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Richard Marks, Collector, Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3236
Overview

Contains a bibliography of works by Richard Marks, correspondence, articles and a paper by Marks, philatelic items, and other material. Most material regards the genealogy and history of the Marks family in West Virginia, as well as West Virginia history in general. There are also addenda to this collection. See "Scope and Content Note" for further information.

Dates: 1789-2001

Richard Orr Curry (1931-1997), Collector, Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1203
Scope and Contents West Virginia mountain tales by Richard Orr Curry; papers of Jacob W. Mathews, a merchant from Alvon; papers of Charles R. Mathews, judicial officer at New Helena, Nebraska; correspondence of Catherine White Hoke of Alvon pertaining to family affairs; papers of Jacob W. Mathews including correspondence pertaining to the Confederate "Immortal Six Hundred"; Confederate veteran affairs; business papers of the firm of Hoylman and Matthews; Charles Matthews papers consisting of essays, business...
Dates: 1849-1959

Richard Orr Curry, A HOUSE DIVIDED, Manuscript

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1922
Overview

Typescript of Dr. Richard Orr Curry's Ph.D. dissertation (1961). The dissertation was later published by the University of Pittsburgh Press as A House Divided: A Study of Statehood Politics and the Copperhead Movement in West Virginia During the Civil War (1964).

Dates: 1961

Richard Plantagenet Llewellyn Baber, Biographical Information and Other Material

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1874
Overview

Includes photocopied article from Biographical Encyclopedia of Ohio on Colonel Llewellyn Baber (1823-1885); family information; two versions of a letter from R.P.L. Baber to A.J. Baber, Columbus, Ohio September 14, 1856, giving family history; and an 1862 payroll receipt signed by Baber as a paymaster in the United States Army during the Civil War.

Dates: 1856-1962

Richard Ruddle, Collector, Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2268
Overview

This collection consists of correspondence, land grants, and deeds of early Ruddle settlers, typescript copies of the Ruddle family and the Ruddle Church, ledger books belonging to Preston Ruddle (1895-1914) and other Ruddle family papers, and materials relating to the history of Pendleton County, West Virginia.

Dates: ca. 1800-1925

Richard Steiner, Collector, Art Print of "Stonewall Jackson's Last Order"

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4132
Overview

One art print of entitled "Stonewall Jackson's Last Order" (15 3/4 in. x 24 in.) by artist Randall Newlon. It is numbered 33 of 500.

Dates: undated

Richard Steiner, Collector, Glassware by Blenko and Ceramics by Donaghho

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4128
Overview

Eight exemplars of glassware by the Blenko company, and three exemplars of Donaghho ceramics.

Dates: undated

Richard Steiner, Collector, Photographs of Appalachian Folk Music Festivals

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4129
Overview

Photographs of Appalachian folk music festivals, including the Ivydale (in Clay County) and John Henry festivals. Also included are digital files which are scans by the donor of the original prints in this collection. Many of the musicians have been identified by the titles of the digital files.

Dates: ca. 1968-1972

Richards C. Austin, Compiler, Research Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2425
Overview

Two papers prepared by Dr. Austin in conjunction with his work in the Advanced Pastoral Studies Program at San Francisco Theological Seminary. The papers concern Dr. Austin's work in Community Organization in Boone County, West Virginia and his practice of "Environmental Theology".

Dates: 1967-68

Richwood News Leader Photographic Negatives and Other Material

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Collection Number: A&M 4698
Scope and Contents

Assorted photographic negatives, lithographic film positives, and other material from the Richwood News Leader, a newspaper founded by Jim Comstock in Richwood, WV (1947). Also includes several prints, contact sheets, and other material generated as part of the publishing of "Jim Comstock: Collection IV -- Hillbillies, Coal, and Mountain Lions" by Mark Romano and Anne Johnson.

Dates: circa 1940s-1960s, 2010s, and undated

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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
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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
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Language
English 4807
French 2
German 2
Italian 2
Chinese 1
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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
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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
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
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