Photography
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 29 Collections and/or Records:
George Kossuth, Photographer, Photographs
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2974
Overview
Photographic prints and negatives from Wheeling, West Virginia, photographer George J. Kossuth. Collection contains approximately fifty prints and negatives, including color prints and oversize photographs taken by Kossuth between 1904 and 1959, though most of the items are undated. Subjects are chiefly of artists and musicians, including Pablo Casals, Carl Sandburg, John Phillip Sousa, Eleanor Steber, Richard Struass. Also included are photographs of Richard Nixon and George Kossuth...
Dates:
1904-1959 and undated
Gravely and Moore Studio, Photography Business in Charleston, Negatives
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2523
Overview
Negatives and other material from the Gravely and Moore Studio of Charleston, West Virginia. The majority of items within the collection are cellulose acetate negatives; the collection also includes glass plate negatives, prints, two photograph albums, and other material, as well as a card catalog documenting business transactions with customers. The collection is organized into customer project files as established by the Studio; the contents of these files are stored in envelopes usually...
Dates:
1860s-1960s; Majority of material found within 1930-1945
Jacob H. Gerbrick, Photographer, Records
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2947
Overview
The photographs and negatives of the Gerbrick Studio of Martinsburg whose most prominent proprietor was Jacob H. Gerbrick. There are group and individual portraits as well as pictures of business and industry, modes of transportation, schools, churches, residences, clubs and organizations, and social events. These photographs reflect life in Martinsburg and the extreme Eastern panhandle, including unique events such as strikes or floods, annual events such as festivals and parades, and...
Dates:
1857-1974
James R. Moreland Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0301
Overview
Papers, photos, pamphlets and postcards of a prominent Morgantown attorney, financier and businessman, James Rogers Moreland. Included are drafts of books and articles by James R. Moreland about local and family history, in particular "Early Iron Industry in Cheat Mountains" and "My Father Another Country Lawyer." There are family histories and records about the Finnicum, Hawthorne, Huston, Lewis, Lyle, Moreland and Rogers families. There are also many items of World War I that especially...
Dates:
1904-1940
John Burns Murphy, Compiler, Genealogy of Murphy and Related Families
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3199
Overview
Three volumes of genealogical compilations of family group sheet forms of the Murphy family and allied families by John Burns Murphy (b. July 5, 1914-d. November 24, 1992). There are three separate name indexes, one for each volume, and 12 captioned photos of the William and Hester Murphy family of Moatsville, Barbour Co., WV, 1770-1988, 1 1/2 ft. Other families mentioned most often in the index are Allen, Amos, Anderson, Anon, Arnett, Ashcraft, Bailey, Baker, Ball, Barnes, Barr, Bartlett,...
Dates:
ca. 1890-1988
John Henry Folk Festival Records
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0216
Overview
Brochures, programs and correspondence of the John Henry Folk Festivals. The festivals are an annual celebration in West Virginia of its inter-ethnic cultural folk heritage with an emphasized focus on that of black Appalachians. The festival is especially noted for featuring Blues musicians and singers. Most correspondence is between festival director, Edward J. Cabbell, and participants or contributors to the festival. The collection, the correspondence in particular, indicates the...
Dates:
1973-1986
Jolliff Family Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3241
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of photographs, publications, letters, and newspaper clippings regarding the Jolliff and Watson families. Jolliff family history is highlighted in photocopies of the publication, Family Record and Genealogy of the Jolliff Family, From the Year 1760 to 1878 Inclusive by Oliver P. Jolliff and James S. Watson (1878). A photocopy of the Journal of the Twenty-Sixth Annual Encampment, Department of West Virginia, Grand Army of the...
Dates:
1878-1954
McChesney Brothers, Civil War Letters
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2954
Overview
Five letters concerning the death of Lt. Robert McChesney. 1) St. George, VA, July 2, 1861 from Mary Lee; 2) Holly Wood, VA, Jan. 26, 1863 from Bie Hansbrough; 3) Staunton, VA, May 6, 1889 from W.D. Reynolds; 4) King's River, CA, Dec. 28, 1883 from H. Maxwell; 5) St. George, WV, 10 June 1884 from H. Maxwell. There is also a letter authored by Alexander McChesney, Warm Springs, February 22, 1864, addressed to his mother. Finally, there is a letter to Robert McChesney from his commanding...
Dates:
1853-1870
Metheny, Photographer, Glass Plate Negatives
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4147
Scope and Contents
Includes 103 glass plate negatives documenting subjects from West Virginia circa 1890-1910. Subjects include "European peasant costumes" copied from a book, cats, dogs, graphs, furniture, industry, people and families, and outdoor recreation. Four boxes contain the original glass plate negatives while one box contains the sleeves that the negatives originated from, including identifying information where present. Digital copies are available.
Dates:
circa 1890-1910
Miles Foreman Zines and Related Material
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4559
Scope and Contents
Photographs by Miles Foreman collected and published in the zine format. Foreman was born on December 17, 1996, and died in an automobile accident on August 22, 2014. Collection was donated by Miles' father, David Foreman, after gathering and copying what zines Miles had published. Included zines primarily focused on Pennsylvania and the local region. Collection also includes stickers made by David Foreman, as well as a card to Miles Foreman from David.
Dates:
2013-2017