West Virginia
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 26 Collections and/or Records:
Roy H. Keadle Scrapbook
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2873
Overview
The scrapbook was kept by Roy H. Keadle (1890-1961), eldest son of N.S. Keadle (1860-1935), first sheriff of Mingo County. Included are: several printed programs and invitations for functions in Williamson, West Virginia; one letter from Virgil A. Lewis, West Virginia State Historian; and a printed "Official Vote of Mingo County" for an election on 3 November 1909. Scrapbook contains photographs, postcards, calling cards, entertainment programs and news clippings. Included are: news...
Dates:
ca. 1891-1896, 1900-1938
Surveyor's Field Books
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0577
Overview
Surveys of land in several Virginia counties, including Frederick, Rockingham, and Shenandoah, some of which are now in the eastern panhandle of West Virginia. Surveys of 1753 and 1760-1761 were conducted by Thomas Rutherford.
Dates:
1753-1765
W. Guy Tetrick, Compiler, Records
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1306
Overview
Marriage, birth, and death records; wills; estate inventories and settlements from various West Virginia counties; Sons of the Revolution applications; Harrison County family records and obituaries, and obituary clippings for West Virginia. Thistle, Roy, Collector. Papers, 1853-1934. ca.30 items (photocopies) and 1 reel of microfilm (1 vol.). Loaned for duplication by Roy Thistle, 1961. No.1443. A scrapbook containing: a brief history of Sistersville and the oil industry, particularly in...
Dates:
ca. 1780-1950
West Virginia Library Commission, Minutes
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1292
Scope and Contents
The West Virginia Library Commission was established in 1929 to develop and support libraries in the state. Meeting minutes document the services the commission provided and the issues that it faced from 1942 to 1958. Topics include budgets and financial issues, library extension services, staff positions, circulation and other usage statistics, conferences, field activities, and inventory and processing.
Dates:
1942-1958
West Virginia War History Commission, World War II Maps from Office of Civilian Defense
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0103
Scope and Contents
Maps of West Virginia prepared or used by the Office of Civilian Defense during World War II and preserved by the West Virginia War History Commission.Contains the following maps:1. Base Map State of West Virginia (2 copies)2. City of Fairmont, West Virginia3. Road Map of Marion County West Virginia4. Map of West Virginia showing county boundaries (2 copies)5. Map of West Virginia showing primary state roads...
Dates:
1928-1946
Writers' Program in West Virginia Records
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0454
Scope and Contents
Papers created by the Writers' Program in West Virginia (ca. 1935-1942), a part of the Federal Works Progress Administration (WPA). For more information regarding this Program, please see the Biographical / Historical Note.The Writers' Program collection is arranged into series established on the basis of topics. This topical arrangement simply emerged from the documentation resulting from the subject-based research assignments delegated to the writers.There are six...
Dates:
ca. 1850-1942; Majority of material found within ca. 1935-1942