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West Virginia Commissioner of the Revenue, West Virginia Vital Statistics, Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0968
Scope and Contents

Birth, marriage and death records from fifty West Virginia counties, recorded by the Commissioner of the Revenue. Records copied from originals in the Virginia State Library, Richmond.

Dates: ca. 1853-1862
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

West Virginia Congressmen, Biographical Sketches

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2295
Overview A collection of biographical sketches written by West Virginia Representatives and Senators for inclusion in the 1859 and 1869 editions of Charles Lanman's "Dictionary of the United States Congress", as well as correspondence and photographs. Congressmen represented in this collection include William Armstrong, Jacob Blair, Arthur I. Boreman, Alexander Boteler, William Gay Brown, John S. Carlile, Sherrard Clemens, Isaac Duval, C.D. Hubbard, A. G. Jenkins, Zedekiah Kidwell, B.M. Kitchen,...
Dates: 1835-1869, 1971
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

West Virginia Conservation Commission, Fish Hatchery Blueprint

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2784
Overview

Blueprint of the West Virginia Conservation Commission fish hatchery on Little Kanawha River at Palestine, West Virginia. (July 1937; H.W. Shawhan, Director of Conservation, Charleston, WV; 35 in. x 29 in.; scale: 1 in. = 100 ft.)

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

West Virginia Council of International Programs Scrapbook

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 5259
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook of the West Virginia Council of International Programs (which at that time was called the West Virginia Affiliate Council of International Programs), relating to the School of Social Work program cohort in 1975. Includes photographs, clippings, and typescripts.

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

West Virginia Country and Western Music Memorabilia

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3538
Overview Memorabilia regarding the musicians and music of the country and western music show "Jamboree" broadcast by Wheeling, West Virginia radio station WWVA. Includes eight song or history books, two song sheets, and thirteen photographs of the musicians who performed at the "Jamboree." Among the performers represented are Mack Jeffers' Fiddlin' Farmers, Jake Taylor and his Rail Splitters, Joe Barker's Radio Circus, Cowboy Loye, Grandpa Jones, Curley Miller and his Ploughboys, as well as West...
Dates: 1908-ca.1960
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

West Virginia Country Life Movement Survey

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3050
Scope and Contents

Completed questionnaire score sheets, alphabetized by community, of the West Virginia Country Life Movement. The score cards provided a survey format to evaluate a set of categories, including health, community spirit, schools, churches, agriculture, business, and recreation, used to facilitate improvement of the state's rural communities. Also includes programs, news clippings, and correspondence primarily about water project improvements in some of the communities.

Dates: 1919-1927
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

West Virginia County Finances

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2601
Overview

Financial statements of various West Virginia counties and cities, including city budgets, sanitation board budgets, general fund budgets, and auditor's reports. See inventory for complete list.

Dates: 1958-1975
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

West Virginia Department of Free Schools "Uniform Examination" Form

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0921
Overview

Printed "Uniform Examination" question in Geography, Spelling, Penmanship, and grammar, of the West Virginia Department of Free Schools.

Dates: 1917, 1919
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

West Virginia, Department of Health, Vital Statistics

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3449
Overview The West Virginia Department of Health Vital Statistics microfilm (10 reels, labeled 21-25 and 35-39) contains the index for deaths in West Virginia for the years 1917 to 1983. The indexes are organized alphabetically by year, and include name, date of death, county, volume number, and certificate number for each decedent. Starting in 1945, a cause of death code is listed for each decedent. Social Security numbers were added to each record beginning with the 1979 index. The microfilm...
Dates: 1917-1987
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

West Virginia Department of Mines Reports

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2143
Scope and Contents

Accident and inspection reports from the West Virginia Department of Mines, subdivided into: fatal accidents [1919-1932]; nonfatal accidents [1916-1932]; minor accidents [1919-1932]; inspection reports [1919-1927]; and sand mines and prosecutions [1927-1932].

Dates: 1916-1932
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
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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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
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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