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Urban Couch Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 5053
Overview

One bound volume of mostly photocopies documenting the career of Urban Couch, artist and educator. Includes correspondence, clippings, original art exhibit programs, etc. Couch was at WVU for many years.

Dates: 1944-2000

U.S. 1st-6th Volunteer Infantry (Ex-Confederates), Civil War Service Records

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Collection Number: A&M 3057
Overview The compiled service records of Confederate prisoners of war who were released from prison camps upon signing a loyalty oath and volunteering for service in the Union Army. The ex-Confederates who comprised the First through Sixth U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments were recruited at first from the prison camp at Pt. Lookout, Maryland but later also from Rock Island, Alton, Camp Douglas, and Camp Morton in Illinois, and from Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio. Although initially serving near combat...
Dates: 1864-1866

U.S. Army Circular regarding African Americans in the Civil War

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Collection Number: A&M 3375
Overview

US Army circular issued by William S. Abert, Capt. 3rd Cavalry, by order of Major General Patterson, prohibiting African Americans to dress in army uniforms, dated July 11, 1861.

Dates: 1861

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District, Oral History Project Transcripts

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Collection Number: A&M 3394
Scope and Contents Facsimiles of transcripts of oral history sound recordings regarding the history of the Huntington District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the period 1970 to 1995. The 64 interviews were conducted by Carrie Nobel Kline and Michael Nobel Kline. Interviewees include Corp of Engineers administrators and other workers, engineers, and scientists. Each provides background information including their family history as well as details regarding their work with the Corps providing a rich...
Dates: 1996-1999

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Photographs of Operations in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, and the Pacific Northwest

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Collection Number: A&M 4406
Scope and Contents Photographs of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers field work from approximately 1914-1919, including predominantly candid, non-corporate images of engineers (including some group portraits) and infrastructure (such as dams and bridges). About half of the locations depicted include places in Pennsylvania and Ohio, many of which are on the Ohio River; other sites include New York and places in the Pacific Northwest. Specific localities include Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Marietta and New...
Dates: ca. 1914-1919

U.S. Department of Commerce, Coast and Geodetic Survey, Selected Civil War Maps

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Collection Number: A&M 4191
Overview

Selected Civil War maps reproduced from originals by the U.S. Coast Survey, 1861-1865. These were published by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey in the period ca. 1955-1965, during the tenure of Rear Admiral H. Arnold Karo, Director. See scope and content note for details.

Dates: 1861-1865

U.S. History, Key Document Facsimiles

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Collection Number: A&M 0094
Overview

Facsimile of The Boston Gazette and Country Journal, Monday, Mar 12, 1770 in which was printed an account of the Boston Massacre of the previous Monday, March 5; also a facsimile of the Declaration of Independence, dated 28 Jan. 1874; and inset shows Independence Hall in Philadelphia as it was in 1776.

Dates: 1770, 1776

U.S. Patent 1374478: Self-Operating Mine-Doors for Locomotives

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Collection Number: A&M 1898
Overview

Patent issued by the U.S. Commissioner of Patents to Patrick J. Stanton of Lundale, West Virginia, for self-operating mine doors for locomotives in 1921. Patent includes Lunsdale's application and drawing of the doors.

Dates: 1921

U.S. President Andrew Jackson's Farewell Address, Broadside

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Collection Number: A&M 3433
Overview

U.S. President Andrew Jackson's Farewell address to the People of the United States. Richmond, VA: Baile & Gallaher, 1837. Broadside, printed on cloth, about 29 in. x 21 in., framed.

Dates: 1837

U.S. Selective Service System, West Virginia State Headquarters Records

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Collection Number: A&M 2973
Overview

Newsletters, directories, correspondence and records of the West Virginia State Headquarters of the Selective Service System. The records indicate the function of this bureau was to determine the military draft status of those applicants applying for deferment.

Dates: 1956-1969

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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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German 2
Italian 2
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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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