Historic preservation
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Dr. Barbara Howe, Professor, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3469
Overview
Dr. Barbara Howe, best known as a pioneer in the public history movement of the 1970s and 1980s, worked at West Virginia University in a variety of different positions between 1980 and her retirement in 2009, including as professor of history, head of the public history program, and director of the Center for Women’s Studies. Prevalent subjects present in the collection include historical preservation, environmental activism, and politics in the Morgantown and broader West Virginia area.
Dates:
1856-2025 and undated; Majority of material found within 1964-2025
Emory L. Kemp Papers regarding Industrial History
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4230
Scope and Contents
This collection includes materials from Dr. Emory L. Kemp’s career of researching, documenting, and preserving historic structures. Kemp was a practicing civil engineer from 1952-1959, then taught civil engineering, historic preservation, and the history of technology from 1962-2003 at West Virginia University. He served as an expert consultant for the preservation of many historic engineering structures, including bridges, waterways, and mills. He also published regularly and remained...
Dates:
1735-2021
Institute for the History of Technology and Industrial Archaeology Records
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3936
Scope and Contents
Records of the Institute for the History of Technology and Industrial Archaeology (IHTIA), an organization affiliated with West Virginia University, including reports and research papers regarding the history of industrial technology and preservation of historical sites, particularly within West Virginia and the Mid-Atlantic region. This collection also includes photographs, negatives, and photo mechanical transfers of historical sites in these regions. For a more complete list of IHTIA...
Dates:
1875-1930s, circa 1980-2005; Majority of material found within circa 1980-2005
Jonathan M. Heck, Documents Regarding the Heck-Andrews House
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2206
Overview
This collection contains material regarding the Heck-Andrews House in Raleigh, North Carolina, including an application for its placement on the National Register of Historic Places. The collection includes two partial copies of the nomination form, a photocopied image of the house, and a typescript biographical sketch of Jonathan M. Heck, the original owner of the house. Heck was a native of Morgantown, West Virginia and fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War. For further...
Dates:
ca. 1971
Monongalia Historical Society Records
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1060
Scope and Contents
These papers include a few letters to Dr. Eldon B. Tucker, Jr., President, on historic preservation, some brief genealogical material and a few news clippings.
Dates:
1953-1956
New River Symposiums Proceedings
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3393
Overview
Compact disc of a searchable database of 1200 facsimile pages of New River Symposium Proceedings dating from 1982-1999. Articles in the Proceedings discuss the natural and cultural features of the New River region of West Virginia, including the following topics: botany, Civil War, coal mining, environmentalism, folklore, folk music, geology, Green Sulphur Springs, historic preservation, iron industry, native Americans, railroads, rivers (Bluestone, Gauley, New), transportation, and Mary...
Dates:
1982-1999