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Harvey W. Harmer (1865-1961) Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 1686
Scope and Contents Correspondence, speeches, essays, clippings, and account books of a Clarksburg lawyer, Republican state senator, and Harrison County local historian. Subjects include the history of Clarksburg and Shinnston; the Progressive Movement, women's suffrage, and prohibition in West Virginia; West Virginia Wesleyan College; West Virginia Historical Society; Methodism in Harrison County and the state; Methodist missions in Korea, China, India, the Philippines, and the United States; gristmills and...
Dates: 1842-1961

Henri Jean Mugler Diary and Memoir

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Collection Number: A&M 1335
Overview Diary and memoir of a Confederate soldier, railroad laborer, and shop owner from Grafton. The memoir begins with Mugler's birth in Alsace-Lorraine in 1838, and covers his immigration to the United States; enlistment in the United States Army in 1851; military duty in New York, Boston, Rhode Island, Texas, California, and the Washington Territory where he participated in the expedition against the Yakima Indians as a member of Company B, Third Regiment, United States Artillery, under Phil...
Dates: 1838-1899

John Jacob Cornwell (1867-1953), Governor, Papers and Records

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Collection Number: A&M 0952
Scope and Contents Papers of the fifteenth governor of West Virginia who was a newspaper publisher in Romney, an orchardman, lawyer, and counsel for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. There are a few papers of W.B. Cornwell. The collection includes: personal and business correspondence, 1896-1953; correspondence as governor, 1916-1922; legal papers, ca.1843-1916; and material relating to "Cornwell Day," 1931; Baltimore and Ohio and other railroads; Romney Orchard Company, ca. 1916-1919; South Branch Development...
Dates: ca. 1843, 1896-1953

John Thomas McGraw (1856-1920) Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 0086
Scope and Contents Papers of a Grafton attorney who was a lawyer for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and prosecuting attorney of Taylor County, West Virginia, assistant to Governor J.B. Jackson, collector of internal revenue for West Virginia, and a member of the Democratic National Committee. There are case papers and letters pertaining to McGraw's law practice; records relating to the purchase, sale, and development of timber, coal, and oil lands; and records of his directorships in the Grafton and...
Dates: 1842-1927, 1948

Osborne Family Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 0930
Overview

A genealogy of the Osborne family of Greenbrier County. Originally from New Jersey, the family settled in Greenbrier and Hampshire counties.

Dates: 1987

Parkersburg Town Council Journals

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Collection Number: A&M 1422
Overview Aside from routine municipal affairs these journals contain material on the development of internal improvements in the Parkersburg, West Virginia, area like the Wheeling-Parkersburg struggle for the western terminus of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, the development of the Northwestern Virginia Railroad, and the demands for various river improvements. There are also a few references to Civil War military activities and the development of the oil industry in the Wood County area. Mayors...
Dates: 1826-1862, 1869-1874

Preston Family Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 2201
Overview

Correspondence, legal papers, and business papers of John J.D. Preston, his ancestors, and his relatives. The correspondence is primarily between members of the Preston family with topics being discussed, such as living conditions, business conditions, military training camps, Civil War battles, politics and campaigns, political personalities, education, schools, and the World Wars. Correspondents include John Preston, Rev. David Preston, John J. Davis, and John W. Davis.

Dates: 1817-1945

Siler Family Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 2200
Scope and Contents This is a collection of letters and documents tracing the personal and business life of an eastern panhandle West Virginia family. The papers concern a broad range of political, social, financial, and legal topics, particularly focusing on J. Hammond Siler, Jr., his parents, J. Hammond Siler, Sr. and Jessie Castleman Siler (residents of the Town of Bath better known as Berkeley Springs). Also includes correspondence and other papers from related families. Subjects include banking, the Civil...
Dates: 1848-1968

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Politics and government. 7
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America First Day 2
China 2
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Churches -- Methodist 2
Churches -- Methodist missions 2
Churches -- Nutter Fort (W. Va.) 2
Clarksburg (W. Va.) 2
Confederate States of America - secession crisis. 2
Covered bridges 2
Diaries and journals. 2
Harrison County (W. Va.) 2
Harrison County Fair. 2
India 2
Korea 2
Mason-Dixon Line 2
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Nutter Fort (W. Va.) 2
Parkersburg. 2
Petroleum industry and trade 2
Philippines 2
Progressive Union Movement. 2
Prohibition -- United States -- History 2
Shinnston (W. Va.) 2
Transportation 2
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 2
Universities and colleges 2
Wheeling (W. Va.) 2
Women -- United States -- History 2
Women's history -- 1800-1849 2
Women's history -- 1850-1899 2
Women's history -- 1900-1929 2
Women's history -- 1929-1950 2
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Alsace-Lorraine (Germany) 1
Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862 1
Bank of Berkeley Springs - Banks and Banking. 1
Banks and Banking - American Institute of Banking. 1
Banks and Banking - Bank of Berkeley Springs. 1
Banks and Banking - Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. 1
Banks and Banking - Financial Public Relations Association. 1
Banks and Banking - First Virginia Corporation. 1
Banks and banking 1
Berkeley Glass Sand Company -- Glass Sand Industry 1
Berkeley Springs (W. Va.) 1
Berkeley Springs Water Works and Improvement Co. -- Power Industry 1
Bibles 1
Blueprints 1
Bonds -- Citizens Trust and Guaranty Company of West Virginia 1
Boston (Mass.) 1
Bowling 1
Business correspondence 1
California 1
Cemeteries -- National Cemetery (Grafton, W. Va.) 1
Cemeteries and cemetery readings 1
Church schools -- Episcopal High School (Alexandria, Va.) 1
Churches -- Episcopal 1
Civil War - United States 3rd Artillery Regiment, Company B. 1
Civil War - Virginia 13th Infantry. 1
Civil War - political factions. 1
Civil War -- Confederate letters 1
Civil War -- Confederate newspapers 1
Civil War -- Description 1
Civil War -- Norfolk (Va.) 1
Civil War battles - Mine Run. 1
Civil War battles - The Wilderness. 1
Civil War battles. 1
Coal mining. 1
Education 1
Education. SEE ALSO Schools. 1
Elections 1
Elmira (N.Y.) 1
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Fairmont. 1
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond - Banks and Banking. 1
Financial Public Relations Association - Banks and Banking. 1
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Freemasons 1
General stores - Hammond and Siler. 1
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Glass Sand Industry - Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corporation. 1
Grafton. 1
Hancock Steel Company - Steel. 1
Indians of North America 1
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Keyser (W. Va.) 1
Land - deeds and grants. 1
Land Plat. 1
Land. 1
Ledgers. 1
Libraries - Morgan County Library. 1
Lumber trade 1
Magazines. 1
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Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) 3
Clarksburg 50-Year Club 2
Cornwell, John J. (John Jacob), 1867-1953 2
Faulkner, Charles James, 1806-1884 2
Harmer family 2
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Harmer, Harvey W. (Harvey Walker), 1865-1961 2
McGraw, John T. 2
Smith, Edward Grandison 2
West Virginia Historical Society 2
West Virginia Wesleyan College 2
American Institute of Banking 1
American Red Cross 1
Armstrong, James D. 1
Baltimore Trust Company 1
Blaine, James Gillespie, 1830-1893 1
Bull and Bear Club 1
Camden, J. N. (Johnson Newlon), 1828-1908 1
Campbell family 1
Carlile, John S. (John Snyder), 1817-1878 1
Carlisle, John Griffin, 1835-1910 1
Castleman family - Genealogy 1
Castleman, Ann Rebecca Isler. 1
Castleman, Estelle. 1
Castleman, Frank A. 1
Castleman, Sarah Jane. 1
Citizens Trust and Guaranty Company of West Virginia - Bonds. 1
Cornwell, W.B. 1
Davis, Henry Gassaway, 1823-1916 1
Davis, John J. (John James), 1835-1916 1
Davis, John W. (John William), 1873-1955 1
Dayton, Alston Gordon 1
Democratic National Convention 1
Democratic Party (U.S.) 1
Despard, C.S. 1
Emerald Shillelagh Chowder and Marching Society, Inc. 1
Fleming, A. B. (Aretas Brooks), 1839-1923 1
Floyd, John B. (John Buchanan), 1806-1863 1
Gibbens, Alvaro F. (Alvaro Franklin), 1837- 1
Great Cacapon Silica Sand Company 1
Greenback Labor Party (U.S.) 1
Greenbrier Military Academy 1
Hall, Septimius, 1847-1926 1
Hammond and Siler General Store. 1
Hammond family - Genealogy 1
Hammond, Allen C. 1
Hammond, Cadet N. 1
Hardin, Moses 1
Hereford, Frank, 1825-1891 1
Hotee, John. 1
Humphries family - Genealogy 1
Isler family - Genealogy 1
Jackson, J.B. 1
Jackson, J.J. 1
Jackson, John J. 1
Jacob, John Jeremiah. 1
Kenna, John E. 1
Lewis, Virgil Anson, 1848-1912 1
Logan, John A. 1
Mason, John W. 1
McGraw, John Thomas, 1856-1920 1
McGraw, Rose. 1
Montgomery Ward 1
Mount de Chantal Academy (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1
Mugler, Henri Jean 1
National Cemetery Corps 1
Oglebay, Earl W., 1849-1926 1
Ohley, William A. 1
Ord, Edward Otho Cresap, 1818-1883 1
Parkersburg Town Council 1
Preston family 1
Preston family - Genealogy 1
Preston, John J.D. 1
Preston, John. 1
Preston, Rev. David. 1
Randolph, Emily Strother. 1
Rinehart, E. A. 1
Romney Orchard Company 1
Sears, Roebuck and Company 1
Seiler family 1
Seller family - Genealogy 1
Shepard family - Genealogy 1
Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888 1
Siler, J. Hammond Jr. 1
Siler, J. Hammond Sr. 1
Siler, Jessie Castleman. 1
Siler, John T. 1
Simpson, 1
South Branch Development Company 1
Steel - Hancock Steel Company. 1
Strother, Anne Doyne. 1
Sturgiss, George C. 1
United States. Army 1
Van Gosen, James D. 1
Van Winkle, P. G. (Peter Godwin), 1808-1872 1
Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates 1
Whisner, Samuel. 1
White, A.B. 1
White, I. C. (Israel Charles), 1848-1927 1
Widmyer, P. S. 1
Willey, William P. (William Patrick) 1
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