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Moundsville Penitentiary, Cell Wall Markings

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3510
Overview

Facsimiles of images and transcriptions of text found on the cell walls of the West Virginia Penitentiary at Moundsville, WV. Includes booklet, two compact discs, and computer print-outs.

Dates: 2002-2003

Martin Luther Brown, Warden, Moundsville Penitentiary Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3786
Overview

Records of Warden Martin Luther Brown of Moundsville Penitentiary. Includes series of historical information, incoming letters (mostly from inmates to Warden Brown), and photographs (related to Moundsville Penitentiary). The date range of the series of incoming letters (1911-1914) corresponds to Martin Brown's tenure as Warden.

Dates: ca. 1910-1920

Septimius Hall Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0561
Scope and Contents A letter regarding Mr. Hall's commission as notary public in Wetzel County; bills from the West Virginia Penitentiary, and Sweeneys & Co., Wheeling; and a typed copy of the democratic state platform in West Virginia for 1912.Addendum: A letter from Clarence M. Hall of San Jose, California, to Septimius Hall dated December 12, 1912; two copies of messages of Governor Wilson and W. F. McCombs to C. M. Hall dated May 13, 1911; and two copies of each of the following three...
Dates: 1871-1912

Gary Weiner, Collector, Clarksburg Historical Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3729
Overview Papers of Gary S. Weiner, documenting his personal and family history, and his collecting interests in the Lynch family and the history of Clarksburg and Harrison County, West Virginia. The Weiner family papers include letters written to Gary Weiner (ca. 1960-2005) and correspondence and printed materials about Clarksburg Iron and Steel Company (ca. 1980-1999), among other items. The Lynch family papers include correspondence between Gretchen and Lawrence Lynch (ca. 1905-1960), various...
Dates: 1850-2006; Majority of material found within ca. 1870-2000