Webster County (W. Va.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
Webster County History
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2509
Overview
This collection includes two typescripts on the history of Webster County ("Local History Perspectives of Webster County, West Virginia; History of Cutting on Pardee-Curtin Lumber Company Lands") and xeroxed production statistics for the Pardee-Curtin Lumber Company's operations in Webster County, 1928-76.
Dates:
1977
West Virginia Postmasters Appointment Records
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3026
Overview
The record of the appointment of postmasters in the following WV counties: Randolph, Ritchie, Roane, Summers, Taylor, Tucker, Tyler, Upshur, Wayne, Webster, Wetzel, Wirt, Wood and Wyoming. The record shows the dates of establishment and discontinuance of post offices, their changes of name, and the names of and the appointment dates of their postmasters. Beginning in 1870, it shows the names of post offices to which mail from discontinued offices was sent. The record also shows the dates of...
Dates:
1857-1971
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company, Reports
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1051
Overview
Two typescript reports on the company's timberlands in Pocahontas, Randolph, and Webster counties, including graphs, contour maps, and photographs. Topics covered include a reproduction study made on the Cheat and Elk River watersheds, a forest survey and a summary of detailed estimates.
Dates:
1920
William E. Chilton Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3020
Scope and Contents
Scrapbooks, correspondence, business papers, and memorabilia of a prominent Charleston family that were long time owners of the Charleston Gazette. There are papers of W. E. Chilton, Sr., and for his son and grandson, W. E. Chilton, Jr. and W. E. Chilton, III. The papers of Chilton senior include some correspondence, but mostly land papers documenting the coal mining district in Webster and Braxton Counties. There are also scrapbooks, and contracts pertaining to the family newspaper...
Dates:
1884-1978