Wheeling (W. Va.)
Found in 69 Collections and/or Records:
Thornton Perry, Collector, Publications regarding West Virginia History
Publications and manuscript from the Thornton Perry Museum Collection, reflecting Perry's interest in the history of West Virginia and the immediate region. Subjects include various aspects of West Virginia history, such as the Civil War, statehood, Wheeling, John Brown, and other topics. Formats include broadsides, reports, pamphlets, almanacs, a manuscript account book, newspapers, maps, and others. See Scope and Content Note for details and contents list.
United States District Court, Wheeling, Naturalization Petitions
Naturalization petitions of the U.S. District Court for Northern WV at Wheeling. These are declarations of intent for U.S. citizenship from immigrants who are overwhelmingly either of British, Irish or German nativity.
Virginia 4th Militia Records
Meeting minutes, resolutions and orders for a volunteer military unit under the administrative jurisdiction and board of inquiry of the Ohio County Court. Contains routine matters such as rank, pay, fines, and parade orders. Mention is made of other units, namely the City Blues, Washington Guards, Wheeling Guards, Wheeling Riflemen, Wheeling Artillery, and Lafayette Riflemen. Officers names prominently mentioned are James Tanner, James S. Wheat, and George W. Sights.
Watson Family Papers
Watson Family Papers
West Virginia Independence Hall, Blueprints
Blueprint floor plans and elevations for the restoration of the West Virginia Independence Hall in Wheeling.
West Virginia Sheet Music
Collection of sheet music of mostly songs about West Virginia or written by West Virginians. Also includes Civil War era editions of songs by George F. Root, including "The Battle Cry of Freedom", "Just Before The Battle, Mother", "On, On, On, The Boys Came Marching!", "Tramp, Tramp, Tramp", and "The Vacant Chair". See Scope and Content Note for contents list.
West Virginia Statehood Sesquicentennial Commemorative Coin
Commemorative coin for the sesquicentennial of West Virginia statehood, which was commissioned by the Wheeling National Heritage Area Corporation (WNHAC). The coin is gold in color. One face shows Francis H. Pierpont, the (West) Virginia politician who served as governor of the Restored State of Virginia and is considered the "father of West Virginia"; the other face shows Independence Hall in Wheeling, West Virginia.
West Virginia University, College of Arts and Sciences, Centennial History, Records
A collection assembled on behalf of the WVU College of Arts and Sciences by Dr. Barbara Howe, WVU Department of History, for the Centennial History Project. Most of the records relate to the Humanities program at West Virginia University. Includes mostly copies of materials from former students, as well as transcriptions of interviews with former faculty or their spouses.