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

 Collection
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

 Collection
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

Southeastern West Virginia Historical Records, Civil War Letters and Other Material

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Collection Number: A&M 2169
Overview Records relating to the history of southeastern West Virginia. Most of the items in the collection relate to Greenbrier and/or Monroe County. Includes antebellum (1833-1850; 7 items), Civil War (1861-1863; 4 items), and postbellum (1886-1933; 9 items) materials. Antebellum material includes a land suit, an estate report and schedule, other financial documents, and personal letter. Civil War material includes four letters authored by Confederate soldiers. Two of these letters describe the...
Dates: 1825-1933; Majority of material found in 1833-1863
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Southern Appalachian Botanical Club, Records and Other Material

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Collection Number: A&M 3134
Scope and Contents This collection primarily includes records of the Southern Appalachian Botanical Club (ca. 1950-1980). It also includes records of Phi Epsilon Phi, an honorary botanical fraternity (1920-1962), the West Virginia Academy of Science (1967-1971, 1985), and personal and professional papers of West Virginia University Biology Professor Elizabeth Ann Bartholomew (ca. 1930-1980).Series include:Series 1. Phi Epsilon Phi, 1920–1962 (box 1) Series 2. Southern...
Dates: 1920-1985
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Spanish-American War First Regiment, West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0696
Overview

Letters, records, and photographs concerning the First Regiment, West Virginia Volunteer Infantry, being mainly the papers of Captain A.L. Hooton, officer of ordnance and supplies. These papers deal with companies A through N, emphasizing Company K's camps in Georgia, West Virginia, and Tennessee.

Dates: 1886-1899
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Spanish-American War, West Virginia 1st Infantry, Co. E. Company Enrollment Book

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Collection Number: A&M 0468
Overview

Company enrollment book kept by Ephraim Franklin Morgan, later a governor of WV. Morgan was the company sergeant in charge of its clerical affairs as a quartermaster. The book records name, rank, date of discharge, any fines imposed, and leaves of absence. One of the other prominent members of the company was Davis Elkins, later a U.S. Senator from West Virginia.

Dates: 1898
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Specifications for Construction of a New Opera House and Business Block

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0580
Overview

Specifications for construction of a new opera house and business block in Morgantown, submitted by Leon H. Lempert and Son, architects, Rochester, New York.

Dates: 1953 December 30
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Spencer and Alston G. Dayton Family Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 1216
Overview Business and legal correspondence of Spencer Dayton including letters describing the state legislature of 1872; college correspondence, biographical sketches, testimonials, and memorials of Alston G. Dayton. Other A. G. Dayton material includes papers and letters dealing with his support of the "Big Navy " program in congress and his tour of the British Naval Yards in 1903. There are several family letters including his last letters to his wife. The rest of the collection contains material...
Dates: 1801-1948
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Spencer Dayton and Samuel Woods, Certificates and Account Statement

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Collection Number: A&M 0206
Overview County court certificates showing that Spencer Dayton of Goshen, Litchfield County, Connecticut, was admitted to the bar of that state 15 April, 1864. A copy of the certificate of the Barbour County W. Va. Clerk showing Dayton's admittance to practice In the Circuit Court of Barbour County, 25 May 1847. This notes that Dayton had been licensed to practice law in PA. Household account book of Samuel and Isabella Woods, grandparents of Mrs. Arthur Dayton in Philippi, W. Va. Items for June...
Dates: 1849-1855
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Spicer Massacre (6-4-1773)

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Collection Number: A&M 0137
Overview

Article on the Spicer Massacre, June 4, 1773.

Dates: 1773
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
Monongalia County (W. Va.) 173
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Genealogy 161
Diaries and journals. 149
Education 114
Universities and colleges 101
Coal mining. 98
Elections 94
Rivers and river valleys. 91
Preston County (W. Va.) 88
Lawyers - letters and papers. 84
Women's history -- 1850-1899 84
World War, 1939-1945 83
Farms and farming. 82
Schools. SEE ALSO Academies 81
Railroads 78
Harrison County (W. Va.) 75
Taxation 74
United States -- Politics and government 72
Politicians -- United States 68
Women's history -- 1900-1929 67
Wheeling (W. Va.) 66
General stores 65
Surveyors and surveying. 65
Frontier and pioneer life 63
Clarksburg (W. Va.) 62
World War, 1914-1918 60
Agriculture 59
Authors -- Letters and papers 58
Birth, marriage, and death records. 57
Transportation 57
Randolph County (W. Va.) 55
Slaves and slavery. 54
Church buildings 53
Women's history -- 1929-1950 52
Coal mining - coal companies. 51
Maps. 51
Marion County (W. Va.) 51
Lumber trade 49
Art and artists 45
Court records 45
Mills and mill-work 45
Travel accounts. 45
Education. SEE ALSO Schools. 44
West Virginia -- Politics and government 44
West Virginia Feminist Activist and Women's History Collection 44
Petroleum industry and trade 43
Union names. 43
Unions. SEE ALSO Labor organization. 43
Kanawha County (W. Va.) 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
Steamboats 38
West Virginia - Governors. 38
Livestock 37
Women's history -- 1800-1849 36
Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) 35
New Deal, 1933-1939 35
Pennsylvania 35
Tucker County (W. Va.) 35
West Virginia University -- Students 35
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons 33
Teachers 32
Virginia 32
Indians of North America 31
Photography 31
African-Americans. SEE ALSO Coal miners - African Americans. 30
Coal mining - Labor organization. 30
West Virginia - Politics and government. 30
Banks and banking 29
Berkeley County (W. Va.) 29
Churches -- Methodist 29
Fairmont. 29
Monroe County (W. Va.) 29
Turnpikes. SEE ALSO Roads. 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
Civil War -- letters 27
Civil War battles. 27
Hardy County (W. Va.) 27
Kentucky 27
Physicians - letters and papers. 27
Statehood politics -- West Virginia 27
Women's history -- 1951-present 27
Charleston. 26
Coal mines and mining 26
Ohio River 26
Pocahontas County (W. Va.) 26
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English 4815
French 2
German 2
Italian 2
Chinese 1
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Spanish; Castilian 1
Swedish 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
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
Kilgore, Harley Martin, 1893-1956 19
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company 18
Boreman, Arthur Inghram, 1823-1896 18
Carlile, John S. (John Snyder), 1817-1878 18
Dayton, Alston Gordon 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
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 15
Holt, Homer Adams, 1898-1975 14
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 14
McClellan, George B. (George Brinton), 1826-1885 14
Morgan family 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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