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Railroads -- West Virginia

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Davis Coal and Coke, Coal Mining and Railroad Company, Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4389
Scope and Contents Records of the Davis Coal and Coke Company, a corporation created in the 1880s by Henry Gassaway Davis that was located in Thomas, West Virginia (WV). This collection is minimally processed. The company was named after both the founder and the Coal and Coke Railroad that it primarily used. Later in the company's life it purchased lands and established its own mines. The company was finally dissolved in 1950. The collection includes administrative correspondence, reports,...
Dates: 1890-1980
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

E.C. Smith, Student, Diary Regarding Experiences While at West Virginia University

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 5125
Scope and Contents Diary by E.C. Smith, a student at West Virginia University (WVU), regarding his experiences in 1874. Activities documented include academic (preparing papers, Greek and Latin studies, reading Charles Darwin, etc.), literary society (elections, debates, recitations), military cadet (drills, lectures, marching), and Methodist Episcopal Church events (including sermons and other activities). He also attended a commencement (June 18). Recreational and social activities are also recorded,...
Dates: 1874
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Miscellaneous Records regarding the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Cass Railroad, and Other Railroads

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2980
Overview

This collection contains miscellaneous records regarding the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Cass Railroad, and other railroads. Types of records include newspapers and news clippings, calendars, and ephemera. See "Scope and Content Note" for additional information regarding material within the collection.

Dates: 1932-1978, undated
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Railroads and Government Regulation Collection

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4365
Content Description Miscellaneous items relating to railroads and to laws and regulations regarding railroads. Includes photostat copies of Supreme Court arguments in the case of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company vs. Supervisors of Marshall County et al. (1869-1870). Also includes miscellaneous correspondence consisting of a copy of a letter regarding rates of service approved by Edwin Stanton, who was Secretary of War under Lincoln. There are also photocopies of correspondence addressed to J.D....
Dates: 1862-1870, undated
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Rene A. Henry Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3720
Overview

Historical material compiled by Rene A. Henry, documenting the history of South Charleston, WV; Henry's family; the West Virginia University football team; and his career in public relations and sports marketing.

Dates: circa 1890-2024, undated
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1561
Overview Papers collected by Roy Bird Cook, a Lewis County native and Charleston pharmacist, who in his role as historian, researcher, and author, was a pioneering and effective advocate for the preservation of West Virginia history. This collection includes the papers he collected in connection with his research, including documentation of the Civil War in West Virginia, Stonewall Jackson and his family, and genealogy of North Central West Virginia, among other topics. Materials include letters and...
Dates: 1679-1984, undated; Majority of material found within 1840-1960
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Stephen B. Elkins Correspondence and Records Relating to Coal, Railroad, and Other Industries

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1610
Scope and Contents

Business and legal papers of U.S. Senator and timber, coal, and railroad magnate Stephen B. Elkins. Subjects include the Hampshire and Baltimore Coal Company, Davis Coal and Coke Company, West Virginia Central and Pittsburgh and the Morgantown and Kingwood railroads, timber and coal lands, the Pressed Prism Plate Glass Company (NY), and Hallihurst Farm.

Dates: 1884-1929
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center