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D.D.V. Stuart, Naval Navigator, Letter to Arthur Dayton
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0562
Overview
Letter from D.D.V. Stuart to Arthur Dayton dated 11 September 1898. Stuart was a naval navigator in the late nineteenth century. Stuart writes about moving to New York and keeping his wheels at the Washington Navy Yard. He also notes that he enclosed a cap ribbon from the USS Lancaster with the letter for Dayton's mother.
Dates:
1898
Paul A. Miller Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3122
Overview
Professional papers, correspondence, books, serials, and photographs documenting the professional career of Paul A. Miller, who served as president of West Virginia University, 1962-66. The material also deals with Miller's work as a graduate student, professor, and provost at Michigan State University, 1946-61; his tenure as assistant secretary for education in the Department of Health, Education & Welfare; and his term as president of Rochester Institute of Technology, 1969-79....
Dates:
1946-2010
Mrs. Gay Iden, Collector, Correspondence, Photos, and Charts
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2155
Overview
Correspondence, photos, and charts collected by Mrs. Gay (Bennett) Iden. There are two letters written by J. T. McFarlane, from aboard the USS Bear on an expedition to the South Pole in 1941. There is one hand drawn chart showing the rate schedule of the Monongalia and the Ohio Packet Company, probably drawn by Roy Moore in 1910. There is one photo of an Monongahela and Ohio Packet boat, and a picture postcard showing boats on the Monongahela around 1910.
Dates:
1897,1910,1941
Ephraim F. Morgan (1869-1950), Governor, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1660
Scope and Contents
Newspaper clippings concerning the administration of the 16th Governor of West Virginia, the launching of the U.S.S. West Virginia, and the building of present Executive Mansion
Dates:
1921-1938
Sam McColloch, Compiler, Three Manuscripts regarding Family History, Artists, and Fighter Pilot
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4019
Overview
Three manuscripts compiled by Sam McColloch, including: the letters of Archie and Mahala McColloch, a West Virginia couple who moved to the Arizona Territory; the artwork of West Virginia painters Leona Hatcher and Lyle Bennet; and the mission logs and letters of Korean Conflict pilot John Walker Hatcher. All material compiled in these manuscripts is transcribed or photocopied. There are also three compact discs with digital copies of these manuscripts. See "Scope and Content Note" for...
Dates:
1904-2014
Harold L. Frankhauser, Incoming Letters Regarding the World War II Home Front
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3545
Overview
Letters and greeting cards received by Harold L. Frankhauser of Parkersburg, West Virginia in 1942-1946 while serving the U.S. Navy in a medical detachment on the USS Chilton (APA-38) during World War II. The letters are from family and friends in Parkersburg, friends in the armed forces, and girl friends, reflecting a diverse range of home front experiences. There is an extensive series of letters from Lillian Tosker of New York, whom Harold Frankhauser married, which include numerous...
Dates:
1942-1946
Daughters of the American Revolution, Princeton Chapter Records
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0249
Overview
One scrapbook of newspaper articles, kept by the historian for the Princeton Chapter (New Jersey) of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), Elizabeth Denny Paxton. The majority regard the Seventh through the Tenth Annual Continental Congresses of the DAR (1898-1901). There are newspaper articles covering each day of all three congresses, which include information about officer elections, rates of dues, photographs of DAR representatives, and awards, such as Founders Metals....
Dates:
1898-1923; Majority of material found within 1898-1901
Gard Family Correspondence
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4424
Content Description
Letters between Lucy Todd Gard, her husband Isaac Newton Gard, and their family and friends. Lucy, originally from Newport, Kentucky, married Isaac Gard of Greenville, Ohio in the 1830s. Isaac was a physician and served in the Ohio state legislature in the 1840s. The letters discuss family events, personal matters, Isaac's medical practice, antebellum politics, the Whig party, the Baptist Association in Trenton, Ohio, and social events in Jacksonburg and Greenville, Ohio. Also included in...
Dates:
1828-1874; Majority of material found within 1841 - 1849
Ronald Ondish Collection
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4296
Scope and Contents
Papers of Ronald Ondish (1925-2014). This collection includes two photo albums, a scrapbook, and other material.There is a photo album of what appears to be family members with some identification (ca. 1920s); a photo album of Ronald Ondish with who appear to be friends and family, including many pictures featuring military service uniforms from the WWII era (ca. 1940s-1960s); and a babybook for Ronald Robert Ondish junior that includes greeting cards (such as birthday,...
Dates:
1920-1972
George S. Patton, Sr. Correspondence
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4075
Overview
The collection includes letters from George Smith Patton, Sr. (June 26, 1833 - September 25, 1864), who was the grandfather of WWII hero George S. Patton, Jr., and served as a Confederate Colonel during the Civil War. There are letters Patton wrote to his wife, Susan Thornton Glassell Patton (1835-1883), during their courtship and during his military service. There are also letters from Susan and other members of her family, including her brother and Confederate Naval hero William T....
Dates:
1851-1892 and undated