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Mrs. Howard Walder Woodruff, May Family, The descendants of John May, Sr. and Sarah Jane (Phillips) May
The descendants of John May, Sr. and Sarah Jane (Phillips) May, 1760-1967, compiled by Mrs. Howard Walker Woodruff.
Mrs. Innis C. Davis, Compiler, Taverns in Western Virginia, Notebook of Typescripts and Photographs
Photographs and histories of early taverns and inns in western Virginia between 1740 and the 1850s, written and compiled by Mrs. Innis C. Davis.
Mrs. James R. Moreland, Director of Women's Work, Records regarding Monongalia County Relief Administration, Civil Works Administration, and Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Correspondence, reports, and other records of the Monongalia County Relief Administration, the Civil Works Administration, and the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, from the office of the Director of Women's Work, Mrs. James R. Moreland. There are also two volumes of daily reports of the Lynchburg Coal and Coke Company, January-November, 1938.
Mrs. James S. Morris, Collector, Various Historical Documents
This collection includes the Flower Mission Book of the Fairmont W.C.T.U, 1904-1916, including pictures of the state and national officers; A visit to the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, 1876 by W.T.W. Crow; and the Civil War diary of James Williams, Aug 31, 1864-Jun 8, 1865. Williams enlisted at Morgantown and served in the Clarksburg, Grafton, Philippi, Sutton area, apparently with Co. A., 6th Reg., Va. Inf. Vols.
Mrs. J.D. Fletcher, Collector, Papers
Correspondence of Martha Brand Wolfe and Charles M. Wolfe, who operated a small farm at Morgantown. The papers include some old Monongalia County land deeds of Charles I. Brand; letters from evangelists Dr. R.E.L. Jarvis and Dr. Edward D. Fellers, together with letters of Mrs. Wolfe on religion. There are also Christmas cards, local news clippings, two Brand family autograph albums, family photographs, and a newspaper clipping book, 1881-1905.
Mrs. Joe P. Kuykendall, Collector, 18th and 19th Century Deed, Stock, and Bond Certificates
Includes a copy of an original Thomas Fairfax deed for 1749; a stock certificate of the South Branch Bridge Company, Oct 2, 1858; and a Confederate Four Percent Register Bond of Susan Parsons, 17 Nov 1864.
Mrs. John J. D. Preston, Collector, Miscellaneous Papers
Mrs. John J.D. Preston, Collector, Papers
Mrs. John J.D. Preston, Collector, Papers of the Preston, Davis, Rand, and Arnold Families
Papers of the Preston, Davis, Rand, and Arnold families, ca. 1817-1924. Includes letters of John W. Davis, sermons of David R. Preston, pamphlets dealing with the important political and religious issues of the period, and copies of speeches delivered by John W. Davis, Waitman T. Willey, and other congressmen on national political issues. There are also newspapers and newspaper clippings related to the political career of John W. Davis and some Davis family photographs.