West Virginia University -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
James Morton Callahan, Historian, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1000
Scope and Contents
Letters to Dr. Callahan, mainly from members of his family; typescripts on the history of West Virginia University; and miscellaneous research and clippings relating to his published and unpublished writings.
Dates:
1940-1956
James Morton Callahan, Historian, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4407
Scope and Contents
One box of 16 mm negative microfilm containing a typescript draft with editing and proofreading notes of "History of West Virginia University: Problems and Policies" by Dr. J. M. Callahan; contains 817 exposures.
Dates:
ca. 1945
William D. Barns, Collector, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3279
Overview
Dr. William D. Barns (1917-1991) was a professor of history at West Virginia University from 1940 to 1985. His fields of specialization were American agriculture and labor history, West Virginia and regional history, American economic history, and the United States since 1860. The material has been divided into three main sections of archives, books, and periodicals, and described to the box level. The contents of this collection were created or collected by Dr. William D. Barns and Mrs....
Dates:
ca. 1842-1995; Majority of material found within 1940-1985