Skip to main content Skip to search results

Showing Collections: 3021 - 3030 of 4808

Point Breeze Farm, Buyer's Prospectus

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2939
Overview

A buyer's prospectus published by Harry King Tootle (assumed to be the realtor) of the Pt. Breeze Farm, Brooke Co., WV. Pictures with captions including a two page description of the house and property plus 13 loose leaf extra pages of the description.

Dates: ca. 1920
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Point Pleasant History, Typed Document

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2310
Overview

This history was serialized and published in the Point Pleasant STATE GAZETTE from September 1910 to February 1911. Subjects covered include: early homes, buildings, businesses, church history, economic development, and family history.

Dates: September 1910-February 1911
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Point Pleasant (W.Va.) General Hospital Invoice for Hospital Supplies

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1624
Overview

One-page handwritten invoice for hospital supplies received at the General Hospital in Point Plesant, West Virginia. Invoice includes list of supplies and their cost.

Dates: undated
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Political Campaigns and Elections Material

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2818
Overview Buttons, pins, and stickers for West Virginia and national political campaigns, including Gubernatorial and Senatorial races. Politicians represented include William Barron, Robert Byrd, Darrell McGraw, Mollohan, Arch Moore, Okey Patteson, Charlotte Pritt, Jennings Randolph, Jay Rockefeller, Jim Spouse, and Cecil Underwood.The addendum of 2024 August 12 includes a Head Start flag that hung in the Office of Economic Opportunity (created as part of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s...
Dates: 1948-2006
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Portrait of Ann Pozega Milano

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4535
Scope and Contents

Portrait in oil on canvas of Ann Pozega Milano by an unidentified artist. Ann Mae Pozega was a 1941 graduate of West Virginia University with a B.S. degree in Science of Home Economics. The portrait's frame was carved from wood by Jakob Adlhart, a sculptor who worked in Austria and Germany from the 1920s to 1960s.

Dates: circa 1947-1957
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Portraits of African-Americans in Southwestern Pennsylvania Photographs

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3491
Overview

Photographic portraits of African-Americans from southwestern Pennsylvania, 29 items, circa 1900-1945. Formats include card mounted photographs, postcards, prints, and one cirkut photo; locations include Connellsville, Hannahstown, 'Pittsburg,' and Ralphton; family names include Baisden, Bridgewater, Brown, Lawrence, McKinney, Neal, Queen, Roberson, Scott, Svendsen, and Wall; subjects include WWI (one portrait) and WWII (cirkut photo and two prints).

Dates: 1900-1945
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Post Family Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0538
Overview

Business and personal correspondence of various members of the Post, Davison and Coplin families; account books for farms and general stores; incomplete manuscript of Melville Davison Post stories; newspaper magazine clippings of Post's stories; newspaper, pamphlet, photograph, maps and business record.

Dates: 1842-1926
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Post Office Site Location Reports

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3058
Scope and Contents The record of forms and in most cases map sketches on which local postmasters supplied data to the Topographer of the U.S. Post Office Department for use in determining post office site locations relative to nearby post offices, transportation routes and facilities. There is not an exact standardization of all reports. Earlier reports may not be as detailed as those of a later date and in some cases there may be correspondence queries of postmasters for more complete information. As well as...
Dates: 1837-1950
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Postal Records of Morgantown and Uffington

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3342
Overview Includes one record book of money orders issued at the post office in Morgantown, West Virginia from September 1867 through April 1877. There are also four record books of 'Receipts and Payments' at the post office in Uffington, West Virginia from April 1922 through April 1944. Uffington record books document transactions involving postage stamp stock, incoming sales, stamps, canceled money order advances received, orders paid, as well as quarterly accounts. This collection also includes a...
Dates: 1867-1944
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Post/Central Hospital, Wheeling, West Virginia, Civil War Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3289
Overview Civil War hospital records from the National Archives. Includes muster and pay roll of the hospital corps employed at the Contraband Camp Hospital at Washington, D.C. (February - August 1863, May - June 1864) and muster roll of steward, wardmaster, cooks, nurses, matrons, detached soldiers, sick, in the hospital of Freedman's Hospital at Washington, D.C. (March - August 1865) Also includes records of the U.S.A. Post/General Hospital at Wheeling, West Virginia: monthly, weekly, and morning...
Dates: 1863-1865
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Filter Results

Additional filters:

Subject
Account books 257
Politics and government. 226
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 204
Morgantown (W. Va.) 187
Monongalia County (W. Va.) 176
∨ more
Genealogy 161
Diaries and journals. 149
Education 115
Universities and colleges 102
Coal mining. 100
Elections 95
Preston County (W. Va.) 90
Rivers and river valleys. 90
Lawyers - letters and papers. 84
Women's history -- 1850-1899 84
World War, 1939-1945 83
Farms and farming. 82
Schools. SEE ALSO Academies 82
Railroads 78
Harrison County (W. Va.) 76
United States -- Politics and government 72
General stores 71
Taxation 71
Wheeling (W. Va.) 69
Politicians -- United States 68
Women's history -- 1900-1929 68
Surveyors and surveying. 67
Frontier and pioneer life 63
Clarksburg (W. Va.) 62
World War, 1914-1918 61
Agriculture 59
Transportation 59
Authors -- Letters and papers 58
Birth, marriage, and death records. 56
Randolph County (W. Va.) 56
Church buildings 53
Coal mining - coal companies. 52
Maps. 52
Women's history -- 1929-1950 52
Marion County (W. Va.) 51
Slaves and slavery. 51
Lumber trade 49
Mills and mill-work 49
Court records 48
Art and artists 45
Travel accounts. 45
Education. SEE ALSO Schools. 44
West Virginia -- Politics and government 44
Kanawha County (W. Va.) 43
Petroleum industry and trade 43
Union names. 43
Unions. SEE ALSO Labor organization. 43
Greenbrier County (W. Va.) 41
Taylor County (W. Va.) 41
West Virginia Feminist Activist Collection 41
Baptists 40
Steamboats 39
Wood County (W. Va.) 39
Parkersburg. 38
Railroads - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. 38
Revolutionary War. 38
West Virginia - Governors. 38
Livestock 37
Tucker County (W. Va.) 36
Women's history -- 1800-1849 36
Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) 35
New Deal, 1933-1939 35
Pennsylvania 35
West Virginia University -- Students 35
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons 33
Teachers 32
Virginia 32
Banks and banking 31
Indians of North America 31
African-Americans. SEE ALSO Coal miners - African Americans. 30
Coal mining - Labor organization. 30
West Virginia - Politics and government. 30
Berkeley County (W. Va.) 29
Churches -- Methodist 29
Fairmont. 29
Monroe County (W. Va.) 29
Photography 29
Turnpikes. SEE ALSO Roads. 29
Women's history -- 1951-present 29
Barbour County (W. Va.) 28
Civil War -- War diaries 28
Iron furnaces and iron industry. 28
Ohio 28
Statehood politics -- West Virginia 28
Civil War -- letters 27
Civil War battles. 27
Environmentalism. 27
Hampshire County (W. Va.) 27
Hardy County (W. Va.) 27
Kentucky 27
Physicians - letters and papers. 27
Charleston. 26
Medicine. SEE ALSO Folk medicine. 26
Ohio County (W. Va.) 26
Pocahontas County (W. Va.) 26
+ ∧ less
 
Language
English 4807
French 2
German 2
Italian 2
Chinese 1
∨ more
Spanish; Castilian 1
Swedish 1
+ ∧ less
 
Names
West Virginia University 197
United Mine Workers of America 52
Democratic Party (U.S.) 45
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) 43
Pierpont, Francis Harrison, 1814-1899 38
∨ more
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
+ ∧ less