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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

West Virginia University Zine Workshop Collection

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Collection Number: A&M 5278
Scope and Contents

Zine created collaboratively at zine workshop on 5 October 2018 at WVU Libraries, room 104. Emily Prentice led the workshop. Collection also includes source pages used to craft the zine. Some attendee names found on source pages include Stewart Plein and Jessica Eichlin. For reference, articles detailing the workshop and the Morgantown Zine Festival that came afterwards can be found in the control folder. The workshop was held as part of the Morgantown Zine Festival.

Dates: 2018

West Virginia Volunteer Infantry, 1st Regiment, Company F. Quartermaster Records

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Collection Number: A&M 4069
Overview

Quartermaster records of Company F, 1st Regiment, West Virginia Volunteers for period November 1863 to November 1864. Many documents are signed by Theodore L. Apple, 1st Lieutenant of the unit. Most documents are dated; many documents identify location, and list supplies in detail; and a few documents list names of soldiers in the unit. Locations mentioned are in West Virginia (New Creek, Petersburg, and Wheeling), Maryland (Cumberland), and Virginia (Winchester).

Dates: 1863-1864

West Virginia Volunteer Infantry, 1st Regiment, Company M, Roster Lists and Photograph

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Collection Number: A&M 0861
Overview

Two manuscript roster lists for West Virginia Volunteer Infantry, First Regiment, Company M, dated November 1898; one newspaper photograph of the officers and non-commissioned officers of Company M at their camp near Chattanooga, Tennessee during the Spanish-American War; and one typed roster of the First Regiment's officers and privates.

Dates: 1898

West Virginia War Bulletin

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Collection Number: A&M 0269
Overview

West Virginia War Bulletin, Vol. I, No. 5, (Charleston, 1918), issued by the U. S. Food Administration, describing various phases of the war effort in West Virginia.

Dates: 1918

West Virginia War History Commission, Papers of Festus P. Summers, Chairman, World War II Records

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Collection Number: A&M 1705
Scope and Contents Records of Festus P. Summers regarding his activities as chairman of the West Virginia War History Commission. Contains a speech, newsletter, war records collecting manuals, lists of Office of Civilian Defense directors, lists of potential and confirmed war records collectors, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and a traveling expense account.Items within this collection include: drafts for a speech entitled "Let History Arm the Mind". The some pages are handwritten, others are...
Dates: 1942-1945

West Virginia War History Commission, World War II Maps from Office of Civilian Defense

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Collection Number: A&M 0103
Scope and Contents Maps of West Virginia prepared or used by the Office of Civilian Defense during World War II and preserved by the West Virginia War History Commission.Contains the following maps:1. Base Map State of West Virginia (2 copies)2. City of Fairmont, West Virginia3. Road Map of Marion County West Virginia4. Map of West Virginia showing county boundaries (2 copies)5. Map of West Virginia showing primary state roads...
Dates: 1928-1946

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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
Neely, Matthew Mansfield, 1874-1958 28
United States. Congress 28
West Virginia. Legislature 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
Randolph, Jennings, 1902-1998 23
Monongalia County (W.Va.) 22
Davis, Henry Gassaway, 1823-1916 21
West Virginia University. Department of History 21
Willey, Waitman T. (Waitman Thomas), 1811-1900 21
Smith family 20
Kilgore, Harley Martin, 1893-1956 19
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company 18
Boreman, Arthur Inghram, 1823-1896 18
Carlile, John S. (John Snyder), 1817-1878 18
Dayton, Alston Gordon 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
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 15
Holt, Homer Adams, 1898-1975 14
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 14
McClellan, George B. (George Brinton), 1826-1885 14
Morgan family 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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