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Charles H. Ambler (1876-1957) Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 0122
Scope and Contents Collection includes original copies of correspondence relating to Virginia and West Virginia, as well as newspaper clippings, photographs, and research notes. Events pertaining to the Civil War and the formation of West Virginia are covered. Among the most important items are the private correspondence of Waitman T. Willey (1835-1861 and 1866-1868); data pertaining to education in Mason County, West Virginia (1861-1875); typescript copies of letters of Samuel Woods (see also A&M 1445);...
Dates: 1834-1945
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Civil War Soldier's Letter, Menu, and Campaign Ribbon

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Collection Number: A&M 0900
Overview

A Civil War soldier's letter to his brother from Camp Hill, Harper's Ferry, (West) Virginia, 1863 February 28; a Christmas menu from Hill's Central Hotel, Parkersburg, West Virginia, ca. 1879; and a campaign ribbon from the West Virginia Democratic State Convention, Parkersburg, West Virginia 1892 July 27, the printing on the ribbon reads "Sweeney for State Supt. of Free Schools".

Dates: 1863, 1879, 1892
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

George K. Campbell, Civil War Journal

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Collection Number: A&M 3124
Overview Private journal of George K. Campbell of Athens County, Ohio, who served as an officer in Company B of the 116th. Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Gettysburg campaign and the summer, fall, and winter of 1863, when he saw service in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. Campbell served detached duty as an escort officer for recruits and prisoners during the spring and summer of 1864 and visited New York, Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee. He joined...
Dates: 1863-1864
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Harpers Ferry, Listing of "Armorers at the U.S. Armory at Harper's Ferry"

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Collection Number: A&M 3925
Overview Photocopy of "Armorers at the U.S. Armory at Harper's Ferry", an alphabetical list of persons who worked at the armory between the years of 1796 and 1860 with summaries of information concerning each individual. Information includes names, birth and death dates, job titles, dates noted on payroll, money earned, and descriptions of work performed. Entries may also contain biographical information including places of birth and residence, education and training, and names and other information...
Dates: ca. 1996
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

H.E. Matheny, Collector and Compiler, Civil War Correspondence and Other Material

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Collection Number: A&M 1330
Scope and Contents Forty-nine letters of Ephraim W. Frost of Co J., 116th Reg, Ohio Vol Inf. Frost, who lived in Coolville, Ohio, near Parkersburg, was stationed at Moorefield, Martinsburg, near Romney, Winchester and Sleepy Creek in Morgan County, where his Reg. was guarding the B & O. The letters comment on fighting in the Shenandoah Valley in 1864 around Woodstock, mention of McNeill, Imboden, and Mosby, and contain much on camp life in the eastern panhandle area. Frost was wounded near Piedmont in May...
Dates: 1861-1865
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Logan Osborne Family and Business Records

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Collection Number: A&M 2941
Overview A ledger and financial records of Logan Osborne (1836-39) also containing the will of Balamm Osborne. The ledger contains accounts of an assortment of general store goods from perishables such as food and candles to durable goods such as tools and carriages. There are Osborne family deeds, land contracts and letters about family matters and debt (1808-89). There are early nineteenth century state bank script from Louisiana, Virginia, and North Carolina. There are land indentures and legal...
Dates: 1761-1982
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Mrs. G.H. Fisher, Collector

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Collection Number: A&M 2379
Overview

Collection consists of assorted newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and brochures relating mostly to the history of West Virginia, Virginia, and Maryland. See inventory folder for list of file folder headings.

Dates: 1920-1965
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

"Personal Reminiscence of John Brown" by Edward White

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Collection Number: A&M 4582
Scope and Contents

Handwritten personal account of John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, [West] Virginia in 1859, dictated by Edward White to his daughter Margaret White Longley. Edward White would later serve for the Confederate army and his viewpoints on enslavement and abolitionists are apparent in this account.

Dates: circa 1887
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Photographs of Harpers Ferry and Evansdale Library at West Virginia University

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Collection Number: A&M 5241
Scope and Contents

Two framed photos of Harpers Ferry (one showing a view from Jefferson Rock and one showing an aerial view of the city, both undated) which used to hang in WVU's Evansdale Library, and three photos on foam core of Evansdale Library under construction (undated).

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

Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 1528
Overview Includes genealogy and Civil War records collected by Roy Bird Cook of Lewis County, West Virginia. Series 1 through 5 were compiled by Marcellus W. Zimmerman. They include correspondence, church records, academic records, genealogical records, research manuscripts, and clippings regarding primarily the genealogy and history of Lewisburg and Greenbrier County, and the life and career of Confederate Brigadier General Alexander W. Reynolds. Series 6 through 8 were collected by Roy Bird Cook....
Dates: 1774, 1822-1943
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

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Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863 3
Brewster, J.M. 2
Brown, John. 2
Cook, Roy Bird, 1886-1961 2
Curtis, Silas, 1804- 2
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Day, George T. 2
Fessenden, William Pitt, 1806-1869 2
Imboden, John D. (John Daniel), 1823-1895 2
Matthews family 2
McDonald, Henry Temple, 1872-1951 2
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 2
New England Free Will Baptist Association 2
Storer College 2
United States. Veterans Administration 2
Alexander family 1
Alexander, Harriette Boswell. 1
Ambler, Charles Henry, 1876-1957 1
Anderson family 1
Ball, George H. 1
Barns, Thomas Rufus. 1
Barns, Uz 1
Barr, Henrietta Fitzhugh 1
Beirne family 1
Bickley, George. 1
Boteler, Alexander Robinson, 1815-1892 1
Boyoe, C. R. 1
Brackett, Louise Wood. 1
Brackett, Rev. Nathan. 1
Brown, John, 1800-1859 1
Burnside family 1
Caldwell family 1
Camden family 1
Camden, Gideon Draper, 1805-1891 1
Camden, John S. 1
Campbell, George K., 1834-1908 1
Campbell, Lois. 1
Caperton, Isabel. 1
Caperton, John. 1
Caperton, William Gaston (1815-1852) 1
Caperton, William Gaston. 1
Cary, J.H. Oley. 1
Cassady, Capt. James S. 1
Cather, Fabricius A. 1
Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Artillery. Bryan's Battery 1
Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Artillery. Wise Legion. Company B 1
Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Infantry Regiment, 25th. Company H 1
Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Infantry Regiment, 2nd 1
Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Infantry Regiment, 2nd. Company A 1
Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Infantry Regiment, 31st 1
Cook family 1
Craig family 1
Crawford family 1
Curry family 1
DeHass, Wills. 1
Dennis, Thomas H. 1
Early, Jubal Anderson, 1816-1894 1
Echols, John, 1823-1896 1
Edgar, Thomas. 1
Farmers Bank of Virginia 1
Feemster family 1
Fisher, Mrs. G. H., Collector 1
Fleischer family 1
Frost, Ephraim W. 1
Gilliam family 1
Glendening family 1
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 1
Greenbrier Independent 1
Griffiths, Diane M. 1
Haynes family 1
Hereford, Alice Beulah. 1
Hereford, Frank, 1825-1891 1
Holt, Rush Dew, 1905-1955 1
Hopkins House (Liberty, Va.) 1
Humphreys, Milton. 1
Jackson family 1
Knights of the Golden Circle 1
Ladies Relief Hospital (Lynchburg, Va.) 1
Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870 1
Lewisburg Female Institute (Lewisburg, W. Va.) 1
Lewisburg Methodist Episcopal Church (Lewisburg, W. Va.) 1
Lewisburg Seminary (Lewisburg, W. Va.) 1
Loring, William Wing, 1818-1886 1
Malone, Weldon C. 1
Matheny, H. E. (Herman Edmond), 1910- 1
McGrew, James Clark. 1
McKinney, Richard I. 1
McNeill, John Hanson, 1815-1864 1
Moore, Cleon. 1
Mosby, John Singleton, 1833-1916 1
National Education Association of the United States 1
Nichols family 1
Old Lewisburg Academy (Lewisburg, W. Va.) 1
Osborne family - Genealogy 1
Osborne, Logan 1
Pare and Son 1
Rankin, Matthew. 1
Rector, Enoch. 1
Reynolds family 1
Reynolds, Alexander Welch, 1817-1876 1
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