicle newspaper, referred to as an "Industrial Edition". This publication contains articles regarding prominent citizens and businesses and was intended to promote commerce. Pages 1-8 of the publication are missing.

Dates: 1913

Morgantown Post Office Records

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Collection Number: A&M 0288
Overview

Register of money orders drawn upon the Morgantown Post Office, 10 September 1876-16 October 1888, showing date of money order, office where it was issued, and name and residence of payee and remitter; also a cash book of F.A. Dering, postmaster at Morgantown, 1 January 1876-1879.

Dates: 1876-1888

Morgantown Post Office Scrapbook and Other Records

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Collection Number: A&M 3060
Overview Scrapbook and other records documenting the history of the Morgantown post office. Includes news clippings, photographs, pamphlets, and papers. Many clippings deal with postmaster appointments and changes in postal employee conditions such as pay raises and working hours. Many pictures and articles document the construction of the previous post office, now the Morgantown Arts Center, as well as the present post office. There are also clippings about natives of Morgantown serving in the...
Dates: 1907-1978

Morgantown Present Day Club Records

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Collection Number: A&M 3516
Overview

Records of the Present Day Club of Morgantown, West Virginia. Includes five scrapbooks containing programs, clippings, photographs, and historical information regarding membership and activities. The Present Day Club was a group whose members would read and study matters of current interest and then discuss them together. There are normally around 12 to 15 members; membership is by invitation only.

Dates: 1912-2004

Morgantown Residential Photography, Glass Plate Negatives

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Collection Number: A&M 4154
Scope and Contents Includes 28 glass plate negatives documenting subjects from Morgantown, West Virginia circa 1890-1910. Subjects include Morgantown homes owned by Captain Hatfield (corner of Spruce and Willey), J. H. Stewart, I. G. Lazelle, Rumsey, Dr. I. C. White, H. B. Allen. Miss Hattie Tennant (southeast corner of Spruce and Pleasant), W. P. Willey (background features Miss Hattie Tennant house), William H. Moorhead and Frank Cox (corner of Pleasant and Spruce Street), McDermott's Stables (Kirk Street),...
Dates: circa 1890-1910

Morgantown Rotary Club Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 1693
Scope and Contents

Additional archives. Minutes, 1956-1962, financial records, 1959-1961, membership records, 1961, general correspondence, 1959-1962, and other papers.

Dates: 1956-1969

Morgantown Rotary Club Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 2157
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, minute books, attendance lists, financial statements, and clippings of the Morgantown Rotary Club from 1952 to 1969. Included are papers pertaining to the first World Affairs Institute, held in Morgantown in April of 1960. Most of the correspondence is from or to William A. Moreland, President of the club for most of the period.

Dates: 1951-1975

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Account books 257
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 204
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United Mine Workers of America 52
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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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