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Immigrants and immigration.

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Felix Nemegyei, Engineer, Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4189
Overview Papers of Felix Nemegyei. Nemegyei, also known as Felix DeNemegyei or Nemegyei Bodog, was a Hungarian soldier and engineer who immigrated to the United States in 1851. He settled in West Virginia and became the owner of an iron works and other businesses. Papers include records of Nemegyei's academic performance as a student, records of his military service in Europe, material regarding military engineering, and family history. Family history material includes items regarding Nemegyei's...
Dates: 1811-1850

Gravely and Moore Studio, Photography Business in Charleston, Negatives

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2523
Overview Negatives and other material from the Gravely and Moore Studio of Charleston, West Virginia. The majority of items within the collection are cellulose acetate negatives; the collection also includes glass plate negatives, prints, two photograph albums, and other material, as well as a card catalog documenting business transactions with customers. The collection is organized into customer project files as established by the Studio; the contents of these files are stored in envelopes usually...
Dates: 1860s-1960s; Majority of material found within 1930-1945

United States District Court, Wheeling, Naturalization Petitions

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3227
Overview

Naturalization petitions of the U.S. District Court for Northern WV at Wheeling. These are declarations of intent for U.S. citizenship from immigrants who are overwhelmingly either of British, Irish or German nativity.

Dates: 1844-1872