Martinsburg (W. Va.)
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Charles James Faulkner (1806-1884) Papers
Hartley Brothers Civil War Letters
Jacob H. Gerbrick, Photographer, Records
Lincoln's Mock Funeral in Martinsburg, Civil War Letters
Two letters authored by Corporal John Service (Company A, 18th Connecticut) from Martinsburg describing eloquently and in some detail how citizens and soldiers celebrated the end of the Civil War, and mourned over the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. (4/15/1865, four pages, incomplete) (4/25/1865, six pages, complete).
Martinsburg Records
Includes minute books of the Martinsburg Board of Trustees (1813-1857), the Council of the Corporation of Martinsburg (1857-1862, 1865-1894), and the City Council (1894-1981). There are also ordinance books, 1870-1981.
Mic Fries, Collector, Three Group Photographs of Sunday School and Employees in Martinsburg
Three large group portrait photographs of a Sunday school and of business employees in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Two photos are of the Sunday school of the Bethel Pentecostal Tabernacle Church, ca. 1950 and 1960.; and one photo is of the employees of the Perfection Garment Company, October 1948. Two of these portraits are cirkut photos; one of these photos was created by the Gerbrick Studio of Martinsburg, W. Va.
Mrs. G.H. Fisher, Collector
Collection consists of assorted newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and brochures relating mostly to the history of West Virginia, Virginia, and Maryland. See inventory folder for list of file folder headings.
Robinson Family Manuscripts
Most of the letters are to Helen M. Robinson of Fetterman, Taylor County, West Virginia, from relatives and friends. Subjects discussed include housekeeping, fashions, farming, schools, religion, and the Civil War from both the Confederate and Union perspectives. There are frequent, specific references to the political and military state-of-affairs in the upper Ohio Valley region.
Scott-Palmer Family Papers
T.T. Perry, Collector, Publications
Microfilm copy of assorted books, speeches, and pamphlets related to early West Virginia history. Includes: On The Plains In '65 by George H. Holliday; Heyward Shepherd, Victim Of Violence, by Matthew Page Andrews; and The Harpers Ferry Insurrection by J. Ewing Glasgow. For a complete listing, see the control folder.