Davis (W. Va.)

Photographs and other material regarding Louise Dennison (1898-1991) and the Dennison family of West Virginia. Formats of photographs include cartes-de-visite, cabinet cards, and gelatin silver prints. See Scope and Content Note for further information.

Four high school diaries of Louise Dennison (1898-1991) of Davis, West Virginia. Her diaries offer a snapshot of daily life for a small town West Virginia high school girl; she recorded social and personal activities, including dates, going to the movies (at a "nickelodeon"), and being sick with the mumps. She was vice president of the class of 1917 at Davis High School. Davis was a major lumber town at the time. Also includes biographical information about Louise and family (undated).

Most of the letters are to Alice C. Statler Partiquin of Davis, West Virginia, while others are to her brother Ira Statler and other members of the family. Several letters to Ira concern operation of a coal mine in the area of Cherry Run, Morgan County. Subjects include family marriages, births, and deaths as well as news of the neighborhood. Places mentioned include Davis, Hedgesville, Holton, Horton, and Martinsburg.

Business records and family papers of the Thompson family of Canaan Valley, WV. Includes genealogical information, correspondence, historical narratives, photographs, ephemera, currency, printed materials, business records, artifacts, and other material. See Scope and Content note for more information.