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Oil in Wood and Ritchie Counties, Historical Narrative
Manuscript historical narrative concerning the oil industry in Wood and Ritchie Counties authored by Dr. W.H. Sharp; it also includes technical information, such as depth of wells and number of barrels produced. The author comments on the prices and economy of oil at the time. The document mentions the towns of Burning Springs, Petroleum, and Volcano.
Oil Wells Statistical Chart
Chart showing the names of wells, owners, elevation above sea level and other technical data.
O.J. Morrison Department Stores Company (West Virginia and Ohio) Records
Okes Family Research Notes (Typescript)
Research notes and genealogical data relating to the Okes/Oaks family, compiled by Lonnie L. Okes, Jr.
Okey Cogar, FORT MARTIN: Colonel Charles Martin's Settlement, Cass District - Monongalia County
FORT MARTIN: Colonel Charles Martin's Settlement, Cass District - Monongalia County, by Okey Cogar, West Virginia University, July 25, 1980.
Okey Meadows, Coal History Manuscript
Okey Meadows wrote this history, entitled "Black Diamonds", which covers coal mining from ancient times to the present, describes cannel coal and its uses, and includes a prospectus for the Licking River Commerce Company of Kentucky. Other subjects dealt with are economic conditions of the early 1930s and the geology of oil shales.
Okey P. Keadle, Soldier, World War I Correspondence
Letters from Okey P. Keadle (1894-1958) to his family in Williamson, West Virginia, written while he served with the first American army regiment on active duty in France during World War I. Keadle was stationed in Paris and Tours, serving as a clerk. Subjects include his reaction to French customs, wartime civilian life in Paris, celebrations held by the American troops, and fashions and popular entertainers of the day.
Olin P. Norwood, Collector, Three Letters Related to the Civil War
Three letters related to the Civil War, including: 1) W.H. Powell to General John Beatty, August 1874, regarding transportation arrangements for a reunion; 2) Van H. Berkey to General Henry M. Cist, May 1889, concerning a copy of the letters of General Henry Boynton; 3) T.M. Harris to General Henry M. Cist, April 1891, providing information on the Civil War service of Colonel Morgan A. Darnall of the 10th West Virginia Infantry.
Olive Knotts Cox, Compiler, Genealogy
Olive M. Park Stout, Compiler, Stout Family Genealogy
Two manuscripts, Untangling the Tangle of the Family Line, 7 leaves (Manuscript), and " The Richard Stout Descendants in Central West Virginia" by Olive M. Park Stout. 1961. 63, Xi leaves (typescript).