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Hinton (W. Va.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

E.C. and H.B. Eagle Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0721
Overview

The letters and papers of E.C. & H.B. Eagle, a father and son legal firm of Hinton, Summers County. Subjects mentioned are election campaigns, women's suffrage, prohibition, World War II, Korean War, gun control, and the goals and strategies of the Republican Party. Correspondents include Robert C. Byrd, Walter S. Hallanan, Rush D. Holt, Arch A. Moore, Jennings Randolph, Hulett C. Smith, Cecil Underwood.

Dates: ca. 1910-1980

Long/Trail Southeastern West Virginia Historical Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3762
Overview Records and photographs documenting the history of southeastern West Virginia compiled by Summers County residents Fred Long and Stephen Trail. Many of the items were collected by a local newspaper, the Hinton Daily News (later the Hinton News). The collection focuses on the history of Summers County and Hinton from the mid-1700s to 2012, as well as the history of other areas in southeastern Virginia and western Virginia....
Dates: circa 1870-2020s and undated

Maryat Lee, Playwright, Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3300
Overview Maryat Lee (1923-1989) was an American playwright and theater director who made important contributions to post-World War II avant-garde theater. She pioneered street theater in Harlem and later founded EcoTheater in West Virginia, a community-based theater project. Materials include reports, newsletters, correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, cassette tapes, VHS tapes, posters, manuscripts, notes, scripts, screenplays, published plays, genealogical research, journals, drawings,...
Dates: 1902-1997; Majority of material found within 1951-1989

Summers County Archives

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0655
Overview

County court papers consisting mainly of marriage and financial administration records, including roads, schools, and poor funds. There are also estate administration and lunacy proceedings papers; tax books; school records; and an account book of the firm of Meador and Graham at Hinton.

Dates: 1859-1949