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C. Edwin Baker Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 4565
Overview Papers and other materials of C. Edwin Baker (1947–2009) of Madisonville, Kentucky, an internationally prominent and prolific legal scholar, author of over 75 publications, and holder of the Nicholas Gallicchio Professor of Law and Communication at the University of Pennsylvania at the time of his passing. Baker authored four books: Human Liberty and Freedom of Speech (1989), Advertising and a...
Dates: 1886-2013, and undated; Majority of material found within 1970s-2009

C. F. Tucker Brooke (1883-1946) Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 3865
Overview Papers of C.F. Tucker Brooke, West Virginia University's first Rhodes Scholar, and later a professor of English at Yale University. Includes family photographs, newspaper clippings, genealogy, diplomas, sketches, and artifacts. Subjects of the family photographs and sketches include C.F. Tucker Brooke, his wife Grace Drakeford Brooke, children (Elizabeth Grace Tucker Blackburn, Henry St. George Brooke, and Alfred Drakeford Brooke), grandchildren (Alfred Brooke Blackburn; Elizabeth Tucker...
Dates: ca. 1870s-1989; Majority of material found within 1895-1945

C. Russell Christian, Poet, Biography and Poem

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Collection Number: A&M 0505
Overview

Photocopy of a newspaper article from the "Lincoln Republican" (Hamlin, W.Va.) about C. Russell Christian. Article includes a brief biography of Christian and the last poem that he wrote, "The Wonderful Free-School Tree," and is dated 28 October 1937. C. Russell Christian authored a volume of poetry titled "The Mountain Bard" that was published in 1885 in Huntington, West Virginia by the Argus Book and Job Office."

Dates: 1937

Cabell County Census Returns

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Collection Number: A&M 0338
Overview

Includes the following schedules: Dwelling houses, Families, Each person abiding in family, Age, Sex, color, profession, occupation of each male over 15, value of real estate owned, place of birth, Marriages within the year, School attendance within the year, persons over 20 unable to read or write, deaf and dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper, convict.

Dates: 1850

Cabell County Land Records

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Collection Number: A&M 2136
Overview

A listing of survey fees showing the date of survey, name of person for whom survey was made, the number of acres, and the fee charged. For the period 1 July 1810 to 1 January 1821 there are notations of the number of surveys returned and the fees sent to William and Mary College. The second part of the volume lists land entries for the period, 1806-1833, showing date, name of owner, number of acres, warrant number, and page number for recording of entry.

Dates: 1806-1867

Cabell County Sheriff Summons

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Collection Number: A&M 2724
Overview

Summons from Sheriff of Cabell County, March 1, 1849, for John L. Baker to appear in court to testify regarding the case, Commonwealth of Virginia vs. John S. Miller.

Dates: 1849

Cabin Creek Consolidated Coal Company, Archives

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Collection Number: A&M 2566
Overview

Car record books of the Cabin Creek Consolidated Coal Company, in Kanawha and McDowell counties. Listed are consignees, serial numbers, types of cars, route, destination, and related information for the Acme, Empire, Buckeye, and Keystone mines.

Dates: 1907-1908

Calendar Collection

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Collection Number: A&M 1393
Overview

Calendars containing photos of West Virginia and West Virginians.

Dates: 1980-2005

Callaway Family Genealogical Materials

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Collection Number: A&M 4330
Scope and Contents Includes two publications: "The Callaway Journal," vol. xxxi, 2006; and "Descendants of Joseph and Peter Callaway" prepared by The Callaway Family Association, Inc., October 2000. Both of these publications trace the descendants of Joseph and Peter Callaway, who originally settled in Essex Count, Virginia and Somerset County, Maryland, respectively. Eventually the family moved west and inhabited parts of Kentucky, Missouri, and West Virginia. "Descendants of Joseph and Peter Callaway" lists...
Dates: 2000-2006

Cameras, Film Projector, and Other Material

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Collection Number: A&M 3736
Overview Two box cameras, including an Ansco Shur Shot dating from ca. 1948-1958, and a Spartus 120 dating from ca. 1940-1960. The most famous line of box cameras, known as "brownies", were manufactured by the Kodak company of Rochester, New York. There are also three camera lenses and three adapter rings (series five) by Kodak. Addendum of 2013/03/07 includes 16 mm film projector by Revere, Polaroid 220 camera, Argus 35 mm still camera, Argus flash attachment, and tripod (ca. 1940-1960). Addendum of...
Dates: ca. 1917-1926, 1940-1960

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Account books 255
Politics and government. 226
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 204
Morgantown (W. Va.) 186
Monongalia County (W. Va.) 175
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Genealogy 161
Diaries and journals. 149
Education 115
Universities and colleges 101
Coal mining. 99
Elections 95
Rivers and river valleys. 91
Preston County (W. Va.) 89
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.) 75
United States -- Politics and government 72
Taxation 71
General stores 68
Politicians -- United States 68
Women's history -- 1900-1929 68
Surveyors and surveying. 65
Wheeling (W. Va.) 65
Frontier and pioneer life 63
Clarksburg (W. Va.) 62
World War, 1914-1918 61
Agriculture 59
Authors -- Letters and papers 58
Transportation 58
Birth, marriage, and death records. 56
Randolph County (W. Va.) 55
Church buildings 53
Slaves and slavery. 53
Coal mining - coal companies. 52
Women's history -- 1929-1950 52
Maps. 51
Marion County (W. Va.) 51
Lumber trade 49
Mills and mill-work 48
Court records 47
Art and artists 45
Travel accounts. 45
Education. SEE ALSO Schools. 44
West Virginia -- Politics and government 44
Petroleum industry and trade 43
Union names. 43
Unions. SEE ALSO Labor organization. 43
Kanawha County (W. Va.) 42
West Virginia Feminist Activist Collection 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
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
Environmentalism 28
Iron furnaces and iron industry. 28
Ohio 28
Statehood politics -- West Virginia 28
Civil War -- letters 27
Civil War battles. 27
Hampshire County (W. Va.) 27
Hardy County (W. Va.) 27
Kentucky 27
Physicians - letters and papers. 27
Charleston. 26
Coal mines and mining 26
Medicine. SEE ALSO Folk medicine. 26
Ohio River 26
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Language
English 4806
French 2
German 2
Italian 2
Chinese 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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