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Caro Louise Buffington, Two Scrapbooks and Photographs

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Collection Number: A&M 3628
Overview Two scrapbooks, photographic portraits, and loose photographs kept by Caro Louise Buffington of Huntington, West Virginia. The Buffingtons were a prominent family in the history of Huntington. One scrapbook contains photographs and the other contains paper records, dating from 1913-1918. The photo scrapbook (7 in. x 9 in. x 2 in., 90 pages) contains snapshots dating from 1913-1917; locations of image content include Huntington, Parkersburg, and Charleston (Lick Branch Swimming Hole), West...
Dates: 1905-1940; Majority of material found within 1915-1918
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Carol J. Bell, Memorabilia of West Virginia University Medical Technology Program

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Collection Number: A&M 4447
Overview

Papers of Carol J. Bell, who graduated from West Virginia University’s Medical Technology Program in 1968, consisting mainly of items from Bell’s graduation including photographs, a tassel, and pins.

Dates: 1968-2012; Majority of material found in 1968
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Carol Young, Collector, Papers regarding Politician E. Hansford McCourt, Author Davis Grubb, and Other Material

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Collection Number: A&M 4252
Content Description Includes records regarding West Virginia politician E. Hansford McCourt, papers of journalist Joyce Jackson, and material regarding author Davis Grubb. The McCourt papers (box 1, ca. 1960-1990) include correspondence, clippings, photographs, and other material regarding the Gross Margin Tax Bill, Senator Bernard Smith, and other topics; there is also a West Virginia Wesleyan commencement program (1932). The Jackon papers (boxes 1-2, ca. 1980-1989) include clippings of articles she wrote...
Dates: ca. 1960-1990
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Carolina Knapp Marriage Record

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Collection Number: A&M 2099
Overview

A manuscript copy (and one photo negative copy) of the marriage record of Carolina Knapp and Ludwig _____. Signed by _____ Blum of the Mayor's Office, Waldmor, Germany. Certified by _____ Haas, Zweibrocken, Germany. Written in German.

Dates: 1866
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Caroline Watson Fleming Portrait

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Collection Number: A&M 4730
Scope and Contents

Portrait of Caroline ("Carrie") Watson Fleming, wife of West Virginia Governor A.B. Fleming and oldest child of industrialist James Otis Watson, prominent in the formation of the Fairmont Coal Company, predecessor of industry giant, Consolidation Coal. The portrait was painted by her daughter, Caroline Watson ("Gypsy") Fleming Ward, a late 19th/early 20th century West Virginia artist.

Dates: circa 1890s-1910s
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Carolyn Reyer, Musician, Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 3179
Overview

Printed programs of musical presentations, letters, contracts, and musical scores related to the career of Morgantown resident Carolyn Reyer, who gained prominence as a mezzo-soprano and folk musician.

Dates: 1959-1982
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Carothers Family, Carothers Genealogy Page from Family Bible

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Collection Number: A&M 3995
Overview

Page titled "Family Record", likely removed from a family bible owned by the Carothers family. Page records the marriage of William Carothers and Alice Shamp in 1831 and the births of Carothers children Aaron (1832), Joseph S. (1834), Caroline E. (1837), Morgan S. (1839), William E. (1839), John Evans (1841), Virginia (1845), and Anna S. (1847).

Dates: 1831-1847
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Carpenter Family Research Notes and Genealogy

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Collection Number: A&M 2382
Overview

Research notes and genealogical dates relating to the Carpenter family, particularly the descendants of Nicholas (1743-1791) and Christopher (b. 1754) Carpenter of northwestern Virginia. Material covers the years 1743-1974.

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

Carrie Koeturius Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 4356
Scope and Contents This collection includes materials pertaining to Carrie Koeturius and her career at and connections with West Virginia University. Koeturius is an alumna of WVU, and has worked at WVU as manager of its Conference Center (1984), served as co-chair of the WVU Conference on Women and Creativity (1984), and was recipient of the Mary Catherine Buswell Award (1984). In 1984 she moved to California. Formats include clippings, correspondence, conference materials and publications, etc....
Dates: 1982-2011
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Carrol H. Quenzel, Self-Government in a Coal Country

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Collection Number: A&M 0259
Overview

A term paper, "Self-Government in a Coal Country," written by Mr. Quenzel when a student at West Virginia University.

Dates: ca. 1920-1930
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
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Women's history -- 1929-1950 52
Marion County (W. Va.) 51
Slaves and slavery. 51
Lumber trade 49
Mills and mill-work 49
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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
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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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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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