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Nicholas County Survey Record Book
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0786
Overview
This collection is a record book of surveys for Nicholas County, Virginia, 1819-1836. The book contains a list of names for whom the surveys were made.
Dates:
1819-1836
Nicholas County (W.Va.) World War II Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0159
Overview
Letters, newspaper clippings, and a brief history of the Civilian Defense Organization of Nicholas County, West Virginia, from 1942 to 1945 describe county news related to World War II. Eight letters from different soldiers describe basic training, living conditions in France, seeing dead Japanese soldiers in the Philippines, weather, and family news. Newspaper clippings from the Nicholas Chronicle cover many topics relate to the war. Two letters, outlines,...
Dates:
1942-1945
Nicholas Marmion, Physician, Family Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1071
Overview
Personal, medical, and business papers, account books, and daily journals of a Harpers Ferry physician (d. 1883). Subjects include the practice of a small town doctor, his related business interests, and the education and careers of his children, three of whom became medical doctors. Included are the papers of William V. Marmion (1840-1922), who studied eye surgery in Vienna and established a practice in Washington, D.C. There are letters from George Marmion, acting surgeon and secretary of...
Dates:
1798-1951
Nichols and Mason Families Genealogy
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1037
Overview
Photostat copies of birth, marriage, and death records of the Nichols and Mason families. For photographs related to this collection, go to wvhistoryonview.org and search for this collection's four digit call number (otherwise known as an a&m number).
Dates:
1860-1957
Nitro, West Virginia Photograph Album
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4122
Overview
An album containing photographs of the town of Nitro, West Virginia. There are 45 leaves with about 100 black and white photographs mounted to the pages with adhesive. Some of the photographs have been identified. Subjects of photographs include views of the town, interiors and exteriors of homes, and events such as a parade, masquerade, and picnic. Photographs often include men in military uniform. The town of Nitro, West Virginia was created during World War I, in 1917, to produce...
Dates:
1919
Nitro (WV) Postmaster Records
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1892
Scope and Contents
Second Class Postmaster's Account and Cash Books (Nitro, WV) from 1950 to 1955. These seven ledgers account for an individual day's business as well as quarterly totals for both debits and credits for the postmaster from 1950 to 1955. Debits include such expenses as money orders issued, stamped and metered postage, box rents, and fees. Credits include items such as postmaster salaries, delivery service, rents, fuel and utilities, and deposits. These were the books of Russell W. Casto,...
Dates:
1950-1955
Noah Henderson (Monongalia County, W.Va.) Financial and Legal Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0787
Scope and Contents
Personal papers of Noah Henderson of Monongalia County, West Virginia, consisting mainly of incoming correspondence and financial and legal documents from 1859 to 1926. Collection chiefly contains deeds, state and county tax receipts, a survey and plat, and oil and gas lease documents from the 1860s to the 1900s. Other financial documents from 1910 to 1926 relate to bank accounts and settlement of Henderson's estate after his death in 1920. Letters from relatives in the 1890s and 1900s...
Dates:
1859-1926
Non-West Virginia Postmarks
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0132
Overview
Includes envelopes with postmarks arranged alphabetically by States within the United States. Also includes postmarks from the Philippine Islands.
Dates:
1876-1891
Norman F. Kendall, Compiler, Scrapbook regarding History of Mannington District, Marion County
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0507
Overview
Scrapbook entitled: "No. 6 - History Mannington District- - Marion County, West Virginia," by Norman F. Kendall. Includes family genealogy and history, cemetery readings, and local history.
Dates:
1952
Norman Jordan, African American Poet, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4544
Scope and Contents
Various brochures and flyers including a memorial service program, non-profit organizations' promotional brochures, and event flyers, all highlighting the life and work of West Virginia African American poet Norman Jordan. Topics covered include Jordan's memorial service, as well as various programs and organizations regarding African Americans in West Virginia. These include the African-American Heritage Family Tree Museum, African American Heritage on the Midland Trail, the Norman Jordan...
Dates:
circa 1970s-2022 and undated