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Seibert Family Genealogy
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1869
Overview
A mimeographed genealogy sketch of the (John) Wendel Seibert Family, 1721-1909. Johnathan Wendel Seubert came to America from Saarland in 1738, landing at Philadelphia; and them moved to Martinsburg, Va., in 1791 and died there in 1796. Family remained in that area of Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania.
Dates:
circa 1965
Seigle Parks, Artist, Prints
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3625
Overview
Two prints of illustrations by Charleston, West Virginia artist Seigle Parks, ca. 1960-1980: 1) "Specter of the Summit" (fir tree without needles on summit); 2) St. Markus Basilica.
Dates:
ca. 1960-1980
Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4050
Abstract
John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV (b. 1937) represented West Virginia in the United States Senate for five terms. He was elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-ninth Congress and served from January 15, 1985, to January 3, 2015. He was not a candidate for reelection in 2014. Rockefeller previously served in the West Virginia House of Delegates (1966-1968); as Secretary of State of West Virginia (1968-1972); president of West Virginia Wesleyan College (1973-1976); and Governor of West Virginia...
Dates:
1960-2015; Majority of material found within 1985-2014
Seneca Glass Company Records
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2964
Scope and Contents
Catalogs, reports, contracts, correspondence, blueprints, drawings, certificates, deeds, and photographs of Seneca Glass Company, a Morgantown glass manufacturer noted for its production of handmade lead crystal glassware. The materials of this collection give insight into some of the daily activities of the company and its union such as determination of wages, settling of labor grievances, plans for expansion and modernization, productivity statistics, and stock inventories. Specifically...
Dates:
1840s-1985
Seneca Hill Oil Company Record Book
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2858
Overview
The Seneca Hill Oil Company was incorporated in August 1919 in Morgantown, West Virginia, and dissolved in June 1925. Record book from the company documents the general operations and proceedings of the Seneca Hill Oil Company. It contains a list of stockholders, the original by-laws of the company, and meeting minutes from 1919 to 1925. Topics of minutes include lists of members present, lease agreements, expenditures, subscriptions, materials related to business in Louisiana, purchasing...
Dates:
1919-1925
Septimius Hall (1847-1926) Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1634
Scope and Contents
Correspondence of Septimius Hall (1847- 1926), a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1872 and a state legislator. Letters concern state politics, 1881-1886, and the Virginia Debt Commission, 1913-1916. Correspondents include: J. J. Woods, Johnson N. Camden, E. D. Talbott, & W. E. Chilton. The papers include an autograph volume with signatures of the members of the State Legislature, 1881-1882. ...
Dates:
1881-1919
Septimius Hall Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0561
Scope and Contents
A letter regarding Mr. Hall's commission as notary public in Wetzel County; bills from the West Virginia Penitentiary, and Sweeneys & Co., Wheeling; and a typed copy of the democratic state platform in West Virginia for 1912.Addendum: A letter from Clarence M. Hall of San Jose, California, to Septimius Hall dated December 12, 1912; two copies of messages of Governor Wilson and W. F. McCombs to C. M. Hall dated May 13, 1911; and two copies of each of the following three...
Dates:
1871-1912
Shahan Family, Photographs of Richard and Harry Shahan of Preston County
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3842
Overview
Two large oval portrait photographs, one of Richard Shahan (1841-1906) and the other of his son Harry Shahan (1896-1994), both residents of Preston County, West Virginia. Biographical data regarding both men has been attached to the backs of the photographs, including information regarding their service in the Civil War and World War I respectively. These portraits may be examples of a type of photograph known as a "crayon enlargement", a photographic print that has been enhanced with...
Dates:
ca. 1890-1918
Shaver Family Papers and Other Materials
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4664
Scope and Contents
Papers, printed ephemera, scrapbooks, and other material documenting and owned by Karl Shaver and the Shaver family. Includes land deeds, finance books, maps, and correspondence. Also includes several newspapers documenting the 1968 Farmington Mine Disaster in Farmington, WV.
Dates:
circa 1880s-1950s and undated
Sheet Music of Song of the Counties
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1134
Overview
Copy of music and lyrics on one page of a song about the counties of the northern panhandle of West Virginia, including Marshall, Ohio, Brook, and Hancock Counties.
Dates:
undated