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Morgantown (W. Va.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 187 Collections and/or Records:

Thoney Pietro Company Ledger

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4086
Overview

Ledger kept by the Thoney Pietro Company of Morgantown, West Virginia (1919-1920). The company was named for and partly owned by Thoney Pietro, an Italian immigrant, Morgantown resident, skilled stonemason, and building contractor. Records include the by-laws of the company, minutes of stock holder meetings, and stock transfers. For additional information regarding Thoney Pietro and his business activities, see A&M 2836.

Dates: 1919-1920
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Thoney Pietro, Contractor, Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2836
Overview Personal letters, business correspondence, account and time books, and Sons of Italy papers of Thoney Pietro, a member of the Morgantown contracting company of Pietro Brothers. An addendum (2004 January) includes mostly business papers of the Pietro Company, as well as some family papers and historical documentation of Morgantown, WV. Notable are the map and blue print of the Pietro Castle grounds (later the Good Counsel Friary). Another addendum (2013 January) includes an accounting ledger,...
Dates: circa 1867-1982
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Vaughn L. Kiger, Collector, Historical Photographs and Records regarding Morgantown

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3950
Overview Historical and contemporary photographs and records collected by Vaughn L. Kiger, resident of Morgantown. The bulk of the collection pertains to Morgantown, West Virginia and the surrounding area. Includes correspondence, photographs, clippings, ephemera, printed material, artifacts, scrapbooks, artwork, architectural drawings, maps, broadsides, and other materials. Subjects include the history of businesses and individuals in Morgantown and the surrounding area, including the Lemley, Ley,...
Dates: 1784-circa 2010s; Majority of material found within circa 1880s-2010
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

W. P. Shortridge, Personal Account Book

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2865
Overview

Account book containing personal financial records of W.P. Shortridge of Morgantown, West Virginia, 1940-1942.

Dates: 1940-1942
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Waitman T. Barbe (1864-1925) Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 0831
Overview Papers of the managing editor of the Parkersburg DAILY STATE JOURNAL, 1889-1895, editor of the WEST VIRGINIA SCHOOL JOURNAL, and member of the English faculty of West Virginia University, 1895-1925. The collection includes manuscripts of Barbe's published poetry and unpublished short stories, correspondence, notes, speeches, class lectures, illustrations for short stories drawn by John Rettig, a scrapbook of clippings of reviews and correspondence relating to Barbe's book, GOING TO COLLEGE,...
Dates: 1884-1930
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Walter and Osie Lewis Family Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 2304
Overview Papers of Walter Dix Lewis (1891-1958), a carpenter and facilities worker, and Osie Grose Lewis (1891-1979), his wife, of Morgantown, West Virginia. The collection is divided into six series: Series 1. Letters, 1908, 1923, 1934-1979 and undated; Series 2. Diaries, 1927-1957; Series 3. Cards, 1940, 1951-1979 and undated; Series 4. Financial and Legal Materials, 1927-1978; Series 5. Family Material, 1960-1974 and undated; and Series 6. Printed Material, 1931-1977 and undated. Collection also...
Dates: 1908, 1923-1979 and undated; Majority of material found in 1940s-1970s and undated
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Walter and Osie Lewis Family Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3816
Scope and Contents Papers of Walter Dix Lewis (1891-1958), his wife Osie Eleanor Grose Lewis (1891-1979), and their descendants. Includes correspondence (postcards, telegrams, letters), photographs, pay slips, sound recordings, motion pictures, and miscellaneous items.Series include:Series 1. Postcards; 1908-1985 and undated Series 2. Letters and Telegrams; 1913-1946 and undated Series 3. Photographs; circa 1890s-1996 (bulk undated) Series 4. Walter Lewis Pay Slips;...
Dates: 1908-2006 and undated
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Walter Brown, Letter Regarding Trip to Morgantown, (West) Virginia

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4004
Overview

Letter from businessman Walter Brown to his business partner Benjamin Coates regarding Brown's trip to Morgantown, (West) Virginia, dated 13 June 1848. Brown describes his visit to Morgantown on business, including meetings with local businessmen, taking orders for cloth goods, and establishing business relationships. Morgantown businessmen mentioned include Mr. Dering, William Lazier, Mr. Chadwick, and Isaac Stiles, as well as Jonathan Haman of Fairmont.

Dates: 1848
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Warren E. Hall (1891-1969) Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2131
Overview

Correspondence, newspaper clippings, sermons, radio addresses and a photograph of Warren E. Hall, a Presbyterian minister. The collection consists mostly of sermons; correspondence covers the early years, 1916-1926. The radio addresses were made in Michigan and Morgantown.

Dates: 1916-1969
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Watson Family Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1949
Scope and Contents The collection includes manuscript materials (correspondence, land warrant, accounts, receipts, petition and will) and printed and typescript materials (invitations, broadside, newspaper and magazine clippings). Subjects of the various items include sale and survey of land; schools, churches, estates, comment on and description of agriculture, social and economic conditions in Kentucky, Georgia, Louisiana, South Carolina, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, California, Morgantown, Fairmont, and...
Dates: 1694; 1783-1878; 1926
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center