Parkersburg (W. Va.)
Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:
Joseph Hubert Diss Debar (1820-1905) Letters
Typescript copy of a letter from J. H. Diss Debar, as Secretary of State Immigration and Relief Society of West Virginia, from Parkersburg, to John Wanstreet, St. Clara Colony, Deddridge County, concerning the sale of lots and issuing deeds to the purchasers.
Maggie Metheny, Author, Typescript regarding Travel by Wagon from West Virginia to Kansas
Typescript authored by Maggie (Rhodes) Metheny regarding her family travelling from West Virginia to Kansas by covered wagon in 1892, with copies of related correspondence and family photographs.
Ohio River Shipping Accounts
Three ledgers containing accounts of the steamboat Sonoma, which operated on the Ohio River between Ravenswood and Marietta, Ohio, and intermediate points. The volumes contain listings of goods shipped, the shipper and destination, passenger lists and fares charged, and crew members’ names, job listings, and rates of pay.
Parkersburg Federal Building Cornerstone Box Artifacts
The contents of the Cornerstone document box in the old Federal Building at Parkersburg includes two copper plates, a bottle of diluted moonshine, and fragments of a leather-bound manuscript. One of the plates, dated, 1875 May 1, gives the population and names of the city officials.
Parkersburg High School Yearbook, "Pilgrim"
An original copy of the Parkersburg High School Senior Class Yearbook "Pilgrim" from 1914.
Peter Godwin Van Winkle (1808-1872), Letter and Receipt for Stock
Peter Godwin Van Winkle (1808-1872) Papers
Richard Duez, Collector, Photographs of Northern West Virginia
Digital files of photographs collected by Richard Duez of images of subjects located mostly in northern West Virginia, although there are some items featuring subjects located in Charleston and other places in the state. Locations include Clarksburg, Elkins, Fairmont, Mannington, Parkersburg, St. Marys, etc. Subjects include city views, street scenes, buildings, businesses, and transportation, among others.
Robinson Family Manuscripts
Most of the letters are to Helen M. Robinson of Fetterman, Taylor County, West Virginia, from relatives and friends. Subjects discussed include housekeeping, fashions, farming, schools, religion, and the Civil War from both the Confederate and Union perspectives. There are frequent, specific references to the political and military state-of-affairs in the upper Ohio Valley region.
Rosalie Stewart Detch, Papers and Ephemera
Papers and ephemera of Rosalie Stewart Detch, West Virginia University alumna and school teacher and administrator in Greenbrier County. Includes material regarding Detch's father John L. Stewart, her time as a student at WVU, and her career in education. Includes programs, news clippings, tickets, schedules, postcards, and photographs, among other material. See "Scope and Content Note" for further information.