West Virginia University -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:
West Virginia University, Woodburn Hall, Correspondence and Newspaper Clippings Regarding Clock Bell
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 5250
Content Description
Correspondence and photocopied newspaper clippings regarding the Woodburn Hall clock bell. Charles Scott, the husband of the compiler, found a small wooden ball in the trash at Woodburn Hall in 1957 and believed it to be related to the clock bell. Includes the results of research conducted for the compiler by librarians and others, most notably a letter from a third-generation bellmaker giving a brief history of his family's business.
Dates:
1983, 1999, 2003
West Virginia University, Writings by Henry W. Gould Regarding History of the Observatory And Other Topics
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 5249
Content Description
Two articles by Henry W. Gould, Professor of Mathematics at West Virginia University, with related material. One of the articles, "History of the Old Telescope and Observatory at West Virginia University", was originally published in 1967 and regards the early study of astronomy at the university ca. 1872-1919. Related is a one page article, which references Gould's, regarding the burning of the old observatory in 1919. The other article by Gould is a six-page paper entitled "Where Has Gone...
Dates:
1967, 2003, undated
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