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Snyder Family Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0490
Scope and Contents

Personal and business correspondence of Harmon, Molly, John, and other members of the Snyder family; genealogical information on the Lantz and Snyder families; land grants, surveys and deeds for land in Barbour, Greenbrier, and Randolph counties, West Virginia; and poll and registration books for Randolph County. Included also is Harmon Snyder's daybook and diary, listing accounts for the years 1866-1896 and incidents of the Civil War.

Dates: 1790-1937
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Socialist Workers Party Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 2709
Overview Materials from several political campaigns are among the papers, including those of Rosalinda Flint's 1978 campaign for the U.S. Senate; Brian Williams' 1978 campaign for West Virginia House of Delegates, 27th District; Tom Moriarty's 1980 campaign for West Virginia Governor; and the 1980 campaign to elect Andrew Pulley and Mathilde Zimmermann as President and Vice-President, respectively, of the United States. The campaign papers address such issues as occupational health and safety,...
Dates: 1978-1980
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Society of Ex-Confederates in Hampshire County

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Collection Number: A&M 1052
Overview

Bound volume of Typescripts of the constitution, membership applications, minutes, correspondence, financial reports and Misc. records of the society of confederate soldiers in Hampshire County, W. Va. 1883-1921.

Dates: 1883-1921
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Soil Conservation Society of America, West Virginia Chapter, Records

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Collection Number: A&M 3072
Scope and Contents The West Virginia chapter of a national environmental association whose membership was composed of conservation professionals. Nearly all of its members were federal, state or academic employees of such organizations and institutions as the U. S. Forest Service, West Virginia University, or the WV State Conservation Commission. Arranged chronologically by year, the records include annual meeting programs, executive council meeting minutes, correspondence, newsletters, speeches, reports, and...
Dates: 1946-1965
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Sommerville and Springer Families History

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Collection Number: A&M 2452
Overview

Typescript histories of the Sommerville and Springer families including some photocopies of related documents and Bible records. Material covers the years 1700-1967.

Dates: 1967-1975
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Sommerville Family of Berkeley County, Family History

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Collection Number: A&M 4035
Overview Material regarding the Sommerville family of Berkeley County, mainly concerning Robert A. Sommerville and his son Obed W. Somerville. Includes a family history narrative (folder 1), transcript of a journal (folder 1), copies of legal documents (folder 2), and colored copies of photographs and portraits of Sommerville family members and of artifacts associated with the family (folders 3 and 4). Material regarding Robert A. Sommerville includes a transcription of family and personal memoranda...
Dates: 1852-2013
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Sophia Blaydes, Collector, West Virginia University English Club Poem Ledger and Other Material

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Collection Number: A&M 5044
Overview

One 8 x 10 ledger of poems written for initiation into the English Club, a WVU student organization, ca.1920-50; student papers based on manuscripts in the WVRHC, includes copies of original manuscripts and transcripts, ca. 1978.

Dates: 1920-1978
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Sophia Blaydes, Compiler, Literary Discussion Group Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3621
Overview Records of the Literary Discussion Group of the Morgantown Senior Center of Morgantown, West Virginia. This six volume history through photographs and documents was compiled by Sophia Blaydes, Professor of English, West Virginia University, and a leader of the Group. Each volume includes a table of contents. Includes group rosters, programs, correspondence, newsletters, clippings, and greeting cards. Volume I contains photographs of a visit by West Virginia poet Muriel Dressler; and Volume...
Dates: 1978-2007
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Sophia Blaydes, Compiler, West Virginia University Committee of Retired Faculty Records of Sponsored Travel

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Collection Number: A&M 5138
Overview

Records of trips sponsored by the West Virginia University Committee of Retired Faculty. Includes history of organization, travel itineraries, photographs, and other material. Destinations include Washington, D.C., England, Scotland, Greece, and Turkey, among others.

Dates: 1992-2005
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Soroptimist International of Morgantown, West Virginia Records

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Collection Number: A&M 3953
Overview

Scrapbooks containing clippings, programs, and photographs, among other material, pertaining to activities of the Morgantown chapter of Soroptimist International. Box 1 contains 9 scrapbooks, 1955-1969; box 2 contains 8 scrapbooks, 1971-1992; Boxes 3 and 4 contain minutes, pamphlets, clippings, photographs, etc., 1968-2012.

Dates: 1955-2012
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

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Account books 257
Politics and government. 226
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 204
Morgantown (W. Va.) 187
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Genealogy 161
Diaries and journals. 149
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World War, 1939-1945 83
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Harrison County (W. Va.) 76
United States -- Politics and government 72
General stores 71
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Wheeling (W. Va.) 69
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Women's history -- 1900-1929 68
Surveyors and surveying. 67
Frontier and pioneer life 63
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World War, 1914-1918 61
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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
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Pennsylvania 35
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African-Americans. SEE ALSO Coal miners - African Americans. 30
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Berkeley County (W. Va.) 29
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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
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Ohio 28
Statehood politics -- West Virginia 28
Civil War -- letters 27
Civil War battles. 27
Environmentalism. 27
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Physicians - letters and papers. 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
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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