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West Virginia University, Woodburn Hall, Correspondence and Newspaper Clippings Regarding Clock Bell

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Collection Number: A&M 5250
Content Description

Correspondence and photocopied newspaper clippings regarding the Woodburn Hall clock bell. Charles Scott, the husband of the compiler, found a small wooden ball in the trash at Woodburn Hall in 1957 and believed it to be related to the clock bell. Includes the results of research conducted for the compiler by librarians and others, most notably a letter from a third-generation bellmaker giving a brief history of his family's business.

Dates: 1983, 1999, 2003

West Virginia University, World War I Newspaper Clippings

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0707
Overview

Folder of newspaper clippings relating the activities of WVU Students in World War I in the Fifth U. S. Reserve Engineers. Original newspaper clippings in this collection have been reviewed for regionally related material. All such material has been photocopied and is available within this collection (stored at the top of the box).

Dates: 1917-1920

West Virginia University, World War II Casualties Report

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Collection Number: A&M 0542
Overview

Photostatic copy of the official report of Committee. An alphabetical list of University men and women who lost their lives in World War II, along with brief biographical data. Some entries include pictures, and newspaper clippings reporting deaths.

Dates: 1940-1945

West Virginia University, World War II Clippings

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Collection Number: A&M 0453
Overview

Clipping from 21 Newspapers regarding veteran's activities at University; special courses offered; organization of Legion Post 148 (First college or University post chartered); housing; roster of University casualties; army and navy programs; faculty research; women's war service; decorations; honors and promotions; personal experiences; and killed, missing, and prisoners.

Dates: 1944-1946

West Virginia University, World's Columbian Commission Awards

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Collection Number: A&M 0597
Overview

Two certificates of award of the medals for specific merit to WVU by the World's Columbian Commission for displays at the International Exhibition of limestone from Greenbrier County and fire clay from Preston County.

Dates: 1893

West Virginia University, WPA Writers Project, Records

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Collection Number: A&M 0527
Overview The guidelines, assignment sheets, time sheets, correspondence, reports, financial statements and supply requests of the Works Progress Administration (later Work Projects Administration), Writers Project conducted at West Virginia University during the New Deal. This program's most noteworthy result issued forth in the Historical Records Survey which is one of the most extensive surveys of any state including county court record abstracts as well as state and county profiles. The papers...
Dates: 1936-1942

West Virginia University, Writings by Henry W. Gould Regarding History of the Observatory And Other Topics

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Collection Number: A&M 5249
Content Description Two articles by Henry W. Gould, Professor of Mathematics at West Virginia University, with related material. One of the articles, "History of the Old Telescope and Observatory at West Virginia University", was originally published in 1967 and regards the early study of astronomy at the university ca. 1872-1919. Related is a one page article, which references Gould's, regarding the burning of the old observatory in 1919. The other article by Gould is a six-page paper entitled "Where Has Gone...
Dates: 1967, 2003, undated

West Virginia University, WVU Salutes U.S. Senator Robert C. Byrd, DVD and Brochure

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Collection Number: A&M 3844
Overview

Includes DVD entitled "WVU Salutes U.S. Senator Robert C. Byrd" featuring 4 minutes of footage of still images (photographs) of Byrd with statements by him (2010). There is also a program for a "Robert C. Byrd Professorship Honors" event at the Erickson Alumni Center honoring Professorship recipients (15 March 2011).

Dates: 2010-2012

West Virginia University, WWVU Television, Miscellaneous Films, William Smock, Collector

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Collection Number: A&M 5172
Overview Eight reels of motion pictures from West Virginia television station WWVU. Diameters of reels range from three to nine inches. Subjects of films include: 1. Arner Lindquist (glass engraver), 2. Morgantown lock and dam, 3. little league game, 4. Buckhannon Strawberry Festival, 5. "Smallest Church in 48 States", 6. football defensive practice with coach Tippett, 7. "A Stripmine is Forever", and 8. "Skin" (regarding strip mining). There are also brief descriptions of the films authored by the...
Dates: 1971-1972

West Virginia University, Y2K Emergency Response Team, Records

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Collection Number: A&M 5129
Overview

Records of the Y2K Response Team of West Virginia University including Team Handbook, contact list with phone numbers, web page print-outs, meeting agenda, and notes.

Dates: 1999

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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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Land. 163
Genealogy 158
Diaries and journals. 149
Education 116
Universities and colleges 102
Coal mining. 100
Elections 95
Preston County (W. Va.) 90
Rivers and river valleys. 90
Lawyers - letters and papers. 85
Women's history -- 1850-1899 84
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Farms and farming. 81
World War, 1939-1945 81
Railroads 78
Harrison County (W. Va.) 76
General stores 71
United States -- Politics and government 71
Taxation 70
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
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World War, 1914-1918 59
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Randolph County (W. Va.) 56
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Education. SEE ALSO Schools. 44
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West Virginia -- Politics and government 44
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Union names. 43
Unions. SEE ALSO Labor organization. 43
Greenbrier County (W. Va.) 41
Taylor County (W. Va.) 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
West Virginia Feminist Activist Collection 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
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Indians of North America 31
African-Americans. SEE ALSO Coal miners - African Americans. 30
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Berkeley County (W. Va.) 29
Churches -- Methodist 29
Fairmont. 29
Monroe County (W. Va.) 29
Photography 29
Turnpikes. SEE ALSO Roads. 29
West Virginia - Politics and government. 29
Barbour County (W. Va.) 28
Civil War -- War diaries 28
Iron furnaces and iron industry. 28
Ohio 28
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Civil War -- letters 27
Civil War battles. 27
Environmentalism. 27
Hampshire County (W. Va.) 27
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Physicians - letters and papers. 27
Charleston. 26
Medicine. SEE ALSO Folk medicine. 26
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West Virginia University 196
United Mine Workers of America 51
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 27
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
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
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
American Federation of Labor 10
Brown family 10
Chitwood, Oliver Perry, 1874-1971 10
Consolidation Coal Company 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
Glasscock, Wm. E. (William Ellsworth), 1862-1925 9
Green, William. 9
Hall family 9
Hardesty, David C., Jr. 9
Johnson, Louis. 9
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 9
Lewis family 9
McGraw, John T. 9
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