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R. Terry Butcher, Author, Introduction Regarding Hall of Fame Inductee Dr. Leland Eugene Byrd

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Collection Number: A&M 3851
Overview

Introductory speech delivered by R. Terry Butcher on 19 May 2012 regarding the accomplishments of Dr. Leland Eugene Byrd as an athlete, college and university athletics administrator, and as a member of various boards and committees of the NCAA. The speech was delivered on occasion of Leland's induction into the Glenville State College Curtis Elam Athletic Hall of Fame.

Dates: 2012
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

R. Terry Butcher, Obituary and Eulogy Regarding Ernest L. Arbuckle and the Arbuckle Family

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Collection Number: A&M 3631
Overview Obituary and eulogy regarding Ernest Lee Arbuckle and the Arbuckle family of western Virginia and West Virginia by R. Terry Butcher. The one page obituary describes Arbuckle's personal and professional activities, including his Harvard Business School education, WWII service, and his work as a banker in Gilmer County, West Virginia The four page eulogy discusses the genealogy of the Arbuckle family, tracing it from Scotland to Greenbrier County, and the participation of family members in the...
Dates: 2008
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

R. Z. Virgin Letter regarding Mining Instruction

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Collection Number: A&M 0708
Overview

R. Z. Virgin, 717 Main Street, Wheeling W. Va., to Prof. Riffle regarding coal mining classes at Smithfield, Ohio.

Dates: 1946
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Rachel H. Thomas, Student, Memory Book Regarding Student Days at Marshall College

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Collection Number: A&M 4115
Overview Memory book kept by Rachel H. Thomas of Martins Ferry, Ohio, a student at Marshall College. Mainly contains messages from Thomas's friends and family written directly on the pages of the book. The book also contains items that are pasted in or loose, including photographs, news clippings, and ephemera. Most of the contents of the memory book date from 1931-1939; some of the loose items were added at a later date. The memory book is bound in leather and stamped with a Roycroft logo,...
Dates: 1931-2011; Majority of material found within 1931-1939
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Rachel Hartshorn Colwell Award

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Collection Number: A&M 3049
Overview The papers relating to Rachel H. Colwell's induction into the West Virginia Agricultural Hall of Fame. Colwell (1877-1954) is identified as the founder of Home Economics in West Virginia. Hired by West Virginia University in 1910, she was the first faculty member and administrator for the Department of Domestic Science in the College of Agriculture. She spent the next 27 years until retirement developing, teaching, and guiding the Home Economics curriculum and research of West Virginia...
Dates: 1989
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Racial Understanding Conference Records

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Collection Number: A&M 0923
Overview A symposium at Jackson's Mill sponsored and conducted by the WVU Office of International Programs. The conference was aimed at removing social inhibitions and promoting significant interaction between white, black and international students attending colleges in West Virginia. The three day event consisted of sessions devoted to guest speakers and group discussions about the then current state of racial tensions in the United States and how to alleviate them. Included are participant...
Dates: 1969
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Radio Station WMMN, Fairmont Program Logs

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Collection Number: A&M 2993
Overview

Three program log books of a Fairmont radio station, WMMN which was one of the earliest radio stations in north central West Virginia. WMMN was noted for producing its own country and western music shows including the Sagebrush Roundup, Buddy Starcher, and Grandpa Jones. It sold the largest volume of on-air personal inquiry advertisements of any station in the country.

Dates: 1936-1941
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Radio Station WMMN, Fairmont Transcription Discs

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Collection Number: A&M 3726
Scope and Contents Two-hundred and nine (209) transcription disc sound recordings of programming for Radio Station WMMN of Fairmont, West Virginia. The discs include: political speeches and campaign advertisements pertaining to West Virginia elections; public service and information programming; and radio dramas and other entertainment such as plays, music, and interviews. Some national personalities appear in the broadcasts, including Fredric March, Don Knotts, Arthur Godfrey, Fred Allen, and Ray Milland....
Dates: ca. 1939-1960; Majority of material found within 1942-1952
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Railroad Passes

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Collection Number: A&M 1040
Overview A Baltimore and Ohio Railroad pass issued to Mr. E. H. Gilbert, chief train dispatcher of the Morgantown and Kingwood Railroad, 1915. One Morgantown and Kingwood Railroad Company pass issued to Hon. A. G. Dayton, Philippi, W. Va., 1905. Signed by F. K. Bertz. Added 1968 April 19 : five passes, all issued to H. G. Kump: Buffalo, Attica &Arcade RR Co., 1916; Cairo and Kanawha Railway Co., 1916. Kanawha and West Virginia Railroad, 1916; Morgantown and Kingwood RR Ca., 1916; Virginia= Blue...
Dates: 1886-1916
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Railroad Timetables

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Collection Number: A&M 0397
Overview

Railroad timetables for nearly thirty railroads in the United States dated between 1880 and 1968. Timetables are chiefly for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, and the Pennsylvania Railroad, and are primarily dated from between 1915 and 1927.

Dates: 1880-1968; Majority of material found within 1915-1927
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

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Account books 251
Politics and government. 224
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 204
Morgantown (W. Va.) 186
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Genealogy 161
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Women's history -- 1850-1899 84
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Railroads 78
Harrison County (W. Va.) 75
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United States -- Politics and government 72
Politicians -- United States 68
Women's history -- 1900-1929 68
General stores 66
Wheeling (W. Va.) 66
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Frontier and pioneer life 63
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World War, 1914-1918 60
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Randolph County (W. Va.) 55
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Marion County (W. Va.) 51
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Education. SEE ALSO Schools. 44
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Kanawha County (W. Va.) 42
West Virginia Feminist Activist Collection 42
Greenbrier County (W. Va.) 41
Taylor County (W. Va.) 41
Baptists 40
Wood County (W. Va.) 39
Parkersburg. 38
Railroads - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. 38
Revolutionary War. 38
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West Virginia - Governors. 38
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Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) 35
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Virginia 32
Indians of North America 31
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Berkeley County (W. Va.) 29
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Fairmont. 29
Monroe County (W. Va.) 29
Turnpikes. SEE ALSO Roads. 29
Women's history -- 1951-present 29
Barbour County (W. Va.) 28
Civil War -- War diaries 28
Environmentalism 28
Hampshire County (W. Va.) 28
Iron furnaces and iron industry. 28
Ohio 28
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Civil War battles. 27
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United Mine Workers of America 52
Democratic Party (U.S.) 45
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
Neely, Matthew Mansfield, 1874-1958 28
United States. Congress 28
West Virginia. Legislature 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
Randolph, Jennings, 1902-1998 23
Monongalia County (W.Va.) 22
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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