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USS West Virginia, Scrapbook and Other Material of William Hand

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3612
Overview Scrapbook, hat, neckerchief, ribbons, and pins of United States Navy Seamen First Class William Hand of the Battleship USS West Virginia. He enlisted August 1933 and was honorably discharged July 1937. Scrapbook includes certificates, Christmas menu, clippings, envelope covers, newsletters, photo of whale boat crew, and photo of S-Division of the USS West Virginia. Ribbons and pins include: 1) whale boat crew medal, 1935 (blue ribbon); 2) US Navy good conduct medal, 1937 (maroon ribbon); 3)...
Dates: 1934-1988; Majority of material found within 1934-1937
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

USS West Virginia, Records Regarding 17th Reunion of the Crew

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4200
Overview

Faxed correspondence from the West Virginia Division of Veterans Affairs in Charleston in 1998, showing copied pages from the 1985 issue of The Mountaineer, the newspaper of the USS West Virginia, regarding the 17th reunion of the crew.

Dates: 1985
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

USS West Virginia.

 Subject

James Albert Parker, Sailor, USS Maui Newspaper Announcing Japanese Surrender

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4373
Content Description

Souvenir newspaper announcing the end of World War II in the Pacific published for the crew of the USS Maui. The newspaper was owned by James Albert Parker, a member of the ship's crew and a native of West Virginia. In addition to a number of articles regarding the surrender of Japan, the newspaper also includes an article about West Virginia Senator Harley M. Kilgore and the post-war need for coal.

Dates: 1945 August 15
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

United States Navy - USS WEST VIRGINIA.

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USS West Virginia

 Organization

Oral History Interviews of West Virginians in World War II

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3426
Scope and Contents Collection of 39 video tapes of interviews with WWII veterans from West Virginia. Interviews were conducted Oct. - Nov. 2002 as part of the Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress. The beginning of each tape gives date, location, and names of interviewee, interviewer, and cameraman. Interviewees include a survivor of the USS Indianapolis, a sailor who was on board the USS West Virginia at Pearl Harbor, a procurement officer for the Manhattan Project, a pilot who was shot down and...
Dates: 2002
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Albert M. Reese (1872-1965) Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1058
Scope and Contents

These papers contain some correspondence of General John R. Kenly concerning his Civil War career and his book on the War with Mexico and includes a copy of a letter from General Burnside. There are also two newspaper articles, one on the Baltimore fire of 1904 and the other on the USS Constitution.

Dates: 1873-1954
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

USS West Virginia, undated

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Dates: undated
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia and Other Newspaper Clippings / Topics

Milton Cohen Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 3646
Overview Papers of Milton Cohen, a Morgantown resident, businessman, World War II veteran, and community activist. The collection contains records in 11 series, including: 1.) Biographical Information, 2.) USS West Virginia, 3.) Tree of Life Synagogue, 4.) Sidler's Department Store, 5.) Morgantown, 6.) Monongalia County, 7.) Charities and Non-profit Organizations, 8.) CLOLA [Concerned Love Ones and Lotowners Associations], 9.) Environmental Issues, 10.) Audio-Visual Material, and 11.) Oversize....
Dates: 1946-2006
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

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Daughters of the Amercian Revolution. Princeton Chapter (Princeton, N.J.) 1
Daughters of the American Revolution. Princeton Chapter 1
Davis, Diane, Collector 1
Folmar, Jesse. 1
Frankhauser, Harold L. 1
Gard family 1
Glassell, William Thornton, 1831-1879 1
Hand, William 1
Hatcher, John Walker. 1
Hatcher, Leona Lyle Bowman. 1
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Jacobs, Martin 1
Kenly, John Reese, 1822-1891 1
Knox, Harry, fl. 1874 1
McColloch, Archie. 1
McColloch, Carolyn Hatcher. 1
McColloch, Mahala Jacob. 1
McColloch, Samuel Wilbur, 1931- 1
McColloch, Wilbur. 1
McCullough family 1
Miller, Dory. 1
Miller, Francena L. 1
Miller, Paul A., 1917-2015 1
Millsop, Thomas E. 1
Morgan, Ephraim Franklin, 1869-1950 1
Ondish, Ronald 1
Parker, James Albert 1
Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1833-1864. 1
Reese, A. M. (Albert Moore), 1872-1965 1
Riggleman, Leonard. 1
Stuart, D.D.V. 1
Tosker, Lillian 1
USS Constitution 1
USS Maui 1
USS West Virginia 1
United States. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare 1
W.K. Kellogg Foundation 1
Walsh, Mike 1
West Virginia Bar Association 1
West Virginia Education Association 1
West Virginia Labor Federation, AFL-CIO 1
West Virginia Tax Institute 1
West Virginia University. Student Affairs 1
West Virginia University. Office of the President 1
Wilburn, D. Banks. 1
Wright, William 1
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