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The papers include material retained from her high school, college, and graduate school years, like graduation photographs and academic texts – all in Series 1 Subseries 1. The collection also includes documentation of her military service in the Army during World War II, featuring items like field guides for military procedures, photographs of herself and peers in uniform, and travel books acquired while serving internationally – all in Series 1 Subseries 2. There are materials from Walker Testa's time as a teacher in Kanawha and Clay Counties, West Virginia, like certificates commemorating her work and books used in the classroom – all in Series 1 Subseries 3. A copy of Walker Testa's historical survey of education in Clay County, \u003cspan\u003eThe Ringing of the Bells: A Bicentennial History of Education in Clay County, West Virginia,\u003c/span\u003e and other items related to the book's production are featured, including some digital material – all in Series 1 Subseries 4. Additionally, there is genealogical research material that explores her life and her family's lineage through material like descendant charts, biographical sketches, and old family photographs – all in Series 1 Subseries 5 and the collection's addendum of 2025.\u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_7073#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_7073","ead_ssi":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_7073","_root_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_7073","_nest_parent_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_7073","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WVU/repositories_2_resources_7073.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/257555","title_ssm":["Garnie Walker Testa Papers and Walker-Testa Family Genealogy"],"title_tesim":["Garnie Walker Testa Papers and Walker-Testa Family Genealogy"],"unitdate_ssm":["1878-2025"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1878-2025"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["A\u0026M 4670","Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/7073"],"text":["A\u0026M 4670","Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/7073","Garnie Walker Testa Papers and Walker-Testa Family Genealogy","Clay County, West Virginia -- Genealogy","Education -- West Virginia -- Clay County","World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- West Virginia","Farm life -- West Virginia","Researchers may access digital materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.","Researchers may access digital materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.","Researchers may access digital materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.","Researchers may access digital materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.","Garnie Wilma Walker Testa (1914-1999) was a native of a West Virginia mountain farming community within the Elk River basin, near Ivydale in Clay County. She was an educator, a World War II veteran, a farmer and a local historian. ","After graduating as valedictorian from Clay County High School in 1933, she earned her first teaching certificate from Glenville State Teachers College in 1934, a Bachelor of Arts from Marshall College in 1940 and a Master of Arts from West Virginia University in 1942. During these years and until 1944, she also taught grades 1 through 8, mostly in one-room, Clay County rural schools. ","In 1944, while at WVU, Walker enlisted in the U.S. Women's Army Corps. Following her military training in Iowa, she was assigned to work at the Pentagon and then, at the war's end, was placed with the Historical Division in Germany's American Zone. While in Weisbaden, she met Carmelo F. Testa who was serving in the U.S. Air Force, and they married in 1949. Soon after, they returned to the U.S. and Garnie Walker Testa returned to her teaching career in West Virginia. Beginning in the fall of 1950, she taught at elementary and junior high schools in Kanawha County and continued through the spring of 1958. In 1954, Walker Testa bought her family's Laurel Run Farm from her parents. Then from 1958 through 1975, she taught grades 11 and 12 (mostly English and History) at Clay County High School and continued farming. ","After retiring in 1975, Walker Testa expanded her WVU thesis research into a full-length book manuscript, doing much of the writing during the cold winters on the farm. Although she completed it ca. 1983,  The Ringing of the Bells: A Bicentennial History of Education in Clay County, West Virginia  was not published until 2020. Many of the items in this collection were compiled and retained by Walker Testa, but her niece, Karen Jo Walker, is responsible for organizing the collection, editing/publishing the education history volume, and compiling much of the genealogical research. Karen J. Walker, Ph.D., retired, is an archaeological and historical researcher.","Includes the papers of Garnie Wilma Walker Testa (1914-1999) and genealogical research about the Walker-Testa family. The papers include material retained from her high school, college, and graduate school years, like graduation photographs and academic texts – all in Series 1 Subseries 1. The collection also includes documentation of her military service in the Army during World War II, featuring items like field guides for military procedures, photographs of herself and peers in uniform, and travel books acquired while serving internationally – all in Series 1 Subseries 2. There are materials from Walker Testa's time as a teacher in Kanawha and Clay Counties, West Virginia, like certificates commemorating her work and books used in the classroom – all in Series 1 Subseries 3. A copy of Walker Testa's historical survey of education in Clay County,  The Ringing of the Bells: A Bicentennial History of Education in Clay County, West Virginia,  and other items related to the book's production are featured, including some digital material – all in Series 1 Subseries 4. Additionally, there is genealogical research material that explores her life and her family's lineage through material like descendant charts, biographical sketches, and old family photographs – all in Series 1 Subseries 5 and the collection's addendum of 2025.","This series includes Walker Testa's personal and professional papers retained throughout her life. It includes material from her education at Glenville State Teachers College, Marshall College and West Viriginia University, documentation of her military service in the US Women's Army Corps, items from her 30+ years of service as a teacher in Clay and Kanawha County schools, material related to the research, writing, and publication of her book on the history of education in Clay County, and an assortment of genealogical research material compiled by and about Walker Testa.","This subseries includes materials related to Walker's education in Clay County schools and her secondary education to become a teacher. She earned her teaching certificate from Glenville State Teachers College in 1934, her bachelor's degree at Marshall College in 1940 and her master's degree at West Virginia University in 1942. Includes academic textbooks, photographs of Walker with school friends and in graduation regalia, correspondence, and a copy of her master's thesis.","The gathers at the shoulder of Walker's garment are suggestive of a graduation gown. May be her high school graduation photograph.","Written, mailed, and stamped by Ottie Walker to her sister Garnie Walker, address \"Ivydale, Wva\" in October 1936. Includes a message about cost of boarding, cases of scarlet fever, and other things. Found hidden in between pages 322 and 323 of Walker's  Elements of Geography  textbook.","John Coulter is the son of Janie Stephenson Coulter, a teacher who has an entry in  The Ringing of the Bells .  A related email was printed and included. On the back of the photograph, John Coulter wrote, \"Garnie Walker, Glenville. Mom's Room Mate,\" however, a stamp of the developer indicates that the photo was made in Des Moines, Iowa. In late 1944, Walker did spend 9 weeks in Des Moines in WAC Training, but the location and date of the photo is uncertain.","Two same-day images on hilltop near Glenville, WV, 1930s. One is of Walker standing by herself. The second is her sitting with Janie Stephenson; behind them are Jim Curry (left) and French DeBoard (rt). A related email was printed and included.","Possible locations are Glenville State Teachers College, Marshall College, and even WVU in Morgantown. 1930s or early 1940s.","Estimate for the date and context of this photograph is Walker's 1940 graduation from Marshall College when she received her B.A. degree in Education.","Walker's graduation announcement of the 1940 Marshall College commencement ceremony; her name appears on the last page.","Written, stamped, and mailed from Walker to her sister Josephine (\"Mrs. Josephine Hickman\") in Charleston, WV. Likely sent while Walker was in Huntington at Marshall College.","A History of Education in Clay County, West Virginia . Garnie Wilma Walker, A.B. 1942 Morgantown, West Virginia. Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Masters of Arts to the Faculty of the Graduate School of West Virginia University. This is Walker's personal copy of her thesis. The Chairman of her examining committee was Dr. H. G. Wheat of the College of Education, WVU. His signature appears at the back.","Marshall College Student Government yearbook, 1940. Walker's name is printed in the front of the book. She completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in the Teachers College of Marshall College in June 1940. Her photograph as a senior student is included on page 48.","Walker's name is printed in ink in front of book.","Walker's hand-printed name appears in ink in front of this Pulitzer-Prize winning novel. Glasgow \"portrayed the changing world of the contemporary South in a realistic manner\" (including the topic of racism).","\"Garnie W. Walker Ivydale, W. Va.\" appears in penciled cursive writing in front of book. Within text are penciled underlining and notes in Walker's hand and someone else's, perhaps her sister Ottie's. There are 9 folded maps in an attached envelope at the back of the book. Also there are seven folded papers that are tests and/or study questions related to the book. Much of the handwriting on these is Garnie Walker's. There may be a second person's writing; possibly Ottie Walker.","\"Miss Garnie Walker\" appears in ink in front of book, but the previous owner(s) has written many notes in pencil in front and elsewhere. Notes at back of book are in Walker's hand, and somewhere she wrote \"Test\" at the beginning of a section.","Walker's name appears in ink, cursive writing in front of book. Her penciled notes and underlining are evident. This book likely influenced her Masters work where she identified, researched and followed through with a \"Problem\" for a written thesis.","Walker's name appears in ink, cursive writing in front of book. She may have acquired this book around 1936 while at Glenville State College.","Walker's printed, inked name appears in front of book. She may have used this book in part, along with the Methodology one, during the summer of 1942 to guide her thesis work/writing/formatting. Her handwritten notes appear on several pages.","\"Garnie W. Testa\" is hand-printed in red pencil in front of book. She married Carmelo Testa in 1949 but this is a textbook likely acquired in Morgantown during her WVU Master's Degree work, so it is unclear when she wrote her name.","\"Garnie W. Walker\" appears, hand-printed in ink, in the front of this textbook. Previously owned. Penciled underlining evident.","Garnie Walker's name is printed in ink in front of book. Below it is another name, presumably a previous owner.","Garnie Walker's name is in inked cursive writing in front of book.","\"Garnie W. Walker\" appears in ink in front of book. The book relates to secondary-school instruction. Walker received her Secondary Teaching Certificate from Marshall College in 1943.","\"Garnie Wilma Walker Ivydale, W. Va.\" is printed in ink by Walker's hand in front of book. There was at least one previous owner/user, so more than one person has made notations throughout, but Walker's handwritten penciled notes are recognizably distinctive.","Ottie Walker's penciled cursive signature is written in front of book. Garnie Walker used and cited this updated history volume in her 1942 WVU M.A. thesis.","\"Garnie W. Walker\" is hand-printed in ink in front of book.","Garnie Walker's name is printed in ink in front of book. Others appear in cursive by different hands, as does a penciled price of $2.29. While not directly related to Walker's course of study, she may have used this plant book for reference.","\"Garnie Walker Ivydale, Clay Co. W. Va.\" written in cursive ink in front of book. She likely used this book as a text during the 1939-1940 school year at Marshall College.","Garnie Walker's name is in penciled cursive writing in front of book. Penciled notes and underlining are present through the book.","Garnie Walker's inked, printed name appears in the front of this book.","\"Garnie Wilma Walker\" and \"Garnie Walker\" names appear in front of book. As do \"Ottie Walker,\" and \"Mary Brannon\" (possibly a cousin on maternal side of family). And \"Nay S. Hathaway June 14, 1935 Glenville College.\" Mr. Hathaway was a teacher at Laurel Ridge School. Other names of owners/users appear. Walker was at Glenville State Teachers College in the summers of 1933 -1937.","This subseries includes materials related to Garnie Walker's military service. She enlisted in the US Women's Army Corps in 1944. There are several photographs of Walker in military uniform, of her and friends in the service, and of Carmelo Testa, whom she married in 1949. There are several guides that would have been issued to Walker while in the service and several commemorative books written after the war ended, including an excerpt written by Garnie Walker Testa for a publication highlighting Clay County WWII veterans. These materials also document Garnie Walker and Carmelo Testa's travels with the military, including postcards and photographs from around Europe. A large assortment of travel guides, language learning books, and other books about the history and culture of countries in continental Europe, the British Isles, Scandinavia, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia are also included.","Walker wrote her name in front of book - \"Garnie Walker\" and there is a stamp: \"….......'s Bookstore - The Pentagon - Washington 25 D. C.\"","Edited volume featuring a memoir by Walker Testa","Edited volume featuring an essay by Walker","On page III, a statement reads that the book is published \"by order of the Secretary of War: Official: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Chief of Staff and Edward F. Witsell, Major General The Adjutant General,\" and Garnie Walker wrote in pencil next to Witsell's name: \"My Boss for 6 months. Left this office to go to Germany June 1946.\"","Walker's name is printed on the front cover along with her number A513026. These are also stamped in bold black ink on the front cover, inside on front page, and again in the back.","Elmendorf is likely where Carmelo Testa, Walker's husband, was stationed throughout the 1950s.","Two related booklets","Photograph is in a decorative \"USA\" frame with flag motifs","Includes the following photographs, many of which have handwritten captions:  Garnie W. Walker in uniform including cap. \"About 1946.\" (shoulder patch signifies Military District - Washington.); Photographs of Garnie W. Walker in uniform 1947 (2 8x10s (1 b/w, 1 colorized); 1 5x6); Photograph of Carmelo Testa in uniform, sitting in a dog sled with dogs on snow-covered ground in front of a building (likely taken in Alaska, where he was station at this time);  Six photographs of scenes that may be in Alaska, presumably taken by Carmelo Testa; Photograph of 7th Historical Unit - Headquarters USAFE, Wiesbaden Germany July 1947 (Eight individuals all named on back of photo in Walker's handwriting. Taken on steps to a building); A photograph showing Garnie Walker with her brother in law Judson Hickman in a Naval uniform.; Photograph of Garnie and her sister Josephine E. Walker; Photograph of Walker's visit to a German farm; Photograph of Walker in a uniform overcoat and cap; Photograph captioned by Walker showing American soldiers at wreckage of Hitler's bombed retreat; Photograph captioned by Walker as \"Eagle's Nest - Hitler's Retreat - Berchtesgaden.\"; 4 photographs of Walker in uniform in Austria, Denmark, and Norway; Photograph of Walker and friends at a dinner party at the Rocker Club, Wiesbaden, Germany, 5 February, 1948; Photograph of Walker and friends in front of an airplane, Wiesbaden Airfield. 1948; Photograph of Walker and friends under wing of same airplane, Wiesbaden Airfield; Photograph of a 3-story building in Frankfurt, Germany, August 1948; Photograph of same 3-story building in Frankfurt; Photograph of a funeral for a WAC 1948; Photograph of Walker sitting in a chair in Copenhagen; Photographs of Walker and friends in uniform taken at Wespertal Lodge, Germany, 1948?; Photograph of Garnie W. Walker in uniform with cap;  Wedding photographs of Garnie Walker Testa and new husband Carmelo F. Testa. April 29, 1949; Photograph of the Egyptian Sphinx with pyramid in background (After missions in North Africa and Italy, ca. 1942-1943, Carmelo Testa visited Alexandria and Cairo, Egypt.); Photograph of Carmelo F. Testa in Panama - Canal Zone, circa 1938; Portrait photographs of Carmelo Francisco Testa in uniform, 1948, Air Force First Intelligence Service.; Printed photographs of framed panoramic photograph of Thirty Third Infantry - Panama Canal Zone 1938","Includes the following items: Postcard of Hotel Maison Rouge where Walker stayed in Strasbourg, France November 19-21, 1948 (In Walker's handwriting. It is not addressed to anyone. It may have been included in an envelope perhaps with a letter.); Postcard of the Eiffel Tower from \"Carmelo and Garnie.\" 1949 (In Walker's handwriting, stamped addressed to her mother home on the farm. \"Mrs. Albert S. Walker, Ivydale, West Virginia U. S. A.\" GW and Carmelo Testa were on their honeymoon in Paris, May 1949.); Postcard showing the Hotel de Ville, a bridge over the Seine with a boat. 1949 (From Walker, stamped and addressed to \"Mrs. Gene Hamrick\" Clay WV. This was Wallker's sister, Justena Walker Hamrick.); 2 postcards from Pvt. Garnie W. Walker in Iowa where she was in training at Fort Des Moines (one sent to sister Josephine and one sent to brother Leonard); 2 postcards from Pfc. Garnie W. Walker at Fort Myer, VA (both sent to Josephine)","Includes a series of letters, but one seems to be missing, per a note from the donor.","Includes an assortment of 110 guidebooks, pamphlets, language learning books, history and culture books, and more for regions across continental Europe, the British Isles, Scandinavia, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.","Likely belonged to Carmelo Testa","Two copies","Walker visited Nurnberg to view the trials, this may the record of the one she attended.","Carmelo Testa is likely in this photograph.","This subseries includes items from Walker Testa's decades of service as an educator in Clay County public schools. There are photographs of Walker Testa and her students, photocopied excerpts of yearbooks, and certificates and letters of appreciation. There is also an assortment of books that Walker Testa used in her classroom.","Walker taught at Laurel Ridge School in the 1936-1937 school year. Her handwriting appears on the backside: \"Laurel Ridge School Garnie Walker Teacher.\" A dated stamp from Glenville WV also is exhibited. Notes have been added to this copy in pencil by Karen Walker.","These are sitting portrait-style photographs that were taken of Walker Testa as a member of the faculty at Clay County High School where she taught 1943-1944 and 1958-1975. Only one is dated - 1967 - but all the others also could be dated if the school yearbooks were consulted.","Walker Testa served as the faculty advisor for the yearbook (known as the \"Tiskelwah\") in 1967","Included are a letter signed by 16 members of the 1975 Tiskelwah Staff; a letter from Gov. Arch Moore (1975); a letter from A. J. Manchin, Sec. of State (1983), and more","References Walker Testa's work as a teacher","\"Tiskelwah\" is the name of the Clay County High School yearbook","English composition for 7th and 8th grades. \"Garnie Walker\" appears in ink in front of book and lightly penciled, relevant marks, etc. in Walker's handwriting on multiple pages. She likely used this book, 1934-1939 while teaching in several one-room rural schools and/or at Swandale, 1941-1943.","Second book has \"Testa\" in blue pencil in front of book and only a few pencil markings within the text. \"Garnie Walker\" appears in the other 3 books; all 3 exhibit much handwriting by Walker throughout. The seventh-year book exhibits a stamp in the front recording the place of purchase: Murphy \u0026 Company Department Store Since 1902, Clay, W. Va. Walker taught grades 6, 7, and 8 at Swandale School, where she also served as Principal. (The eighth-year book exhibits, in the back, the name Leonard Walker, Garnie Walker's youngest brother who attended Laurel Ridge School, 1-8 grades.)","Several pages have been torn from the front of the book, including the title page. Penciled underlining and notes, the latter in Walker's handwriting appear here and there, especially on page 17 and back of book.","There was at least one previous owner of book whose name appears in front. Also includes the purchase price of $0.73. In the back, many names are written by someone other than Walker. Many penciled markings appear throughout - some are recognizably Walker's (small, tight cursive script.) She likely used this book, 1934-1939 in one-rooms and/or at Swandale, 1941-1943. See timeline.","\"This is a music book for one-room schools…\" Garnie Walker's name is printed in ink in the front of this book. On the back of the first page is a list of music terms written by her hand. On title page, upper right, appears the initials LOW. Walker taught her younger brothers. Leon and Leonard, the latter having the initials LOW. She likely used this book, 1934-1939. Relevant notations in pencil are by her hand.","Garnie Walker's name is penciled in front of book, cursive writing. There are also penciled notes through the text in her hand. Based on a few of these (indicating what will be tested), Walker possibly also used this book as a student.","Garnie Walker's name is printed in ink in front of book. Likely used during 1934-1939 and/or 1941-1943.","This is a science reader for intermediate grades. Ottie Walker's signature appears in ink in front of this book. Ottie was one of Garnie Walker's sisters. Ottie also taught in Clay County's one-room schools during the 1930s and later in Kanawha County as Ottie Walker Callison.","Garnie Walker's name in cursive writing is inked in front of book. Also, a \"Murphy \u0026 Company Department Store Clay W. Va.\" stamp. Given the age of this book, Walker may well have used it well before she taught Health during her first year (1943-1944) teaching at Clay County High School.","Clay County supporters/businesses listed in back.","Camp songs, etc.","Walker Testa was an active 4-H faculty advisor/organizer during her years teaching at Clay County High School.","Walker Testa was an active member of this international, honorary educational society. Alpha Phi is the West Virginia state organization within the Society. She was first a member of the Nu Chapter (she is mentioned on page 105) and then with the Alpha Alpha Chapter (pages 134-135). On page 134 she is mentioned twice and said to be the chapter's recording secretary; on page 135 she appears in the photograph with other Clay County teachers who have auto/biographical entries in the  The Ringing of the Bells  book.","Multiple listings of Garnie W. Testa. She was President of the Chapter (see page 19).","Page 44 - Alpha Alpha Chapter listing includes Garnie W. Testa.","Some of these exhibit Garnie Walker's handwriting and some have handwritten dates noted on them, perhaps indicating a year when the plays were performed. One is as recent as 1975, the year of Walker's retirement. According to Walker's daughter Rosalia, she loved incorporating plays into her teaching through the years.","This subseries includes materials related to the development and production of  The Ringing of the Bells: A Bicentennial History of Education in Clay County, West Virginia . This book is an expansion of Walker Testa's master's thesis, but most of the expanded research and writing was done in the 1970s and early 1980s. From the 2010s to 2020, Karen J. Walker worked with the Clay County Historical Society to edit, publish, and distribute the book. A small portion of Walker Testa's original research material, like maps and an unfinished manuscript copy of the book are included. Related items are included in digital format, like teacher biographies and supporting photographs. There are also items created during the process of editing, printing, and publicizing the book -- both paper and digital. Lastly, there is a completed, bound copy of the book.","Includes a copy of a 1889 document that was researched for  The Ringing of the Bells  but ultimately not used, titled \"Specifications for S House in Pleasant District Clay County West Va.\" The date the photocopy was created is unknown.","This copy was manually typewritten by Garnie Walker Testa. It is stored across 5 manila folders in box 6.","These envelopes feature handwritten notes from Garnie Walker Testa, Karen Walker, and/or others involved in the book","This image was used in the book.","Includes the following maps and related correspondence: Outline Map With County Seats State of West Virginia by WV Dept of Highways, undated; map of Clay County Primary and Secondary Highways created by the State Road Commission of West Virginia, 1971 reprint of 1933 edition map; General Highway Map - Clay County - West Virginia by WV Department of Highways, 1976; ordering information for Department of Highways maps and two 8 1/2 x 11 in. maps of the Outline Map with County Seats","Includes digital copies of information used by Karen Walker to facilitate the production and distribution of the book, which took place around 2014-2020. Digital folder titles are as follows: \"1989 Letters \u0026 Permission Form,\" \"Book Printing - Sheridan,\" \"Chapter 11 map images,\" \"Chapter 11 School Photos,\" \"Chapter 17 Clay County Teachers,\" \"Editor,\" \"Flyers and Order Form,\" \"Hist of Clay Co Education FINAL book image 5-14-2020,\" \"Hist of Clay Co Education FINAL Testa book 4-21-2020,\" \"Maps 1, 2, 3,\" and \"Misc. Correspondence\"","This subseries includes an assortment of genealogical research about the Walker family. Descendant lists, biographical sketches, photographs, obituaries, and more are included – some of which were compiled by Walker Testa and others compiled after her death in 1999. There is also a collection of books owned by her father, Albert Seth Walker, in the late 19th- and early 20th-centuries and an 1881 bible that has been passed down through the family. Albert Seth Walker likely attended Little Laurel School and later a Normal school in Clay County. He attained a Teaching Certificate and later became a minister. Most of the academic and religious books in this series belonged to him unless otherwise noted. His name and sometimes \"Ivydale, Clay Co\" appears in the covers of these books.","Provided by Neva Pearl Shiflett Adams. Adams achieved the breakthrough finding of Walker connections to colonial New Hampshire and Massachusetts and then back to England. After the death of Solomon Walker in NH, his wife Leah Boyden Walker and their son, Solon Walker moved south into West Virginia.","Provided by Neva Pearl Shiflett Adams. A. J. Walker was Garnie Walker's paternal grandfather. A. J. Walker and his family are the source of the Walker Road community name, located off of Laurel Ridge Road. As of 2022, Walker Road is known as Dark Hollow Road.","Walker and others did not have the advantage of the internet or DNA analyses when completing this work. For a long time, it was thought that the WV Walker family was connected to the 1775 Joel Walker (m. Jane Cavendish) line. This has been corrected in recent years.","During the 1980s, Garnie Walker Testa researched her family tree as best she could, with the occasional help of others, including her youngest brother, Leonard O. Walker. The connection made between Joel Walker/Jane Cavendish is an error.","Includes the following photos: Image of Albert Seth Walker and Ollie Dove Brannon Walker with their first three children: Garnie Wilma (first born), Ottie Irene, and Josephine Etta (third born); 1919 [Studio] Image of the oldest three Walker sisters: Garnie Wilma, Ottie Irene, and Josephine Etta;  1920s image of Garnie, Ottie, and Josephine standing in front of a fence; 1920s image of Garnie, Ottie, and Josephine sitting on back of saddled farm horse; 1924 image of Garnie (and likely also Ottie) Walker in a school group taken against an exterior wall of Laurel Ridge School near Ivydale, WV; Image from Clay County Free Press of Garnie Walker and 2 high school friends, taken in 1933; A photograph of a group of people at a table; and a photograph of a group of people outdoors","Photographs feature Garnie Walker Testa's farm, taken by Karen J. Walker. 1: Open gate, Barn on right. Camera is facing north/NE. On the hilltop in center of photo, under the trees, is the old Lyons cemetery, identified on maps as the Cherrytree Cemetery. The visible farm road leads up and on around to the right toward the other trees. In this area is the \"new\" Walker Cemetery where Albert and Ollie Walker and are buried. And in 1999, where Garnie Walker Testa was also buried, alongside Carmelo. 2: Lower portion of the same barn seen in previous photo. 3: Mountaintop farm view with a fence, pasture, and one of Garnie's cows. (Cherrytree Cemetery is named for Cherrytree Run/Fork which is beyond view and runs into Rush Fork). 4: Another view of the barn with outbuildings on the left and the house to the right near the evergreen trees. Color images were taken in 1982 by Bruce C. Walker, which feature the old farm, located below Garnie Walker Testa's ridgetop home (still within the 221 acres). It is down at the head of Laurel Run which flows into the Big Otter and on to the Elk River. There were other outbuildings not shown in these photos. K. J. Walker, her brothers and cousins, including Garnie's daughter Rosalia, are currently working to document this older farm.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","\"Garnie Walker\" in cursive pencil appears in front of book along with the cursive penciled names of 3 of Garnie's 6 siblings (all younger than her): Ottie, Josephine, and Leon. On page viii another sister's name, Justena, appears. Frye states (Preface) that the book is meant for 4th through 6th grades.","\"Garnie Walker\" in cursive ink appears in front of book. She graduated (8th grade) in May of 1930, so likely her siblings used this book. Genevieve Walker's name appears here and there along with a first cousin, Maxine Walker.","A book in \"The Story Series in Health.\" In the front, Garnie Walker's name appears in a penciled, child's cursive handwriting, as does her sister's and a date \"Miss Genevieve Pearl Walker September 1936.\" Also, four blue-ink stamps of \"Murphy \u0026 Company Department Store Since 1902 - Clay, W.Va.\" Walker was in 4th grade at Laurel Ridge School in 1924 (see photo image) and used this book when it was new. When Genevieve used it in her 4th grade, in 1936-1937, Garnie was her teacher. This book was published just a few years after the 1918-1920 flu pandemic. From the Preface: \"This book is offered as a contribution to the newer health teaching now being inaugurated in our schools.\" Directed at fourth and fifth grades. Garnie's (and her siblings') paternal grandmother, Almira Jane (Hanshaw) Walker, died of the flu on March 8, 1920.","Garnie Walker's name in cursive writing is inked in front of book. Given the age of this book and that it was meant for high-school students, GW likely used it as a student at Clay County High School. It is also likely that when she herself taught Health during her first year (1943-1944) teaching at CCHS that she used this textbook again.","\"Garnie Walker Ivydale, W. Va.\" appears in ink, hand-printed in her hand, in front of book. Walker attended Clay County High School 1930-1933 graduating as Valedictorian of her Class of 1933.","On page 14 is a recipe submitted by Garnie W. Testa - \"Biscuits Supreme.\"","This addendum includes additional genealogical research compiled by Karen Jo Walker. This research is primarily focused on 19th-century Walker relatives Solomon Walker, his sons Solon and Joel Walker, and their families. Items like maps, land deeds, obituaries, newspaper clippings, and photographs that feature these individuals are included. K. J. Walker has also provided biographical sketches and extensive notes to better contextualize her research findings.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/","West Virginia and Regional History Center","Testa, Garnie Walker, 1914-1999","Walker, Karen Jo","English \n.    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She was an educator, a World War II veteran, a farmer and a local historian. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAfter graduating as valedictorian from Clay County High School in 1933, she earned her first teaching certificate from Glenville State Teachers College in 1934, a Bachelor of Arts from Marshall College in 1940 and a Master of Arts from West Virginia University in 1942. During these years and until 1944, she also taught grades 1 through 8, mostly in one-room, Clay County rural schools. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn 1944, while at WVU, Walker enlisted in the U.S. Women's Army Corps. Following her military training in Iowa, she was assigned to work at the Pentagon and then, at the war's end, was placed with the Historical Division in Germany's American Zone. While in Weisbaden, she met Carmelo F. Testa who was serving in the U.S. Air Force, and they married in 1949. Soon after, they returned to the U.S. and Garnie Walker Testa returned to her teaching career in West Virginia. Beginning in the fall of 1950, she taught at elementary and junior high schools in Kanawha County and continued through the spring of 1958. In 1954, Walker Testa bought her family's Laurel Run Farm from her parents. Then from 1958 through 1975, she taught grades 11 and 12 (mostly English and History) at Clay County High School and continued farming. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAfter retiring in 1975, Walker Testa expanded her WVU thesis research into a full-length book manuscript, doing much of the writing during the cold winters on the farm. Although she completed it ca. 1983, \u003ctitle\u003e\u003cpart\u003eThe Ringing of the Bells: A Bicentennial History of Education in Clay County, West Virginia\u003c/part\u003e\u003c/title\u003e was not published until 2020. Many of the items in this collection were compiled and retained by Walker Testa, but her niece, Karen Jo Walker, is responsible for organizing the collection, editing/publishing the education history volume, and compiling much of the genealogical research. Karen J. Walker, Ph.D., retired, is an archaeological and historical researcher.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["Garnie Wilma Walker Testa (1914-1999) was a native of a West Virginia mountain farming community within the Elk River basin, near Ivydale in Clay County. She was an educator, a World War II veteran, a farmer and a local historian. ","After graduating as valedictorian from Clay County High School in 1933, she earned her first teaching certificate from Glenville State Teachers College in 1934, a Bachelor of Arts from Marshall College in 1940 and a Master of Arts from West Virginia University in 1942. During these years and until 1944, she also taught grades 1 through 8, mostly in one-room, Clay County rural schools. ","In 1944, while at WVU, Walker enlisted in the U.S. Women's Army Corps. Following her military training in Iowa, she was assigned to work at the Pentagon and then, at the war's end, was placed with the Historical Division in Germany's American Zone. While in Weisbaden, she met Carmelo F. Testa who was serving in the U.S. Air Force, and they married in 1949. Soon after, they returned to the U.S. and Garnie Walker Testa returned to her teaching career in West Virginia. Beginning in the fall of 1950, she taught at elementary and junior high schools in Kanawha County and continued through the spring of 1958. In 1954, Walker Testa bought her family's Laurel Run Farm from her parents. Then from 1958 through 1975, she taught grades 11 and 12 (mostly English and History) at Clay County High School and continued farming. ","After retiring in 1975, Walker Testa expanded her WVU thesis research into a full-length book manuscript, doing much of the writing during the cold winters on the farm. Although she completed it ca. 1983,  The Ringing of the Bells: A Bicentennial History of Education in Clay County, West Virginia  was not published until 2020. Many of the items in this collection were compiled and retained by Walker Testa, but her niece, Karen Jo Walker, is responsible for organizing the collection, editing/publishing the education history volume, and compiling much of the genealogical research. Karen J. Walker, Ph.D., retired, is an archaeological and historical researcher."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Garnie Walker Testa Papers and Walker-Testa Family Genealogy, A\u0026amp;M 4670, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Garnie Walker Testa Papers and Walker-Testa Family Genealogy, A\u0026M 4670, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eIncludes the papers of Garnie Wilma Walker Testa (1914-1999) and genealogical research about the Walker-Testa family. The papers include material retained from her high school, college, and graduate school years, like graduation photographs and academic texts – all in Series 1 Subseries 1. The collection also includes documentation of her military service in the Army during World War II, featuring items like field guides for military procedures, photographs of herself and peers in uniform, and travel books acquired while serving internationally – all in Series 1 Subseries 2. There are materials from Walker Testa's time as a teacher in Kanawha and Clay Counties, West Virginia, like certificates commemorating her work and books used in the classroom – all in Series 1 Subseries 3. A copy of Walker Testa's historical survey of education in Clay County, \u003ctitle\u003e\u003cpart\u003eThe Ringing of the Bells: A Bicentennial History of Education in Clay County, West Virginia,\u003c/part\u003e\u003c/title\u003e and other items related to the book's production are featured, including some digital material – all in Series 1 Subseries 4. Additionally, there is genealogical research material that explores her life and her family's lineage through material like descendant charts, biographical sketches, and old family photographs – all in Series 1 Subseries 5 and the collection's addendum of 2025.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes Walker Testa's personal and professional papers retained throughout her life. It includes material from her education at Glenville State Teachers College, Marshall College and West Viriginia University, documentation of her military service in the US Women's Army Corps, items from her 30+ years of service as a teacher in Clay and Kanawha County schools, material related to the research, writing, and publication of her book on the history of education in Clay County, and an assortment of genealogical research material compiled by and about Walker Testa.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries includes materials related to Walker's education in Clay County schools and her secondary education to become a teacher. She earned her teaching certificate from Glenville State Teachers College in 1934, her bachelor's degree at Marshall College in 1940 and her master's degree at West Virginia University in 1942. Includes academic textbooks, photographs of Walker with school friends and in graduation regalia, correspondence, and a copy of her master's thesis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe gathers at the shoulder of Walker's garment are suggestive of a graduation gown. May be her high school graduation photograph.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten, mailed, and stamped by Ottie Walker to her sister Garnie Walker, address \"Ivydale, Wva\" in October 1936. Includes a message about cost of boarding, cases of scarlet fever, and other things. Found hidden in between pages 322 and 323 of Walker's \u003ctitle\u003e\u003cpart\u003eElements of Geography\u003c/part\u003e\u003c/title\u003e textbook.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Coulter is the son of Janie Stephenson Coulter, a teacher who has an entry in \u003ctitle\u003e\u003cpart\u003eThe Ringing of the Bells\u003c/part\u003e\u003c/title\u003e.  A related email was printed and included. On the back of the photograph, John Coulter wrote, \"Garnie Walker, Glenville. Mom's Room Mate,\" however, a stamp of the developer indicates that the photo was made in Des Moines, Iowa. In late 1944, Walker did spend 9 weeks in Des Moines in WAC Training, but the location and date of the photo is uncertain.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo same-day images on hilltop near Glenville, WV, 1930s. One is of Walker standing by herself. The second is her sitting with Janie Stephenson; behind them are Jim Curry (left) and French DeBoard (rt). A related email was printed and included.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePossible locations are Glenville State Teachers College, Marshall College, and even WVU in Morgantown. 1930s or early 1940s.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEstimate for the date and context of this photograph is Walker's 1940 graduation from Marshall College when she received her B.A. degree in Education.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWalker's graduation announcement of the 1940 Marshall College commencement ceremony; her name appears on the last page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten, stamped, and mailed from Walker to her sister Josephine (\"Mrs. Josephine Hickman\") in Charleston, WV. Likely sent while Walker was in Huntington at Marshall College.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle\u003e\u003cpart\u003eA History of Education in Clay County, West Virginia\u003c/part\u003e\u003c/title\u003e. Garnie Wilma Walker, A.B. 1942 Morgantown, West Virginia. Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Masters of Arts to the Faculty of the Graduate School of West Virginia University. This is Walker's personal copy of her thesis. The Chairman of her examining committee was Dr. H. G. Wheat of the College of Education, WVU. His signature appears at the back.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMarshall College Student Government yearbook, 1940. Walker's name is printed in the front of the book. She completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in the Teachers College of Marshall College in June 1940. Her photograph as a senior student is included on page 48.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWalker's name is printed in ink in front of book.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWalker's hand-printed name appears in ink in front of this Pulitzer-Prize winning novel. Glasgow \"portrayed the changing world of the contemporary South in a realistic manner\" (including the topic of racism).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Garnie W. Walker Ivydale, W. Va.\" appears in penciled cursive writing in front of book. Within text are penciled underlining and notes in Walker's hand and someone else's, perhaps her sister Ottie's. There are 9 folded maps in an attached envelope at the back of the book. Also there are seven folded papers that are tests and/or study questions related to the book. Much of the handwriting on these is Garnie Walker's. There may be a second person's writing; possibly Ottie Walker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Miss Garnie Walker\" appears in ink in front of book, but the previous owner(s) has written many notes in pencil in front and elsewhere. Notes at back of book are in Walker's hand, and somewhere she wrote \"Test\" at the beginning of a section.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWalker's name appears in ink, cursive writing in front of book. Her penciled notes and underlining are evident. This book likely influenced her Masters work where she identified, researched and followed through with a \"Problem\" for a written thesis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWalker's name appears in ink, cursive writing in front of book. She may have acquired this book around 1936 while at Glenville State College.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWalker's printed, inked name appears in front of book. She may have used this book in part, along with the Methodology one, during the summer of 1942 to guide her thesis work/writing/formatting. Her handwritten notes appear on several pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Garnie W. Testa\" is hand-printed in red pencil in front of book. She married Carmelo Testa in 1949 but this is a textbook likely acquired in Morgantown during her WVU Master's Degree work, so it is unclear when she wrote her name.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Garnie W. Walker\" appears, hand-printed in ink, in the front of this textbook. Previously owned. Penciled underlining evident.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGarnie Walker's name is printed in ink in front of book. Below it is another name, presumably a previous owner.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGarnie Walker's name is in inked cursive writing in front of book.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Garnie W. Walker\" appears in ink in front of book. The book relates to secondary-school instruction. Walker received her Secondary Teaching Certificate from Marshall College in 1943.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Garnie Wilma Walker Ivydale, W. Va.\" is printed in ink by Walker's hand in front of book. There was at least one previous owner/user, so more than one person has made notations throughout, but Walker's handwritten penciled notes are recognizably distinctive.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOttie Walker's penciled cursive signature is written in front of book. Garnie Walker used and cited this updated history volume in her 1942 WVU M.A. thesis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Garnie W. Walker\" is hand-printed in ink in front of book.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGarnie Walker's name is printed in ink in front of book. Others appear in cursive by different hands, as does a penciled price of $2.29. While not directly related to Walker's course of study, she may have used this plant book for reference.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Garnie Walker Ivydale, Clay Co. W. Va.\" written in cursive ink in front of book. She likely used this book as a text during the 1939-1940 school year at Marshall College.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGarnie Walker's name is in penciled cursive writing in front of book. Penciled notes and underlining are present through the book.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGarnie Walker's inked, printed name appears in the front of this book.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Garnie Wilma Walker\" and \"Garnie Walker\" names appear in front of book. As do \"Ottie Walker,\" and \"Mary Brannon\" (possibly a cousin on maternal side of family). And \"Nay S. Hathaway June 14, 1935 Glenville College.\" Mr. Hathaway was a teacher at Laurel Ridge School. Other names of owners/users appear. Walker was at Glenville State Teachers College in the summers of 1933 -1937.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries includes materials related to Garnie Walker's military service. She enlisted in the US Women's Army Corps in 1944. There are several photographs of Walker in military uniform, of her and friends in the service, and of Carmelo Testa, whom she married in 1949. There are several guides that would have been issued to Walker while in the service and several commemorative books written after the war ended, including an excerpt written by Garnie Walker Testa for a publication highlighting Clay County WWII veterans. These materials also document Garnie Walker and Carmelo Testa's travels with the military, including postcards and photographs from around Europe. A large assortment of travel guides, language learning books, and other books about the history and culture of countries in continental Europe, the British Isles, Scandinavia, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia are also included.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWalker wrote her name in front of book - \"Garnie Walker\" and there is a stamp: \"….......'s Bookstore - The Pentagon - Washington 25 D. C.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEdited volume featuring a memoir by Walker Testa\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEdited volume featuring an essay by Walker\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn page III, a statement reads that the book is published \"by order of the Secretary of War: Official: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Chief of Staff and Edward F. Witsell, Major General The Adjutant General,\" and Garnie Walker wrote in pencil next to Witsell's name: \"My Boss for 6 months. Left this office to go to Germany June 1946.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWalker's name is printed on the front cover along with her number A513026. These are also stamped in bold black ink on the front cover, inside on front page, and again in the back.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElmendorf is likely where Carmelo Testa, Walker's husband, was stationed throughout the 1950s.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo related booklets\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotograph is in a decorative \"USA\" frame with flag motifs\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes the following photographs, many of which have handwritten captions:  Garnie W. Walker in uniform including cap. \"About 1946.\" (shoulder patch signifies Military District - Washington.); Photographs of Garnie W. Walker in uniform 1947 (2 8x10s (1 b/w, 1 colorized); 1 5x6); Photograph of Carmelo Testa in uniform, sitting in a dog sled with dogs on snow-covered ground in front of a building (likely taken in Alaska, where he was station at this time);  Six photographs of scenes that may be in Alaska, presumably taken by Carmelo Testa; Photograph of 7th Historical Unit - Headquarters USAFE, Wiesbaden Germany July 1947 (Eight individuals all named on back of photo in Walker's handwriting. Taken on steps to a building); A photograph showing Garnie Walker with her brother in law Judson Hickman in a Naval uniform.; Photograph of Garnie and her sister Josephine E. Walker; Photograph of Walker's visit to a German farm; Photograph of Walker in a uniform overcoat and cap; Photograph captioned by Walker showing American soldiers at wreckage of Hitler's bombed retreat; Photograph captioned by Walker as \"Eagle's Nest - Hitler's Retreat - Berchtesgaden.\"; 4 photographs of Walker in uniform in Austria, Denmark, and Norway; Photograph of Walker and friends at a dinner party at the Rocker Club, Wiesbaden, Germany, 5 February, 1948; Photograph of Walker and friends in front of an airplane, Wiesbaden Airfield. 1948; Photograph of Walker and friends under wing of same airplane, Wiesbaden Airfield; Photograph of a 3-story building in Frankfurt, Germany, August 1948; Photograph of same 3-story building in Frankfurt; Photograph of a funeral for a WAC 1948; Photograph of Walker sitting in a chair in Copenhagen; Photographs of Walker and friends in uniform taken at Wespertal Lodge, Germany, 1948?; Photograph of Garnie W. Walker in uniform with cap;  Wedding photographs of Garnie Walker Testa and new husband Carmelo F. Testa. April 29, 1949; Photograph of the Egyptian Sphinx with pyramid in background (After missions in North Africa and Italy, ca. 1942-1943, Carmelo Testa visited Alexandria and Cairo, Egypt.); Photograph of Carmelo F. Testa in Panama - Canal Zone, circa 1938; Portrait photographs of Carmelo Francisco Testa in uniform, 1948, Air Force First Intelligence Service.; Printed photographs of framed panoramic photograph of Thirty Third Infantry - Panama Canal Zone 1938\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes the following items: Postcard of Hotel Maison Rouge where Walker stayed in Strasbourg, France November 19-21, 1948 (In Walker's handwriting. It is not addressed to anyone. It may have been included in an envelope perhaps with a letter.); Postcard of the Eiffel Tower from \"Carmelo and Garnie.\" 1949 (In Walker's handwriting, stamped addressed to her mother home on the farm. \"Mrs. Albert S. Walker, Ivydale, West Virginia U. S. A.\" GW and Carmelo Testa were on their honeymoon in Paris, May 1949.); Postcard showing the Hotel de Ville, a bridge over the Seine with a boat. 1949 (From Walker, stamped and addressed to \"Mrs. Gene Hamrick\" Clay WV. This was Wallker's sister, Justena Walker Hamrick.); 2 postcards from Pvt. Garnie W. Walker in Iowa where she was in training at Fort Des Moines (one sent to sister Josephine and one sent to brother Leonard); 2 postcards from Pfc. Garnie W. Walker at Fort Myer, VA (both sent to Josephine)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes a series of letters, but one seems to be missing, per a note from the donor.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes an assortment of 110 guidebooks, pamphlets, language learning books, history and culture books, and more for regions across continental Europe, the British Isles, Scandinavia, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLikely belonged to Carmelo Testa\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo copies\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWalker visited Nurnberg to view the trials, this may the record of the one she attended.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCarmelo Testa is likely in this photograph.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries includes items from Walker Testa's decades of service as an educator in Clay County public schools. There are photographs of Walker Testa and her students, photocopied excerpts of yearbooks, and certificates and letters of appreciation. There is also an assortment of books that Walker Testa used in her classroom.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWalker taught at Laurel Ridge School in the 1936-1937 school year. Her handwriting appears on the backside: \"Laurel Ridge School Garnie Walker Teacher.\" A dated stamp from Glenville WV also is exhibited. Notes have been added to this copy in pencil by Karen Walker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese are sitting portrait-style photographs that were taken of Walker Testa as a member of the faculty at Clay County High School where she taught 1943-1944 and 1958-1975. Only one is dated - 1967 - but all the others also could be dated if the school yearbooks were consulted.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWalker Testa served as the faculty advisor for the yearbook (known as the \"Tiskelwah\") in 1967\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluded are a letter signed by 16 members of the 1975 Tiskelwah Staff; a letter from Gov. Arch Moore (1975); a letter from A. J. Manchin, Sec. of State (1983), and more\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReferences Walker Testa's work as a teacher\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Tiskelwah\" is the name of the Clay County High School yearbook\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnglish composition for 7th and 8th grades. \"Garnie Walker\" appears in ink in front of book and lightly penciled, relevant marks, etc. in Walker's handwriting on multiple pages. She likely used this book, 1934-1939 while teaching in several one-room rural schools and/or at Swandale, 1941-1943.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSecond book has \"Testa\" in blue pencil in front of book and only a few pencil markings within the text. \"Garnie Walker\" appears in the other 3 books; all 3 exhibit much handwriting by Walker throughout. The seventh-year book exhibits a stamp in the front recording the place of purchase: Murphy \u0026amp; Company Department Store Since 1902, Clay, W. Va. Walker taught grades 6, 7, and 8 at Swandale School, where she also served as Principal. (The eighth-year book exhibits, in the back, the name Leonard Walker, Garnie Walker's youngest brother who attended Laurel Ridge School, 1-8 grades.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeveral pages have been torn from the front of the book, including the title page. Penciled underlining and notes, the latter in Walker's handwriting appear here and there, especially on page 17 and back of book.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere was at least one previous owner of book whose name appears in front. Also includes the purchase price of $0.73. In the back, many names are written by someone other than Walker. Many penciled markings appear throughout - some are recognizably Walker's (small, tight cursive script.) She likely used this book, 1934-1939 in one-rooms and/or at Swandale, 1941-1943. See timeline.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"This is a music book for one-room schools…\" Garnie Walker's name is printed in ink in the front of this book. On the back of the first page is a list of music terms written by her hand. On title page, upper right, appears the initials LOW. Walker taught her younger brothers. Leon and Leonard, the latter having the initials LOW. She likely used this book, 1934-1939. Relevant notations in pencil are by her hand.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGarnie Walker's name is penciled in front of book, cursive writing. There are also penciled notes through the text in her hand. Based on a few of these (indicating what will be tested), Walker possibly also used this book as a student.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGarnie Walker's name is printed in ink in front of book. Likely used during 1934-1939 and/or 1941-1943.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis is a science reader for intermediate grades. Ottie Walker's signature appears in ink in front of this book. Ottie was one of Garnie Walker's sisters. Ottie also taught in Clay County's one-room schools during the 1930s and later in Kanawha County as Ottie Walker Callison.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGarnie Walker's name in cursive writing is inked in front of book. Also, a \"Murphy \u0026amp; Company Department Store Clay W. Va.\" stamp. Given the age of this book, Walker may well have used it well before she taught Health during her first year (1943-1944) teaching at Clay County High School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eClay County supporters/businesses listed in back.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCamp songs, etc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWalker Testa was an active 4-H faculty advisor/organizer during her years teaching at Clay County High School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWalker Testa was an active member of this international, honorary educational society. Alpha Phi is the West Virginia state organization within the Society. She was first a member of the Nu Chapter (she is mentioned on page 105) and then with the Alpha Alpha Chapter (pages 134-135). On page 134 she is mentioned twice and said to be the chapter's recording secretary; on page 135 she appears in the photograph with other Clay County teachers who have auto/biographical entries in the \u003ctitle\u003e\u003cpart\u003eThe Ringing of the Bells\u003c/part\u003e\u003c/title\u003e book.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMultiple listings of Garnie W. Testa. She was President of the Chapter (see page 19).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePage 44 - Alpha Alpha Chapter listing includes Garnie W. Testa.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSome of these exhibit Garnie Walker's handwriting and some have handwritten dates noted on them, perhaps indicating a year when the plays were performed. One is as recent as 1975, the year of Walker's retirement. According to Walker's daughter Rosalia, she loved incorporating plays into her teaching through the years.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries includes materials related to the development and production of \u003ctitle\u003e\u003cpart\u003eThe Ringing of the Bells: A Bicentennial History of Education in Clay County, West Virginia\u003c/part\u003e\u003c/title\u003e. This book is an expansion of Walker Testa's master's thesis, but most of the expanded research and writing was done in the 1970s and early 1980s. From the 2010s to 2020, Karen J. Walker worked with the Clay County Historical Society to edit, publish, and distribute the book. A small portion of Walker Testa's original research material, like maps and an unfinished manuscript copy of the book are included. Related items are included in digital format, like teacher biographies and supporting photographs. There are also items created during the process of editing, printing, and publicizing the book -- both paper and digital. Lastly, there is a completed, bound copy of the book.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes a copy of a 1889 document that was researched for \u003ctitle\u003e\u003cpart\u003eThe Ringing of the Bells\u003c/part\u003e\u003c/title\u003e but ultimately not used, titled \"Specifications for S House in Pleasant District Clay County West Va.\" The date the photocopy was created is unknown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis copy was manually typewritten by Garnie Walker Testa. It is stored across 5 manila folders in box 6.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese envelopes feature handwritten notes from Garnie Walker Testa, Karen Walker, and/or others involved in the book\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis image was used in the book.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes the following maps and related correspondence: Outline Map With County Seats State of West Virginia by WV Dept of Highways, undated; map of Clay County Primary and Secondary Highways created by the State Road Commission of West Virginia, 1971 reprint of 1933 edition map; General Highway Map - Clay County - West Virginia by WV Department of Highways, 1976; ordering information for Department of Highways maps and two 8 1/2 x 11 in. maps of the Outline Map with County Seats\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes digital copies of information used by Karen Walker to facilitate the production and distribution of the book, which took place around 2014-2020. Digital folder titles are as follows: \"1989 Letters \u0026amp; Permission Form,\" \"Book Printing - Sheridan,\" \"Chapter 11 map images,\" \"Chapter 11 School Photos,\" \"Chapter 17 Clay County Teachers,\" \"Editor,\" \"Flyers and Order Form,\" \"Hist of Clay Co Education FINAL book image 5-14-2020,\" \"Hist of Clay Co Education FINAL Testa book 4-21-2020,\" \"Maps 1, 2, 3,\" and \"Misc. Correspondence\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries includes an assortment of genealogical research about the Walker family. Descendant lists, biographical sketches, photographs, obituaries, and more are included – some of which were compiled by Walker Testa and others compiled after her death in 1999. There is also a collection of books owned by her father, Albert Seth Walker, in the late 19th- and early 20th-centuries and an 1881 bible that has been passed down through the family. Albert Seth Walker likely attended Little Laurel School and later a Normal school in Clay County. He attained a Teaching Certificate and later became a minister. Most of the academic and religious books in this series belonged to him unless otherwise noted. His name and sometimes \"Ivydale, Clay Co\" appears in the covers of these books.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eProvided by Neva Pearl Shiflett Adams. Adams achieved the breakthrough finding of Walker connections to colonial New Hampshire and Massachusetts and then back to England. After the death of Solomon Walker in NH, his wife Leah Boyden Walker and their son, Solon Walker moved south into West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eProvided by Neva Pearl Shiflett Adams. A. J. Walker was Garnie Walker's paternal grandfather. A. J. Walker and his family are the source of the Walker Road community name, located off of Laurel Ridge Road. As of 2022, Walker Road is known as Dark Hollow Road.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWalker and others did not have the advantage of the internet or DNA analyses when completing this work. For a long time, it was thought that the WV Walker family was connected to the 1775 Joel Walker (m. Jane Cavendish) line. This has been corrected in recent years.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDuring the 1980s, Garnie Walker Testa researched her family tree as best she could, with the occasional help of others, including her youngest brother, Leonard O. Walker. The connection made between Joel Walker/Jane Cavendish is an error.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes the following photos: Image of Albert Seth Walker and Ollie Dove Brannon Walker with their first three children: Garnie Wilma (first born), Ottie Irene, and Josephine Etta (third born); 1919 [Studio] Image of the oldest three Walker sisters: Garnie Wilma, Ottie Irene, and Josephine Etta;  1920s image of Garnie, Ottie, and Josephine standing in front of a fence; 1920s image of Garnie, Ottie, and Josephine sitting on back of saddled farm horse; 1924 image of Garnie (and likely also Ottie) Walker in a school group taken against an exterior wall of Laurel Ridge School near Ivydale, WV; Image from Clay County Free Press of Garnie Walker and 2 high school friends, taken in 1933; A photograph of a group of people at a table; and a photograph of a group of people outdoors\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotographs feature Garnie Walker Testa's farm, taken by Karen J. Walker. 1: Open gate, Barn on right. Camera is facing north/NE. On the hilltop in center of photo, under the trees, is the old Lyons cemetery, identified on maps as the Cherrytree Cemetery. The visible farm road leads up and on around to the right toward the other trees. In this area is the \"new\" Walker Cemetery where Albert and Ollie Walker and are buried. And in 1999, where Garnie Walker Testa was also buried, alongside Carmelo. 2: Lower portion of the same barn seen in previous photo. 3: Mountaintop farm view with a fence, pasture, and one of Garnie's cows. (Cherrytree Cemetery is named for Cherrytree Run/Fork which is beyond view and runs into Rush Fork). 4: Another view of the barn with outbuildings on the left and the house to the right near the evergreen trees. Color images were taken in 1982 by Bruce C. Walker, which feature the old farm, located below Garnie Walker Testa's ridgetop home (still within the 221 acres). It is down at the head of Laurel Run which flows into the Big Otter and on to the Elk River. There were other outbuildings not shown in these photos. K. J. Walker, her brothers and cousins, including Garnie's daughter Rosalia, are currently working to document this older farm.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginally owned by Albert Seth Walker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginally owned by Albert Seth Walker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginally owned by Albert Seth Walker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginally owned by Albert Seth Walker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginally owned by Albert Seth Walker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginally owned by Albert Seth Walker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginally owned by Albert Seth Walker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginally owned by Albert Seth Walker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginally owned by Albert Seth Walker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginally owned by Albert Seth Walker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginally owned by Albert Seth Walker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginally owned by Albert Seth Walker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginally owned by Albert Seth Walker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginally owned by Albert Seth Walker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Garnie Walker\" in cursive pencil appears in front of book along with the cursive penciled names of 3 of Garnie's 6 siblings (all younger than her): Ottie, Josephine, and Leon. On page viii another sister's name, Justena, appears. Frye states (Preface) that the book is meant for 4th through 6th grades.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Garnie Walker\" in cursive ink appears in front of book. She graduated (8th grade) in May of 1930, so likely her siblings used this book. Genevieve Walker's name appears here and there along with a first cousin, Maxine Walker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA book in \"The Story Series in Health.\" In the front, Garnie Walker's name appears in a penciled, child's cursive handwriting, as does her sister's and a date \"Miss Genevieve Pearl Walker September 1936.\" Also, four blue-ink stamps of \"Murphy \u0026amp; Company Department Store Since 1902 - Clay, W.Va.\" Walker was in 4th grade at Laurel Ridge School in 1924 (see photo image) and used this book when it was new. When Genevieve used it in her 4th grade, in 1936-1937, Garnie was her teacher. This book was published just a few years after the 1918-1920 flu pandemic. From the Preface: \"This book is offered as a contribution to the newer health teaching now being inaugurated in our schools.\" Directed at fourth and fifth grades. Garnie's (and her siblings') paternal grandmother, Almira Jane (Hanshaw) Walker, died of the flu on March 8, 1920.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGarnie Walker's name in cursive writing is inked in front of book. Given the age of this book and that it was meant for high-school students, GW likely used it as a student at Clay County High School. It is also likely that when she herself taught Health during her first year (1943-1944) teaching at CCHS that she used this textbook again.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Garnie Walker Ivydale, W. Va.\" appears in ink, hand-printed in her hand, in front of book. Walker attended Clay County High School 1930-1933 graduating as Valedictorian of her Class of 1933.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn page 14 is a recipe submitted by Garnie W. Testa - \"Biscuits Supreme.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis addendum includes additional genealogical research compiled by Karen Jo Walker. This research is primarily focused on 19th-century Walker relatives Solomon Walker, his sons Solon and Joel Walker, and their families. Items like maps, land deeds, obituaries, newspaper clippings, and photographs that feature these individuals are included. K. J. Walker has also provided biographical sketches and extensive notes to better contextualize her research findings.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Includes the papers of Garnie Wilma Walker Testa (1914-1999) and genealogical research about the Walker-Testa family. The papers include material retained from her high school, college, and graduate school years, like graduation photographs and academic texts – all in Series 1 Subseries 1. The collection also includes documentation of her military service in the Army during World War II, featuring items like field guides for military procedures, photographs of herself and peers in uniform, and travel books acquired while serving internationally – all in Series 1 Subseries 2. There are materials from Walker Testa's time as a teacher in Kanawha and Clay Counties, West Virginia, like certificates commemorating her work and books used in the classroom – all in Series 1 Subseries 3. A copy of Walker Testa's historical survey of education in Clay County,  The Ringing of the Bells: A Bicentennial History of Education in Clay County, West Virginia,  and other items related to the book's production are featured, including some digital material – all in Series 1 Subseries 4. Additionally, there is genealogical research material that explores her life and her family's lineage through material like descendant charts, biographical sketches, and old family photographs – all in Series 1 Subseries 5 and the collection's addendum of 2025.","This series includes Walker Testa's personal and professional papers retained throughout her life. It includes material from her education at Glenville State Teachers College, Marshall College and West Viriginia University, documentation of her military service in the US Women's Army Corps, items from her 30+ years of service as a teacher in Clay and Kanawha County schools, material related to the research, writing, and publication of her book on the history of education in Clay County, and an assortment of genealogical research material compiled by and about Walker Testa.","This subseries includes materials related to Walker's education in Clay County schools and her secondary education to become a teacher. She earned her teaching certificate from Glenville State Teachers College in 1934, her bachelor's degree at Marshall College in 1940 and her master's degree at West Virginia University in 1942. Includes academic textbooks, photographs of Walker with school friends and in graduation regalia, correspondence, and a copy of her master's thesis.","The gathers at the shoulder of Walker's garment are suggestive of a graduation gown. May be her high school graduation photograph.","Written, mailed, and stamped by Ottie Walker to her sister Garnie Walker, address \"Ivydale, Wva\" in October 1936. Includes a message about cost of boarding, cases of scarlet fever, and other things. Found hidden in between pages 322 and 323 of Walker's  Elements of Geography  textbook.","John Coulter is the son of Janie Stephenson Coulter, a teacher who has an entry in  The Ringing of the Bells .  A related email was printed and included. On the back of the photograph, John Coulter wrote, \"Garnie Walker, Glenville. Mom's Room Mate,\" however, a stamp of the developer indicates that the photo was made in Des Moines, Iowa. In late 1944, Walker did spend 9 weeks in Des Moines in WAC Training, but the location and date of the photo is uncertain.","Two same-day images on hilltop near Glenville, WV, 1930s. One is of Walker standing by herself. The second is her sitting with Janie Stephenson; behind them are Jim Curry (left) and French DeBoard (rt). A related email was printed and included.","Possible locations are Glenville State Teachers College, Marshall College, and even WVU in Morgantown. 1930s or early 1940s.","Estimate for the date and context of this photograph is Walker's 1940 graduation from Marshall College when she received her B.A. degree in Education.","Walker's graduation announcement of the 1940 Marshall College commencement ceremony; her name appears on the last page.","Written, stamped, and mailed from Walker to her sister Josephine (\"Mrs. Josephine Hickman\") in Charleston, WV. Likely sent while Walker was in Huntington at Marshall College.","A History of Education in Clay County, West Virginia . Garnie Wilma Walker, A.B. 1942 Morgantown, West Virginia. Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Masters of Arts to the Faculty of the Graduate School of West Virginia University. This is Walker's personal copy of her thesis. The Chairman of her examining committee was Dr. H. G. Wheat of the College of Education, WVU. His signature appears at the back.","Marshall College Student Government yearbook, 1940. Walker's name is printed in the front of the book. She completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in the Teachers College of Marshall College in June 1940. Her photograph as a senior student is included on page 48.","Walker's name is printed in ink in front of book.","Walker's hand-printed name appears in ink in front of this Pulitzer-Prize winning novel. Glasgow \"portrayed the changing world of the contemporary South in a realistic manner\" (including the topic of racism).","\"Garnie W. Walker Ivydale, W. Va.\" appears in penciled cursive writing in front of book. Within text are penciled underlining and notes in Walker's hand and someone else's, perhaps her sister Ottie's. There are 9 folded maps in an attached envelope at the back of the book. Also there are seven folded papers that are tests and/or study questions related to the book. Much of the handwriting on these is Garnie Walker's. There may be a second person's writing; possibly Ottie Walker.","\"Miss Garnie Walker\" appears in ink in front of book, but the previous owner(s) has written many notes in pencil in front and elsewhere. Notes at back of book are in Walker's hand, and somewhere she wrote \"Test\" at the beginning of a section.","Walker's name appears in ink, cursive writing in front of book. Her penciled notes and underlining are evident. This book likely influenced her Masters work where she identified, researched and followed through with a \"Problem\" for a written thesis.","Walker's name appears in ink, cursive writing in front of book. She may have acquired this book around 1936 while at Glenville State College.","Walker's printed, inked name appears in front of book. She may have used this book in part, along with the Methodology one, during the summer of 1942 to guide her thesis work/writing/formatting. Her handwritten notes appear on several pages.","\"Garnie W. Testa\" is hand-printed in red pencil in front of book. She married Carmelo Testa in 1949 but this is a textbook likely acquired in Morgantown during her WVU Master's Degree work, so it is unclear when she wrote her name.","\"Garnie W. Walker\" appears, hand-printed in ink, in the front of this textbook. Previously owned. Penciled underlining evident.","Garnie Walker's name is printed in ink in front of book. Below it is another name, presumably a previous owner.","Garnie Walker's name is in inked cursive writing in front of book.","\"Garnie W. Walker\" appears in ink in front of book. The book relates to secondary-school instruction. Walker received her Secondary Teaching Certificate from Marshall College in 1943.","\"Garnie Wilma Walker Ivydale, W. Va.\" is printed in ink by Walker's hand in front of book. There was at least one previous owner/user, so more than one person has made notations throughout, but Walker's handwritten penciled notes are recognizably distinctive.","Ottie Walker's penciled cursive signature is written in front of book. Garnie Walker used and cited this updated history volume in her 1942 WVU M.A. thesis.","\"Garnie W. Walker\" is hand-printed in ink in front of book.","Garnie Walker's name is printed in ink in front of book. Others appear in cursive by different hands, as does a penciled price of $2.29. While not directly related to Walker's course of study, she may have used this plant book for reference.","\"Garnie Walker Ivydale, Clay Co. W. Va.\" written in cursive ink in front of book. She likely used this book as a text during the 1939-1940 school year at Marshall College.","Garnie Walker's name is in penciled cursive writing in front of book. Penciled notes and underlining are present through the book.","Garnie Walker's inked, printed name appears in the front of this book.","\"Garnie Wilma Walker\" and \"Garnie Walker\" names appear in front of book. As do \"Ottie Walker,\" and \"Mary Brannon\" (possibly a cousin on maternal side of family). And \"Nay S. Hathaway June 14, 1935 Glenville College.\" Mr. Hathaway was a teacher at Laurel Ridge School. Other names of owners/users appear. Walker was at Glenville State Teachers College in the summers of 1933 -1937.","This subseries includes materials related to Garnie Walker's military service. She enlisted in the US Women's Army Corps in 1944. There are several photographs of Walker in military uniform, of her and friends in the service, and of Carmelo Testa, whom she married in 1949. There are several guides that would have been issued to Walker while in the service and several commemorative books written after the war ended, including an excerpt written by Garnie Walker Testa for a publication highlighting Clay County WWII veterans. These materials also document Garnie Walker and Carmelo Testa's travels with the military, including postcards and photographs from around Europe. A large assortment of travel guides, language learning books, and other books about the history and culture of countries in continental Europe, the British Isles, Scandinavia, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia are also included.","Walker wrote her name in front of book - \"Garnie Walker\" and there is a stamp: \"….......'s Bookstore - The Pentagon - Washington 25 D. C.\"","Edited volume featuring a memoir by Walker Testa","Edited volume featuring an essay by Walker","On page III, a statement reads that the book is published \"by order of the Secretary of War: Official: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Chief of Staff and Edward F. Witsell, Major General The Adjutant General,\" and Garnie Walker wrote in pencil next to Witsell's name: \"My Boss for 6 months. Left this office to go to Germany June 1946.\"","Walker's name is printed on the front cover along with her number A513026. These are also stamped in bold black ink on the front cover, inside on front page, and again in the back.","Elmendorf is likely where Carmelo Testa, Walker's husband, was stationed throughout the 1950s.","Two related booklets","Photograph is in a decorative \"USA\" frame with flag motifs","Includes the following photographs, many of which have handwritten captions:  Garnie W. Walker in uniform including cap. \"About 1946.\" (shoulder patch signifies Military District - Washington.); Photographs of Garnie W. Walker in uniform 1947 (2 8x10s (1 b/w, 1 colorized); 1 5x6); Photograph of Carmelo Testa in uniform, sitting in a dog sled with dogs on snow-covered ground in front of a building (likely taken in Alaska, where he was station at this time);  Six photographs of scenes that may be in Alaska, presumably taken by Carmelo Testa; Photograph of 7th Historical Unit - Headquarters USAFE, Wiesbaden Germany July 1947 (Eight individuals all named on back of photo in Walker's handwriting. Taken on steps to a building); A photograph showing Garnie Walker with her brother in law Judson Hickman in a Naval uniform.; Photograph of Garnie and her sister Josephine E. Walker; Photograph of Walker's visit to a German farm; Photograph of Walker in a uniform overcoat and cap; Photograph captioned by Walker showing American soldiers at wreckage of Hitler's bombed retreat; Photograph captioned by Walker as \"Eagle's Nest - Hitler's Retreat - Berchtesgaden.\"; 4 photographs of Walker in uniform in Austria, Denmark, and Norway; Photograph of Walker and friends at a dinner party at the Rocker Club, Wiesbaden, Germany, 5 February, 1948; Photograph of Walker and friends in front of an airplane, Wiesbaden Airfield. 1948; Photograph of Walker and friends under wing of same airplane, Wiesbaden Airfield; Photograph of a 3-story building in Frankfurt, Germany, August 1948; Photograph of same 3-story building in Frankfurt; Photograph of a funeral for a WAC 1948; Photograph of Walker sitting in a chair in Copenhagen; Photographs of Walker and friends in uniform taken at Wespertal Lodge, Germany, 1948?; Photograph of Garnie W. Walker in uniform with cap;  Wedding photographs of Garnie Walker Testa and new husband Carmelo F. Testa. April 29, 1949; Photograph of the Egyptian Sphinx with pyramid in background (After missions in North Africa and Italy, ca. 1942-1943, Carmelo Testa visited Alexandria and Cairo, Egypt.); Photograph of Carmelo F. Testa in Panama - Canal Zone, circa 1938; Portrait photographs of Carmelo Francisco Testa in uniform, 1948, Air Force First Intelligence Service.; Printed photographs of framed panoramic photograph of Thirty Third Infantry - Panama Canal Zone 1938","Includes the following items: Postcard of Hotel Maison Rouge where Walker stayed in Strasbourg, France November 19-21, 1948 (In Walker's handwriting. It is not addressed to anyone. It may have been included in an envelope perhaps with a letter.); Postcard of the Eiffel Tower from \"Carmelo and Garnie.\" 1949 (In Walker's handwriting, stamped addressed to her mother home on the farm. \"Mrs. Albert S. Walker, Ivydale, West Virginia U. S. A.\" GW and Carmelo Testa were on their honeymoon in Paris, May 1949.); Postcard showing the Hotel de Ville, a bridge over the Seine with a boat. 1949 (From Walker, stamped and addressed to \"Mrs. Gene Hamrick\" Clay WV. This was Wallker's sister, Justena Walker Hamrick.); 2 postcards from Pvt. Garnie W. Walker in Iowa where she was in training at Fort Des Moines (one sent to sister Josephine and one sent to brother Leonard); 2 postcards from Pfc. Garnie W. Walker at Fort Myer, VA (both sent to Josephine)","Includes a series of letters, but one seems to be missing, per a note from the donor.","Includes an assortment of 110 guidebooks, pamphlets, language learning books, history and culture books, and more for regions across continental Europe, the British Isles, Scandinavia, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.","Likely belonged to Carmelo Testa","Two copies","Walker visited Nurnberg to view the trials, this may the record of the one she attended.","Carmelo Testa is likely in this photograph.","This subseries includes items from Walker Testa's decades of service as an educator in Clay County public schools. There are photographs of Walker Testa and her students, photocopied excerpts of yearbooks, and certificates and letters of appreciation. There is also an assortment of books that Walker Testa used in her classroom.","Walker taught at Laurel Ridge School in the 1936-1937 school year. Her handwriting appears on the backside: \"Laurel Ridge School Garnie Walker Teacher.\" A dated stamp from Glenville WV also is exhibited. Notes have been added to this copy in pencil by Karen Walker.","These are sitting portrait-style photographs that were taken of Walker Testa as a member of the faculty at Clay County High School where she taught 1943-1944 and 1958-1975. Only one is dated - 1967 - but all the others also could be dated if the school yearbooks were consulted.","Walker Testa served as the faculty advisor for the yearbook (known as the \"Tiskelwah\") in 1967","Included are a letter signed by 16 members of the 1975 Tiskelwah Staff; a letter from Gov. Arch Moore (1975); a letter from A. J. Manchin, Sec. of State (1983), and more","References Walker Testa's work as a teacher","\"Tiskelwah\" is the name of the Clay County High School yearbook","English composition for 7th and 8th grades. \"Garnie Walker\" appears in ink in front of book and lightly penciled, relevant marks, etc. in Walker's handwriting on multiple pages. She likely used this book, 1934-1939 while teaching in several one-room rural schools and/or at Swandale, 1941-1943.","Second book has \"Testa\" in blue pencil in front of book and only a few pencil markings within the text. \"Garnie Walker\" appears in the other 3 books; all 3 exhibit much handwriting by Walker throughout. The seventh-year book exhibits a stamp in the front recording the place of purchase: Murphy \u0026 Company Department Store Since 1902, Clay, W. Va. Walker taught grades 6, 7, and 8 at Swandale School, where she also served as Principal. (The eighth-year book exhibits, in the back, the name Leonard Walker, Garnie Walker's youngest brother who attended Laurel Ridge School, 1-8 grades.)","Several pages have been torn from the front of the book, including the title page. Penciled underlining and notes, the latter in Walker's handwriting appear here and there, especially on page 17 and back of book.","There was at least one previous owner of book whose name appears in front. Also includes the purchase price of $0.73. In the back, many names are written by someone other than Walker. Many penciled markings appear throughout - some are recognizably Walker's (small, tight cursive script.) She likely used this book, 1934-1939 in one-rooms and/or at Swandale, 1941-1943. See timeline.","\"This is a music book for one-room schools…\" Garnie Walker's name is printed in ink in the front of this book. On the back of the first page is a list of music terms written by her hand. On title page, upper right, appears the initials LOW. Walker taught her younger brothers. Leon and Leonard, the latter having the initials LOW. She likely used this book, 1934-1939. Relevant notations in pencil are by her hand.","Garnie Walker's name is penciled in front of book, cursive writing. There are also penciled notes through the text in her hand. Based on a few of these (indicating what will be tested), Walker possibly also used this book as a student.","Garnie Walker's name is printed in ink in front of book. Likely used during 1934-1939 and/or 1941-1943.","This is a science reader for intermediate grades. Ottie Walker's signature appears in ink in front of this book. Ottie was one of Garnie Walker's sisters. Ottie also taught in Clay County's one-room schools during the 1930s and later in Kanawha County as Ottie Walker Callison.","Garnie Walker's name in cursive writing is inked in front of book. Also, a \"Murphy \u0026 Company Department Store Clay W. Va.\" stamp. Given the age of this book, Walker may well have used it well before she taught Health during her first year (1943-1944) teaching at Clay County High School.","Clay County supporters/businesses listed in back.","Camp songs, etc.","Walker Testa was an active 4-H faculty advisor/organizer during her years teaching at Clay County High School.","Walker Testa was an active member of this international, honorary educational society. Alpha Phi is the West Virginia state organization within the Society. She was first a member of the Nu Chapter (she is mentioned on page 105) and then with the Alpha Alpha Chapter (pages 134-135). On page 134 she is mentioned twice and said to be the chapter's recording secretary; on page 135 she appears in the photograph with other Clay County teachers who have auto/biographical entries in the  The Ringing of the Bells  book.","Multiple listings of Garnie W. Testa. She was President of the Chapter (see page 19).","Page 44 - Alpha Alpha Chapter listing includes Garnie W. Testa.","Some of these exhibit Garnie Walker's handwriting and some have handwritten dates noted on them, perhaps indicating a year when the plays were performed. One is as recent as 1975, the year of Walker's retirement. According to Walker's daughter Rosalia, she loved incorporating plays into her teaching through the years.","This subseries includes materials related to the development and production of  The Ringing of the Bells: A Bicentennial History of Education in Clay County, West Virginia . This book is an expansion of Walker Testa's master's thesis, but most of the expanded research and writing was done in the 1970s and early 1980s. From the 2010s to 2020, Karen J. Walker worked with the Clay County Historical Society to edit, publish, and distribute the book. A small portion of Walker Testa's original research material, like maps and an unfinished manuscript copy of the book are included. Related items are included in digital format, like teacher biographies and supporting photographs. There are also items created during the process of editing, printing, and publicizing the book -- both paper and digital. Lastly, there is a completed, bound copy of the book.","Includes a copy of a 1889 document that was researched for  The Ringing of the Bells  but ultimately not used, titled \"Specifications for S House in Pleasant District Clay County West Va.\" The date the photocopy was created is unknown.","This copy was manually typewritten by Garnie Walker Testa. It is stored across 5 manila folders in box 6.","These envelopes feature handwritten notes from Garnie Walker Testa, Karen Walker, and/or others involved in the book","This image was used in the book.","Includes the following maps and related correspondence: Outline Map With County Seats State of West Virginia by WV Dept of Highways, undated; map of Clay County Primary and Secondary Highways created by the State Road Commission of West Virginia, 1971 reprint of 1933 edition map; General Highway Map - Clay County - West Virginia by WV Department of Highways, 1976; ordering information for Department of Highways maps and two 8 1/2 x 11 in. maps of the Outline Map with County Seats","Includes digital copies of information used by Karen Walker to facilitate the production and distribution of the book, which took place around 2014-2020. Digital folder titles are as follows: \"1989 Letters \u0026 Permission Form,\" \"Book Printing - Sheridan,\" \"Chapter 11 map images,\" \"Chapter 11 School Photos,\" \"Chapter 17 Clay County Teachers,\" \"Editor,\" \"Flyers and Order Form,\" \"Hist of Clay Co Education FINAL book image 5-14-2020,\" \"Hist of Clay Co Education FINAL Testa book 4-21-2020,\" \"Maps 1, 2, 3,\" and \"Misc. Correspondence\"","This subseries includes an assortment of genealogical research about the Walker family. Descendant lists, biographical sketches, photographs, obituaries, and more are included – some of which were compiled by Walker Testa and others compiled after her death in 1999. There is also a collection of books owned by her father, Albert Seth Walker, in the late 19th- and early 20th-centuries and an 1881 bible that has been passed down through the family. Albert Seth Walker likely attended Little Laurel School and later a Normal school in Clay County. He attained a Teaching Certificate and later became a minister. Most of the academic and religious books in this series belonged to him unless otherwise noted. His name and sometimes \"Ivydale, Clay Co\" appears in the covers of these books.","Provided by Neva Pearl Shiflett Adams. Adams achieved the breakthrough finding of Walker connections to colonial New Hampshire and Massachusetts and then back to England. After the death of Solomon Walker in NH, his wife Leah Boyden Walker and their son, Solon Walker moved south into West Virginia.","Provided by Neva Pearl Shiflett Adams. A. J. Walker was Garnie Walker's paternal grandfather. A. J. Walker and his family are the source of the Walker Road community name, located off of Laurel Ridge Road. As of 2022, Walker Road is known as Dark Hollow Road.","Walker and others did not have the advantage of the internet or DNA analyses when completing this work. For a long time, it was thought that the WV Walker family was connected to the 1775 Joel Walker (m. Jane Cavendish) line. This has been corrected in recent years.","During the 1980s, Garnie Walker Testa researched her family tree as best she could, with the occasional help of others, including her youngest brother, Leonard O. Walker. The connection made between Joel Walker/Jane Cavendish is an error.","Includes the following photos: Image of Albert Seth Walker and Ollie Dove Brannon Walker with their first three children: Garnie Wilma (first born), Ottie Irene, and Josephine Etta (third born); 1919 [Studio] Image of the oldest three Walker sisters: Garnie Wilma, Ottie Irene, and Josephine Etta;  1920s image of Garnie, Ottie, and Josephine standing in front of a fence; 1920s image of Garnie, Ottie, and Josephine sitting on back of saddled farm horse; 1924 image of Garnie (and likely also Ottie) Walker in a school group taken against an exterior wall of Laurel Ridge School near Ivydale, WV; Image from Clay County Free Press of Garnie Walker and 2 high school friends, taken in 1933; A photograph of a group of people at a table; and a photograph of a group of people outdoors","Photographs feature Garnie Walker Testa's farm, taken by Karen J. Walker. 1: Open gate, Barn on right. Camera is facing north/NE. On the hilltop in center of photo, under the trees, is the old Lyons cemetery, identified on maps as the Cherrytree Cemetery. The visible farm road leads up and on around to the right toward the other trees. In this area is the \"new\" Walker Cemetery where Albert and Ollie Walker and are buried. And in 1999, where Garnie Walker Testa was also buried, alongside Carmelo. 2: Lower portion of the same barn seen in previous photo. 3: Mountaintop farm view with a fence, pasture, and one of Garnie's cows. (Cherrytree Cemetery is named for Cherrytree Run/Fork which is beyond view and runs into Rush Fork). 4: Another view of the barn with outbuildings on the left and the house to the right near the evergreen trees. Color images were taken in 1982 by Bruce C. Walker, which feature the old farm, located below Garnie Walker Testa's ridgetop home (still within the 221 acres). It is down at the head of Laurel Run which flows into the Big Otter and on to the Elk River. There were other outbuildings not shown in these photos. K. J. Walker, her brothers and cousins, including Garnie's daughter Rosalia, are currently working to document this older farm.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","\"Garnie Walker\" in cursive pencil appears in front of book along with the cursive penciled names of 3 of Garnie's 6 siblings (all younger than her): Ottie, Josephine, and Leon. On page viii another sister's name, Justena, appears. Frye states (Preface) that the book is meant for 4th through 6th grades.","\"Garnie Walker\" in cursive ink appears in front of book. She graduated (8th grade) in May of 1930, so likely her siblings used this book. Genevieve Walker's name appears here and there along with a first cousin, Maxine Walker.","A book in \"The Story Series in Health.\" In the front, Garnie Walker's name appears in a penciled, child's cursive handwriting, as does her sister's and a date \"Miss Genevieve Pearl Walker September 1936.\" Also, four blue-ink stamps of \"Murphy \u0026 Company Department Store Since 1902 - Clay, W.Va.\" Walker was in 4th grade at Laurel Ridge School in 1924 (see photo image) and used this book when it was new. When Genevieve used it in her 4th grade, in 1936-1937, Garnie was her teacher. This book was published just a few years after the 1918-1920 flu pandemic. From the Preface: \"This book is offered as a contribution to the newer health teaching now being inaugurated in our schools.\" Directed at fourth and fifth grades. Garnie's (and her siblings') paternal grandmother, Almira Jane (Hanshaw) Walker, died of the flu on March 8, 1920.","Garnie Walker's name in cursive writing is inked in front of book. Given the age of this book and that it was meant for high-school students, GW likely used it as a student at Clay County High School. It is also likely that when she herself taught Health during her first year (1943-1944) teaching at CCHS that she used this textbook again.","\"Garnie Walker Ivydale, W. Va.\" appears in ink, hand-printed in her hand, in front of book. Walker attended Clay County High School 1930-1933 graduating as Valedictorian of her Class of 1933.","On page 14 is a recipe submitted by Garnie W. Testa - \"Biscuits Supreme.\"","This addendum includes additional genealogical research compiled by Karen Jo Walker. This research is primarily focused on 19th-century Walker relatives Solomon Walker, his sons Solon and Joel Walker, and their families. Items like maps, land deeds, obituaries, newspaper clippings, and photographs that feature these individuals are included. K. J. Walker has also provided biographical sketches and extensive notes to better contextualize her research findings."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. 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"],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":146,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T00:45:36.485Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_7073","ead_ssi":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_7073","_root_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_7073","_nest_parent_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_7073","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WVU/repositories_2_resources_7073.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/257555","title_ssm":["Garnie Walker Testa Papers and Walker-Testa Family Genealogy"],"title_tesim":["Garnie Walker Testa Papers and Walker-Testa Family Genealogy"],"unitdate_ssm":["1878-2025"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1878-2025"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["A\u0026M 4670","Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/7073"],"text":["A\u0026M 4670","Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/7073","Garnie Walker Testa Papers and Walker-Testa Family Genealogy","Clay County, West Virginia -- Genealogy","Education -- West Virginia -- Clay County","World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- West Virginia","Farm life -- West Virginia","Researchers may access digital materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.","Researchers may access digital materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.","Researchers may access digital materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.","Researchers may access digital materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.","Garnie Wilma Walker Testa (1914-1999) was a native of a West Virginia mountain farming community within the Elk River basin, near Ivydale in Clay County. She was an educator, a World War II veteran, a farmer and a local historian. ","After graduating as valedictorian from Clay County High School in 1933, she earned her first teaching certificate from Glenville State Teachers College in 1934, a Bachelor of Arts from Marshall College in 1940 and a Master of Arts from West Virginia University in 1942. During these years and until 1944, she also taught grades 1 through 8, mostly in one-room, Clay County rural schools. ","In 1944, while at WVU, Walker enlisted in the U.S. Women's Army Corps. Following her military training in Iowa, she was assigned to work at the Pentagon and then, at the war's end, was placed with the Historical Division in Germany's American Zone. While in Weisbaden, she met Carmelo F. Testa who was serving in the U.S. Air Force, and they married in 1949. Soon after, they returned to the U.S. and Garnie Walker Testa returned to her teaching career in West Virginia. Beginning in the fall of 1950, she taught at elementary and junior high schools in Kanawha County and continued through the spring of 1958. In 1954, Walker Testa bought her family's Laurel Run Farm from her parents. Then from 1958 through 1975, she taught grades 11 and 12 (mostly English and History) at Clay County High School and continued farming. ","After retiring in 1975, Walker Testa expanded her WVU thesis research into a full-length book manuscript, doing much of the writing during the cold winters on the farm. Although she completed it ca. 1983,  The Ringing of the Bells: A Bicentennial History of Education in Clay County, West Virginia  was not published until 2020. Many of the items in this collection were compiled and retained by Walker Testa, but her niece, Karen Jo Walker, is responsible for organizing the collection, editing/publishing the education history volume, and compiling much of the genealogical research. Karen J. Walker, Ph.D., retired, is an archaeological and historical researcher.","Includes the papers of Garnie Wilma Walker Testa (1914-1999) and genealogical research about the Walker-Testa family. The papers include material retained from her high school, college, and graduate school years, like graduation photographs and academic texts – all in Series 1 Subseries 1. The collection also includes documentation of her military service in the Army during World War II, featuring items like field guides for military procedures, photographs of herself and peers in uniform, and travel books acquired while serving internationally – all in Series 1 Subseries 2. There are materials from Walker Testa's time as a teacher in Kanawha and Clay Counties, West Virginia, like certificates commemorating her work and books used in the classroom – all in Series 1 Subseries 3. A copy of Walker Testa's historical survey of education in Clay County,  The Ringing of the Bells: A Bicentennial History of Education in Clay County, West Virginia,  and other items related to the book's production are featured, including some digital material – all in Series 1 Subseries 4. Additionally, there is genealogical research material that explores her life and her family's lineage through material like descendant charts, biographical sketches, and old family photographs – all in Series 1 Subseries 5 and the collection's addendum of 2025.","This series includes Walker Testa's personal and professional papers retained throughout her life. It includes material from her education at Glenville State Teachers College, Marshall College and West Viriginia University, documentation of her military service in the US Women's Army Corps, items from her 30+ years of service as a teacher in Clay and Kanawha County schools, material related to the research, writing, and publication of her book on the history of education in Clay County, and an assortment of genealogical research material compiled by and about Walker Testa.","This subseries includes materials related to Walker's education in Clay County schools and her secondary education to become a teacher. She earned her teaching certificate from Glenville State Teachers College in 1934, her bachelor's degree at Marshall College in 1940 and her master's degree at West Virginia University in 1942. Includes academic textbooks, photographs of Walker with school friends and in graduation regalia, correspondence, and a copy of her master's thesis.","The gathers at the shoulder of Walker's garment are suggestive of a graduation gown. May be her high school graduation photograph.","Written, mailed, and stamped by Ottie Walker to her sister Garnie Walker, address \"Ivydale, Wva\" in October 1936. Includes a message about cost of boarding, cases of scarlet fever, and other things. Found hidden in between pages 322 and 323 of Walker's  Elements of Geography  textbook.","John Coulter is the son of Janie Stephenson Coulter, a teacher who has an entry in  The Ringing of the Bells .  A related email was printed and included. On the back of the photograph, John Coulter wrote, \"Garnie Walker, Glenville. Mom's Room Mate,\" however, a stamp of the developer indicates that the photo was made in Des Moines, Iowa. In late 1944, Walker did spend 9 weeks in Des Moines in WAC Training, but the location and date of the photo is uncertain.","Two same-day images on hilltop near Glenville, WV, 1930s. One is of Walker standing by herself. The second is her sitting with Janie Stephenson; behind them are Jim Curry (left) and French DeBoard (rt). A related email was printed and included.","Possible locations are Glenville State Teachers College, Marshall College, and even WVU in Morgantown. 1930s or early 1940s.","Estimate for the date and context of this photograph is Walker's 1940 graduation from Marshall College when she received her B.A. degree in Education.","Walker's graduation announcement of the 1940 Marshall College commencement ceremony; her name appears on the last page.","Written, stamped, and mailed from Walker to her sister Josephine (\"Mrs. Josephine Hickman\") in Charleston, WV. Likely sent while Walker was in Huntington at Marshall College.","A History of Education in Clay County, West Virginia . Garnie Wilma Walker, A.B. 1942 Morgantown, West Virginia. Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Masters of Arts to the Faculty of the Graduate School of West Virginia University. This is Walker's personal copy of her thesis. The Chairman of her examining committee was Dr. H. G. Wheat of the College of Education, WVU. His signature appears at the back.","Marshall College Student Government yearbook, 1940. Walker's name is printed in the front of the book. She completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in the Teachers College of Marshall College in June 1940. Her photograph as a senior student is included on page 48.","Walker's name is printed in ink in front of book.","Walker's hand-printed name appears in ink in front of this Pulitzer-Prize winning novel. Glasgow \"portrayed the changing world of the contemporary South in a realistic manner\" (including the topic of racism).","\"Garnie W. Walker Ivydale, W. Va.\" appears in penciled cursive writing in front of book. Within text are penciled underlining and notes in Walker's hand and someone else's, perhaps her sister Ottie's. There are 9 folded maps in an attached envelope at the back of the book. Also there are seven folded papers that are tests and/or study questions related to the book. Much of the handwriting on these is Garnie Walker's. There may be a second person's writing; possibly Ottie Walker.","\"Miss Garnie Walker\" appears in ink in front of book, but the previous owner(s) has written many notes in pencil in front and elsewhere. Notes at back of book are in Walker's hand, and somewhere she wrote \"Test\" at the beginning of a section.","Walker's name appears in ink, cursive writing in front of book. Her penciled notes and underlining are evident. This book likely influenced her Masters work where she identified, researched and followed through with a \"Problem\" for a written thesis.","Walker's name appears in ink, cursive writing in front of book. She may have acquired this book around 1936 while at Glenville State College.","Walker's printed, inked name appears in front of book. She may have used this book in part, along with the Methodology one, during the summer of 1942 to guide her thesis work/writing/formatting. Her handwritten notes appear on several pages.","\"Garnie W. Testa\" is hand-printed in red pencil in front of book. She married Carmelo Testa in 1949 but this is a textbook likely acquired in Morgantown during her WVU Master's Degree work, so it is unclear when she wrote her name.","\"Garnie W. Walker\" appears, hand-printed in ink, in the front of this textbook. Previously owned. Penciled underlining evident.","Garnie Walker's name is printed in ink in front of book. Below it is another name, presumably a previous owner.","Garnie Walker's name is in inked cursive writing in front of book.","\"Garnie W. Walker\" appears in ink in front of book. The book relates to secondary-school instruction. Walker received her Secondary Teaching Certificate from Marshall College in 1943.","\"Garnie Wilma Walker Ivydale, W. Va.\" is printed in ink by Walker's hand in front of book. There was at least one previous owner/user, so more than one person has made notations throughout, but Walker's handwritten penciled notes are recognizably distinctive.","Ottie Walker's penciled cursive signature is written in front of book. Garnie Walker used and cited this updated history volume in her 1942 WVU M.A. thesis.","\"Garnie W. Walker\" is hand-printed in ink in front of book.","Garnie Walker's name is printed in ink in front of book. Others appear in cursive by different hands, as does a penciled price of $2.29. While not directly related to Walker's course of study, she may have used this plant book for reference.","\"Garnie Walker Ivydale, Clay Co. W. Va.\" written in cursive ink in front of book. She likely used this book as a text during the 1939-1940 school year at Marshall College.","Garnie Walker's name is in penciled cursive writing in front of book. Penciled notes and underlining are present through the book.","Garnie Walker's inked, printed name appears in the front of this book.","\"Garnie Wilma Walker\" and \"Garnie Walker\" names appear in front of book. As do \"Ottie Walker,\" and \"Mary Brannon\" (possibly a cousin on maternal side of family). And \"Nay S. Hathaway June 14, 1935 Glenville College.\" Mr. Hathaway was a teacher at Laurel Ridge School. Other names of owners/users appear. Walker was at Glenville State Teachers College in the summers of 1933 -1937.","This subseries includes materials related to Garnie Walker's military service. She enlisted in the US Women's Army Corps in 1944. There are several photographs of Walker in military uniform, of her and friends in the service, and of Carmelo Testa, whom she married in 1949. There are several guides that would have been issued to Walker while in the service and several commemorative books written after the war ended, including an excerpt written by Garnie Walker Testa for a publication highlighting Clay County WWII veterans. These materials also document Garnie Walker and Carmelo Testa's travels with the military, including postcards and photographs from around Europe. A large assortment of travel guides, language learning books, and other books about the history and culture of countries in continental Europe, the British Isles, Scandinavia, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia are also included.","Walker wrote her name in front of book - \"Garnie Walker\" and there is a stamp: \"….......'s Bookstore - The Pentagon - Washington 25 D. C.\"","Edited volume featuring a memoir by Walker Testa","Edited volume featuring an essay by Walker","On page III, a statement reads that the book is published \"by order of the Secretary of War: Official: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Chief of Staff and Edward F. Witsell, Major General The Adjutant General,\" and Garnie Walker wrote in pencil next to Witsell's name: \"My Boss for 6 months. Left this office to go to Germany June 1946.\"","Walker's name is printed on the front cover along with her number A513026. These are also stamped in bold black ink on the front cover, inside on front page, and again in the back.","Elmendorf is likely where Carmelo Testa, Walker's husband, was stationed throughout the 1950s.","Two related booklets","Photograph is in a decorative \"USA\" frame with flag motifs","Includes the following photographs, many of which have handwritten captions:  Garnie W. Walker in uniform including cap. \"About 1946.\" (shoulder patch signifies Military District - Washington.); Photographs of Garnie W. Walker in uniform 1947 (2 8x10s (1 b/w, 1 colorized); 1 5x6); Photograph of Carmelo Testa in uniform, sitting in a dog sled with dogs on snow-covered ground in front of a building (likely taken in Alaska, where he was station at this time);  Six photographs of scenes that may be in Alaska, presumably taken by Carmelo Testa; Photograph of 7th Historical Unit - Headquarters USAFE, Wiesbaden Germany July 1947 (Eight individuals all named on back of photo in Walker's handwriting. Taken on steps to a building); A photograph showing Garnie Walker with her brother in law Judson Hickman in a Naval uniform.; Photograph of Garnie and her sister Josephine E. Walker; Photograph of Walker's visit to a German farm; Photograph of Walker in a uniform overcoat and cap; Photograph captioned by Walker showing American soldiers at wreckage of Hitler's bombed retreat; Photograph captioned by Walker as \"Eagle's Nest - Hitler's Retreat - Berchtesgaden.\"; 4 photographs of Walker in uniform in Austria, Denmark, and Norway; Photograph of Walker and friends at a dinner party at the Rocker Club, Wiesbaden, Germany, 5 February, 1948; Photograph of Walker and friends in front of an airplane, Wiesbaden Airfield. 1948; Photograph of Walker and friends under wing of same airplane, Wiesbaden Airfield; Photograph of a 3-story building in Frankfurt, Germany, August 1948; Photograph of same 3-story building in Frankfurt; Photograph of a funeral for a WAC 1948; Photograph of Walker sitting in a chair in Copenhagen; Photographs of Walker and friends in uniform taken at Wespertal Lodge, Germany, 1948?; Photograph of Garnie W. Walker in uniform with cap;  Wedding photographs of Garnie Walker Testa and new husband Carmelo F. Testa. April 29, 1949; Photograph of the Egyptian Sphinx with pyramid in background (After missions in North Africa and Italy, ca. 1942-1943, Carmelo Testa visited Alexandria and Cairo, Egypt.); Photograph of Carmelo F. Testa in Panama - Canal Zone, circa 1938; Portrait photographs of Carmelo Francisco Testa in uniform, 1948, Air Force First Intelligence Service.; Printed photographs of framed panoramic photograph of Thirty Third Infantry - Panama Canal Zone 1938","Includes the following items: Postcard of Hotel Maison Rouge where Walker stayed in Strasbourg, France November 19-21, 1948 (In Walker's handwriting. It is not addressed to anyone. It may have been included in an envelope perhaps with a letter.); Postcard of the Eiffel Tower from \"Carmelo and Garnie.\" 1949 (In Walker's handwriting, stamped addressed to her mother home on the farm. \"Mrs. Albert S. Walker, Ivydale, West Virginia U. S. A.\" GW and Carmelo Testa were on their honeymoon in Paris, May 1949.); Postcard showing the Hotel de Ville, a bridge over the Seine with a boat. 1949 (From Walker, stamped and addressed to \"Mrs. Gene Hamrick\" Clay WV. This was Wallker's sister, Justena Walker Hamrick.); 2 postcards from Pvt. Garnie W. Walker in Iowa where she was in training at Fort Des Moines (one sent to sister Josephine and one sent to brother Leonard); 2 postcards from Pfc. Garnie W. Walker at Fort Myer, VA (both sent to Josephine)","Includes a series of letters, but one seems to be missing, per a note from the donor.","Includes an assortment of 110 guidebooks, pamphlets, language learning books, history and culture books, and more for regions across continental Europe, the British Isles, Scandinavia, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.","Likely belonged to Carmelo Testa","Two copies","Walker visited Nurnberg to view the trials, this may the record of the one she attended.","Carmelo Testa is likely in this photograph.","This subseries includes items from Walker Testa's decades of service as an educator in Clay County public schools. There are photographs of Walker Testa and her students, photocopied excerpts of yearbooks, and certificates and letters of appreciation. There is also an assortment of books that Walker Testa used in her classroom.","Walker taught at Laurel Ridge School in the 1936-1937 school year. Her handwriting appears on the backside: \"Laurel Ridge School Garnie Walker Teacher.\" A dated stamp from Glenville WV also is exhibited. Notes have been added to this copy in pencil by Karen Walker.","These are sitting portrait-style photographs that were taken of Walker Testa as a member of the faculty at Clay County High School where she taught 1943-1944 and 1958-1975. Only one is dated - 1967 - but all the others also could be dated if the school yearbooks were consulted.","Walker Testa served as the faculty advisor for the yearbook (known as the \"Tiskelwah\") in 1967","Included are a letter signed by 16 members of the 1975 Tiskelwah Staff; a letter from Gov. Arch Moore (1975); a letter from A. J. Manchin, Sec. of State (1983), and more","References Walker Testa's work as a teacher","\"Tiskelwah\" is the name of the Clay County High School yearbook","English composition for 7th and 8th grades. \"Garnie Walker\" appears in ink in front of book and lightly penciled, relevant marks, etc. in Walker's handwriting on multiple pages. She likely used this book, 1934-1939 while teaching in several one-room rural schools and/or at Swandale, 1941-1943.","Second book has \"Testa\" in blue pencil in front of book and only a few pencil markings within the text. \"Garnie Walker\" appears in the other 3 books; all 3 exhibit much handwriting by Walker throughout. The seventh-year book exhibits a stamp in the front recording the place of purchase: Murphy \u0026 Company Department Store Since 1902, Clay, W. Va. Walker taught grades 6, 7, and 8 at Swandale School, where she also served as Principal. (The eighth-year book exhibits, in the back, the name Leonard Walker, Garnie Walker's youngest brother who attended Laurel Ridge School, 1-8 grades.)","Several pages have been torn from the front of the book, including the title page. Penciled underlining and notes, the latter in Walker's handwriting appear here and there, especially on page 17 and back of book.","There was at least one previous owner of book whose name appears in front. Also includes the purchase price of $0.73. In the back, many names are written by someone other than Walker. Many penciled markings appear throughout - some are recognizably Walker's (small, tight cursive script.) She likely used this book, 1934-1939 in one-rooms and/or at Swandale, 1941-1943. See timeline.","\"This is a music book for one-room schools…\" Garnie Walker's name is printed in ink in the front of this book. On the back of the first page is a list of music terms written by her hand. On title page, upper right, appears the initials LOW. Walker taught her younger brothers. Leon and Leonard, the latter having the initials LOW. She likely used this book, 1934-1939. Relevant notations in pencil are by her hand.","Garnie Walker's name is penciled in front of book, cursive writing. There are also penciled notes through the text in her hand. Based on a few of these (indicating what will be tested), Walker possibly also used this book as a student.","Garnie Walker's name is printed in ink in front of book. Likely used during 1934-1939 and/or 1941-1943.","This is a science reader for intermediate grades. Ottie Walker's signature appears in ink in front of this book. Ottie was one of Garnie Walker's sisters. Ottie also taught in Clay County's one-room schools during the 1930s and later in Kanawha County as Ottie Walker Callison.","Garnie Walker's name in cursive writing is inked in front of book. Also, a \"Murphy \u0026 Company Department Store Clay W. Va.\" stamp. Given the age of this book, Walker may well have used it well before she taught Health during her first year (1943-1944) teaching at Clay County High School.","Clay County supporters/businesses listed in back.","Camp songs, etc.","Walker Testa was an active 4-H faculty advisor/organizer during her years teaching at Clay County High School.","Walker Testa was an active member of this international, honorary educational society. Alpha Phi is the West Virginia state organization within the Society. She was first a member of the Nu Chapter (she is mentioned on page 105) and then with the Alpha Alpha Chapter (pages 134-135). On page 134 she is mentioned twice and said to be the chapter's recording secretary; on page 135 she appears in the photograph with other Clay County teachers who have auto/biographical entries in the  The Ringing of the Bells  book.","Multiple listings of Garnie W. Testa. She was President of the Chapter (see page 19).","Page 44 - Alpha Alpha Chapter listing includes Garnie W. Testa.","Some of these exhibit Garnie Walker's handwriting and some have handwritten dates noted on them, perhaps indicating a year when the plays were performed. One is as recent as 1975, the year of Walker's retirement. According to Walker's daughter Rosalia, she loved incorporating plays into her teaching through the years.","This subseries includes materials related to the development and production of  The Ringing of the Bells: A Bicentennial History of Education in Clay County, West Virginia . This book is an expansion of Walker Testa's master's thesis, but most of the expanded research and writing was done in the 1970s and early 1980s. From the 2010s to 2020, Karen J. Walker worked with the Clay County Historical Society to edit, publish, and distribute the book. A small portion of Walker Testa's original research material, like maps and an unfinished manuscript copy of the book are included. Related items are included in digital format, like teacher biographies and supporting photographs. There are also items created during the process of editing, printing, and publicizing the book -- both paper and digital. Lastly, there is a completed, bound copy of the book.","Includes a copy of a 1889 document that was researched for  The Ringing of the Bells  but ultimately not used, titled \"Specifications for S House in Pleasant District Clay County West Va.\" The date the photocopy was created is unknown.","This copy was manually typewritten by Garnie Walker Testa. It is stored across 5 manila folders in box 6.","These envelopes feature handwritten notes from Garnie Walker Testa, Karen Walker, and/or others involved in the book","This image was used in the book.","Includes the following maps and related correspondence: Outline Map With County Seats State of West Virginia by WV Dept of Highways, undated; map of Clay County Primary and Secondary Highways created by the State Road Commission of West Virginia, 1971 reprint of 1933 edition map; General Highway Map - Clay County - West Virginia by WV Department of Highways, 1976; ordering information for Department of Highways maps and two 8 1/2 x 11 in. maps of the Outline Map with County Seats","Includes digital copies of information used by Karen Walker to facilitate the production and distribution of the book, which took place around 2014-2020. Digital folder titles are as follows: \"1989 Letters \u0026 Permission Form,\" \"Book Printing - Sheridan,\" \"Chapter 11 map images,\" \"Chapter 11 School Photos,\" \"Chapter 17 Clay County Teachers,\" \"Editor,\" \"Flyers and Order Form,\" \"Hist of Clay Co Education FINAL book image 5-14-2020,\" \"Hist of Clay Co Education FINAL Testa book 4-21-2020,\" \"Maps 1, 2, 3,\" and \"Misc. Correspondence\"","This subseries includes an assortment of genealogical research about the Walker family. Descendant lists, biographical sketches, photographs, obituaries, and more are included – some of which were compiled by Walker Testa and others compiled after her death in 1999. There is also a collection of books owned by her father, Albert Seth Walker, in the late 19th- and early 20th-centuries and an 1881 bible that has been passed down through the family. Albert Seth Walker likely attended Little Laurel School and later a Normal school in Clay County. He attained a Teaching Certificate and later became a minister. Most of the academic and religious books in this series belonged to him unless otherwise noted. His name and sometimes \"Ivydale, Clay Co\" appears in the covers of these books.","Provided by Neva Pearl Shiflett Adams. Adams achieved the breakthrough finding of Walker connections to colonial New Hampshire and Massachusetts and then back to England. After the death of Solomon Walker in NH, his wife Leah Boyden Walker and their son, Solon Walker moved south into West Virginia.","Provided by Neva Pearl Shiflett Adams. A. J. Walker was Garnie Walker's paternal grandfather. A. J. Walker and his family are the source of the Walker Road community name, located off of Laurel Ridge Road. As of 2022, Walker Road is known as Dark Hollow Road.","Walker and others did not have the advantage of the internet or DNA analyses when completing this work. For a long time, it was thought that the WV Walker family was connected to the 1775 Joel Walker (m. Jane Cavendish) line. This has been corrected in recent years.","During the 1980s, Garnie Walker Testa researched her family tree as best she could, with the occasional help of others, including her youngest brother, Leonard O. Walker. The connection made between Joel Walker/Jane Cavendish is an error.","Includes the following photos: Image of Albert Seth Walker and Ollie Dove Brannon Walker with their first three children: Garnie Wilma (first born), Ottie Irene, and Josephine Etta (third born); 1919 [Studio] Image of the oldest three Walker sisters: Garnie Wilma, Ottie Irene, and Josephine Etta;  1920s image of Garnie, Ottie, and Josephine standing in front of a fence; 1920s image of Garnie, Ottie, and Josephine sitting on back of saddled farm horse; 1924 image of Garnie (and likely also Ottie) Walker in a school group taken against an exterior wall of Laurel Ridge School near Ivydale, WV; Image from Clay County Free Press of Garnie Walker and 2 high school friends, taken in 1933; A photograph of a group of people at a table; and a photograph of a group of people outdoors","Photographs feature Garnie Walker Testa's farm, taken by Karen J. Walker. 1: Open gate, Barn on right. Camera is facing north/NE. On the hilltop in center of photo, under the trees, is the old Lyons cemetery, identified on maps as the Cherrytree Cemetery. The visible farm road leads up and on around to the right toward the other trees. In this area is the \"new\" Walker Cemetery where Albert and Ollie Walker and are buried. And in 1999, where Garnie Walker Testa was also buried, alongside Carmelo. 2: Lower portion of the same barn seen in previous photo. 3: Mountaintop farm view with a fence, pasture, and one of Garnie's cows. (Cherrytree Cemetery is named for Cherrytree Run/Fork which is beyond view and runs into Rush Fork). 4: Another view of the barn with outbuildings on the left and the house to the right near the evergreen trees. Color images were taken in 1982 by Bruce C. Walker, which feature the old farm, located below Garnie Walker Testa's ridgetop home (still within the 221 acres). It is down at the head of Laurel Run which flows into the Big Otter and on to the Elk River. There were other outbuildings not shown in these photos. K. J. Walker, her brothers and cousins, including Garnie's daughter Rosalia, are currently working to document this older farm.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","\"Garnie Walker\" in cursive pencil appears in front of book along with the cursive penciled names of 3 of Garnie's 6 siblings (all younger than her): Ottie, Josephine, and Leon. On page viii another sister's name, Justena, appears. Frye states (Preface) that the book is meant for 4th through 6th grades.","\"Garnie Walker\" in cursive ink appears in front of book. She graduated (8th grade) in May of 1930, so likely her siblings used this book. Genevieve Walker's name appears here and there along with a first cousin, Maxine Walker.","A book in \"The Story Series in Health.\" In the front, Garnie Walker's name appears in a penciled, child's cursive handwriting, as does her sister's and a date \"Miss Genevieve Pearl Walker September 1936.\" Also, four blue-ink stamps of \"Murphy \u0026 Company Department Store Since 1902 - Clay, W.Va.\" Walker was in 4th grade at Laurel Ridge School in 1924 (see photo image) and used this book when it was new. When Genevieve used it in her 4th grade, in 1936-1937, Garnie was her teacher. This book was published just a few years after the 1918-1920 flu pandemic. From the Preface: \"This book is offered as a contribution to the newer health teaching now being inaugurated in our schools.\" Directed at fourth and fifth grades. Garnie's (and her siblings') paternal grandmother, Almira Jane (Hanshaw) Walker, died of the flu on March 8, 1920.","Garnie Walker's name in cursive writing is inked in front of book. Given the age of this book and that it was meant for high-school students, GW likely used it as a student at Clay County High School. It is also likely that when she herself taught Health during her first year (1943-1944) teaching at CCHS that she used this textbook again.","\"Garnie Walker Ivydale, W. Va.\" appears in ink, hand-printed in her hand, in front of book. Walker attended Clay County High School 1930-1933 graduating as Valedictorian of her Class of 1933.","On page 14 is a recipe submitted by Garnie W. Testa - \"Biscuits Supreme.\"","This addendum includes additional genealogical research compiled by Karen Jo Walker. This research is primarily focused on 19th-century Walker relatives Solomon Walker, his sons Solon and Joel Walker, and their families. Items like maps, land deeds, obituaries, newspaper clippings, and photographs that feature these individuals are included. K. J. Walker has also provided biographical sketches and extensive notes to better contextualize her research findings.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/","West Virginia and Regional History Center","Testa, Garnie Walker, 1914-1999","Walker, Karen Jo","English \n.    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Beginning in the fall of 1950, she taught at elementary and junior high schools in Kanawha County and continued through the spring of 1958. In 1954, Walker Testa bought her family's Laurel Run Farm from her parents. Then from 1958 through 1975, she taught grades 11 and 12 (mostly English and History) at Clay County High School and continued farming. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAfter retiring in 1975, Walker Testa expanded her WVU thesis research into a full-length book manuscript, doing much of the writing during the cold winters on the farm. Although she completed it ca. 1983, \u003ctitle\u003e\u003cpart\u003eThe Ringing of the Bells: A Bicentennial History of Education in Clay County, West Virginia\u003c/part\u003e\u003c/title\u003e was not published until 2020. Many of the items in this collection were compiled and retained by Walker Testa, but her niece, Karen Jo Walker, is responsible for organizing the collection, editing/publishing the education history volume, and compiling much of the genealogical research. Karen J. Walker, Ph.D., retired, is an archaeological and historical researcher.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["Garnie Wilma Walker Testa (1914-1999) was a native of a West Virginia mountain farming community within the Elk River basin, near Ivydale in Clay County. She was an educator, a World War II veteran, a farmer and a local historian. ","After graduating as valedictorian from Clay County High School in 1933, she earned her first teaching certificate from Glenville State Teachers College in 1934, a Bachelor of Arts from Marshall College in 1940 and a Master of Arts from West Virginia University in 1942. During these years and until 1944, she also taught grades 1 through 8, mostly in one-room, Clay County rural schools. ","In 1944, while at WVU, Walker enlisted in the U.S. Women's Army Corps. Following her military training in Iowa, she was assigned to work at the Pentagon and then, at the war's end, was placed with the Historical Division in Germany's American Zone. While in Weisbaden, she met Carmelo F. Testa who was serving in the U.S. Air Force, and they married in 1949. Soon after, they returned to the U.S. and Garnie Walker Testa returned to her teaching career in West Virginia. Beginning in the fall of 1950, she taught at elementary and junior high schools in Kanawha County and continued through the spring of 1958. In 1954, Walker Testa bought her family's Laurel Run Farm from her parents. Then from 1958 through 1975, she taught grades 11 and 12 (mostly English and History) at Clay County High School and continued farming. ","After retiring in 1975, Walker Testa expanded her WVU thesis research into a full-length book manuscript, doing much of the writing during the cold winters on the farm. Although she completed it ca. 1983,  The Ringing of the Bells: A Bicentennial History of Education in Clay County, West Virginia  was not published until 2020. Many of the items in this collection were compiled and retained by Walker Testa, but her niece, Karen Jo Walker, is responsible for organizing the collection, editing/publishing the education history volume, and compiling much of the genealogical research. Karen J. 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The collection also includes documentation of her military service in the Army during World War II, featuring items like field guides for military procedures, photographs of herself and peers in uniform, and travel books acquired while serving internationally – all in Series 1 Subseries 2. There are materials from Walker Testa's time as a teacher in Kanawha and Clay Counties, West Virginia, like certificates commemorating her work and books used in the classroom – all in Series 1 Subseries 3. A copy of Walker Testa's historical survey of education in Clay County, \u003ctitle\u003e\u003cpart\u003eThe Ringing of the Bells: A Bicentennial History of Education in Clay County, West Virginia,\u003c/part\u003e\u003c/title\u003e and other items related to the book's production are featured, including some digital material – all in Series 1 Subseries 4. Additionally, there is genealogical research material that explores her life and her family's lineage through material like descendant charts, biographical sketches, and old family photographs – all in Series 1 Subseries 5 and the collection's addendum of 2025.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes Walker Testa's personal and professional papers retained throughout her life. It includes material from her education at Glenville State Teachers College, Marshall College and West Viriginia University, documentation of her military service in the US Women's Army Corps, items from her 30+ years of service as a teacher in Clay and Kanawha County schools, material related to the research, writing, and publication of her book on the history of education in Clay County, and an assortment of genealogical research material compiled by and about Walker Testa.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries includes materials related to Walker's education in Clay County schools and her secondary education to become a teacher. She earned her teaching certificate from Glenville State Teachers College in 1934, her bachelor's degree at Marshall College in 1940 and her master's degree at West Virginia University in 1942. Includes academic textbooks, photographs of Walker with school friends and in graduation regalia, correspondence, and a copy of her master's thesis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe gathers at the shoulder of Walker's garment are suggestive of a graduation gown. May be her high school graduation photograph.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten, mailed, and stamped by Ottie Walker to her sister Garnie Walker, address \"Ivydale, Wva\" in October 1936. Includes a message about cost of boarding, cases of scarlet fever, and other things. Found hidden in between pages 322 and 323 of Walker's \u003ctitle\u003e\u003cpart\u003eElements of Geography\u003c/part\u003e\u003c/title\u003e textbook.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Coulter is the son of Janie Stephenson Coulter, a teacher who has an entry in \u003ctitle\u003e\u003cpart\u003eThe Ringing of the Bells\u003c/part\u003e\u003c/title\u003e.  A related email was printed and included. On the back of the photograph, John Coulter wrote, \"Garnie Walker, Glenville. Mom's Room Mate,\" however, a stamp of the developer indicates that the photo was made in Des Moines, Iowa. In late 1944, Walker did spend 9 weeks in Des Moines in WAC Training, but the location and date of the photo is uncertain.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo same-day images on hilltop near Glenville, WV, 1930s. One is of Walker standing by herself. The second is her sitting with Janie Stephenson; behind them are Jim Curry (left) and French DeBoard (rt). A related email was printed and included.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePossible locations are Glenville State Teachers College, Marshall College, and even WVU in Morgantown. 1930s or early 1940s.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEstimate for the date and context of this photograph is Walker's 1940 graduation from Marshall College when she received her B.A. degree in Education.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWalker's graduation announcement of the 1940 Marshall College commencement ceremony; her name appears on the last page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten, stamped, and mailed from Walker to her sister Josephine (\"Mrs. Josephine Hickman\") in Charleston, WV. Likely sent while Walker was in Huntington at Marshall College.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle\u003e\u003cpart\u003eA History of Education in Clay County, West Virginia\u003c/part\u003e\u003c/title\u003e. Garnie Wilma Walker, A.B. 1942 Morgantown, West Virginia. Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Masters of Arts to the Faculty of the Graduate School of West Virginia University. This is Walker's personal copy of her thesis. The Chairman of her examining committee was Dr. H. G. Wheat of the College of Education, WVU. His signature appears at the back.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMarshall College Student Government yearbook, 1940. Walker's name is printed in the front of the book. She completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in the Teachers College of Marshall College in June 1940. Her photograph as a senior student is included on page 48.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWalker's name is printed in ink in front of book.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWalker's hand-printed name appears in ink in front of this Pulitzer-Prize winning novel. Glasgow \"portrayed the changing world of the contemporary South in a realistic manner\" (including the topic of racism).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Garnie W. Walker Ivydale, W. Va.\" appears in penciled cursive writing in front of book. Within text are penciled underlining and notes in Walker's hand and someone else's, perhaps her sister Ottie's. There are 9 folded maps in an attached envelope at the back of the book. Also there are seven folded papers that are tests and/or study questions related to the book. Much of the handwriting on these is Garnie Walker's. There may be a second person's writing; possibly Ottie Walker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Miss Garnie Walker\" appears in ink in front of book, but the previous owner(s) has written many notes in pencil in front and elsewhere. Notes at back of book are in Walker's hand, and somewhere she wrote \"Test\" at the beginning of a section.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWalker's name appears in ink, cursive writing in front of book. Her penciled notes and underlining are evident. This book likely influenced her Masters work where she identified, researched and followed through with a \"Problem\" for a written thesis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWalker's name appears in ink, cursive writing in front of book. She may have acquired this book around 1936 while at Glenville State College.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWalker's printed, inked name appears in front of book. She may have used this book in part, along with the Methodology one, during the summer of 1942 to guide her thesis work/writing/formatting. Her handwritten notes appear on several pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Garnie W. Testa\" is hand-printed in red pencil in front of book. She married Carmelo Testa in 1949 but this is a textbook likely acquired in Morgantown during her WVU Master's Degree work, so it is unclear when she wrote her name.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Garnie W. Walker\" appears, hand-printed in ink, in the front of this textbook. Previously owned. Penciled underlining evident.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGarnie Walker's name is printed in ink in front of book. Below it is another name, presumably a previous owner.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGarnie Walker's name is in inked cursive writing in front of book.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Garnie W. Walker\" appears in ink in front of book. The book relates to secondary-school instruction. Walker received her Secondary Teaching Certificate from Marshall College in 1943.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Garnie Wilma Walker Ivydale, W. Va.\" is printed in ink by Walker's hand in front of book. There was at least one previous owner/user, so more than one person has made notations throughout, but Walker's handwritten penciled notes are recognizably distinctive.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOttie Walker's penciled cursive signature is written in front of book. Garnie Walker used and cited this updated history volume in her 1942 WVU M.A. thesis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Garnie W. Walker\" is hand-printed in ink in front of book.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGarnie Walker's name is printed in ink in front of book. Others appear in cursive by different hands, as does a penciled price of $2.29. While not directly related to Walker's course of study, she may have used this plant book for reference.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Garnie Walker Ivydale, Clay Co. W. Va.\" written in cursive ink in front of book. She likely used this book as a text during the 1939-1940 school year at Marshall College.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGarnie Walker's name is in penciled cursive writing in front of book. Penciled notes and underlining are present through the book.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGarnie Walker's inked, printed name appears in the front of this book.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Garnie Wilma Walker\" and \"Garnie Walker\" names appear in front of book. As do \"Ottie Walker,\" and \"Mary Brannon\" (possibly a cousin on maternal side of family). And \"Nay S. Hathaway June 14, 1935 Glenville College.\" Mr. Hathaway was a teacher at Laurel Ridge School. Other names of owners/users appear. Walker was at Glenville State Teachers College in the summers of 1933 -1937.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries includes materials related to Garnie Walker's military service. She enlisted in the US Women's Army Corps in 1944. There are several photographs of Walker in military uniform, of her and friends in the service, and of Carmelo Testa, whom she married in 1949. There are several guides that would have been issued to Walker while in the service and several commemorative books written after the war ended, including an excerpt written by Garnie Walker Testa for a publication highlighting Clay County WWII veterans. These materials also document Garnie Walker and Carmelo Testa's travels with the military, including postcards and photographs from around Europe. A large assortment of travel guides, language learning books, and other books about the history and culture of countries in continental Europe, the British Isles, Scandinavia, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia are also included.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWalker wrote her name in front of book - \"Garnie Walker\" and there is a stamp: \"….......'s Bookstore - The Pentagon - Washington 25 D. C.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEdited volume featuring a memoir by Walker Testa\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEdited volume featuring an essay by Walker\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn page III, a statement reads that the book is published \"by order of the Secretary of War: Official: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Chief of Staff and Edward F. Witsell, Major General The Adjutant General,\" and Garnie Walker wrote in pencil next to Witsell's name: \"My Boss for 6 months. Left this office to go to Germany June 1946.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWalker's name is printed on the front cover along with her number A513026. These are also stamped in bold black ink on the front cover, inside on front page, and again in the back.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElmendorf is likely where Carmelo Testa, Walker's husband, was stationed throughout the 1950s.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo related booklets\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotograph is in a decorative \"USA\" frame with flag motifs\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes the following photographs, many of which have handwritten captions:  Garnie W. Walker in uniform including cap. \"About 1946.\" (shoulder patch signifies Military District - Washington.); Photographs of Garnie W. Walker in uniform 1947 (2 8x10s (1 b/w, 1 colorized); 1 5x6); Photograph of Carmelo Testa in uniform, sitting in a dog sled with dogs on snow-covered ground in front of a building (likely taken in Alaska, where he was station at this time);  Six photographs of scenes that may be in Alaska, presumably taken by Carmelo Testa; Photograph of 7th Historical Unit - Headquarters USAFE, Wiesbaden Germany July 1947 (Eight individuals all named on back of photo in Walker's handwriting. Taken on steps to a building); A photograph showing Garnie Walker with her brother in law Judson Hickman in a Naval uniform.; Photograph of Garnie and her sister Josephine E. Walker; Photograph of Walker's visit to a German farm; Photograph of Walker in a uniform overcoat and cap; Photograph captioned by Walker showing American soldiers at wreckage of Hitler's bombed retreat; Photograph captioned by Walker as \"Eagle's Nest - Hitler's Retreat - Berchtesgaden.\"; 4 photographs of Walker in uniform in Austria, Denmark, and Norway; Photograph of Walker and friends at a dinner party at the Rocker Club, Wiesbaden, Germany, 5 February, 1948; Photograph of Walker and friends in front of an airplane, Wiesbaden Airfield. 1948; Photograph of Walker and friends under wing of same airplane, Wiesbaden Airfield; Photograph of a 3-story building in Frankfurt, Germany, August 1948; Photograph of same 3-story building in Frankfurt; Photograph of a funeral for a WAC 1948; Photograph of Walker sitting in a chair in Copenhagen; Photographs of Walker and friends in uniform taken at Wespertal Lodge, Germany, 1948?; Photograph of Garnie W. Walker in uniform with cap;  Wedding photographs of Garnie Walker Testa and new husband Carmelo F. Testa. April 29, 1949; Photograph of the Egyptian Sphinx with pyramid in background (After missions in North Africa and Italy, ca. 1942-1943, Carmelo Testa visited Alexandria and Cairo, Egypt.); Photograph of Carmelo F. Testa in Panama - Canal Zone, circa 1938; Portrait photographs of Carmelo Francisco Testa in uniform, 1948, Air Force First Intelligence Service.; Printed photographs of framed panoramic photograph of Thirty Third Infantry - Panama Canal Zone 1938\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes the following items: Postcard of Hotel Maison Rouge where Walker stayed in Strasbourg, France November 19-21, 1948 (In Walker's handwriting. It is not addressed to anyone. It may have been included in an envelope perhaps with a letter.); Postcard of the Eiffel Tower from \"Carmelo and Garnie.\" 1949 (In Walker's handwriting, stamped addressed to her mother home on the farm. \"Mrs. Albert S. Walker, Ivydale, West Virginia U. S. A.\" GW and Carmelo Testa were on their honeymoon in Paris, May 1949.); Postcard showing the Hotel de Ville, a bridge over the Seine with a boat. 1949 (From Walker, stamped and addressed to \"Mrs. Gene Hamrick\" Clay WV. This was Wallker's sister, Justena Walker Hamrick.); 2 postcards from Pvt. Garnie W. Walker in Iowa where she was in training at Fort Des Moines (one sent to sister Josephine and one sent to brother Leonard); 2 postcards from Pfc. Garnie W. Walker at Fort Myer, VA (both sent to Josephine)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes a series of letters, but one seems to be missing, per a note from the donor.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes an assortment of 110 guidebooks, pamphlets, language learning books, history and culture books, and more for regions across continental Europe, the British Isles, Scandinavia, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLikely belonged to Carmelo Testa\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo copies\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWalker visited Nurnberg to view the trials, this may the record of the one she attended.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCarmelo Testa is likely in this photograph.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries includes items from Walker Testa's decades of service as an educator in Clay County public schools. There are photographs of Walker Testa and her students, photocopied excerpts of yearbooks, and certificates and letters of appreciation. There is also an assortment of books that Walker Testa used in her classroom.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWalker taught at Laurel Ridge School in the 1936-1937 school year. Her handwriting appears on the backside: \"Laurel Ridge School Garnie Walker Teacher.\" A dated stamp from Glenville WV also is exhibited. Notes have been added to this copy in pencil by Karen Walker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese are sitting portrait-style photographs that were taken of Walker Testa as a member of the faculty at Clay County High School where she taught 1943-1944 and 1958-1975. Only one is dated - 1967 - but all the others also could be dated if the school yearbooks were consulted.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWalker Testa served as the faculty advisor for the yearbook (known as the \"Tiskelwah\") in 1967\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluded are a letter signed by 16 members of the 1975 Tiskelwah Staff; a letter from Gov. Arch Moore (1975); a letter from A. J. Manchin, Sec. of State (1983), and more\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReferences Walker Testa's work as a teacher\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Tiskelwah\" is the name of the Clay County High School yearbook\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnglish composition for 7th and 8th grades. \"Garnie Walker\" appears in ink in front of book and lightly penciled, relevant marks, etc. in Walker's handwriting on multiple pages. She likely used this book, 1934-1939 while teaching in several one-room rural schools and/or at Swandale, 1941-1943.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSecond book has \"Testa\" in blue pencil in front of book and only a few pencil markings within the text. \"Garnie Walker\" appears in the other 3 books; all 3 exhibit much handwriting by Walker throughout. The seventh-year book exhibits a stamp in the front recording the place of purchase: Murphy \u0026amp; Company Department Store Since 1902, Clay, W. Va. Walker taught grades 6, 7, and 8 at Swandale School, where she also served as Principal. (The eighth-year book exhibits, in the back, the name Leonard Walker, Garnie Walker's youngest brother who attended Laurel Ridge School, 1-8 grades.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeveral pages have been torn from the front of the book, including the title page. Penciled underlining and notes, the latter in Walker's handwriting appear here and there, especially on page 17 and back of book.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere was at least one previous owner of book whose name appears in front. Also includes the purchase price of $0.73. In the back, many names are written by someone other than Walker. Many penciled markings appear throughout - some are recognizably Walker's (small, tight cursive script.) She likely used this book, 1934-1939 in one-rooms and/or at Swandale, 1941-1943. See timeline.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"This is a music book for one-room schools…\" Garnie Walker's name is printed in ink in the front of this book. On the back of the first page is a list of music terms written by her hand. On title page, upper right, appears the initials LOW. Walker taught her younger brothers. Leon and Leonard, the latter having the initials LOW. She likely used this book, 1934-1939. Relevant notations in pencil are by her hand.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGarnie Walker's name is penciled in front of book, cursive writing. There are also penciled notes through the text in her hand. Based on a few of these (indicating what will be tested), Walker possibly also used this book as a student.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGarnie Walker's name is printed in ink in front of book. Likely used during 1934-1939 and/or 1941-1943.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis is a science reader for intermediate grades. Ottie Walker's signature appears in ink in front of this book. Ottie was one of Garnie Walker's sisters. Ottie also taught in Clay County's one-room schools during the 1930s and later in Kanawha County as Ottie Walker Callison.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGarnie Walker's name in cursive writing is inked in front of book. Also, a \"Murphy \u0026amp; Company Department Store Clay W. Va.\" stamp. Given the age of this book, Walker may well have used it well before she taught Health during her first year (1943-1944) teaching at Clay County High School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eClay County supporters/businesses listed in back.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCamp songs, etc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWalker Testa was an active 4-H faculty advisor/organizer during her years teaching at Clay County High School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWalker Testa was an active member of this international, honorary educational society. Alpha Phi is the West Virginia state organization within the Society. She was first a member of the Nu Chapter (she is mentioned on page 105) and then with the Alpha Alpha Chapter (pages 134-135). On page 134 she is mentioned twice and said to be the chapter's recording secretary; on page 135 she appears in the photograph with other Clay County teachers who have auto/biographical entries in the \u003ctitle\u003e\u003cpart\u003eThe Ringing of the Bells\u003c/part\u003e\u003c/title\u003e book.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMultiple listings of Garnie W. Testa. She was President of the Chapter (see page 19).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePage 44 - Alpha Alpha Chapter listing includes Garnie W. Testa.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSome of these exhibit Garnie Walker's handwriting and some have handwritten dates noted on them, perhaps indicating a year when the plays were performed. One is as recent as 1975, the year of Walker's retirement. According to Walker's daughter Rosalia, she loved incorporating plays into her teaching through the years.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries includes materials related to the development and production of \u003ctitle\u003e\u003cpart\u003eThe Ringing of the Bells: A Bicentennial History of Education in Clay County, West Virginia\u003c/part\u003e\u003c/title\u003e. This book is an expansion of Walker Testa's master's thesis, but most of the expanded research and writing was done in the 1970s and early 1980s. From the 2010s to 2020, Karen J. Walker worked with the Clay County Historical Society to edit, publish, and distribute the book. A small portion of Walker Testa's original research material, like maps and an unfinished manuscript copy of the book are included. Related items are included in digital format, like teacher biographies and supporting photographs. There are also items created during the process of editing, printing, and publicizing the book -- both paper and digital. Lastly, there is a completed, bound copy of the book.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes a copy of a 1889 document that was researched for \u003ctitle\u003e\u003cpart\u003eThe Ringing of the Bells\u003c/part\u003e\u003c/title\u003e but ultimately not used, titled \"Specifications for S House in Pleasant District Clay County West Va.\" The date the photocopy was created is unknown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis copy was manually typewritten by Garnie Walker Testa. It is stored across 5 manila folders in box 6.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese envelopes feature handwritten notes from Garnie Walker Testa, Karen Walker, and/or others involved in the book\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis image was used in the book.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes the following maps and related correspondence: Outline Map With County Seats State of West Virginia by WV Dept of Highways, undated; map of Clay County Primary and Secondary Highways created by the State Road Commission of West Virginia, 1971 reprint of 1933 edition map; General Highway Map - Clay County - West Virginia by WV Department of Highways, 1976; ordering information for Department of Highways maps and two 8 1/2 x 11 in. maps of the Outline Map with County Seats\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes digital copies of information used by Karen Walker to facilitate the production and distribution of the book, which took place around 2014-2020. Digital folder titles are as follows: \"1989 Letters \u0026amp; Permission Form,\" \"Book Printing - Sheridan,\" \"Chapter 11 map images,\" \"Chapter 11 School Photos,\" \"Chapter 17 Clay County Teachers,\" \"Editor,\" \"Flyers and Order Form,\" \"Hist of Clay Co Education FINAL book image 5-14-2020,\" \"Hist of Clay Co Education FINAL Testa book 4-21-2020,\" \"Maps 1, 2, 3,\" and \"Misc. Correspondence\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries includes an assortment of genealogical research about the Walker family. Descendant lists, biographical sketches, photographs, obituaries, and more are included – some of which were compiled by Walker Testa and others compiled after her death in 1999. There is also a collection of books owned by her father, Albert Seth Walker, in the late 19th- and early 20th-centuries and an 1881 bible that has been passed down through the family. Albert Seth Walker likely attended Little Laurel School and later a Normal school in Clay County. He attained a Teaching Certificate and later became a minister. Most of the academic and religious books in this series belonged to him unless otherwise noted. His name and sometimes \"Ivydale, Clay Co\" appears in the covers of these books.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eProvided by Neva Pearl Shiflett Adams. Adams achieved the breakthrough finding of Walker connections to colonial New Hampshire and Massachusetts and then back to England. After the death of Solomon Walker in NH, his wife Leah Boyden Walker and their son, Solon Walker moved south into West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eProvided by Neva Pearl Shiflett Adams. A. J. Walker was Garnie Walker's paternal grandfather. A. J. Walker and his family are the source of the Walker Road community name, located off of Laurel Ridge Road. As of 2022, Walker Road is known as Dark Hollow Road.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWalker and others did not have the advantage of the internet or DNA analyses when completing this work. For a long time, it was thought that the WV Walker family was connected to the 1775 Joel Walker (m. Jane Cavendish) line. This has been corrected in recent years.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDuring the 1980s, Garnie Walker Testa researched her family tree as best she could, with the occasional help of others, including her youngest brother, Leonard O. Walker. The connection made between Joel Walker/Jane Cavendish is an error.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes the following photos: Image of Albert Seth Walker and Ollie Dove Brannon Walker with their first three children: Garnie Wilma (first born), Ottie Irene, and Josephine Etta (third born); 1919 [Studio] Image of the oldest three Walker sisters: Garnie Wilma, Ottie Irene, and Josephine Etta;  1920s image of Garnie, Ottie, and Josephine standing in front of a fence; 1920s image of Garnie, Ottie, and Josephine sitting on back of saddled farm horse; 1924 image of Garnie (and likely also Ottie) Walker in a school group taken against an exterior wall of Laurel Ridge School near Ivydale, WV; Image from Clay County Free Press of Garnie Walker and 2 high school friends, taken in 1933; A photograph of a group of people at a table; and a photograph of a group of people outdoors\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotographs feature Garnie Walker Testa's farm, taken by Karen J. Walker. 1: Open gate, Barn on right. Camera is facing north/NE. On the hilltop in center of photo, under the trees, is the old Lyons cemetery, identified on maps as the Cherrytree Cemetery. The visible farm road leads up and on around to the right toward the other trees. In this area is the \"new\" Walker Cemetery where Albert and Ollie Walker and are buried. And in 1999, where Garnie Walker Testa was also buried, alongside Carmelo. 2: Lower portion of the same barn seen in previous photo. 3: Mountaintop farm view with a fence, pasture, and one of Garnie's cows. (Cherrytree Cemetery is named for Cherrytree Run/Fork which is beyond view and runs into Rush Fork). 4: Another view of the barn with outbuildings on the left and the house to the right near the evergreen trees. Color images were taken in 1982 by Bruce C. Walker, which feature the old farm, located below Garnie Walker Testa's ridgetop home (still within the 221 acres). It is down at the head of Laurel Run which flows into the Big Otter and on to the Elk River. There were other outbuildings not shown in these photos. K. J. Walker, her brothers and cousins, including Garnie's daughter Rosalia, are currently working to document this older farm.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginally owned by Albert Seth Walker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginally owned by Albert Seth Walker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginally owned by Albert Seth Walker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginally owned by Albert Seth Walker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginally owned by Albert Seth Walker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginally owned by Albert Seth Walker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginally owned by Albert Seth Walker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginally owned by Albert Seth Walker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginally owned by Albert Seth Walker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginally owned by Albert Seth Walker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginally owned by Albert Seth Walker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginally owned by Albert Seth Walker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginally owned by Albert Seth Walker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginally owned by Albert Seth Walker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Garnie Walker\" in cursive pencil appears in front of book along with the cursive penciled names of 3 of Garnie's 6 siblings (all younger than her): Ottie, Josephine, and Leon. On page viii another sister's name, Justena, appears. Frye states (Preface) that the book is meant for 4th through 6th grades.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Garnie Walker\" in cursive ink appears in front of book. She graduated (8th grade) in May of 1930, so likely her siblings used this book. Genevieve Walker's name appears here and there along with a first cousin, Maxine Walker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA book in \"The Story Series in Health.\" In the front, Garnie Walker's name appears in a penciled, child's cursive handwriting, as does her sister's and a date \"Miss Genevieve Pearl Walker September 1936.\" Also, four blue-ink stamps of \"Murphy \u0026amp; Company Department Store Since 1902 - Clay, W.Va.\" Walker was in 4th grade at Laurel Ridge School in 1924 (see photo image) and used this book when it was new. When Genevieve used it in her 4th grade, in 1936-1937, Garnie was her teacher. This book was published just a few years after the 1918-1920 flu pandemic. From the Preface: \"This book is offered as a contribution to the newer health teaching now being inaugurated in our schools.\" Directed at fourth and fifth grades. Garnie's (and her siblings') paternal grandmother, Almira Jane (Hanshaw) Walker, died of the flu on March 8, 1920.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGarnie Walker's name in cursive writing is inked in front of book. Given the age of this book and that it was meant for high-school students, GW likely used it as a student at Clay County High School. It is also likely that when she herself taught Health during her first year (1943-1944) teaching at CCHS that she used this textbook again.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Garnie Walker Ivydale, W. Va.\" appears in ink, hand-printed in her hand, in front of book. Walker attended Clay County High School 1930-1933 graduating as Valedictorian of her Class of 1933.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn page 14 is a recipe submitted by Garnie W. Testa - \"Biscuits Supreme.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis addendum includes additional genealogical research compiled by Karen Jo Walker. This research is primarily focused on 19th-century Walker relatives Solomon Walker, his sons Solon and Joel Walker, and their families. Items like maps, land deeds, obituaries, newspaper clippings, and photographs that feature these individuals are included. K. J. 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The papers include material retained from her high school, college, and graduate school years, like graduation photographs and academic texts – all in Series 1 Subseries 1. The collection also includes documentation of her military service in the Army during World War II, featuring items like field guides for military procedures, photographs of herself and peers in uniform, and travel books acquired while serving internationally – all in Series 1 Subseries 2. There are materials from Walker Testa's time as a teacher in Kanawha and Clay Counties, West Virginia, like certificates commemorating her work and books used in the classroom – all in Series 1 Subseries 3. A copy of Walker Testa's historical survey of education in Clay County,  The Ringing of the Bells: A Bicentennial History of Education in Clay County, West Virginia,  and other items related to the book's production are featured, including some digital material – all in Series 1 Subseries 4. Additionally, there is genealogical research material that explores her life and her family's lineage through material like descendant charts, biographical sketches, and old family photographs – all in Series 1 Subseries 5 and the collection's addendum of 2025.","This series includes Walker Testa's personal and professional papers retained throughout her life. It includes material from her education at Glenville State Teachers College, Marshall College and West Viriginia University, documentation of her military service in the US Women's Army Corps, items from her 30+ years of service as a teacher in Clay and Kanawha County schools, material related to the research, writing, and publication of her book on the history of education in Clay County, and an assortment of genealogical research material compiled by and about Walker Testa.","This subseries includes materials related to Walker's education in Clay County schools and her secondary education to become a teacher. She earned her teaching certificate from Glenville State Teachers College in 1934, her bachelor's degree at Marshall College in 1940 and her master's degree at West Virginia University in 1942. Includes academic textbooks, photographs of Walker with school friends and in graduation regalia, correspondence, and a copy of her master's thesis.","The gathers at the shoulder of Walker's garment are suggestive of a graduation gown. May be her high school graduation photograph.","Written, mailed, and stamped by Ottie Walker to her sister Garnie Walker, address \"Ivydale, Wva\" in October 1936. Includes a message about cost of boarding, cases of scarlet fever, and other things. Found hidden in between pages 322 and 323 of Walker's  Elements of Geography  textbook.","John Coulter is the son of Janie Stephenson Coulter, a teacher who has an entry in  The Ringing of the Bells .  A related email was printed and included. On the back of the photograph, John Coulter wrote, \"Garnie Walker, Glenville. Mom's Room Mate,\" however, a stamp of the developer indicates that the photo was made in Des Moines, Iowa. In late 1944, Walker did spend 9 weeks in Des Moines in WAC Training, but the location and date of the photo is uncertain.","Two same-day images on hilltop near Glenville, WV, 1930s. One is of Walker standing by herself. The second is her sitting with Janie Stephenson; behind them are Jim Curry (left) and French DeBoard (rt). A related email was printed and included.","Possible locations are Glenville State Teachers College, Marshall College, and even WVU in Morgantown. 1930s or early 1940s.","Estimate for the date and context of this photograph is Walker's 1940 graduation from Marshall College when she received her B.A. degree in Education.","Walker's graduation announcement of the 1940 Marshall College commencement ceremony; her name appears on the last page.","Written, stamped, and mailed from Walker to her sister Josephine (\"Mrs. Josephine Hickman\") in Charleston, WV. Likely sent while Walker was in Huntington at Marshall College.","A History of Education in Clay County, West Virginia . Garnie Wilma Walker, A.B. 1942 Morgantown, West Virginia. Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Masters of Arts to the Faculty of the Graduate School of West Virginia University. This is Walker's personal copy of her thesis. The Chairman of her examining committee was Dr. H. G. Wheat of the College of Education, WVU. His signature appears at the back.","Marshall College Student Government yearbook, 1940. Walker's name is printed in the front of the book. She completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in the Teachers College of Marshall College in June 1940. Her photograph as a senior student is included on page 48.","Walker's name is printed in ink in front of book.","Walker's hand-printed name appears in ink in front of this Pulitzer-Prize winning novel. Glasgow \"portrayed the changing world of the contemporary South in a realistic manner\" (including the topic of racism).","\"Garnie W. Walker Ivydale, W. Va.\" appears in penciled cursive writing in front of book. Within text are penciled underlining and notes in Walker's hand and someone else's, perhaps her sister Ottie's. There are 9 folded maps in an attached envelope at the back of the book. Also there are seven folded papers that are tests and/or study questions related to the book. Much of the handwriting on these is Garnie Walker's. There may be a second person's writing; possibly Ottie Walker.","\"Miss Garnie Walker\" appears in ink in front of book, but the previous owner(s) has written many notes in pencil in front and elsewhere. Notes at back of book are in Walker's hand, and somewhere she wrote \"Test\" at the beginning of a section.","Walker's name appears in ink, cursive writing in front of book. Her penciled notes and underlining are evident. This book likely influenced her Masters work where she identified, researched and followed through with a \"Problem\" for a written thesis.","Walker's name appears in ink, cursive writing in front of book. She may have acquired this book around 1936 while at Glenville State College.","Walker's printed, inked name appears in front of book. She may have used this book in part, along with the Methodology one, during the summer of 1942 to guide her thesis work/writing/formatting. Her handwritten notes appear on several pages.","\"Garnie W. Testa\" is hand-printed in red pencil in front of book. She married Carmelo Testa in 1949 but this is a textbook likely acquired in Morgantown during her WVU Master's Degree work, so it is unclear when she wrote her name.","\"Garnie W. Walker\" appears, hand-printed in ink, in the front of this textbook. Previously owned. Penciled underlining evident.","Garnie Walker's name is printed in ink in front of book. Below it is another name, presumably a previous owner.","Garnie Walker's name is in inked cursive writing in front of book.","\"Garnie W. Walker\" appears in ink in front of book. The book relates to secondary-school instruction. Walker received her Secondary Teaching Certificate from Marshall College in 1943.","\"Garnie Wilma Walker Ivydale, W. Va.\" is printed in ink by Walker's hand in front of book. There was at least one previous owner/user, so more than one person has made notations throughout, but Walker's handwritten penciled notes are recognizably distinctive.","Ottie Walker's penciled cursive signature is written in front of book. Garnie Walker used and cited this updated history volume in her 1942 WVU M.A. thesis.","\"Garnie W. Walker\" is hand-printed in ink in front of book.","Garnie Walker's name is printed in ink in front of book. Others appear in cursive by different hands, as does a penciled price of $2.29. While not directly related to Walker's course of study, she may have used this plant book for reference.","\"Garnie Walker Ivydale, Clay Co. W. Va.\" written in cursive ink in front of book. She likely used this book as a text during the 1939-1940 school year at Marshall College.","Garnie Walker's name is in penciled cursive writing in front of book. Penciled notes and underlining are present through the book.","Garnie Walker's inked, printed name appears in the front of this book.","\"Garnie Wilma Walker\" and \"Garnie Walker\" names appear in front of book. As do \"Ottie Walker,\" and \"Mary Brannon\" (possibly a cousin on maternal side of family). And \"Nay S. Hathaway June 14, 1935 Glenville College.\" Mr. Hathaway was a teacher at Laurel Ridge School. Other names of owners/users appear. Walker was at Glenville State Teachers College in the summers of 1933 -1937.","This subseries includes materials related to Garnie Walker's military service. She enlisted in the US Women's Army Corps in 1944. There are several photographs of Walker in military uniform, of her and friends in the service, and of Carmelo Testa, whom she married in 1949. There are several guides that would have been issued to Walker while in the service and several commemorative books written after the war ended, including an excerpt written by Garnie Walker Testa for a publication highlighting Clay County WWII veterans. These materials also document Garnie Walker and Carmelo Testa's travels with the military, including postcards and photographs from around Europe. A large assortment of travel guides, language learning books, and other books about the history and culture of countries in continental Europe, the British Isles, Scandinavia, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia are also included.","Walker wrote her name in front of book - \"Garnie Walker\" and there is a stamp: \"….......'s Bookstore - The Pentagon - Washington 25 D. C.\"","Edited volume featuring a memoir by Walker Testa","Edited volume featuring an essay by Walker","On page III, a statement reads that the book is published \"by order of the Secretary of War: Official: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Chief of Staff and Edward F. Witsell, Major General The Adjutant General,\" and Garnie Walker wrote in pencil next to Witsell's name: \"My Boss for 6 months. Left this office to go to Germany June 1946.\"","Walker's name is printed on the front cover along with her number A513026. These are also stamped in bold black ink on the front cover, inside on front page, and again in the back.","Elmendorf is likely where Carmelo Testa, Walker's husband, was stationed throughout the 1950s.","Two related booklets","Photograph is in a decorative \"USA\" frame with flag motifs","Includes the following photographs, many of which have handwritten captions:  Garnie W. Walker in uniform including cap. \"About 1946.\" (shoulder patch signifies Military District - Washington.); Photographs of Garnie W. Walker in uniform 1947 (2 8x10s (1 b/w, 1 colorized); 1 5x6); Photograph of Carmelo Testa in uniform, sitting in a dog sled with dogs on snow-covered ground in front of a building (likely taken in Alaska, where he was station at this time);  Six photographs of scenes that may be in Alaska, presumably taken by Carmelo Testa; Photograph of 7th Historical Unit - Headquarters USAFE, Wiesbaden Germany July 1947 (Eight individuals all named on back of photo in Walker's handwriting. Taken on steps to a building); A photograph showing Garnie Walker with her brother in law Judson Hickman in a Naval uniform.; Photograph of Garnie and her sister Josephine E. Walker; Photograph of Walker's visit to a German farm; Photograph of Walker in a uniform overcoat and cap; Photograph captioned by Walker showing American soldiers at wreckage of Hitler's bombed retreat; Photograph captioned by Walker as \"Eagle's Nest - Hitler's Retreat - Berchtesgaden.\"; 4 photographs of Walker in uniform in Austria, Denmark, and Norway; Photograph of Walker and friends at a dinner party at the Rocker Club, Wiesbaden, Germany, 5 February, 1948; Photograph of Walker and friends in front of an airplane, Wiesbaden Airfield. 1948; Photograph of Walker and friends under wing of same airplane, Wiesbaden Airfield; Photograph of a 3-story building in Frankfurt, Germany, August 1948; Photograph of same 3-story building in Frankfurt; Photograph of a funeral for a WAC 1948; Photograph of Walker sitting in a chair in Copenhagen; Photographs of Walker and friends in uniform taken at Wespertal Lodge, Germany, 1948?; Photograph of Garnie W. Walker in uniform with cap;  Wedding photographs of Garnie Walker Testa and new husband Carmelo F. Testa. April 29, 1949; Photograph of the Egyptian Sphinx with pyramid in background (After missions in North Africa and Italy, ca. 1942-1943, Carmelo Testa visited Alexandria and Cairo, Egypt.); Photograph of Carmelo F. Testa in Panama - Canal Zone, circa 1938; Portrait photographs of Carmelo Francisco Testa in uniform, 1948, Air Force First Intelligence Service.; Printed photographs of framed panoramic photograph of Thirty Third Infantry - Panama Canal Zone 1938","Includes the following items: Postcard of Hotel Maison Rouge where Walker stayed in Strasbourg, France November 19-21, 1948 (In Walker's handwriting. It is not addressed to anyone. It may have been included in an envelope perhaps with a letter.); Postcard of the Eiffel Tower from \"Carmelo and Garnie.\" 1949 (In Walker's handwriting, stamped addressed to her mother home on the farm. \"Mrs. Albert S. Walker, Ivydale, West Virginia U. S. A.\" GW and Carmelo Testa were on their honeymoon in Paris, May 1949.); Postcard showing the Hotel de Ville, a bridge over the Seine with a boat. 1949 (From Walker, stamped and addressed to \"Mrs. Gene Hamrick\" Clay WV. This was Wallker's sister, Justena Walker Hamrick.); 2 postcards from Pvt. Garnie W. Walker in Iowa where she was in training at Fort Des Moines (one sent to sister Josephine and one sent to brother Leonard); 2 postcards from Pfc. Garnie W. Walker at Fort Myer, VA (both sent to Josephine)","Includes a series of letters, but one seems to be missing, per a note from the donor.","Includes an assortment of 110 guidebooks, pamphlets, language learning books, history and culture books, and more for regions across continental Europe, the British Isles, Scandinavia, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.","Likely belonged to Carmelo Testa","Two copies","Walker visited Nurnberg to view the trials, this may the record of the one she attended.","Carmelo Testa is likely in this photograph.","This subseries includes items from Walker Testa's decades of service as an educator in Clay County public schools. There are photographs of Walker Testa and her students, photocopied excerpts of yearbooks, and certificates and letters of appreciation. There is also an assortment of books that Walker Testa used in her classroom.","Walker taught at Laurel Ridge School in the 1936-1937 school year. Her handwriting appears on the backside: \"Laurel Ridge School Garnie Walker Teacher.\" A dated stamp from Glenville WV also is exhibited. Notes have been added to this copy in pencil by Karen Walker.","These are sitting portrait-style photographs that were taken of Walker Testa as a member of the faculty at Clay County High School where she taught 1943-1944 and 1958-1975. Only one is dated - 1967 - but all the others also could be dated if the school yearbooks were consulted.","Walker Testa served as the faculty advisor for the yearbook (known as the \"Tiskelwah\") in 1967","Included are a letter signed by 16 members of the 1975 Tiskelwah Staff; a letter from Gov. Arch Moore (1975); a letter from A. J. Manchin, Sec. of State (1983), and more","References Walker Testa's work as a teacher","\"Tiskelwah\" is the name of the Clay County High School yearbook","English composition for 7th and 8th grades. \"Garnie Walker\" appears in ink in front of book and lightly penciled, relevant marks, etc. in Walker's handwriting on multiple pages. She likely used this book, 1934-1939 while teaching in several one-room rural schools and/or at Swandale, 1941-1943.","Second book has \"Testa\" in blue pencil in front of book and only a few pencil markings within the text. \"Garnie Walker\" appears in the other 3 books; all 3 exhibit much handwriting by Walker throughout. The seventh-year book exhibits a stamp in the front recording the place of purchase: Murphy \u0026 Company Department Store Since 1902, Clay, W. Va. Walker taught grades 6, 7, and 8 at Swandale School, where she also served as Principal. (The eighth-year book exhibits, in the back, the name Leonard Walker, Garnie Walker's youngest brother who attended Laurel Ridge School, 1-8 grades.)","Several pages have been torn from the front of the book, including the title page. Penciled underlining and notes, the latter in Walker's handwriting appear here and there, especially on page 17 and back of book.","There was at least one previous owner of book whose name appears in front. Also includes the purchase price of $0.73. In the back, many names are written by someone other than Walker. Many penciled markings appear throughout - some are recognizably Walker's (small, tight cursive script.) She likely used this book, 1934-1939 in one-rooms and/or at Swandale, 1941-1943. See timeline.","\"This is a music book for one-room schools…\" Garnie Walker's name is printed in ink in the front of this book. On the back of the first page is a list of music terms written by her hand. On title page, upper right, appears the initials LOW. Walker taught her younger brothers. Leon and Leonard, the latter having the initials LOW. She likely used this book, 1934-1939. Relevant notations in pencil are by her hand.","Garnie Walker's name is penciled in front of book, cursive writing. There are also penciled notes through the text in her hand. Based on a few of these (indicating what will be tested), Walker possibly also used this book as a student.","Garnie Walker's name is printed in ink in front of book. Likely used during 1934-1939 and/or 1941-1943.","This is a science reader for intermediate grades. Ottie Walker's signature appears in ink in front of this book. Ottie was one of Garnie Walker's sisters. Ottie also taught in Clay County's one-room schools during the 1930s and later in Kanawha County as Ottie Walker Callison.","Garnie Walker's name in cursive writing is inked in front of book. Also, a \"Murphy \u0026 Company Department Store Clay W. Va.\" stamp. Given the age of this book, Walker may well have used it well before she taught Health during her first year (1943-1944) teaching at Clay County High School.","Clay County supporters/businesses listed in back.","Camp songs, etc.","Walker Testa was an active 4-H faculty advisor/organizer during her years teaching at Clay County High School.","Walker Testa was an active member of this international, honorary educational society. Alpha Phi is the West Virginia state organization within the Society. She was first a member of the Nu Chapter (she is mentioned on page 105) and then with the Alpha Alpha Chapter (pages 134-135). On page 134 she is mentioned twice and said to be the chapter's recording secretary; on page 135 she appears in the photograph with other Clay County teachers who have auto/biographical entries in the  The Ringing of the Bells  book.","Multiple listings of Garnie W. Testa. She was President of the Chapter (see page 19).","Page 44 - Alpha Alpha Chapter listing includes Garnie W. Testa.","Some of these exhibit Garnie Walker's handwriting and some have handwritten dates noted on them, perhaps indicating a year when the plays were performed. One is as recent as 1975, the year of Walker's retirement. According to Walker's daughter Rosalia, she loved incorporating plays into her teaching through the years.","This subseries includes materials related to the development and production of  The Ringing of the Bells: A Bicentennial History of Education in Clay County, West Virginia . This book is an expansion of Walker Testa's master's thesis, but most of the expanded research and writing was done in the 1970s and early 1980s. From the 2010s to 2020, Karen J. Walker worked with the Clay County Historical Society to edit, publish, and distribute the book. A small portion of Walker Testa's original research material, like maps and an unfinished manuscript copy of the book are included. Related items are included in digital format, like teacher biographies and supporting photographs. There are also items created during the process of editing, printing, and publicizing the book -- both paper and digital. Lastly, there is a completed, bound copy of the book.","Includes a copy of a 1889 document that was researched for  The Ringing of the Bells  but ultimately not used, titled \"Specifications for S House in Pleasant District Clay County West Va.\" The date the photocopy was created is unknown.","This copy was manually typewritten by Garnie Walker Testa. It is stored across 5 manila folders in box 6.","These envelopes feature handwritten notes from Garnie Walker Testa, Karen Walker, and/or others involved in the book","This image was used in the book.","Includes the following maps and related correspondence: Outline Map With County Seats State of West Virginia by WV Dept of Highways, undated; map of Clay County Primary and Secondary Highways created by the State Road Commission of West Virginia, 1971 reprint of 1933 edition map; General Highway Map - Clay County - West Virginia by WV Department of Highways, 1976; ordering information for Department of Highways maps and two 8 1/2 x 11 in. maps of the Outline Map with County Seats","Includes digital copies of information used by Karen Walker to facilitate the production and distribution of the book, which took place around 2014-2020. Digital folder titles are as follows: \"1989 Letters \u0026 Permission Form,\" \"Book Printing - Sheridan,\" \"Chapter 11 map images,\" \"Chapter 11 School Photos,\" \"Chapter 17 Clay County Teachers,\" \"Editor,\" \"Flyers and Order Form,\" \"Hist of Clay Co Education FINAL book image 5-14-2020,\" \"Hist of Clay Co Education FINAL Testa book 4-21-2020,\" \"Maps 1, 2, 3,\" and \"Misc. Correspondence\"","This subseries includes an assortment of genealogical research about the Walker family. Descendant lists, biographical sketches, photographs, obituaries, and more are included – some of which were compiled by Walker Testa and others compiled after her death in 1999. There is also a collection of books owned by her father, Albert Seth Walker, in the late 19th- and early 20th-centuries and an 1881 bible that has been passed down through the family. Albert Seth Walker likely attended Little Laurel School and later a Normal school in Clay County. He attained a Teaching Certificate and later became a minister. Most of the academic and religious books in this series belonged to him unless otherwise noted. His name and sometimes \"Ivydale, Clay Co\" appears in the covers of these books.","Provided by Neva Pearl Shiflett Adams. Adams achieved the breakthrough finding of Walker connections to colonial New Hampshire and Massachusetts and then back to England. After the death of Solomon Walker in NH, his wife Leah Boyden Walker and their son, Solon Walker moved south into West Virginia.","Provided by Neva Pearl Shiflett Adams. A. J. Walker was Garnie Walker's paternal grandfather. A. J. Walker and his family are the source of the Walker Road community name, located off of Laurel Ridge Road. As of 2022, Walker Road is known as Dark Hollow Road.","Walker and others did not have the advantage of the internet or DNA analyses when completing this work. For a long time, it was thought that the WV Walker family was connected to the 1775 Joel Walker (m. Jane Cavendish) line. This has been corrected in recent years.","During the 1980s, Garnie Walker Testa researched her family tree as best she could, with the occasional help of others, including her youngest brother, Leonard O. Walker. The connection made between Joel Walker/Jane Cavendish is an error.","Includes the following photos: Image of Albert Seth Walker and Ollie Dove Brannon Walker with their first three children: Garnie Wilma (first born), Ottie Irene, and Josephine Etta (third born); 1919 [Studio] Image of the oldest three Walker sisters: Garnie Wilma, Ottie Irene, and Josephine Etta;  1920s image of Garnie, Ottie, and Josephine standing in front of a fence; 1920s image of Garnie, Ottie, and Josephine sitting on back of saddled farm horse; 1924 image of Garnie (and likely also Ottie) Walker in a school group taken against an exterior wall of Laurel Ridge School near Ivydale, WV; Image from Clay County Free Press of Garnie Walker and 2 high school friends, taken in 1933; A photograph of a group of people at a table; and a photograph of a group of people outdoors","Photographs feature Garnie Walker Testa's farm, taken by Karen J. Walker. 1: Open gate, Barn on right. Camera is facing north/NE. On the hilltop in center of photo, under the trees, is the old Lyons cemetery, identified on maps as the Cherrytree Cemetery. The visible farm road leads up and on around to the right toward the other trees. In this area is the \"new\" Walker Cemetery where Albert and Ollie Walker and are buried. And in 1999, where Garnie Walker Testa was also buried, alongside Carmelo. 2: Lower portion of the same barn seen in previous photo. 3: Mountaintop farm view with a fence, pasture, and one of Garnie's cows. (Cherrytree Cemetery is named for Cherrytree Run/Fork which is beyond view and runs into Rush Fork). 4: Another view of the barn with outbuildings on the left and the house to the right near the evergreen trees. Color images were taken in 1982 by Bruce C. Walker, which feature the old farm, located below Garnie Walker Testa's ridgetop home (still within the 221 acres). It is down at the head of Laurel Run which flows into the Big Otter and on to the Elk River. There were other outbuildings not shown in these photos. K. J. Walker, her brothers and cousins, including Garnie's daughter Rosalia, are currently working to document this older farm.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","Originally owned by Albert Seth Walker.","\"Garnie Walker\" in cursive pencil appears in front of book along with the cursive penciled names of 3 of Garnie's 6 siblings (all younger than her): Ottie, Josephine, and Leon. On page viii another sister's name, Justena, appears. Frye states (Preface) that the book is meant for 4th through 6th grades.","\"Garnie Walker\" in cursive ink appears in front of book. She graduated (8th grade) in May of 1930, so likely her siblings used this book. Genevieve Walker's name appears here and there along with a first cousin, Maxine Walker.","A book in \"The Story Series in Health.\" In the front, Garnie Walker's name appears in a penciled, child's cursive handwriting, as does her sister's and a date \"Miss Genevieve Pearl Walker September 1936.\" Also, four blue-ink stamps of \"Murphy \u0026 Company Department Store Since 1902 - Clay, W.Va.\" Walker was in 4th grade at Laurel Ridge School in 1924 (see photo image) and used this book when it was new. When Genevieve used it in her 4th grade, in 1936-1937, Garnie was her teacher. This book was published just a few years after the 1918-1920 flu pandemic. From the Preface: \"This book is offered as a contribution to the newer health teaching now being inaugurated in our schools.\" Directed at fourth and fifth grades. Garnie's (and her siblings') paternal grandmother, Almira Jane (Hanshaw) Walker, died of the flu on March 8, 1920.","Garnie Walker's name in cursive writing is inked in front of book. Given the age of this book and that it was meant for high-school students, GW likely used it as a student at Clay County High School. It is also likely that when she herself taught Health during her first year (1943-1944) teaching at CCHS that she used this textbook again.","\"Garnie Walker Ivydale, W. Va.\" appears in ink, hand-printed in her hand, in front of book. Walker attended Clay County High School 1930-1933 graduating as Valedictorian of her Class of 1933.","On page 14 is a recipe submitted by Garnie W. Testa - \"Biscuits Supreme.\"","This addendum includes additional genealogical research compiled by Karen Jo Walker. 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Collection contains papers of William Davenport Wayt and several of his descendants, including his son, William Blaine Wayt (1879-1956), a teacher and farmer; his daughter, Jessie Logan Wayt (1888-1965), a teacher; and his granddaughter, Margaret Wayt DeBolt (1931-2009), a journalist, author, and genealogist, all of Marshall County. Materials include diaries for several family members; transcripts of letters; miscellaneous manuscript materials, literary books and clippings; church and farm books; and articles from the \u003cem\u003eHillbilly\u003c/em\u003e newspaper that relate to the Wayt family in particular and to life in West Virginia in general. Twenty-two volumes of William Blaine Wayt's diaries form the bulk of this collection and document his life from his youth in the 1890s to his death in 1956, offering details of his family's daily activities and providing insight into the life of a rural West Virginia farmer and teacher during the first half of the 20th century. Collection also includes several files of notes and materials collected by Gregory Winters during his research on the Wayt family. There is also an addendum of Wayt family material consisting mostly of photographs. 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March 6, 1841), and they had five children. William attended medical school in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was the country doctor for Marshall County. Nancy Wayt died on September 4, 1877, and on December 25, 1878, William D. Wayt married his second wife, Mary Elizabeth Vessels (b. March 30, 1856), also of Marshall County. They also had five children, including William Blaine Wayt (b. November 29, 1879) and Jessie Logan Wayt (b. September 10, 1888). William Davenport Wayt died on April 27, 1913, and is buried in Marshall County. Mary Elizabeth Wayt died on February 16, 1943.","William Blaine Wayt  was born on November 29, 1879, in Marshall County, West Virginia, the son of William Davenport and Mary Elizabeth Wayt. He was a teacher and farmer in Marshall County. On April 5, 1916, William Blaine married Margaret Allen in Moundsville, W.Va. They had three children: Lorna Wayt Williams, William Wayt, and Margaret Wayt De Bolt. William Blaine Wayt died on January 24, 1956. Margaret Allen Wayt died in January 1973.","Jessie Logan Wayt  was born on September 10, 1888, in Marshall County, West Virginia, the daughter of William Davenport and Mary Elizabeth Wayt. On June 18, 1910, she married Isaac Christopher Young in Moundsville, W.Va. Jessie Logan Wayt Young died on August 16, 1965.","Margaret Wayt DeBolt , journalist, author, and genealogist, was the daughter of William Blaine and Margaret Allen Wayt. She was born in 1930 and raised in Moundsville, W.Va., and graduated with a degree in journalism from West Virginia University in 1952. Margaret Wayt married Frank DeBolt in 1953 and the couple had three children. Margaret Wayt DeBolt died in Savannah, Georgia, in July 2009.","William Davenport Wayt (1846-1913) of Marshall County, West Virginia, was a country doctor in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The collection, in six series, contains the papers of William Davenport Wayt (Series 1) and several of his descendants, including his son, William Blaine Wayt (1879-1956), a teacher and farmer (Series 2); his daughter, Jessie Logan Wayt (1888-1965), a teacher (Series 3); and his granddaughter, Margaret Wayt DeBolt (1931-2009), a journalist, author, and genealogist (Series 4), all of Marshall County. The twenty-two volumes of William Blaine Wayt's diaries form the bulk of this collection and document his life from his youth in the 1890s to his death in 1956, offering details of his family's daily activities and providing insight into the life of a rural West Virginia farmer and teacher during the first half of the 20th century. The collection also includes several files of notes and materials collected by Gregory Winters during his research on the Wayt family.","Much of the material in this collection has been scanned, though it is not available online. Electronic materials include pdf files of William Blaine Wayt's diaries (from Series 2, includes the complete set of 22 volumes, 1903-1956). Digital files also contain some of the materials from Series 4, including jpg files of Margaret Wayt DeBolt's  Hillbilly  columns on the Wayt family (1975-2001); jpg and pdf files of \"Hill Cookin'\"; columns (1990s); and some pdf files of the  Hillbilly  columns. A detailed inventory of the digital  Hillbilly  materials is available in the library. These digital files have been consolidated on DVDs in Series 6.","Series 1. William Davenport Wayt Papers, 1867-1913  is located in Box 1 and Box 2. This series contains photocopies of his daily diaries from 1905 to 1913. These short daily entries are usually no more than several sentences and chiefly describe Wayt's work on the farm, his duties as a country doctor, and the weather. Primary topics include the weather; Wayt's daily activities (visits with friends and neighbors, work on the farm and in the garden, the animals, church); food; health; his children's activities (church, school) and health; people coming for medicine; and his work as a doctor. Excerpts of the diaries have also been transcribed and published in Margaret Wayt DeBolt's  Hillbilly  column, \"The Wayts of Millsboro.\" Most of these columns are also part of this collection; see Series 4.","Letters from 1867 to 1877 chiefly document William and Elizabeth's courtship and the early years of their marriage while he was in medical school in Cincinnati in 1871 and practicing medicine in Greggsville, West Virginia, in 1877. Subjects include their relationship; his medical school (students, classes, dissecting, expenses); his practice in Greggsville; and news of friends and family. Also contains one folder of miscellaneous papers from 1880 to 1913, including notes and a fire insurance policy.","Series 2. William Blaine Wayt Papers, 1897-1956  is located in Box 2-Box 5. The 22 volumes of his diaries have been scanned and are available in pdf format in the library (they are not available online); see Series 6. Excerpts of the diaries have also been transcribed and published in Margaret Wayt DeBolt's  Hillbilly  column, \"The Wayts of Millsboro.\" Most of these columns are also part of this collection; see Series 4.","William Blaine Wayt's materials include original volumes of his diaries from 1892 to 1956; miscellaneous notes and post cards, 1907-1913; miscellaneous financial papers, 1902-1945; and literary and composition books, literary clippings, and other material related to his home and church life, including during World War II, from 1897 to 1943. Miscellaneous financial materials are primarily tax receipts and retirement papers.","Twenty-two volumes of William Blaine Wayt's diaries form the bulk of this collection and document Will's life from his youth in the 1890s to his death in 1956, offering details of his family's daily activities and providing insight into the life of a rural West Virginia farmer and teacher during the first half of the 20th century. The diaries give an extensive picture of Wayt's agricultural activities; family and religious life; and social surroundings. They cover his youth, education, and teaching career; the daily operations of his farm; the youth and adult life of his three children; and local and national political activities.","Volumes 1-5 cover the years from 1892 to October 1915, when Wayt moved between the family farm in Millsboro and school in Moundsville, West Virginia, and then began his teaching career in Moundsville. They give frequent accounts of his youthful social activities (swimming, fishing, dances, and picnics; political, literary, and league meetings; playing games, baseball, and hunting; and meeting and courting different girls), school (studies, exams, and his early years teaching), the weather, and his work on the farm and in the fields (cutting apples and corn, plowing, potatoes, picking berries, etc.). There are significant gaps in the diaries from 1907 to 1909, when Will suffered from serious bouts of rheumatism. Beginning in 1913, when Will starts teaching, entries comment more frequently on school (meetings, procedures, student behavior and discipline) and his courtship with his future wife, Margaret \"Maggie\" Allen.","Volumes 6-8 cover the period from November 1915 to December 1933, approximately the first fifteen years of Will's marriage to Maggie and their family life on their farm outside Moundsville. These diaries contain a full account of Will's daily farming activities (planting fruit trees, working in the garden, buying animals, harvesting crops, selling produce in town, etc.); the weather and its impact on the farm; domestic life (the birth and childhood of his first two children, the family's health and illnesses, Maggie's domestic chores and work at local elections, shopping trips to Moundsville and Wheeling, and holiday celebrations); his teaching jobs; and their social life (church, teaching Sunday school, visits with neighbors and relatives, going for drives, and local elections). Will also comments on major events of the early 20th century, including World War I, the flu epidemic of 1918, the Depression, and the election of President Franklin Roosevelt, illustrating the impact of these national events on his family and local community.","Volumes 9-12 cover the period from January 1934 to March 1943 and continue to document the lives of Will and his family. Major topics remain the same and include the farm, the weather, the children's education and activities, the family's health, and Will and Maggie's social events. Other significant topics include the birth of their daughter, Margaret; New Deal programs and President Roosevelt; World War II; Will's retirement from teaching in 1942; and the death of his mother in February 1943, two years after she suffered a major stroke.","Volumes 13-15, document Wayt's life from March 1943 to May 1947, through Will and Maggie's move from the farm into town, the end of World War II, and daughter Margaret's graduation from high school. Topics from this time period reveal the impact of World War II on Wayt and his family as both his son and son-in-law served overseas. Entries chiefly concern Harman Williams and William Wayt's overseas military service and their return to the States in 1945; Lorna Wayt Williams'; work at a war plant; war news; Will B. Wayt's wartime work in a whip factory; and the family's move from the farm into a house in town. Other topics, including farm and garden chores, weather, and Margaret's social activities, also appear frequently.","Volumes 16-22, cover the period from May 1947 to January 1956, the last ten years of William Wayt's life. Entries continue to focus on household and garden chores (planting, gardening, canning); daily activities (shopping, hunting, church, picnics, fairs, and visits with his children, friends, and other relatives); the weather; family news (weddings, jobs, and grandchildren); holidays; and Maggie's ill health in 1954. The last journal entry is January 22, 1956, two days before William B. Wayt passed away.","Series 3. Jessie Logan Wayt Diary, 1905  is housed in Box 5 and contains a ninety-two page, typed transcript of Jessie Wayt's diary from 1905. She primarily describes social activities and games; the weather; her schoolwork; her friends and local news; and chores at home and on the farm.","Series 4. Margaret Wayt DeBolt's  Hillbilly  Materials, 1977-2001  is housed in Box 7-Box 10 and consists of articles written and collected by DeBolt from the Hillbilly newspaper, including the \"Kitchen in the Hills\" column, 1977, 1983-1984, 1986; DeBolt's own column on \"The Wayts of Millsboro,\"; 1977-1984, 1988-2001 and undated, which chiefly contains transcriptions of William Davenport Wayt's diaries and William Blaine Wayt's diaries; and other articles related to West Virginia heritage. Also includes entire issues of the newspaper from 1986-1990. Much of this material is also available in electronic format in the library; it is not available online. See Series. 6 Digital Files.","Series 5. Wayt Family Research Materials, 1899-1913 and undated  is located in Box 6 and primarily consists of files compiled by Gregory Winters during the course of his research on the Wayt and Winters families. Materials include research notes, genealogical notes, photographs, and clippings related to the Wayt family as well as drawings of buildings and homes in Millsboro and other items relating to the town.","Series 6. Digital Files, 2009  is located in Box 6 and consists of more than one thousand jpg and pdf files of material from the collection that was scanned by Gregory Winters for the collection in 2009. These electronic materials include pdf files of the complete set of William Blaine Wayt's diaries from Series 2, 1903-1956. Discs also contain jpg files of materials from Series 4, including miscellaneous Wayt family manuscript materials gathered by Margaret Wayt DeBolt; jpg files of Margaret Wayt DeBolt's  Hillbilly  columns on the Wayt family (1975-2001); jpg and pdf files of \"Hill Cookin\"; columns from  Hillbilly  (1990s); and jpg files of miscellaneous Hillbilly material. These digital files can only be accessed in the library; they are not available online. A detailed inventory of the digital  Hillbilly  materials is available in the library.","Addendum of 2011/03/25, ca. 1870-1950, 2 ft. 2 1/2 in.  is located in boxes 11-16 and consists of photographs and other material regarding the Wayt family of Marshall County, West Virginia. This addendum also includes digital scans of materials.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","William Davenport Wayt (1846-1913) of Marshall County, West Virginia, was a country doctor in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Collection contains papers of William Davenport Wayt and several of his descendants, including his son, William Blaine Wayt (1879-1956), a teacher and farmer; his daughter, Jessie Logan Wayt (1888-1965), a teacher; and his granddaughter, Margaret Wayt DeBolt (1931-2009), a journalist, author, and genealogist, all of Marshall County. Materials include diaries for several family members; transcripts of letters; miscellaneous manuscript materials, literary books and clippings; church and farm books; and articles from the  Hillbilly  newspaper that relate to the Wayt family in particular and to life in West Virginia in general. Twenty-two volumes of William Blaine Wayt's diaries form the bulk of this collection and document his life from his youth in the 1890s to his death in 1956, offering details of his family's daily activities and providing insight into the life of a rural West Virginia farmer and teacher during the first half of the 20th century. Collection also includes several files of notes and materials collected by Gregory Winters during his research on the Wayt family. There is also an addendum of Wayt family material consisting mostly of photographs. See scope and content note for details.","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. 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He settled in Marshall County, West Virginia, where he remained for the rest of his life. On November 21, 1867, William Davenport Wayt married Nancy Elizabeth Null (b. March 6, 1841), and they had five children. William attended medical school in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was the country doctor for Marshall County. Nancy Wayt died on September 4, 1877, and on December 25, 1878, William D. Wayt married his second wife, Mary Elizabeth Vessels (b. March 30, 1856), also of Marshall County. They also had five children, including William Blaine Wayt (b. November 29, 1879) and Jessie Logan Wayt (b. September 10, 1888). William Davenport Wayt died on April 27, 1913, and is buried in Marshall County. Mary Elizabeth Wayt died on February 16, 1943.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eWilliam Blaine Wayt\u003c/emph\u003e was born on November 29, 1879, in Marshall County, West Virginia, the son of William Davenport and Mary Elizabeth Wayt. He was a teacher and farmer in Marshall County. On April 5, 1916, William Blaine married Margaret Allen in Moundsville, W.Va. They had three children: Lorna Wayt Williams, William Wayt, and Margaret Wayt De Bolt. William Blaine Wayt died on January 24, 1956. Margaret Allen Wayt died in January 1973.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eJessie Logan Wayt\u003c/emph\u003e was born on September 10, 1888, in Marshall County, West Virginia, the daughter of William Davenport and Mary Elizabeth Wayt. On June 18, 1910, she married Isaac Christopher Young in Moundsville, W.Va. Jessie Logan Wayt Young died on August 16, 1965.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eMargaret Wayt DeBolt\u003c/emph\u003e, journalist, author, and genealogist, was the daughter of William Blaine and Margaret Allen Wayt. She was born in 1930 and raised in Moundsville, W.Va., and graduated with a degree in journalism from West Virginia University in 1952. 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William Davenport Wayt died on April 27, 1913, and is buried in Marshall County. Mary Elizabeth Wayt died on February 16, 1943.","William Blaine Wayt  was born on November 29, 1879, in Marshall County, West Virginia, the son of William Davenport and Mary Elizabeth Wayt. He was a teacher and farmer in Marshall County. On April 5, 1916, William Blaine married Margaret Allen in Moundsville, W.Va. They had three children: Lorna Wayt Williams, William Wayt, and Margaret Wayt De Bolt. William Blaine Wayt died on January 24, 1956. Margaret Allen Wayt died in January 1973.","Jessie Logan Wayt  was born on September 10, 1888, in Marshall County, West Virginia, the daughter of William Davenport and Mary Elizabeth Wayt. On June 18, 1910, she married Isaac Christopher Young in Moundsville, W.Va. Jessie Logan Wayt Young died on August 16, 1965.","Margaret Wayt DeBolt , journalist, author, and genealogist, was the daughter of William Blaine and Margaret Allen Wayt. She was born in 1930 and raised in Moundsville, W.Va., and graduated with a degree in journalism from West Virginia University in 1952. Margaret Wayt married Frank DeBolt in 1953 and the couple had three children. Margaret Wayt DeBolt died in Savannah, Georgia, in July 2009."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Gregory Winters, Compiler, Papers of William Wayt Family of Marshall County, A\u0026amp;M 3696, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Gregory Winters, Compiler, Papers of William Wayt Family of Marshall County, A\u0026M 3696, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eWilliam Davenport Wayt (1846-1913) of Marshall County, West Virginia, was a country doctor in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The collection, in six series, contains the papers of William Davenport Wayt (Series 1) and several of his descendants, including his son, William Blaine Wayt (1879-1956), a teacher and farmer (Series 2); his daughter, Jessie Logan Wayt (1888-1965), a teacher (Series 3); and his granddaughter, Margaret Wayt DeBolt (1931-2009), a journalist, author, and genealogist (Series 4), all of Marshall County. The twenty-two volumes of William Blaine Wayt's diaries form the bulk of this collection and document his life from his youth in the 1890s to his death in 1956, offering details of his family's daily activities and providing insight into the life of a rural West Virginia farmer and teacher during the first half of the 20th century. The collection also includes several files of notes and materials collected by Gregory Winters during his research on the Wayt family.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMuch of the material in this collection has been scanned, though it is not available online. Electronic materials include pdf files of William Blaine Wayt's diaries (from Series 2, includes the complete set of 22 volumes, 1903-1956). Digital files also contain some of the materials from Series 4, including jpg files of Margaret Wayt DeBolt's \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eHillbilly\u003c/emph\u003e columns on the Wayt family (1975-2001); jpg and pdf files of \"Hill Cookin'\"; columns (1990s); and some pdf files of the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eHillbilly\u003c/emph\u003e columns. A detailed inventory of the digital \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eHillbilly\u003c/emph\u003e materials is available in the library. These digital files have been consolidated on DVDs in Series 6.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 1. William Davenport Wayt Papers, 1867-1913\u003c/emph\u003e is located in Box 1 and Box 2. This series contains photocopies of his daily diaries from 1905 to 1913. These short daily entries are usually no more than several sentences and chiefly describe Wayt's work on the farm, his duties as a country doctor, and the weather. Primary topics include the weather; Wayt's daily activities (visits with friends and neighbors, work on the farm and in the garden, the animals, church); food; health; his children's activities (church, school) and health; people coming for medicine; and his work as a doctor. Excerpts of the diaries have also been transcribed and published in Margaret Wayt DeBolt's \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eHillbilly\u003c/emph\u003e column, \"The Wayts of Millsboro.\" Most of these columns are also part of this collection; see Series 4.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eLetters from 1867 to 1877 chiefly document William and Elizabeth's courtship and the early years of their marriage while he was in medical school in Cincinnati in 1871 and practicing medicine in Greggsville, West Virginia, in 1877. Subjects include their relationship; his medical school (students, classes, dissecting, expenses); his practice in Greggsville; and news of friends and family. Also contains one folder of miscellaneous papers from 1880 to 1913, including notes and a fire insurance policy.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 2. William Blaine Wayt Papers, 1897-1956\u003c/emph\u003e is located in Box 2-Box 5. The 22 volumes of his diaries have been scanned and are available in pdf format in the library (they are not available online); see Series 6. Excerpts of the diaries have also been transcribed and published in Margaret Wayt DeBolt's \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eHillbilly\u003c/emph\u003e column, \"The Wayts of Millsboro.\" Most of these columns are also part of this collection; see Series 4.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Blaine Wayt's materials include original volumes of his diaries from 1892 to 1956; miscellaneous notes and post cards, 1907-1913; miscellaneous financial papers, 1902-1945; and literary and composition books, literary clippings, and other material related to his home and church life, including during World War II, from 1897 to 1943. Miscellaneous financial materials are primarily tax receipts and retirement papers.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTwenty-two volumes of William Blaine Wayt's diaries form the bulk of this collection and document Will's life from his youth in the 1890s to his death in 1956, offering details of his family's daily activities and providing insight into the life of a rural West Virginia farmer and teacher during the first half of the 20th century. The diaries give an extensive picture of Wayt's agricultural activities; family and religious life; and social surroundings. They cover his youth, education, and teaching career; the daily operations of his farm; the youth and adult life of his three children; and local and national political activities.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eVolumes 1-5 cover the years from 1892 to October 1915, when Wayt moved between the family farm in Millsboro and school in Moundsville, West Virginia, and then began his teaching career in Moundsville. They give frequent accounts of his youthful social activities (swimming, fishing, dances, and picnics; political, literary, and league meetings; playing games, baseball, and hunting; and meeting and courting different girls), school (studies, exams, and his early years teaching), the weather, and his work on the farm and in the fields (cutting apples and corn, plowing, potatoes, picking berries, etc.). There are significant gaps in the diaries from 1907 to 1909, when Will suffered from serious bouts of rheumatism. Beginning in 1913, when Will starts teaching, entries comment more frequently on school (meetings, procedures, student behavior and discipline) and his courtship with his future wife, Margaret \"Maggie\" Allen.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eVolumes 6-8 cover the period from November 1915 to December 1933, approximately the first fifteen years of Will's marriage to Maggie and their family life on their farm outside Moundsville. These diaries contain a full account of Will's daily farming activities (planting fruit trees, working in the garden, buying animals, harvesting crops, selling produce in town, etc.); the weather and its impact on the farm; domestic life (the birth and childhood of his first two children, the family's health and illnesses, Maggie's domestic chores and work at local elections, shopping trips to Moundsville and Wheeling, and holiday celebrations); his teaching jobs; and their social life (church, teaching Sunday school, visits with neighbors and relatives, going for drives, and local elections). Will also comments on major events of the early 20th century, including World War I, the flu epidemic of 1918, the Depression, and the election of President Franklin Roosevelt, illustrating the impact of these national events on his family and local community.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eVolumes 9-12 cover the period from January 1934 to March 1943 and continue to document the lives of Will and his family. Major topics remain the same and include the farm, the weather, the children's education and activities, the family's health, and Will and Maggie's social events. Other significant topics include the birth of their daughter, Margaret; New Deal programs and President Roosevelt; World War II; Will's retirement from teaching in 1942; and the death of his mother in February 1943, two years after she suffered a major stroke.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eVolumes 13-15, document Wayt's life from March 1943 to May 1947, through Will and Maggie's move from the farm into town, the end of World War II, and daughter Margaret's graduation from high school. Topics from this time period reveal the impact of World War II on Wayt and his family as both his son and son-in-law served overseas. Entries chiefly concern Harman Williams and William Wayt's overseas military service and their return to the States in 1945; Lorna Wayt Williams'; work at a war plant; war news; Will B. Wayt's wartime work in a whip factory; and the family's move from the farm into a house in town. Other topics, including farm and garden chores, weather, and Margaret's social activities, also appear frequently.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eVolumes 16-22, cover the period from May 1947 to January 1956, the last ten years of William Wayt's life. Entries continue to focus on household and garden chores (planting, gardening, canning); daily activities (shopping, hunting, church, picnics, fairs, and visits with his children, friends, and other relatives); the weather; family news (weddings, jobs, and grandchildren); holidays; and Maggie's ill health in 1954. The last journal entry is January 22, 1956, two days before William B. Wayt passed away.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 3. Jessie Logan Wayt Diary, 1905\u003c/emph\u003e is housed in Box 5 and contains a ninety-two page, typed transcript of Jessie Wayt's diary from 1905. She primarily describes social activities and games; the weather; her schoolwork; her friends and local news; and chores at home and on the farm.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 4. Margaret Wayt DeBolt's \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eHillbilly\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/emph\u003e\u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003e Materials, 1977-2001\u003c/emph\u003e is housed in Box 7-Box 10 and consists of articles written and collected by DeBolt from the Hillbilly newspaper, including the \"Kitchen in the Hills\" column, 1977, 1983-1984, 1986; DeBolt's own column on \"The Wayts of Millsboro,\"; 1977-1984, 1988-2001 and undated, which chiefly contains transcriptions of William Davenport Wayt's diaries and William Blaine Wayt's diaries; and other articles related to West Virginia heritage. Also includes entire issues of the newspaper from 1986-1990. Much of this material is also available in electronic format in the library; it is not available online. See Series. 6 Digital Files.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 5. Wayt Family Research Materials, 1899-1913 and undated\u003c/emph\u003e is located in Box 6 and primarily consists of files compiled by Gregory Winters during the course of his research on the Wayt and Winters families. Materials include research notes, genealogical notes, photographs, and clippings related to the Wayt family as well as drawings of buildings and homes in Millsboro and other items relating to the town.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 6. Digital Files, 2009\u003c/emph\u003e is located in Box 6 and consists of more than one thousand jpg and pdf files of material from the collection that was scanned by Gregory Winters for the collection in 2009. These electronic materials include pdf files of the complete set of William Blaine Wayt's diaries from Series 2, 1903-1956. Discs also contain jpg files of materials from Series 4, including miscellaneous Wayt family manuscript materials gathered by Margaret Wayt DeBolt; jpg files of Margaret Wayt DeBolt's \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eHillbilly\u003c/emph\u003e columns on the Wayt family (1975-2001); jpg and pdf files of \"Hill Cookin\"; columns from \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eHillbilly \u003c/emph\u003e(1990s); and jpg files of miscellaneous Hillbilly material. These digital files can only be accessed in the library; they are not available online. A detailed inventory of the digital \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eHillbilly\u003c/emph\u003e materials is available in the library.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAddendum of 2011/03/25, ca. 1870-1950, 2 ft. 2 1/2 in.\u003c/emph\u003e is located in boxes 11-16 and consists of photographs and other material regarding the Wayt family of Marshall County, West Virginia. This addendum also includes digital scans of materials.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["William Davenport Wayt (1846-1913) of Marshall County, West Virginia, was a country doctor in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The collection, in six series, contains the papers of William Davenport Wayt (Series 1) and several of his descendants, including his son, William Blaine Wayt (1879-1956), a teacher and farmer (Series 2); his daughter, Jessie Logan Wayt (1888-1965), a teacher (Series 3); and his granddaughter, Margaret Wayt DeBolt (1931-2009), a journalist, author, and genealogist (Series 4), all of Marshall County. The twenty-two volumes of William Blaine Wayt's diaries form the bulk of this collection and document his life from his youth in the 1890s to his death in 1956, offering details of his family's daily activities and providing insight into the life of a rural West Virginia farmer and teacher during the first half of the 20th century. The collection also includes several files of notes and materials collected by Gregory Winters during his research on the Wayt family.","Much of the material in this collection has been scanned, though it is not available online. Electronic materials include pdf files of William Blaine Wayt's diaries (from Series 2, includes the complete set of 22 volumes, 1903-1956). Digital files also contain some of the materials from Series 4, including jpg files of Margaret Wayt DeBolt's  Hillbilly  columns on the Wayt family (1975-2001); jpg and pdf files of \"Hill Cookin'\"; columns (1990s); and some pdf files of the  Hillbilly  columns. A detailed inventory of the digital  Hillbilly  materials is available in the library. These digital files have been consolidated on DVDs in Series 6.","Series 1. William Davenport Wayt Papers, 1867-1913  is located in Box 1 and Box 2. This series contains photocopies of his daily diaries from 1905 to 1913. These short daily entries are usually no more than several sentences and chiefly describe Wayt's work on the farm, his duties as a country doctor, and the weather. Primary topics include the weather; Wayt's daily activities (visits with friends and neighbors, work on the farm and in the garden, the animals, church); food; health; his children's activities (church, school) and health; people coming for medicine; and his work as a doctor. Excerpts of the diaries have also been transcribed and published in Margaret Wayt DeBolt's  Hillbilly  column, \"The Wayts of Millsboro.\" Most of these columns are also part of this collection; see Series 4.","Letters from 1867 to 1877 chiefly document William and Elizabeth's courtship and the early years of their marriage while he was in medical school in Cincinnati in 1871 and practicing medicine in Greggsville, West Virginia, in 1877. Subjects include their relationship; his medical school (students, classes, dissecting, expenses); his practice in Greggsville; and news of friends and family. Also contains one folder of miscellaneous papers from 1880 to 1913, including notes and a fire insurance policy.","Series 2. William Blaine Wayt Papers, 1897-1956  is located in Box 2-Box 5. The 22 volumes of his diaries have been scanned and are available in pdf format in the library (they are not available online); see Series 6. Excerpts of the diaries have also been transcribed and published in Margaret Wayt DeBolt's  Hillbilly  column, \"The Wayts of Millsboro.\" Most of these columns are also part of this collection; see Series 4.","William Blaine Wayt's materials include original volumes of his diaries from 1892 to 1956; miscellaneous notes and post cards, 1907-1913; miscellaneous financial papers, 1902-1945; and literary and composition books, literary clippings, and other material related to his home and church life, including during World War II, from 1897 to 1943. Miscellaneous financial materials are primarily tax receipts and retirement papers.","Twenty-two volumes of William Blaine Wayt's diaries form the bulk of this collection and document Will's life from his youth in the 1890s to his death in 1956, offering details of his family's daily activities and providing insight into the life of a rural West Virginia farmer and teacher during the first half of the 20th century. The diaries give an extensive picture of Wayt's agricultural activities; family and religious life; and social surroundings. They cover his youth, education, and teaching career; the daily operations of his farm; the youth and adult life of his three children; and local and national political activities.","Volumes 1-5 cover the years from 1892 to October 1915, when Wayt moved between the family farm in Millsboro and school in Moundsville, West Virginia, and then began his teaching career in Moundsville. They give frequent accounts of his youthful social activities (swimming, fishing, dances, and picnics; political, literary, and league meetings; playing games, baseball, and hunting; and meeting and courting different girls), school (studies, exams, and his early years teaching), the weather, and his work on the farm and in the fields (cutting apples and corn, plowing, potatoes, picking berries, etc.). There are significant gaps in the diaries from 1907 to 1909, when Will suffered from serious bouts of rheumatism. Beginning in 1913, when Will starts teaching, entries comment more frequently on school (meetings, procedures, student behavior and discipline) and his courtship with his future wife, Margaret \"Maggie\" Allen.","Volumes 6-8 cover the period from November 1915 to December 1933, approximately the first fifteen years of Will's marriage to Maggie and their family life on their farm outside Moundsville. These diaries contain a full account of Will's daily farming activities (planting fruit trees, working in the garden, buying animals, harvesting crops, selling produce in town, etc.); the weather and its impact on the farm; domestic life (the birth and childhood of his first two children, the family's health and illnesses, Maggie's domestic chores and work at local elections, shopping trips to Moundsville and Wheeling, and holiday celebrations); his teaching jobs; and their social life (church, teaching Sunday school, visits with neighbors and relatives, going for drives, and local elections). Will also comments on major events of the early 20th century, including World War I, the flu epidemic of 1918, the Depression, and the election of President Franklin Roosevelt, illustrating the impact of these national events on his family and local community.","Volumes 9-12 cover the period from January 1934 to March 1943 and continue to document the lives of Will and his family. Major topics remain the same and include the farm, the weather, the children's education and activities, the family's health, and Will and Maggie's social events. Other significant topics include the birth of their daughter, Margaret; New Deal programs and President Roosevelt; World War II; Will's retirement from teaching in 1942; and the death of his mother in February 1943, two years after she suffered a major stroke.","Volumes 13-15, document Wayt's life from March 1943 to May 1947, through Will and Maggie's move from the farm into town, the end of World War II, and daughter Margaret's graduation from high school. Topics from this time period reveal the impact of World War II on Wayt and his family as both his son and son-in-law served overseas. Entries chiefly concern Harman Williams and William Wayt's overseas military service and their return to the States in 1945; Lorna Wayt Williams'; work at a war plant; war news; Will B. Wayt's wartime work in a whip factory; and the family's move from the farm into a house in town. Other topics, including farm and garden chores, weather, and Margaret's social activities, also appear frequently.","Volumes 16-22, cover the period from May 1947 to January 1956, the last ten years of William Wayt's life. Entries continue to focus on household and garden chores (planting, gardening, canning); daily activities (shopping, hunting, church, picnics, fairs, and visits with his children, friends, and other relatives); the weather; family news (weddings, jobs, and grandchildren); holidays; and Maggie's ill health in 1954. The last journal entry is January 22, 1956, two days before William B. Wayt passed away.","Series 3. Jessie Logan Wayt Diary, 1905  is housed in Box 5 and contains a ninety-two page, typed transcript of Jessie Wayt's diary from 1905. She primarily describes social activities and games; the weather; her schoolwork; her friends and local news; and chores at home and on the farm.","Series 4. Margaret Wayt DeBolt's  Hillbilly  Materials, 1977-2001  is housed in Box 7-Box 10 and consists of articles written and collected by DeBolt from the Hillbilly newspaper, including the \"Kitchen in the Hills\" column, 1977, 1983-1984, 1986; DeBolt's own column on \"The Wayts of Millsboro,\"; 1977-1984, 1988-2001 and undated, which chiefly contains transcriptions of William Davenport Wayt's diaries and William Blaine Wayt's diaries; and other articles related to West Virginia heritage. Also includes entire issues of the newspaper from 1986-1990. Much of this material is also available in electronic format in the library; it is not available online. See Series. 6 Digital Files.","Series 5. Wayt Family Research Materials, 1899-1913 and undated  is located in Box 6 and primarily consists of files compiled by Gregory Winters during the course of his research on the Wayt and Winters families. Materials include research notes, genealogical notes, photographs, and clippings related to the Wayt family as well as drawings of buildings and homes in Millsboro and other items relating to the town.","Series 6. Digital Files, 2009  is located in Box 6 and consists of more than one thousand jpg and pdf files of material from the collection that was scanned by Gregory Winters for the collection in 2009. These electronic materials include pdf files of the complete set of William Blaine Wayt's diaries from Series 2, 1903-1956. Discs also contain jpg files of materials from Series 4, including miscellaneous Wayt family manuscript materials gathered by Margaret Wayt DeBolt; jpg files of Margaret Wayt DeBolt's  Hillbilly  columns on the Wayt family (1975-2001); jpg and pdf files of \"Hill Cookin\"; columns from  Hillbilly  (1990s); and jpg files of miscellaneous Hillbilly material. These digital files can only be accessed in the library; they are not available online. A detailed inventory of the digital  Hillbilly  materials is available in the library.","Addendum of 2011/03/25, ca. 1870-1950, 2 ft. 2 1/2 in.  is located in boxes 11-16 and consists of photographs and other material regarding the Wayt family of Marshall County, West Virginia. This addendum also includes digital scans of materials."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_5a5f309f546d3143f9b144ae290ac54f\"\u003eWilliam Davenport Wayt (1846-1913) of Marshall County, West Virginia, was a country doctor in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Collection contains papers of William Davenport Wayt and several of his descendants, including his son, William Blaine Wayt (1879-1956), a teacher and farmer; his daughter, Jessie Logan Wayt (1888-1965), a teacher; and his granddaughter, Margaret Wayt DeBolt (1931-2009), a journalist, author, and genealogist, all of Marshall County. Materials include diaries for several family members; transcripts of letters; miscellaneous manuscript materials, literary books and clippings; church and farm books; and articles from the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eHillbilly\u003c/emph\u003e newspaper that relate to the Wayt family in particular and to life in West Virginia in general. Twenty-two volumes of William Blaine Wayt's diaries form the bulk of this collection and document his life from his youth in the 1890s to his death in 1956, offering details of his family's daily activities and providing insight into the life of a rural West Virginia farmer and teacher during the first half of the 20th century. Collection also includes several files of notes and materials collected by Gregory Winters during his research on the Wayt family. There is also an addendum of Wayt family material consisting mostly of photographs. See scope and content note for details.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["William Davenport Wayt (1846-1913) of Marshall County, West Virginia, was a country doctor in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Collection contains papers of William Davenport Wayt and several of his descendants, including his son, William Blaine Wayt (1879-1956), a teacher and farmer; his daughter, Jessie Logan Wayt (1888-1965), a teacher; and his granddaughter, Margaret Wayt DeBolt (1931-2009), a journalist, author, and genealogist, all of Marshall County. Materials include diaries for several family members; transcripts of letters; miscellaneous manuscript materials, literary books and clippings; church and farm books; and articles from the  Hillbilly  newspaper that relate to the Wayt family in particular and to life in West Virginia in general. Twenty-two volumes of William Blaine Wayt's diaries form the bulk of this collection and document his life from his youth in the 1890s to his death in 1956, offering details of his family's daily activities and providing insight into the life of a rural West Virginia farmer and teacher during the first half of the 20th century. Collection also includes several files of notes and materials collected by Gregory Winters during his research on the Wayt family. There is also an addendum of Wayt family material consisting mostly of photographs. See scope and content note for details."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_6a35e55a29267418203408572607a0c1\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/\u003c/physloc\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. 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Va.) --  History","Marshall County (W. Va.) --  Religious life and customs","Marshall County (W. Va.) -- Social life and customs","West Virginia -- History -- 20th century","West Virginia -- Social life and customs -- 19th century","Families -- West Virginia -- Social life and customs","Farm life -- West Virginia","Farms and farming.","Schools -- West Virginia -- 20th century","Diaries","No special access restriction applies.","Researchers may access digitized materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.","William Davenport Wayt , the son of Eliza Jane Armstrong Wayt and John Wayt, was born on July 6, 1846, in Kentucky. He settled in Marshall County, West Virginia, where he remained for the rest of his life. On November 21, 1867, William Davenport Wayt married Nancy Elizabeth Null (b. March 6, 1841), and they had five children. William attended medical school in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was the country doctor for Marshall County. Nancy Wayt died on September 4, 1877, and on December 25, 1878, William D. Wayt married his second wife, Mary Elizabeth Vessels (b. March 30, 1856), also of Marshall County. They also had five children, including William Blaine Wayt (b. November 29, 1879) and Jessie Logan Wayt (b. September 10, 1888). William Davenport Wayt died on April 27, 1913, and is buried in Marshall County. Mary Elizabeth Wayt died on February 16, 1943.","William Blaine Wayt  was born on November 29, 1879, in Marshall County, West Virginia, the son of William Davenport and Mary Elizabeth Wayt. He was a teacher and farmer in Marshall County. On April 5, 1916, William Blaine married Margaret Allen in Moundsville, W.Va. They had three children: Lorna Wayt Williams, William Wayt, and Margaret Wayt De Bolt. William Blaine Wayt died on January 24, 1956. Margaret Allen Wayt died in January 1973.","Jessie Logan Wayt  was born on September 10, 1888, in Marshall County, West Virginia, the daughter of William Davenport and Mary Elizabeth Wayt. On June 18, 1910, she married Isaac Christopher Young in Moundsville, W.Va. Jessie Logan Wayt Young died on August 16, 1965.","Margaret Wayt DeBolt , journalist, author, and genealogist, was the daughter of William Blaine and Margaret Allen Wayt. She was born in 1930 and raised in Moundsville, W.Va., and graduated with a degree in journalism from West Virginia University in 1952. Margaret Wayt married Frank DeBolt in 1953 and the couple had three children. Margaret Wayt DeBolt died in Savannah, Georgia, in July 2009.","William Davenport Wayt (1846-1913) of Marshall County, West Virginia, was a country doctor in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The collection, in six series, contains the papers of William Davenport Wayt (Series 1) and several of his descendants, including his son, William Blaine Wayt (1879-1956), a teacher and farmer (Series 2); his daughter, Jessie Logan Wayt (1888-1965), a teacher (Series 3); and his granddaughter, Margaret Wayt DeBolt (1931-2009), a journalist, author, and genealogist (Series 4), all of Marshall County. The twenty-two volumes of William Blaine Wayt's diaries form the bulk of this collection and document his life from his youth in the 1890s to his death in 1956, offering details of his family's daily activities and providing insight into the life of a rural West Virginia farmer and teacher during the first half of the 20th century. The collection also includes several files of notes and materials collected by Gregory Winters during his research on the Wayt family.","Much of the material in this collection has been scanned, though it is not available online. Electronic materials include pdf files of William Blaine Wayt's diaries (from Series 2, includes the complete set of 22 volumes, 1903-1956). Digital files also contain some of the materials from Series 4, including jpg files of Margaret Wayt DeBolt's  Hillbilly  columns on the Wayt family (1975-2001); jpg and pdf files of \"Hill Cookin'\"; columns (1990s); and some pdf files of the  Hillbilly  columns. A detailed inventory of the digital  Hillbilly  materials is available in the library. These digital files have been consolidated on DVDs in Series 6.","Series 1. William Davenport Wayt Papers, 1867-1913  is located in Box 1 and Box 2. This series contains photocopies of his daily diaries from 1905 to 1913. These short daily entries are usually no more than several sentences and chiefly describe Wayt's work on the farm, his duties as a country doctor, and the weather. Primary topics include the weather; Wayt's daily activities (visits with friends and neighbors, work on the farm and in the garden, the animals, church); food; health; his children's activities (church, school) and health; people coming for medicine; and his work as a doctor. Excerpts of the diaries have also been transcribed and published in Margaret Wayt DeBolt's  Hillbilly  column, \"The Wayts of Millsboro.\" Most of these columns are also part of this collection; see Series 4.","Letters from 1867 to 1877 chiefly document William and Elizabeth's courtship and the early years of their marriage while he was in medical school in Cincinnati in 1871 and practicing medicine in Greggsville, West Virginia, in 1877. Subjects include their relationship; his medical school (students, classes, dissecting, expenses); his practice in Greggsville; and news of friends and family. Also contains one folder of miscellaneous papers from 1880 to 1913, including notes and a fire insurance policy.","Series 2. William Blaine Wayt Papers, 1897-1956  is located in Box 2-Box 5. The 22 volumes of his diaries have been scanned and are available in pdf format in the library (they are not available online); see Series 6. Excerpts of the diaries have also been transcribed and published in Margaret Wayt DeBolt's  Hillbilly  column, \"The Wayts of Millsboro.\" Most of these columns are also part of this collection; see Series 4.","William Blaine Wayt's materials include original volumes of his diaries from 1892 to 1956; miscellaneous notes and post cards, 1907-1913; miscellaneous financial papers, 1902-1945; and literary and composition books, literary clippings, and other material related to his home and church life, including during World War II, from 1897 to 1943. Miscellaneous financial materials are primarily tax receipts and retirement papers.","Twenty-two volumes of William Blaine Wayt's diaries form the bulk of this collection and document Will's life from his youth in the 1890s to his death in 1956, offering details of his family's daily activities and providing insight into the life of a rural West Virginia farmer and teacher during the first half of the 20th century. The diaries give an extensive picture of Wayt's agricultural activities; family and religious life; and social surroundings. They cover his youth, education, and teaching career; the daily operations of his farm; the youth and adult life of his three children; and local and national political activities.","Volumes 1-5 cover the years from 1892 to October 1915, when Wayt moved between the family farm in Millsboro and school in Moundsville, West Virginia, and then began his teaching career in Moundsville. They give frequent accounts of his youthful social activities (swimming, fishing, dances, and picnics; political, literary, and league meetings; playing games, baseball, and hunting; and meeting and courting different girls), school (studies, exams, and his early years teaching), the weather, and his work on the farm and in the fields (cutting apples and corn, plowing, potatoes, picking berries, etc.). There are significant gaps in the diaries from 1907 to 1909, when Will suffered from serious bouts of rheumatism. Beginning in 1913, when Will starts teaching, entries comment more frequently on school (meetings, procedures, student behavior and discipline) and his courtship with his future wife, Margaret \"Maggie\" Allen.","Volumes 6-8 cover the period from November 1915 to December 1933, approximately the first fifteen years of Will's marriage to Maggie and their family life on their farm outside Moundsville. These diaries contain a full account of Will's daily farming activities (planting fruit trees, working in the garden, buying animals, harvesting crops, selling produce in town, etc.); the weather and its impact on the farm; domestic life (the birth and childhood of his first two children, the family's health and illnesses, Maggie's domestic chores and work at local elections, shopping trips to Moundsville and Wheeling, and holiday celebrations); his teaching jobs; and their social life (church, teaching Sunday school, visits with neighbors and relatives, going for drives, and local elections). Will also comments on major events of the early 20th century, including World War I, the flu epidemic of 1918, the Depression, and the election of President Franklin Roosevelt, illustrating the impact of these national events on his family and local community.","Volumes 9-12 cover the period from January 1934 to March 1943 and continue to document the lives of Will and his family. Major topics remain the same and include the farm, the weather, the children's education and activities, the family's health, and Will and Maggie's social events. Other significant topics include the birth of their daughter, Margaret; New Deal programs and President Roosevelt; World War II; Will's retirement from teaching in 1942; and the death of his mother in February 1943, two years after she suffered a major stroke.","Volumes 13-15, document Wayt's life from March 1943 to May 1947, through Will and Maggie's move from the farm into town, the end of World War II, and daughter Margaret's graduation from high school. Topics from this time period reveal the impact of World War II on Wayt and his family as both his son and son-in-law served overseas. Entries chiefly concern Harman Williams and William Wayt's overseas military service and their return to the States in 1945; Lorna Wayt Williams'; work at a war plant; war news; Will B. Wayt's wartime work in a whip factory; and the family's move from the farm into a house in town. Other topics, including farm and garden chores, weather, and Margaret's social activities, also appear frequently.","Volumes 16-22, cover the period from May 1947 to January 1956, the last ten years of William Wayt's life. Entries continue to focus on household and garden chores (planting, gardening, canning); daily activities (shopping, hunting, church, picnics, fairs, and visits with his children, friends, and other relatives); the weather; family news (weddings, jobs, and grandchildren); holidays; and Maggie's ill health in 1954. The last journal entry is January 22, 1956, two days before William B. Wayt passed away.","Series 3. Jessie Logan Wayt Diary, 1905  is housed in Box 5 and contains a ninety-two page, typed transcript of Jessie Wayt's diary from 1905. She primarily describes social activities and games; the weather; her schoolwork; her friends and local news; and chores at home and on the farm.","Series 4. Margaret Wayt DeBolt's  Hillbilly  Materials, 1977-2001  is housed in Box 7-Box 10 and consists of articles written and collected by DeBolt from the Hillbilly newspaper, including the \"Kitchen in the Hills\" column, 1977, 1983-1984, 1986; DeBolt's own column on \"The Wayts of Millsboro,\"; 1977-1984, 1988-2001 and undated, which chiefly contains transcriptions of William Davenport Wayt's diaries and William Blaine Wayt's diaries; and other articles related to West Virginia heritage. Also includes entire issues of the newspaper from 1986-1990. Much of this material is also available in electronic format in the library; it is not available online. See Series. 6 Digital Files.","Series 5. Wayt Family Research Materials, 1899-1913 and undated  is located in Box 6 and primarily consists of files compiled by Gregory Winters during the course of his research on the Wayt and Winters families. Materials include research notes, genealogical notes, photographs, and clippings related to the Wayt family as well as drawings of buildings and homes in Millsboro and other items relating to the town.","Series 6. Digital Files, 2009  is located in Box 6 and consists of more than one thousand jpg and pdf files of material from the collection that was scanned by Gregory Winters for the collection in 2009. These electronic materials include pdf files of the complete set of William Blaine Wayt's diaries from Series 2, 1903-1956. Discs also contain jpg files of materials from Series 4, including miscellaneous Wayt family manuscript materials gathered by Margaret Wayt DeBolt; jpg files of Margaret Wayt DeBolt's  Hillbilly  columns on the Wayt family (1975-2001); jpg and pdf files of \"Hill Cookin\"; columns from  Hillbilly  (1990s); and jpg files of miscellaneous Hillbilly material. These digital files can only be accessed in the library; they are not available online. A detailed inventory of the digital  Hillbilly  materials is available in the library.","Addendum of 2011/03/25, ca. 1870-1950, 2 ft. 2 1/2 in.  is located in boxes 11-16 and consists of photographs and other material regarding the Wayt family of Marshall County, West Virginia. This addendum also includes digital scans of materials.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","William Davenport Wayt (1846-1913) of Marshall County, West Virginia, was a country doctor in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Collection contains papers of William Davenport Wayt and several of his descendants, including his son, William Blaine Wayt (1879-1956), a teacher and farmer; his daughter, Jessie Logan Wayt (1888-1965), a teacher; and his granddaughter, Margaret Wayt DeBolt (1931-2009), a journalist, author, and genealogist, all of Marshall County. Materials include diaries for several family members; transcripts of letters; miscellaneous manuscript materials, literary books and clippings; church and farm books; and articles from the  Hillbilly  newspaper that relate to the Wayt family in particular and to life in West Virginia in general. Twenty-two volumes of William Blaine Wayt's diaries form the bulk of this collection and document his life from his youth in the 1890s to his death in 1956, offering details of his family's daily activities and providing insight into the life of a rural West Virginia farmer and teacher during the first half of the 20th century. Collection also includes several files of notes and materials collected by Gregory Winters during his research on the Wayt family. There is also an addendum of Wayt family material consisting mostly of photographs. See scope and content note for details.","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. 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He settled in Marshall County, West Virginia, where he remained for the rest of his life. On November 21, 1867, William Davenport Wayt married Nancy Elizabeth Null (b. March 6, 1841), and they had five children. William attended medical school in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was the country doctor for Marshall County. Nancy Wayt died on September 4, 1877, and on December 25, 1878, William D. Wayt married his second wife, Mary Elizabeth Vessels (b. March 30, 1856), also of Marshall County. They also had five children, including William Blaine Wayt (b. November 29, 1879) and Jessie Logan Wayt (b. September 10, 1888). William Davenport Wayt died on April 27, 1913, and is buried in Marshall County. Mary Elizabeth Wayt died on February 16, 1943.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eWilliam Blaine Wayt\u003c/emph\u003e was born on November 29, 1879, in Marshall County, West Virginia, the son of William Davenport and Mary Elizabeth Wayt. He was a teacher and farmer in Marshall County. On April 5, 1916, William Blaine married Margaret Allen in Moundsville, W.Va. They had three children: Lorna Wayt Williams, William Wayt, and Margaret Wayt De Bolt. William Blaine Wayt died on January 24, 1956. Margaret Allen Wayt died in January 1973.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eJessie Logan Wayt\u003c/emph\u003e was born on September 10, 1888, in Marshall County, West Virginia, the daughter of William Davenport and Mary Elizabeth Wayt. On June 18, 1910, she married Isaac Christopher Young in Moundsville, W.Va. Jessie Logan Wayt Young died on August 16, 1965.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eMargaret Wayt DeBolt\u003c/emph\u003e, journalist, author, and genealogist, was the daughter of William Blaine and Margaret Allen Wayt. She was born in 1930 and raised in Moundsville, W.Va., and graduated with a degree in journalism from West Virginia University in 1952. 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William Davenport Wayt died on April 27, 1913, and is buried in Marshall County. Mary Elizabeth Wayt died on February 16, 1943.","William Blaine Wayt  was born on November 29, 1879, in Marshall County, West Virginia, the son of William Davenport and Mary Elizabeth Wayt. He was a teacher and farmer in Marshall County. On April 5, 1916, William Blaine married Margaret Allen in Moundsville, W.Va. They had three children: Lorna Wayt Williams, William Wayt, and Margaret Wayt De Bolt. William Blaine Wayt died on January 24, 1956. Margaret Allen Wayt died in January 1973.","Jessie Logan Wayt  was born on September 10, 1888, in Marshall County, West Virginia, the daughter of William Davenport and Mary Elizabeth Wayt. On June 18, 1910, she married Isaac Christopher Young in Moundsville, W.Va. Jessie Logan Wayt Young died on August 16, 1965.","Margaret Wayt DeBolt , journalist, author, and genealogist, was the daughter of William Blaine and Margaret Allen Wayt. 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The collection, in six series, contains the papers of William Davenport Wayt (Series 1) and several of his descendants, including his son, William Blaine Wayt (1879-1956), a teacher and farmer (Series 2); his daughter, Jessie Logan Wayt (1888-1965), a teacher (Series 3); and his granddaughter, Margaret Wayt DeBolt (1931-2009), a journalist, author, and genealogist (Series 4), all of Marshall County. The twenty-two volumes of William Blaine Wayt's diaries form the bulk of this collection and document his life from his youth in the 1890s to his death in 1956, offering details of his family's daily activities and providing insight into the life of a rural West Virginia farmer and teacher during the first half of the 20th century. The collection also includes several files of notes and materials collected by Gregory Winters during his research on the Wayt family.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMuch of the material in this collection has been scanned, though it is not available online. Electronic materials include pdf files of William Blaine Wayt's diaries (from Series 2, includes the complete set of 22 volumes, 1903-1956). Digital files also contain some of the materials from Series 4, including jpg files of Margaret Wayt DeBolt's \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eHillbilly\u003c/emph\u003e columns on the Wayt family (1975-2001); jpg and pdf files of \"Hill Cookin'\"; columns (1990s); and some pdf files of the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eHillbilly\u003c/emph\u003e columns. A detailed inventory of the digital \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eHillbilly\u003c/emph\u003e materials is available in the library. These digital files have been consolidated on DVDs in Series 6.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 1. William Davenport Wayt Papers, 1867-1913\u003c/emph\u003e is located in Box 1 and Box 2. This series contains photocopies of his daily diaries from 1905 to 1913. These short daily entries are usually no more than several sentences and chiefly describe Wayt's work on the farm, his duties as a country doctor, and the weather. Primary topics include the weather; Wayt's daily activities (visits with friends and neighbors, work on the farm and in the garden, the animals, church); food; health; his children's activities (church, school) and health; people coming for medicine; and his work as a doctor. Excerpts of the diaries have also been transcribed and published in Margaret Wayt DeBolt's \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eHillbilly\u003c/emph\u003e column, \"The Wayts of Millsboro.\" Most of these columns are also part of this collection; see Series 4.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eLetters from 1867 to 1877 chiefly document William and Elizabeth's courtship and the early years of their marriage while he was in medical school in Cincinnati in 1871 and practicing medicine in Greggsville, West Virginia, in 1877. Subjects include their relationship; his medical school (students, classes, dissecting, expenses); his practice in Greggsville; and news of friends and family. Also contains one folder of miscellaneous papers from 1880 to 1913, including notes and a fire insurance policy.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 2. William Blaine Wayt Papers, 1897-1956\u003c/emph\u003e is located in Box 2-Box 5. The 22 volumes of his diaries have been scanned and are available in pdf format in the library (they are not available online); see Series 6. Excerpts of the diaries have also been transcribed and published in Margaret Wayt DeBolt's \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eHillbilly\u003c/emph\u003e column, \"The Wayts of Millsboro.\" Most of these columns are also part of this collection; see Series 4.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Blaine Wayt's materials include original volumes of his diaries from 1892 to 1956; miscellaneous notes and post cards, 1907-1913; miscellaneous financial papers, 1902-1945; and literary and composition books, literary clippings, and other material related to his home and church life, including during World War II, from 1897 to 1943. Miscellaneous financial materials are primarily tax receipts and retirement papers.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTwenty-two volumes of William Blaine Wayt's diaries form the bulk of this collection and document Will's life from his youth in the 1890s to his death in 1956, offering details of his family's daily activities and providing insight into the life of a rural West Virginia farmer and teacher during the first half of the 20th century. The diaries give an extensive picture of Wayt's agricultural activities; family and religious life; and social surroundings. They cover his youth, education, and teaching career; the daily operations of his farm; the youth and adult life of his three children; and local and national political activities.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eVolumes 1-5 cover the years from 1892 to October 1915, when Wayt moved between the family farm in Millsboro and school in Moundsville, West Virginia, and then began his teaching career in Moundsville. They give frequent accounts of his youthful social activities (swimming, fishing, dances, and picnics; political, literary, and league meetings; playing games, baseball, and hunting; and meeting and courting different girls), school (studies, exams, and his early years teaching), the weather, and his work on the farm and in the fields (cutting apples and corn, plowing, potatoes, picking berries, etc.). There are significant gaps in the diaries from 1907 to 1909, when Will suffered from serious bouts of rheumatism. Beginning in 1913, when Will starts teaching, entries comment more frequently on school (meetings, procedures, student behavior and discipline) and his courtship with his future wife, Margaret \"Maggie\" Allen.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eVolumes 6-8 cover the period from November 1915 to December 1933, approximately the first fifteen years of Will's marriage to Maggie and their family life on their farm outside Moundsville. These diaries contain a full account of Will's daily farming activities (planting fruit trees, working in the garden, buying animals, harvesting crops, selling produce in town, etc.); the weather and its impact on the farm; domestic life (the birth and childhood of his first two children, the family's health and illnesses, Maggie's domestic chores and work at local elections, shopping trips to Moundsville and Wheeling, and holiday celebrations); his teaching jobs; and their social life (church, teaching Sunday school, visits with neighbors and relatives, going for drives, and local elections). Will also comments on major events of the early 20th century, including World War I, the flu epidemic of 1918, the Depression, and the election of President Franklin Roosevelt, illustrating the impact of these national events on his family and local community.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eVolumes 9-12 cover the period from January 1934 to March 1943 and continue to document the lives of Will and his family. Major topics remain the same and include the farm, the weather, the children's education and activities, the family's health, and Will and Maggie's social events. Other significant topics include the birth of their daughter, Margaret; New Deal programs and President Roosevelt; World War II; Will's retirement from teaching in 1942; and the death of his mother in February 1943, two years after she suffered a major stroke.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eVolumes 13-15, document Wayt's life from March 1943 to May 1947, through Will and Maggie's move from the farm into town, the end of World War II, and daughter Margaret's graduation from high school. Topics from this time period reveal the impact of World War II on Wayt and his family as both his son and son-in-law served overseas. Entries chiefly concern Harman Williams and William Wayt's overseas military service and their return to the States in 1945; Lorna Wayt Williams'; work at a war plant; war news; Will B. Wayt's wartime work in a whip factory; and the family's move from the farm into a house in town. Other topics, including farm and garden chores, weather, and Margaret's social activities, also appear frequently.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eVolumes 16-22, cover the period from May 1947 to January 1956, the last ten years of William Wayt's life. Entries continue to focus on household and garden chores (planting, gardening, canning); daily activities (shopping, hunting, church, picnics, fairs, and visits with his children, friends, and other relatives); the weather; family news (weddings, jobs, and grandchildren); holidays; and Maggie's ill health in 1954. The last journal entry is January 22, 1956, two days before William B. Wayt passed away.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 3. Jessie Logan Wayt Diary, 1905\u003c/emph\u003e is housed in Box 5 and contains a ninety-two page, typed transcript of Jessie Wayt's diary from 1905. She primarily describes social activities and games; the weather; her schoolwork; her friends and local news; and chores at home and on the farm.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 4. Margaret Wayt DeBolt's \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eHillbilly\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/emph\u003e\u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003e Materials, 1977-2001\u003c/emph\u003e is housed in Box 7-Box 10 and consists of articles written and collected by DeBolt from the Hillbilly newspaper, including the \"Kitchen in the Hills\" column, 1977, 1983-1984, 1986; DeBolt's own column on \"The Wayts of Millsboro,\"; 1977-1984, 1988-2001 and undated, which chiefly contains transcriptions of William Davenport Wayt's diaries and William Blaine Wayt's diaries; and other articles related to West Virginia heritage. Also includes entire issues of the newspaper from 1986-1990. Much of this material is also available in electronic format in the library; it is not available online. See Series. 6 Digital Files.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 5. Wayt Family Research Materials, 1899-1913 and undated\u003c/emph\u003e is located in Box 6 and primarily consists of files compiled by Gregory Winters during the course of his research on the Wayt and Winters families. Materials include research notes, genealogical notes, photographs, and clippings related to the Wayt family as well as drawings of buildings and homes in Millsboro and other items relating to the town.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 6. Digital Files, 2009\u003c/emph\u003e is located in Box 6 and consists of more than one thousand jpg and pdf files of material from the collection that was scanned by Gregory Winters for the collection in 2009. These electronic materials include pdf files of the complete set of William Blaine Wayt's diaries from Series 2, 1903-1956. Discs also contain jpg files of materials from Series 4, including miscellaneous Wayt family manuscript materials gathered by Margaret Wayt DeBolt; jpg files of Margaret Wayt DeBolt's \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eHillbilly\u003c/emph\u003e columns on the Wayt family (1975-2001); jpg and pdf files of \"Hill Cookin\"; columns from \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eHillbilly \u003c/emph\u003e(1990s); and jpg files of miscellaneous Hillbilly material. These digital files can only be accessed in the library; they are not available online. A detailed inventory of the digital \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eHillbilly\u003c/emph\u003e materials is available in the library.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAddendum of 2011/03/25, ca. 1870-1950, 2 ft. 2 1/2 in.\u003c/emph\u003e is located in boxes 11-16 and consists of photographs and other material regarding the Wayt family of Marshall County, West Virginia. This addendum also includes digital scans of materials.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["William Davenport Wayt (1846-1913) of Marshall County, West Virginia, was a country doctor in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The collection, in six series, contains the papers of William Davenport Wayt (Series 1) and several of his descendants, including his son, William Blaine Wayt (1879-1956), a teacher and farmer (Series 2); his daughter, Jessie Logan Wayt (1888-1965), a teacher (Series 3); and his granddaughter, Margaret Wayt DeBolt (1931-2009), a journalist, author, and genealogist (Series 4), all of Marshall County. The twenty-two volumes of William Blaine Wayt's diaries form the bulk of this collection and document his life from his youth in the 1890s to his death in 1956, offering details of his family's daily activities and providing insight into the life of a rural West Virginia farmer and teacher during the first half of the 20th century. The collection also includes several files of notes and materials collected by Gregory Winters during his research on the Wayt family.","Much of the material in this collection has been scanned, though it is not available online. Electronic materials include pdf files of William Blaine Wayt's diaries (from Series 2, includes the complete set of 22 volumes, 1903-1956). Digital files also contain some of the materials from Series 4, including jpg files of Margaret Wayt DeBolt's  Hillbilly  columns on the Wayt family (1975-2001); jpg and pdf files of \"Hill Cookin'\"; columns (1990s); and some pdf files of the  Hillbilly  columns. A detailed inventory of the digital  Hillbilly  materials is available in the library. These digital files have been consolidated on DVDs in Series 6.","Series 1. William Davenport Wayt Papers, 1867-1913  is located in Box 1 and Box 2. This series contains photocopies of his daily diaries from 1905 to 1913. These short daily entries are usually no more than several sentences and chiefly describe Wayt's work on the farm, his duties as a country doctor, and the weather. Primary topics include the weather; Wayt's daily activities (visits with friends and neighbors, work on the farm and in the garden, the animals, church); food; health; his children's activities (church, school) and health; people coming for medicine; and his work as a doctor. Excerpts of the diaries have also been transcribed and published in Margaret Wayt DeBolt's  Hillbilly  column, \"The Wayts of Millsboro.\" Most of these columns are also part of this collection; see Series 4.","Letters from 1867 to 1877 chiefly document William and Elizabeth's courtship and the early years of their marriage while he was in medical school in Cincinnati in 1871 and practicing medicine in Greggsville, West Virginia, in 1877. Subjects include their relationship; his medical school (students, classes, dissecting, expenses); his practice in Greggsville; and news of friends and family. Also contains one folder of miscellaneous papers from 1880 to 1913, including notes and a fire insurance policy.","Series 2. William Blaine Wayt Papers, 1897-1956  is located in Box 2-Box 5. The 22 volumes of his diaries have been scanned and are available in pdf format in the library (they are not available online); see Series 6. Excerpts of the diaries have also been transcribed and published in Margaret Wayt DeBolt's  Hillbilly  column, \"The Wayts of Millsboro.\" Most of these columns are also part of this collection; see Series 4.","William Blaine Wayt's materials include original volumes of his diaries from 1892 to 1956; miscellaneous notes and post cards, 1907-1913; miscellaneous financial papers, 1902-1945; and literary and composition books, literary clippings, and other material related to his home and church life, including during World War II, from 1897 to 1943. Miscellaneous financial materials are primarily tax receipts and retirement papers.","Twenty-two volumes of William Blaine Wayt's diaries form the bulk of this collection and document Will's life from his youth in the 1890s to his death in 1956, offering details of his family's daily activities and providing insight into the life of a rural West Virginia farmer and teacher during the first half of the 20th century. The diaries give an extensive picture of Wayt's agricultural activities; family and religious life; and social surroundings. They cover his youth, education, and teaching career; the daily operations of his farm; the youth and adult life of his three children; and local and national political activities.","Volumes 1-5 cover the years from 1892 to October 1915, when Wayt moved between the family farm in Millsboro and school in Moundsville, West Virginia, and then began his teaching career in Moundsville. They give frequent accounts of his youthful social activities (swimming, fishing, dances, and picnics; political, literary, and league meetings; playing games, baseball, and hunting; and meeting and courting different girls), school (studies, exams, and his early years teaching), the weather, and his work on the farm and in the fields (cutting apples and corn, plowing, potatoes, picking berries, etc.). There are significant gaps in the diaries from 1907 to 1909, when Will suffered from serious bouts of rheumatism. Beginning in 1913, when Will starts teaching, entries comment more frequently on school (meetings, procedures, student behavior and discipline) and his courtship with his future wife, Margaret \"Maggie\" Allen.","Volumes 6-8 cover the period from November 1915 to December 1933, approximately the first fifteen years of Will's marriage to Maggie and their family life on their farm outside Moundsville. These diaries contain a full account of Will's daily farming activities (planting fruit trees, working in the garden, buying animals, harvesting crops, selling produce in town, etc.); the weather and its impact on the farm; domestic life (the birth and childhood of his first two children, the family's health and illnesses, Maggie's domestic chores and work at local elections, shopping trips to Moundsville and Wheeling, and holiday celebrations); his teaching jobs; and their social life (church, teaching Sunday school, visits with neighbors and relatives, going for drives, and local elections). Will also comments on major events of the early 20th century, including World War I, the flu epidemic of 1918, the Depression, and the election of President Franklin Roosevelt, illustrating the impact of these national events on his family and local community.","Volumes 9-12 cover the period from January 1934 to March 1943 and continue to document the lives of Will and his family. Major topics remain the same and include the farm, the weather, the children's education and activities, the family's health, and Will and Maggie's social events. Other significant topics include the birth of their daughter, Margaret; New Deal programs and President Roosevelt; World War II; Will's retirement from teaching in 1942; and the death of his mother in February 1943, two years after she suffered a major stroke.","Volumes 13-15, document Wayt's life from March 1943 to May 1947, through Will and Maggie's move from the farm into town, the end of World War II, and daughter Margaret's graduation from high school. Topics from this time period reveal the impact of World War II on Wayt and his family as both his son and son-in-law served overseas. Entries chiefly concern Harman Williams and William Wayt's overseas military service and their return to the States in 1945; Lorna Wayt Williams'; work at a war plant; war news; Will B. Wayt's wartime work in a whip factory; and the family's move from the farm into a house in town. Other topics, including farm and garden chores, weather, and Margaret's social activities, also appear frequently.","Volumes 16-22, cover the period from May 1947 to January 1956, the last ten years of William Wayt's life. Entries continue to focus on household and garden chores (planting, gardening, canning); daily activities (shopping, hunting, church, picnics, fairs, and visits with his children, friends, and other relatives); the weather; family news (weddings, jobs, and grandchildren); holidays; and Maggie's ill health in 1954. The last journal entry is January 22, 1956, two days before William B. Wayt passed away.","Series 3. Jessie Logan Wayt Diary, 1905  is housed in Box 5 and contains a ninety-two page, typed transcript of Jessie Wayt's diary from 1905. She primarily describes social activities and games; the weather; her schoolwork; her friends and local news; and chores at home and on the farm.","Series 4. Margaret Wayt DeBolt's  Hillbilly  Materials, 1977-2001  is housed in Box 7-Box 10 and consists of articles written and collected by DeBolt from the Hillbilly newspaper, including the \"Kitchen in the Hills\" column, 1977, 1983-1984, 1986; DeBolt's own column on \"The Wayts of Millsboro,\"; 1977-1984, 1988-2001 and undated, which chiefly contains transcriptions of William Davenport Wayt's diaries and William Blaine Wayt's diaries; and other articles related to West Virginia heritage. Also includes entire issues of the newspaper from 1986-1990. Much of this material is also available in electronic format in the library; it is not available online. See Series. 6 Digital Files.","Series 5. Wayt Family Research Materials, 1899-1913 and undated  is located in Box 6 and primarily consists of files compiled by Gregory Winters during the course of his research on the Wayt and Winters families. Materials include research notes, genealogical notes, photographs, and clippings related to the Wayt family as well as drawings of buildings and homes in Millsboro and other items relating to the town.","Series 6. Digital Files, 2009  is located in Box 6 and consists of more than one thousand jpg and pdf files of material from the collection that was scanned by Gregory Winters for the collection in 2009. These electronic materials include pdf files of the complete set of William Blaine Wayt's diaries from Series 2, 1903-1956. Discs also contain jpg files of materials from Series 4, including miscellaneous Wayt family manuscript materials gathered by Margaret Wayt DeBolt; jpg files of Margaret Wayt DeBolt's  Hillbilly  columns on the Wayt family (1975-2001); jpg and pdf files of \"Hill Cookin\"; columns from  Hillbilly  (1990s); and jpg files of miscellaneous Hillbilly material. These digital files can only be accessed in the library; they are not available online. A detailed inventory of the digital  Hillbilly  materials is available in the library.","Addendum of 2011/03/25, ca. 1870-1950, 2 ft. 2 1/2 in.  is located in boxes 11-16 and consists of photographs and other material regarding the Wayt family of Marshall County, West Virginia. This addendum also includes digital scans of materials."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_5a5f309f546d3143f9b144ae290ac54f\"\u003eWilliam Davenport Wayt (1846-1913) of Marshall County, West Virginia, was a country doctor in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Collection contains papers of William Davenport Wayt and several of his descendants, including his son, William Blaine Wayt (1879-1956), a teacher and farmer; his daughter, Jessie Logan Wayt (1888-1965), a teacher; and his granddaughter, Margaret Wayt DeBolt (1931-2009), a journalist, author, and genealogist, all of Marshall County. Materials include diaries for several family members; transcripts of letters; miscellaneous manuscript materials, literary books and clippings; church and farm books; and articles from the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eHillbilly\u003c/emph\u003e newspaper that relate to the Wayt family in particular and to life in West Virginia in general. Twenty-two volumes of William Blaine Wayt's diaries form the bulk of this collection and document his life from his youth in the 1890s to his death in 1956, offering details of his family's daily activities and providing insight into the life of a rural West Virginia farmer and teacher during the first half of the 20th century. Collection also includes several files of notes and materials collected by Gregory Winters during his research on the Wayt family. There is also an addendum of Wayt family material consisting mostly of photographs. See scope and content note for details.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["William Davenport Wayt (1846-1913) of Marshall County, West Virginia, was a country doctor in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Collection contains papers of William Davenport Wayt and several of his descendants, including his son, William Blaine Wayt (1879-1956), a teacher and farmer; his daughter, Jessie Logan Wayt (1888-1965), a teacher; and his granddaughter, Margaret Wayt DeBolt (1931-2009), a journalist, author, and genealogist, all of Marshall County. Materials include diaries for several family members; transcripts of letters; miscellaneous manuscript materials, literary books and clippings; church and farm books; and articles from the  Hillbilly  newspaper that relate to the Wayt family in particular and to life in West Virginia in general. Twenty-two volumes of William Blaine Wayt's diaries form the bulk of this collection and document his life from his youth in the 1890s to his death in 1956, offering details of his family's daily activities and providing insight into the life of a rural West Virginia farmer and teacher during the first half of the 20th century. Collection also includes several files of notes and materials collected by Gregory Winters during his research on the Wayt family. There is also an addendum of Wayt family material consisting mostly of photographs. See scope and content note for details."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_6a35e55a29267418203408572607a0c1\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/\u003c/physloc\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/"],"names_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","Waite family","Winters, Gregory J.","DeBolt, Margaret Wayt, 1930-","Wayt, Jessie Logan, 1888-1965.","Wayt, William Blaine, 1879-1956.","Wayt, William Davenport, 1846-1913."],"corpname_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"names_coll_ssim":["Waite family","DeBolt, Margaret Wayt, 1930-","Wayt, Jessie Logan, 1888-1965.","Wayt, William Blaine, 1879-1956.","Wayt, William Davenport, 1846-1913."],"famname_ssim":["Waite family"],"persname_ssim":["Winters, Gregory J.","DeBolt, Margaret Wayt, 1930-","Wayt, Jessie Logan, 1888-1965.","Wayt, William Blaine, 1879-1956.","Wayt, William Davenport, 1846-1913."],"language_ssim":["English"],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":0,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T01:27:35.449Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_2091"}},{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_1510","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"Louise McNeill, Poet, Papers","creator":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_1510#creator","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"McNeill, Louise","label":"Creator"}},"abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_1510#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Papers of Louise McNeill (Pease), 1911-1993, of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, noted twentieth century Appalachian poet and author, poet laureate of West Virginia from 1979 to 1993, and professor of history and English. Though most well-known for her lyrical poetry about the history and spirit of West Virginia, McNeill also wrote articles, short stories, essays, and her memoirs. Includes biographical materials, letters, writings, poems, photographs, audio-visual materials, artifacts, and personal materials documenting Louise McNeill's career as a poet and author and her personal life, chiefly from the 1970s to her death in 1993. Biographical materials include awards and certificates, biographies of McNeill, clippings, curriculum vitae, and other genealogical materials. Letters are from literary figures, political figures, family and friends. Prominent correspondents include Maggie Anderson, Rene de Chocour, Marion Havighurst, Walter Havighurst, and John D. Rockefeller IV. Writings and related materials include manuscript and typescript drafts of McNeill's books, loose poems, and other writings as well as book reviews, press correspondence, and marketing materials. Audio-visual materials consist of photographs of Louise McNeill, her family, and friends, and tributes to and interviews with McNeill on audio and video cassette. Collection also contains publications, artifacts, and personal materials.","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_1510#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_1510","ead_ssi":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_1510","_root_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_1510","_nest_parent_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_1510","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WVU/repositories_2_resources_1510.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/208313","title_ssm":["Louise McNeill, Poet, Papers"],"title_tesim":["Louise McNeill, Poet, Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["ca. 1861-1865, 1930-1993","1970-1993"],"unitdate_bulk_ssim":["1970-1993"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["ca. 1861-1865, 1930-1993"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["A\u0026M 3201","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/1510"],"text":["A\u0026M 3201","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/1510","Louise McNeill, Poet, Papers","Appalachian Region","Pocahontas County (W. Va.)","West Virginia","Appalachian Region -- History","American literature -- Appalachian Region","Poetry -- Appalachian Region","Farm life -- West Virginia","Mountain life  -- West Virginia","Poets laureate -- West Virginia","Poets, American -- 20th century","Poets, American -- West Virginia","West Virginia - Poetry.","Women authors, American   -- 20th century","Women authors, American   -- West Virginia -- 20th century","Women poets, American   -- 20th century","Requires signed form, since special access restriction applies.","Louise McNeill was born on 9 January 1911 on the family farm in Buckeye, in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, the daughter of Marietta Grace McNeill (1879-1961) and G.D. (George Douglas) McNeill, both also of Buckeye. Marietta McNeill was a teacher. G.D. McNeill, an author, historian, and teacher, was born on the family farm on 23 May 1877, the son of Confederate captain James M. McNeill and Fanny Perkins McNeill. He joined the U.S. Navy in the early nineteenth century, and served with the Great White Fleet in 1907 on the SS Glacier. G.D. McNeill received an undergraduate degree from Concord College and earned a master's degree from Miami University in Ohio. During his career in education he served as a high school principal; superintendant of Pocahontas County schools; and professor at Davis \u0026 Elkins College in Elkins, West Virginia. G.D. and Marietta McNeill were married on 29 February 1903 and had four children: Ward K. McNeill, James W. McNeill, Louise McNeill Pease, and Elizabeth McNeill Dorsey.","\nLouise McNeill grew up on the farm that had been in her family since 1769 and attended the rural school house nearby. She graduated from Marlinton High School in 1927 and taught in the Pocahontas County schools during the 1930s. McNeill began to write poetry as a child, and as a young adult began publishing her work in national journals such as  American Mercury ,  Atlantic Monthly ,  Christian Science Monitor ,  Farm Journal ,  Good Housekeeping ,  Harper's ,  Ladies Home Journal ,  Saturday Evening Post , and  Saturday Review of Literature . Her first book of poetry,  Mountain White , was published in 1931 in a limited edition of two hundred copies as a prize awarded by poetry magazine Stardust.","\nMcNeill continued to write poetry and to further her education. She received a bachelor's degree in English from Concord College in Athens, West Virginia, in 1936 and then earned a master's degree in creative writing from Miami University in Ohio in 1938.  Gauley Mountain  (1939) served as her thesis. McNeill worked with Walter Havighurst at Miami and formed a lifelong friendship with both Walter and his wife, Marion. That same year, McNeill won an  Atlantic Monthly  poetry prize scholarship to the Bread Loaf School of English in Middlebury, Vermont, and she attended the school during the summer of 1938. Her third book of poems,  Time Is Our House , was published in 1942 as part of the Bread Loaf Poets Series.","\nMcNeill met her future husband, Roger W. Pease, while in Vermont. They were married in 1939 and had one son, Douglas M. Pease, in 1940. Roger W. Pease (1898-1990) was born in Ashfield, Massachusetts, on 2 August 1898, the son of Reverend C.B.F. Pease and Jessica Cole Pease. He attended the Loomis Preparatory School (now The Loomis Chaffee School) in Connecticut and then began studies at Yale University. He left the school to serve in World War I and returned to finish a degree in agriculture at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, in 1922.","\nLouise McNeill Pease and Roger Pease both attended the University of Iowa's Writers' Workshop in the late 1930s and then the couple moved to Aiken, South Carolina, where he served as assistant headmaster and she taught at the Aiken Preparatory School from 1941 to 1946. Louise McNeill and Roger Pease returned to West Virginia after World War II and McNeill began her more than twenty-five year career as a professor of English and history. She also earned a Ph.D. from West Virginia University in 1959. McNeill taught at Fairmont College (1947-1948); West Virginia University (1948-1953); Potomac State College (1959-1962); Concord College (1962-1967); and Fairmont State College (1969-1973). She retired in 1973.","\nMcNeill's poems regularly appeared in local and national publications throughout her adult life, but it was not until the early 1970s that she began publishing new collections of poetry.  From a Dark Mountain  was published in 1972 and was followed by  Paradox Hill: From Appalachia to Lunar Shore  (1972),  Elderberry Flood  (1979), and  Hill Daughter: New and Selected Poems  (1991). McNeill's memoirs,  Milkweed Ladies , was published in 1988.","\nMcNeill received numerous awards and prizes during her lengthy literary career. These include an  Atlantic Monthly  poetry scholarship, 1938; the Bread Loaf Publication Award for  Time Is Our House ; the West Virginia Library Association Annual Book Award for  Paradox Hill ; the Appalachian Gold Medallion award in 1988; and honorary degrees from Fairmont State College and West Virginia University, 1989. McNeill was also inducted into the WVU Academy of Distinguished Alumni in 1989.","\nLouise McNeill was also honored by her home state of West Virginia. In 1977 she was named West Virginia Daughter of the Year with Governor John D. Rockefeller IV as Son of the Year. This was the beginning of a lasting friendship between the West Virginians. In 1979, Rockefeller wrote the introduction to  Elderberry Flood  and named McNeill the second poet laureate of the state. McNeill also earned the honor of West Virginian of the Year in 1985.","\nLouise and Roger moved to Connecticut in 1985 to live with their son, Douglas, and his family. Roger Pease died after a long illness on 24 September 1990. Louise returned to West Virginia. She completed a new book,  Fermi Buffalo  (1994), and was working on a book of essays on American history that she called \"Three Shades of Blue\" when she passed away. Louise McNeill Pease died in Malden, West Virginia, in June 1993.","2215, 3201","Papers of Louise McNeill (Pease), 1911-1993, of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, noted twentieth century Appalachian poet and author, poet laureate of West Virginia from 1979 to 1993, and professor of history and English. Though most well-known for her lyrical poetry about the history and spirit of West Virginia, McNeill also wrote articles, short stories, essays, and her memoirs. Includes biographical materials, letters, writings, poems, photographs, audio-visual materials, artifacts, and personal materials documenting Louise McNeill's career as a poet and author and her personal life, chiefly from the 1970s to her death in 1993. Biographical materials include awards and certificates, biographies of McNeill, clippings, curriculum vitae, and other genealogical materials. Letters are from literary figures, political figures, family and friends. Prominent correspondents include Maggie Anderson, Rene de Chocour, Marion Havighurst, Walter Havighurst, and John D. Rockefeller IV. Writings and related materials include manuscript and typescript drafts of McNeill's books, loose poems, and other writings as well as book reviews, press correspondence, and marketing materials. Audio-visual materials consist of photographs of Louise McNeill, her family, and friends, and tributes to and interviews with McNeill on audio and video cassette. Collection also contains publications, artifacts, and personal materials.","There are eight series in this collection:","Series 1. Biographical Materials, 1860s, 1930s-2004 and undated ","Series 2. Incoming Letters, 1936, 1950s-1993 (bulk 1970-1993) ","Series 3. Writings and Related Materials, 1931-1993 and undated ","Series 4. Audio-Visual Materials, 1900-1990s and undated (bulk 1965-1993) ","Series 5. Publications, 1939-1993 (bulk 1974-1993) ","Series 6. Financial and Legal Materials, 1981-1992 and undated ","Series 7. Artifacts ","Series 8. Oversize, 1961-1990 and undated ","Series 1. Biographical Materials , 1860s, 1930s-2004 and undated, include awards and certificates; biographies of McNeill; newspaper clippings; curriculum vitae; genealogical materials related to the McNeill and Pease families; tributes to McNeill; and other items that record the history of McNeill's personal and professional life.","\nAwards and certificates document McNeill's status in West Virginia and include honorary degrees and programs from ceremonies honoring McNeill.","\nNewspaper clippings contain articles about some of McNeill's speaking engagements and her literary achievements (1961, 1972-1973) as well as poems that appeared in various newspapers from 1960 to 1982. Folders containing the original newspapers are followed by photocopies of each clipping.","\nCurriculum vitae from the early 1970s to 1992 trace the evolution of McNeill's teaching career and lists the publication of her poems and other writings. Several versions include handwritten annotations and revisions and also include the career of her husband, Roger Pease.","\nGenealogical materials include newspaper clippings, photographs, obituaries, military information, and other records about various members of the McNeill and Pease families. The items have been arranged by specific family members, including G.D. McNeill, James McNeill, Marietta McNeill, Thomas McNeill, Roger Pease, and Douglas Pease. Genealogical charts and information relating to the history of the McNeill family is filed under the family name. While most of the materials date from the 1940s to the 1980s, this section also includes James McNeill's Civil War diary.","\nThis series also includes biographies of McNeill written by two graduate students; a transcript of a 1985 West Virginia Public Radio interview with McNeill; and McNeill's address book, library card, and blank writing materials.","Series 2. Incoming Letters , 1936, 1950s-1993 (bulk 1970-1993), document Louise McNeill's personal relationships, career as a poet, and the importance of poetry and writing in her life. Letters are almost entirely those sent to McNeill; only a few letters penned by the poet are scattered throughout the series. Also includes greeting cards, sympathy cards, holiday cards, and birthday cards. This series contains only a few letters before 1970, including a photocopy of a 1936 letter from Louis Untermeyer about publishing Louise's poems in American Mercury and a letter from Jesse Stuart in 1967 also supporting her poetry.","\nLetters are chiefly from 1970 to 1993 and fall into two primary categories: letters relating to writing and Louise's poetry and those written from relatives and friends that largely contain news about family members, social activities, and health issues (although they also may comment on Louise's poetry). General incoming letters are arranged in chronological order. Letters sorted and grouped by Louise McNeill and undated letters from Louise's parents can be found at the end of the series.","\nMany letters from 1970 to 1993 comment on McNeill's poetry and on her published works, particularly Paradox Hill in 1979, Milkweed Ladies in 1988, and Hill Daughter in 1991. Louise's most frequent correspondents include her friend Rene de Chocour; Maggie Anderson, a friend and editor of Louise's books; and Marion and Walter Havighurst. Anderson writes often about Louise's work, their relationship, and her own poetry. Walter Havighurst was Louise's mentor and a lifelong friend. He typically writes about Louise's poems and career as well as about his own work and family. Letters from these people span these three decades.","\nLetters from the 1970s also include one or two items from Jack Beard, John McCulloch, Archibald MacLeish, Wilbur Schramm, and Jimmy Carter (1976). In addition, letters and cards from 1977 and 1979 offer congratulations to Louise on being West Virginia Daughter of the Year in 1977 and on becoming Poet Laureate of West Virginia in 1979.","\nMaterials from the 1980s also include letters from Stephen Vincent Benet, Devon McNamara, Arch A. Moore, Robert C. Byrd, and John D. Rockefeller IV, a long-time friend of McNeill's after both were honored by West Virginia in 1977.","\nLetters from 1990 to 1993 also provide additional documentation about Louise's career and role as poet laureate of West Virginia. They contain information about her participation in poetry anthologies, speaking engagements, and a radio production of Gauley Mountain as well as her payment as poet laureate and her reappointment in 1990. Items from this time include letters from Gaston Caperton, Larry Groce, Kirk Judd, and John D. Rockefeller IV.","\nLouise McNeill sorted some of her correspondence in manila folders. This original folder order has been maintained. Any information written on the envelopes has been photocopied and included at the front of each folder. Folder titles reflect the content but not necessarily the exact wording found on the envelopes.","\nThe folder \"Friends, Students, Faculty,\" contains letters from those groups of people and are almost entirely from the mid-1970s. Topics include Louise's poetry, Paradox Hill, G.D. McNeill, and personal news from family and friends. Of note are two letters from Robert Byrd in response to Louise's queries about impeaching Richard Nixon; notes and a letter written by Louise about Nixon; and a letter from Adlai Stevenson.","\nThe folder \"Precious Letters\" contains a handful of letters about Louise's poems and her published books. Includes letters from Jesse Stuart, Archibald MacLeish, Rene de Chocour, and Marion Havighurst.","Series 3. Writings and Related Materials , 1931-1993 and undated, includes drafts of published collections of poetry and memoirs, an unpublished book, loose poems, and other writings. It chiefly contains drafts of three published books, Milkweed Ladies (1988), Hill Daughter (1991), Fermi Buffalo (1994), and the unpublished essays, \"Three Shades of Blue.\" Drafts are both manuscripts and typescripts, some of which have handwritten annotations. This series also includes related materials such as book reviews, correspondence with the University of Pittsburgh Press, dust jackets, marketing materials, and notes for these books as well as a few such items for Mountain White (1931), Gauley Mountain (1939), and Elderberry Flood (1979). Drafts are organized in chronological order where possible.","\nMaterials related to Milkweed Ladies date from the 1970s to 1987 and include early versions of the memoirs, when it was titled \"Appalachian Heart.\" This subseries contains handwritten drafts, typescripts with annotations, a July 1987 typescript with comments on each chapter by Maggie Anderson, an August 1987 typescript, and related materials. Hill Daughter materials date from 1990 to 1992 and include both handwritten drafts of the included poems and McNeill's 1990 typescript copy of the publication. Materials related to Fermi Buffalo date from 1984 to 1993. This collection of poetry, which was published after McNeill's death in 1993, was initially called \"Tumblebug.\" This subseries also includes science articles that may have influenced McNeill's work.","\nThis series also contains drafts of an unpublished book of essays titled \"Three Shades of Blue.\" While there is one draft of the introductory section, this subseries consists almost entirely of handwritten notes and typescript drafts of the two main sections, \"Lorenzo Waugh\" and \"Lt. Glen Vaughan\" and includes comments by McNeill about the work. Almost all of the material is undated, but seems to have been written in the early 1990s.","\nAlso included are manuscript and typescript poems, composition books, and groups of poems organized and reviewed by McNeill. Loose poems are arranged in alphabetical order by title. Poems in folders 4-14 of box 9 were sorted into envelopes and labeled by Louise McNeill. Poems have been removed from the envelopes, but any information written on the envelopes has been photocopied and included at the front of each folder. Folder titles reflect the content but not necessarily the exact wording found on the envelopes. Within each folder poems are arranged alphabetically by title with untitled poems and scraps at the back of the folder. Almost all of the poems are undated. Since copies of the same poem may appear in multiple places, researchers are encouraged to review all folders that contain loose poems.","Series 4. Audio-Visual Materials , 1900-1993 (bulk 1930s-1993), consist of photographs, audio cassettes, and video cassettes. Photographs date from the early twentieth century to the 1990s and are arranged by subject and then by date when possible. Photographs include black-and-white and color photos; snapshots and portraits; and many unidentified people and places. They have been loosely arranged in the following categories: Louise McNeill (1930s-1990s), McNeill with family members (1942-1981); the Pease family (1965-1979); the McNeill family (1900, 1918, 1940s and 1981); identified and unidentified friends and family members, including Walter Havighurst, Robert Frost, and Louis Untermeyer (chiefly 1970s-1990s); homes and landscapes; and Navy battleships (1907).","\nAudio and video cassettes, 1975-1992 and undated, are related to McNeill's writing career and include both tributes to and interviews with McNeill. Topics discussed during the various interviews include McNeill's poetry and rural imagery, her life and family, and her teaching. The undated interview with Topper Sherwood focuses on McNeill's PhD from West Virginia University. McNeill speaks about her classes, her professors, teaching, and her poetry. This series also contains a video of the 1989 WVU Academy of Distinguished Alumni induction ceremony, which includes an introduction of Louise McNeill and McNeill's remarks.","Series 5. Publications  are chiefly books related to West Virginia and poetry, and include several of McNeill's own works. Each book is listed individually in the full inventory. Works written by McNeill are Gauley Mountain, Hill Daughter, and Milkweed Ladies.","Series 6. Financial and Legal Materials , 1981-1992 and undated, contains materials related to McNeill's expenses as an author. Documents include royalty and honorarium invoices, receipts, phone bills, and other records of her costs. Materials were gathered in preparation of income tax returns, but do not include official tax documents. Legal materials include deeds and information related to McNeill's will. Access to this entire series is restricted without curatorial permission.","Series 7. Artifacts  consist of several items belonging to Louise McNeill: binoculars, a name stamp, a Golden Horseshoe winner ribbon, and two handkerchiefs embroidered with her name. Artifacts have been stored separately in an oversize box.","Series 8. Oversize Materials  include two honorary degrees, a copy of the West Virginia Hillbilly that featured McNeill's poems, a McNeill family genealogical chart, and a framed photograph of a cabin.","\nLouise McNeill sorted and organized many papers in manila folders. The original folder order has largely been maintained. Any information written on the envelopes has been photocopied and included at the front of each folder. Folder titles reflect the content but not necessarily the exact wording found on the envelopes.","This series includes awards and certificates; biographies of McNeill; newspaper clippings; curriculum vitae; genealogical materials related to the McNeill and Pease families; tributes to McNeill; and other items that record the history of McNeill's personal and professional life.","Awards and certificates document McNeill's status in West Virginia and include honorary degrees and programs from ceremonies honoring McNeill.","Newspaper clippings contain articles about some of McNeill's speaking engagements and her literary achievements (1961, 1972-1973) as well as poems that appeared in various newspapers from 1960 to 1982. Folders containing the original newspapers are followed by photocopies of each clipping.","Curriculum vitae from the early 1970s to 1992 trace the evolution of McNeill's teaching career and lists the publication of her poems and other writings. Several versions include handwritten annotations and revisions and also include the career of her husband, Roger Pease.","Genealogical materials include newspaper clippings, photographs, obituaries, military information, and other records about various members of the McNeill and Pease families. The items have been arranged by specific family members, including G.D. McNeill, James McNeill, Marietta McNeill, Thomas McNeill, Roger Pease, and Douglas Pease. Genealogical charts and information relating to the history of the McNeill family is filed under the family name. While most of the materials date from the 1940s to the 1980s, this section also includes James McNeill's Civil War diary.","This series also includes biographies of McNeill written by two graduate students; a transcript of a 1985 West Virginia Public Radio interview with McNeill; and McNeill's address book, library card, and blank writing materials.","The letters in this series document Louise McNeill's personal relationships, career as a poet, and the importance of poetry and writing in her life. Letters are almost entirely those sent to McNeill; only a few letters penned by the poet are scattered throughout the series. Also includes greeting cards, sympathy cards, holiday cards, and birthday cards. This series contains only a few letters before 1970, including a photocopy of a 1936 letter from Louis Untermeyer about publishing Louise's poems in  American Mercury  and a letter from Jesse Stuart in 1967 also supporting her poetry.","Letters are chiefly from 1970 to 1993 and fall into two primary categories: letters relating to writing and Louise's poetry and those written from relatives and friends that largely contain news about family members, social activities, and health issues (although they also may comment on Louise's poetry). General incoming letters are arranged in chronological order. Letters sorted and grouped by Louise McNeill and undated letters from Louise's parents can be found at the end of the series.","Many letters from 1970 to 1993 comment on McNeill's poetry and on her published works, particularly  Paradox Hill in 1979,  Milkweed Ladies  in 1988, and  Hill Daughter  in 1991. Louise's most frequent correspondents include her friend Rene de Chocour; Maggie Anderson, a friend and editor of Louise's books; and Marion and Walter Havighurst. Anderson writes often about Louise's work, their relationship, and her own poetry. Walter Havighurst was Louise's mentor and a lifelong friend. He typically writes about Louise's poems and career as well as about his own work and family. Letters from these people span these three decades.","Letters from the 1970s also include one or two items from Jack Beard, John McCulloch, Archibald MacLeish, Wilbur Schramm, and Jimmy Carter (1976). In addition, letters and cards from 1977 and 1979 offer congratulations to Louise on being West Virginia Daughter of the Year in 1977 and on becoming Poet Laureate of West Virginia in 1979.","Materials from the 1980s also include letters from Stephen Vincent Benet, Devon McNamara, Arch A. Moore, Robert C. Byrd, and John D. Rockefeller IV, a long-time friend of McNeill's after both were honored by West Virginia in 1977.","Letters from 1990 to 1993 also provide additional documentation about Louise's career and role as poet laureate of West Virginia. They contain information about her participation in poetry anthologies, speaking engagements, and a radio production of Gauley Mountain as well as her payment as poet laureate and her reappointment in 1990. Items from this time include letters from Gaston Caperton, Larry Groce, Kirk Judd, and John D. Rockefeller IV.","Louise McNeill sorted some of her correspondence in manila folders. This original folder order has been maintained. Any information written on the envelopes has been photocopied and included at the front of each folder. Folder titles reflect the content but not necessarily the exact wording found on the envelopes.","The folder \"Friends, Students, Faculty,\" contains letters from those groups of people and are almost entirely from the mid-1970s. Topics include Louise's poetry, Paradox Hill, G.D. McNeill, and personal news from family and friends. Of note are two letters from Robert Byrd in response to Louise's queries about impeaching Richard Nixon; notes and a letter written by Louise about Nixon; and a letter from Adlai Stevenson.","The folder \"Precious Letters\" contains a handful of letters about Louise's poems and her published books. Includes letters from Jesse Stuart, Archibald MacLeish, Rene de Chocour, and Marion Havighurst.","This series includes drafts of published collections of poetry and memoirs, an unpublished book, loose poems, and other writings. It chiefly contains drafts of three published books,  Milkweed Ladies  (1988),  Hill Daughter  (1991),  Fermi Buffalo  (1994), and the unpublished essays, \"Three Shades of Blue.\" Drafts are both manuscripts and typescripts, some of which have handwritten annotations. This series also includes related materials such as book reviews, correspondence with the University of Pittsburgh Press, dust jackets, marketing materials, and notes for these books as well as a few such items for  Mountain White  (1931),  Gauley Moutain  (1939), and  Elderberry Flood  (1979). Drafts are organized in chronological order where possible.","Materials related to  Milkwood Ladies  date from the 1970s to 1987 and include early versions of the memoirs, when it was titled \"Appalachian Heart.\" This subseries contains handwritten drafts, typescripts with annotations, a July 1987 typescript with comments on each chapter by Maggie Anderson, an August 1987 typescript, and related materials.  Hill Daughter  materials date from 1990 to 1992 and include both handwritten drafts of the included poems and McNeill's 1990 typescript copy of the publication. Materials related to Fermi Buffalo date from 1984 to 1993. This collection of poetry, which was published after McNeill's death in 1993, was initially called \"Tumblebug.\" This subseries also includes science articles that may have influenced McNeill's work.","This series also contains drafts of an unpublished book of essays titled \"Three Shades of Blue.\" While there is one draft of the introductory section, this subseries consists almost entirely of handwritten notes and typescript drafts of the two main sections, \"Lorenzo Waugh\" and \"Lt. Glen Vaughan\" and includes comments by McNeill about the work. Almost all of the material is undated, but seems to have been written in the early 1990s.","Also included are manuscript and typescript poems, composition books, and groups of poems organized and reviewed by McNeill. Loose poems are arranged in alphabetical order by title. Poems in folders 4-14 of box 9 were sorted into envelopes and labeled by Louise McNeill. Poems have been removed from the envelopes, but any information written on the envelopes has been photocopied and included at the front of each folder. Folder titles reflect the content but not necessarily the exact wording found on the envelopes. Within each folder poems are arranged alphabetically by title with untitled poems and scraps at the back of the folder. Almost all of the poems are undated. Since copies of the same poem may appear in multiple places, researchers are encouraged to review all folders that contain loose poems.","This series consists of photographs, audio cassettes, and video cassettes. Photographs date from the early twentieth century to the 1990s and are arranged by subject and then by date when possible. Photographs include black-and-white and color photos; snapshots and portraits; and many unidentified people and places. They have been loosely arranged in the following categories: Louise McNeill (1930s-1990s), McNeill with family members (1942-1981); the Pease family (1965-1979); the McNeill family (1900, 1918, 1940s and 1981); identified and unidentified friends and family members, including Walter Havighurst, Robert Frost, and Louis Untermeyer (chiefly 1970s-1990s); homes and landscapes; and Navy battleships (1907).","Audio and video cassettes are related to McNeill's writing career and include both tributes to and interviews with McNeill. Topics discussed during the various interviews include McNeill's poetry and rural imagery, her life and family, and her teaching. The undated interview with Topper Sherwood focuses on McNeill's PhD from West Virginia University. McNeill speaks about her classes, her professors, teaching, and her poetry. This series also contains a video of the 1989 WVU Academy of Distinguished Alumni induction ceremony, which includes an introduction of Louise McNeill and McNeill's remarks.","Publications are chiefly books related to West Virginia and poetry, and include several of McNeill's own works. Each book is listed individually in the full inventory. Works written by McNeill are  Gauley Mountain, Hill Daughter , and  Milkweed Ladies .","This series contains materials related to McNeill's expenses as an author. Documents include royalty and honorarium invoices, receipts, phone bills, and other records of her costs. Materials were gathered in preparation of income tax returns, but do not include official tax documents. Legal materials include deeds and information related to McNeill's will. Access to this entire series is restricted without curatorial permission.","Artifacts consist of several items belonging to Louise McNeill: binoculars, a name stamp, a Golden Horseshoe winner ribbon, and two handkerchiefs embroidered with her name. Artifacts have been stored separately in an oversize box.","Oversize Materials include two honorary degrees, a copy of the  West Virignia Hillbilly  that featured McNeill's poems, a McNeill family genealogical chart, and a framed photograph of a cabin.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","Papers of Louise McNeill (Pease), 1911-1993, of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, noted twentieth century Appalachian poet and author, poet laureate of West Virginia from 1979 to 1993, and professor of history and English. Though most well-known for her lyrical poetry about the history and spirit of West Virginia, McNeill also wrote articles, short stories, essays, and her memoirs. Includes biographical materials, letters, writings, poems, photographs, audio-visual materials, artifacts, and personal materials documenting Louise McNeill's career as a poet and author and her personal life, chiefly from the 1970s to her death in 1993. Biographical materials include awards and certificates, biographies of McNeill, clippings, curriculum vitae, and other genealogical materials. Letters are from literary figures, political figures, family and friends. Prominent correspondents include Maggie Anderson, Rene de Chocour, Marion Havighurst, Walter Havighurst, and John D. Rockefeller IV. Writings and related materials include manuscript and typescript drafts of McNeill's books, loose poems, and other writings as well as book reviews, press correspondence, and marketing materials. Audio-visual materials consist of photographs of Louise McNeill, her family, and friends, and tributes to and interviews with McNeill on audio and video cassette. Collection also contains publications, artifacts, and personal materials.","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/","West Virginia and Regional History Center","McNeill family","Pease family","McNeill, Louise","Anderson, Maggie","De Chocour, Rene.","Havighurst, Marion, 1894-1974","Havighurst, Walter, 1901-1994","McNeill, G.D. (George Douglas), 1877-","Rockefeller, John D. 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(George Douglas) McNeill, both also of Buckeye. Marietta McNeill was a teacher. G.D. McNeill, an author, historian, and teacher, was born on the family farm on 23 May 1877, the son of Confederate captain James M. McNeill and Fanny Perkins McNeill. He joined the U.S. Navy in the early nineteenth century, and served with the Great White Fleet in 1907 on the SS Glacier. G.D. McNeill received an undergraduate degree from Concord College and earned a master's degree from Miami University in Ohio. During his career in education he served as a high school principal; superintendant of Pocahontas County schools; and professor at Davis \u0026amp; Elkins College in Elkins, West Virginia. G.D. and Marietta McNeill were married on 29 February 1903 and had four children: Ward K. McNeill, James W. McNeill, Louise McNeill Pease, and Elizabeth McNeill Dorsey.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nLouise McNeill grew up on the farm that had been in her family since 1769 and attended the rural school house nearby. She graduated from Marlinton High School in 1927 and taught in the Pocahontas County schools during the 1930s. McNeill began to write poetry as a child, and as a young adult began publishing her work in national journals such as \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eAmerican Mercury\u003c/emph\u003e, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c/emph\u003e, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c/emph\u003e, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eFarm Journal\u003c/emph\u003e, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c/emph\u003e, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eHarper's\u003c/emph\u003e, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eLadies Home Journal\u003c/emph\u003e, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eSaturday Evening Post\u003c/emph\u003e, and \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eSaturday Review of Literature\u003c/emph\u003e. Her first book of poetry, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eMountain White\u003c/emph\u003e, was published in 1931 in a limited edition of two hundred copies as a prize awarded by poetry magazine Stardust.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nMcNeill continued to write poetry and to further her education. She received a bachelor's degree in English from Concord College in Athens, West Virginia, in 1936 and then earned a master's degree in creative writing from Miami University in Ohio in 1938. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eGauley Mountain\u003c/emph\u003e (1939) served as her thesis. McNeill worked with Walter Havighurst at Miami and formed a lifelong friendship with both Walter and his wife, Marion. That same year, McNeill won an \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c/emph\u003e poetry prize scholarship to the Bread Loaf School of English in Middlebury, Vermont, and she attended the school during the summer of 1938. Her third book of poems, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eTime Is Our House\u003c/emph\u003e, was published in 1942 as part of the Bread Loaf Poets Series.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nMcNeill met her future husband, Roger W. Pease, while in Vermont. They were married in 1939 and had one son, Douglas M. Pease, in 1940. Roger W. Pease (1898-1990) was born in Ashfield, Massachusetts, on 2 August 1898, the son of Reverend C.B.F. Pease and Jessica Cole Pease. He attended the Loomis Preparatory School (now The Loomis Chaffee School) in Connecticut and then began studies at Yale University. He left the school to serve in World War I and returned to finish a degree in agriculture at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, in 1922.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nLouise McNeill Pease and Roger Pease both attended the University of Iowa's Writers' Workshop in the late 1930s and then the couple moved to Aiken, South Carolina, where he served as assistant headmaster and she taught at the Aiken Preparatory School from 1941 to 1946. Louise McNeill and Roger Pease returned to West Virginia after World War II and McNeill began her more than twenty-five year career as a professor of English and history. She also earned a Ph.D. from West Virginia University in 1959. McNeill taught at Fairmont College (1947-1948); West Virginia University (1948-1953); Potomac State College (1959-1962); Concord College (1962-1967); and Fairmont State College (1969-1973). She retired in 1973.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nMcNeill's poems regularly appeared in local and national publications throughout her adult life, but it was not until the early 1970s that she began publishing new collections of poetry. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eFrom a Dark Mountain\u003c/emph\u003e was published in 1972 and was followed by \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eParadox Hill: From Appalachia to Lunar Shore\u003c/emph\u003e (1972), \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eElderberry Flood\u003c/emph\u003e (1979), and \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eHill Daughter: New and Selected Poems\u003c/emph\u003e (1991). McNeill's memoirs, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eMilkweed Ladies\u003c/emph\u003e, was published in 1988.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nMcNeill received numerous awards and prizes during her lengthy literary career. These include an \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c/emph\u003e poetry scholarship, 1938; the Bread Loaf Publication Award for \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eTime Is Our House\u003c/emph\u003e; the West Virginia Library Association Annual Book Award for \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eParadox Hill\u003c/emph\u003e; the Appalachian Gold Medallion award in 1988; and honorary degrees from Fairmont State College and West Virginia University, 1989. McNeill was also inducted into the WVU Academy of Distinguished Alumni in 1989.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nLouise McNeill was also honored by her home state of West Virginia. In 1977 she was named West Virginia Daughter of the Year with Governor John D. Rockefeller IV as Son of the Year. This was the beginning of a lasting friendship between the West Virginians. In 1979, Rockefeller wrote the introduction to \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eElderberry Flood \u003c/emph\u003eand named McNeill the second poet laureate of the state. McNeill also earned the honor of West Virginian of the Year in 1985.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nLouise and Roger moved to Connecticut in 1985 to live with their son, Douglas, and his family. Roger Pease died after a long illness on 24 September 1990. Louise returned to West Virginia. She completed a new book, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eFermi Buffalo\u003c/emph\u003e (1994), and was working on a book of essays on American history that she called \"Three Shades of Blue\" when she passed away. Louise McNeill Pease died in Malden, West Virginia, in June 1993.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["Louise McNeill was born on 9 January 1911 on the family farm in Buckeye, in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, the daughter of Marietta Grace McNeill (1879-1961) and G.D. (George Douglas) McNeill, both also of Buckeye. Marietta McNeill was a teacher. G.D. McNeill, an author, historian, and teacher, was born on the family farm on 23 May 1877, the son of Confederate captain James M. McNeill and Fanny Perkins McNeill. He joined the U.S. Navy in the early nineteenth century, and served with the Great White Fleet in 1907 on the SS Glacier. G.D. McNeill received an undergraduate degree from Concord College and earned a master's degree from Miami University in Ohio. During his career in education he served as a high school principal; superintendant of Pocahontas County schools; and professor at Davis \u0026 Elkins College in Elkins, West Virginia. G.D. and Marietta McNeill were married on 29 February 1903 and had four children: Ward K. McNeill, James W. McNeill, Louise McNeill Pease, and Elizabeth McNeill Dorsey.","\nLouise McNeill grew up on the farm that had been in her family since 1769 and attended the rural school house nearby. She graduated from Marlinton High School in 1927 and taught in the Pocahontas County schools during the 1930s. McNeill began to write poetry as a child, and as a young adult began publishing her work in national journals such as  American Mercury ,  Atlantic Monthly ,  Christian Science Monitor ,  Farm Journal ,  Good Housekeeping ,  Harper's ,  Ladies Home Journal ,  Saturday Evening Post , and  Saturday Review of Literature . Her first book of poetry,  Mountain White , was published in 1931 in a limited edition of two hundred copies as a prize awarded by poetry magazine Stardust.","\nMcNeill continued to write poetry and to further her education. She received a bachelor's degree in English from Concord College in Athens, West Virginia, in 1936 and then earned a master's degree in creative writing from Miami University in Ohio in 1938.  Gauley Mountain  (1939) served as her thesis. McNeill worked with Walter Havighurst at Miami and formed a lifelong friendship with both Walter and his wife, Marion. That same year, McNeill won an  Atlantic Monthly  poetry prize scholarship to the Bread Loaf School of English in Middlebury, Vermont, and she attended the school during the summer of 1938. Her third book of poems,  Time Is Our House , was published in 1942 as part of the Bread Loaf Poets Series.","\nMcNeill met her future husband, Roger W. Pease, while in Vermont. They were married in 1939 and had one son, Douglas M. Pease, in 1940. Roger W. Pease (1898-1990) was born in Ashfield, Massachusetts, on 2 August 1898, the son of Reverend C.B.F. Pease and Jessica Cole Pease. He attended the Loomis Preparatory School (now The Loomis Chaffee School) in Connecticut and then began studies at Yale University. He left the school to serve in World War I and returned to finish a degree in agriculture at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, in 1922.","\nLouise McNeill Pease and Roger Pease both attended the University of Iowa's Writers' Workshop in the late 1930s and then the couple moved to Aiken, South Carolina, where he served as assistant headmaster and she taught at the Aiken Preparatory School from 1941 to 1946. Louise McNeill and Roger Pease returned to West Virginia after World War II and McNeill began her more than twenty-five year career as a professor of English and history. She also earned a Ph.D. from West Virginia University in 1959. McNeill taught at Fairmont College (1947-1948); West Virginia University (1948-1953); Potomac State College (1959-1962); Concord College (1962-1967); and Fairmont State College (1969-1973). She retired in 1973.","\nMcNeill's poems regularly appeared in local and national publications throughout her adult life, but it was not until the early 1970s that she began publishing new collections of poetry.  From a Dark Mountain  was published in 1972 and was followed by  Paradox Hill: From Appalachia to Lunar Shore  (1972),  Elderberry Flood  (1979), and  Hill Daughter: New and Selected Poems  (1991). McNeill's memoirs,  Milkweed Ladies , was published in 1988.","\nMcNeill received numerous awards and prizes during her lengthy literary career. These include an  Atlantic Monthly  poetry scholarship, 1938; the Bread Loaf Publication Award for  Time Is Our House ; the West Virginia Library Association Annual Book Award for  Paradox Hill ; the Appalachian Gold Medallion award in 1988; and honorary degrees from Fairmont State College and West Virginia University, 1989. McNeill was also inducted into the WVU Academy of Distinguished Alumni in 1989.","\nLouise McNeill was also honored by her home state of West Virginia. In 1977 she was named West Virginia Daughter of the Year with Governor John D. Rockefeller IV as Son of the Year. This was the beginning of a lasting friendship between the West Virginians. In 1979, Rockefeller wrote the introduction to  Elderberry Flood  and named McNeill the second poet laureate of the state. McNeill also earned the honor of West Virginian of the Year in 1985.","\nLouise and Roger moved to Connecticut in 1985 to live with their son, Douglas, and his family. Roger Pease died after a long illness on 24 September 1990. Louise returned to West Virginia. She completed a new book,  Fermi Buffalo  (1994), and was working on a book of essays on American history that she called \"Three Shades of Blue\" when she passed away. Louise McNeill Pease died in Malden, West Virginia, in June 1993."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Louise McNeill, Poet, Papers, A\u0026amp;M 3201, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Louise McNeill, Poet, Papers, A\u0026M 3201, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e2215, 3201\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related A\u0026M Collections"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["2215, 3201"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers of Louise McNeill (Pease), 1911-1993, of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, noted twentieth century Appalachian poet and author, poet laureate of West Virginia from 1979 to 1993, and professor of history and English. Though most well-known for her lyrical poetry about the history and spirit of West Virginia, McNeill also wrote articles, short stories, essays, and her memoirs. Includes biographical materials, letters, writings, poems, photographs, audio-visual materials, artifacts, and personal materials documenting Louise McNeill's career as a poet and author and her personal life, chiefly from the 1970s to her death in 1993. Biographical materials include awards and certificates, biographies of McNeill, clippings, curriculum vitae, and other genealogical materials. Letters are from literary figures, political figures, family and friends. Prominent correspondents include Maggie Anderson, Rene de Chocour, Marion Havighurst, Walter Havighurst, and John D. Rockefeller IV. Writings and related materials include manuscript and typescript drafts of McNeill's books, loose poems, and other writings as well as book reviews, press correspondence, and marketing materials. Audio-visual materials consist of photographs of Louise McNeill, her family, and friends, and tributes to and interviews with McNeill on audio and video cassette. Collection also contains publications, artifacts, and personal materials.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThere are eight series in this collection:\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 1. Biographical Materials, 1860s, 1930s-2004 and undated \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 2. Incoming Letters, 1936, 1950s-1993 (bulk 1970-1993) \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 3. Writings and Related Materials, 1931-1993 and undated \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 4. Audio-Visual Materials, 1900-1990s and undated (bulk 1965-1993) \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 5. Publications, 1939-1993 (bulk 1974-1993) \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 6. Financial and Legal Materials, 1981-1992 and undated \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 7. Artifacts \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 8. Oversize, 1961-1990 and undated \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 1. Biographical Materials\u003c/emph\u003e, 1860s, 1930s-2004 and undated, include awards and certificates; biographies of McNeill; newspaper clippings; curriculum vitae; genealogical materials related to the McNeill and Pease families; tributes to McNeill; and other items that record the history of McNeill's personal and professional life.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nAwards and certificates document McNeill's status in West Virginia and include honorary degrees and programs from ceremonies honoring McNeill.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nNewspaper clippings contain articles about some of McNeill's speaking engagements and her literary achievements (1961, 1972-1973) as well as poems that appeared in various newspapers from 1960 to 1982. Folders containing the original newspapers are followed by photocopies of each clipping.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nCurriculum vitae from the early 1970s to 1992 trace the evolution of McNeill's teaching career and lists the publication of her poems and other writings. Several versions include handwritten annotations and revisions and also include the career of her husband, Roger Pease.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nGenealogical materials include newspaper clippings, photographs, obituaries, military information, and other records about various members of the McNeill and Pease families. The items have been arranged by specific family members, including G.D. McNeill, James McNeill, Marietta McNeill, Thomas McNeill, Roger Pease, and Douglas Pease. Genealogical charts and information relating to the history of the McNeill family is filed under the family name. While most of the materials date from the 1940s to the 1980s, this section also includes James McNeill's Civil War diary.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nThis series also includes biographies of McNeill written by two graduate students; a transcript of a 1985 West Virginia Public Radio interview with McNeill; and McNeill's address book, library card, and blank writing materials.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 2. Incoming Letters\u003c/emph\u003e, 1936, 1950s-1993 (bulk 1970-1993), document Louise McNeill's personal relationships, career as a poet, and the importance of poetry and writing in her life. Letters are almost entirely those sent to McNeill; only a few letters penned by the poet are scattered throughout the series. Also includes greeting cards, sympathy cards, holiday cards, and birthday cards. This series contains only a few letters before 1970, including a photocopy of a 1936 letter from Louis Untermeyer about publishing Louise's poems in American Mercury and a letter from Jesse Stuart in 1967 also supporting her poetry.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nLetters are chiefly from 1970 to 1993 and fall into two primary categories: letters relating to writing and Louise's poetry and those written from relatives and friends that largely contain news about family members, social activities, and health issues (although they also may comment on Louise's poetry). General incoming letters are arranged in chronological order. Letters sorted and grouped by Louise McNeill and undated letters from Louise's parents can be found at the end of the series.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nMany letters from 1970 to 1993 comment on McNeill's poetry and on her published works, particularly Paradox Hill in 1979, Milkweed Ladies in 1988, and Hill Daughter in 1991. Louise's most frequent correspondents include her friend Rene de Chocour; Maggie Anderson, a friend and editor of Louise's books; and Marion and Walter Havighurst. Anderson writes often about Louise's work, their relationship, and her own poetry. Walter Havighurst was Louise's mentor and a lifelong friend. He typically writes about Louise's poems and career as well as about his own work and family. Letters from these people span these three decades.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nLetters from the 1970s also include one or two items from Jack Beard, John McCulloch, Archibald MacLeish, Wilbur Schramm, and Jimmy Carter (1976). In addition, letters and cards from 1977 and 1979 offer congratulations to Louise on being West Virginia Daughter of the Year in 1977 and on becoming Poet Laureate of West Virginia in 1979.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nMaterials from the 1980s also include letters from Stephen Vincent Benet, Devon McNamara, Arch A. Moore, Robert C. Byrd, and John D. Rockefeller IV, a long-time friend of McNeill's after both were honored by West Virginia in 1977.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nLetters from 1990 to 1993 also provide additional documentation about Louise's career and role as poet laureate of West Virginia. They contain information about her participation in poetry anthologies, speaking engagements, and a radio production of Gauley Mountain as well as her payment as poet laureate and her reappointment in 1990. Items from this time include letters from Gaston Caperton, Larry Groce, Kirk Judd, and John D. Rockefeller IV.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nLouise McNeill sorted some of her correspondence in manila folders. This original folder order has been maintained. Any information written on the envelopes has been photocopied and included at the front of each folder. Folder titles reflect the content but not necessarily the exact wording found on the envelopes.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nThe folder \"Friends, Students, Faculty,\" contains letters from those groups of people and are almost entirely from the mid-1970s. Topics include Louise's poetry, Paradox Hill, G.D. McNeill, and personal news from family and friends. Of note are two letters from Robert Byrd in response to Louise's queries about impeaching Richard Nixon; notes and a letter written by Louise about Nixon; and a letter from Adlai Stevenson.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nThe folder \"Precious Letters\" contains a handful of letters about Louise's poems and her published books. Includes letters from Jesse Stuart, Archibald MacLeish, Rene de Chocour, and Marion Havighurst.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 3. Writings and Related Materials\u003c/emph\u003e, 1931-1993 and undated, includes drafts of published collections of poetry and memoirs, an unpublished book, loose poems, and other writings. It chiefly contains drafts of three published books, Milkweed Ladies (1988), Hill Daughter (1991), Fermi Buffalo (1994), and the unpublished essays, \"Three Shades of Blue.\" Drafts are both manuscripts and typescripts, some of which have handwritten annotations. This series also includes related materials such as book reviews, correspondence with the University of Pittsburgh Press, dust jackets, marketing materials, and notes for these books as well as a few such items for Mountain White (1931), Gauley Mountain (1939), and Elderberry Flood (1979). Drafts are organized in chronological order where possible.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nMaterials related to Milkweed Ladies date from the 1970s to 1987 and include early versions of the memoirs, when it was titled \"Appalachian Heart.\" This subseries contains handwritten drafts, typescripts with annotations, a July 1987 typescript with comments on each chapter by Maggie Anderson, an August 1987 typescript, and related materials. Hill Daughter materials date from 1990 to 1992 and include both handwritten drafts of the included poems and McNeill's 1990 typescript copy of the publication. Materials related to Fermi Buffalo date from 1984 to 1993. This collection of poetry, which was published after McNeill's death in 1993, was initially called \"Tumblebug.\" This subseries also includes science articles that may have influenced McNeill's work.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nThis series also contains drafts of an unpublished book of essays titled \"Three Shades of Blue.\" While there is one draft of the introductory section, this subseries consists almost entirely of handwritten notes and typescript drafts of the two main sections, \"Lorenzo Waugh\" and \"Lt. Glen Vaughan\" and includes comments by McNeill about the work. Almost all of the material is undated, but seems to have been written in the early 1990s.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nAlso included are manuscript and typescript poems, composition books, and groups of poems organized and reviewed by McNeill. Loose poems are arranged in alphabetical order by title. Poems in folders 4-14 of box 9 were sorted into envelopes and labeled by Louise McNeill. Poems have been removed from the envelopes, but any information written on the envelopes has been photocopied and included at the front of each folder. Folder titles reflect the content but not necessarily the exact wording found on the envelopes. Within each folder poems are arranged alphabetically by title with untitled poems and scraps at the back of the folder. Almost all of the poems are undated. Since copies of the same poem may appear in multiple places, researchers are encouraged to review all folders that contain loose poems.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 4. Audio-Visual Materials\u003c/emph\u003e, 1900-1993 (bulk 1930s-1993), consist of photographs, audio cassettes, and video cassettes. Photographs date from the early twentieth century to the 1990s and are arranged by subject and then by date when possible. Photographs include black-and-white and color photos; snapshots and portraits; and many unidentified people and places. They have been loosely arranged in the following categories: Louise McNeill (1930s-1990s), McNeill with family members (1942-1981); the Pease family (1965-1979); the McNeill family (1900, 1918, 1940s and 1981); identified and unidentified friends and family members, including Walter Havighurst, Robert Frost, and Louis Untermeyer (chiefly 1970s-1990s); homes and landscapes; and Navy battleships (1907).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nAudio and video cassettes, 1975-1992 and undated, are related to McNeill's writing career and include both tributes to and interviews with McNeill. Topics discussed during the various interviews include McNeill's poetry and rural imagery, her life and family, and her teaching. The undated interview with Topper Sherwood focuses on McNeill's PhD from West Virginia University. McNeill speaks about her classes, her professors, teaching, and her poetry. This series also contains a video of the 1989 WVU Academy of Distinguished Alumni induction ceremony, which includes an introduction of Louise McNeill and McNeill's remarks.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 5. Publications\u003c/emph\u003e are chiefly books related to West Virginia and poetry, and include several of McNeill's own works. Each book is listed individually in the full inventory. Works written by McNeill are Gauley Mountain, Hill Daughter, and Milkweed Ladies.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 6. Financial and Legal Materials\u003c/emph\u003e, 1981-1992 and undated, contains materials related to McNeill's expenses as an author. Documents include royalty and honorarium invoices, receipts, phone bills, and other records of her costs. Materials were gathered in preparation of income tax returns, but do not include official tax documents. Legal materials include deeds and information related to McNeill's will. Access to this entire series is restricted without curatorial permission.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 7. Artifacts\u003c/emph\u003e consist of several items belonging to Louise McNeill: binoculars, a name stamp, a Golden Horseshoe winner ribbon, and two handkerchiefs embroidered with her name. Artifacts have been stored separately in an oversize box.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 8. Oversize Materials\u003c/emph\u003e include two honorary degrees, a copy of the West Virginia Hillbilly that featured McNeill's poems, a McNeill family genealogical chart, and a framed photograph of a cabin.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nLouise McNeill sorted and organized many papers in manila folders. The original folder order has largely been maintained. Any information written on the envelopes has been photocopied and included at the front of each folder. Folder titles reflect the content but not necessarily the exact wording found on the envelopes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes awards and certificates; biographies of McNeill; newspaper clippings; curriculum vitae; genealogical materials related to the McNeill and Pease families; tributes to McNeill; and other items that record the history of McNeill's personal and professional life.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAwards and certificates document McNeill's status in West Virginia and include honorary degrees and programs from ceremonies honoring McNeill.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper clippings contain articles about some of McNeill's speaking engagements and her literary achievements (1961, 1972-1973) as well as poems that appeared in various newspapers from 1960 to 1982. Folders containing the original newspapers are followed by photocopies of each clipping.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCurriculum vitae from the early 1970s to 1992 trace the evolution of McNeill's teaching career and lists the publication of her poems and other writings. Several versions include handwritten annotations and revisions and also include the career of her husband, Roger Pease.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eGenealogical materials include newspaper clippings, photographs, obituaries, military information, and other records about various members of the McNeill and Pease families. The items have been arranged by specific family members, including G.D. McNeill, James McNeill, Marietta McNeill, Thomas McNeill, Roger Pease, and Douglas Pease. Genealogical charts and information relating to the history of the McNeill family is filed under the family name. While most of the materials date from the 1940s to the 1980s, this section also includes James McNeill's Civil War diary.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThis series also includes biographies of McNeill written by two graduate students; a transcript of a 1985 West Virginia Public Radio interview with McNeill; and McNeill's address book, library card, and blank writing materials.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letters in this series document Louise McNeill's personal relationships, career as a poet, and the importance of poetry and writing in her life. Letters are almost entirely those sent to McNeill; only a few letters penned by the poet are scattered throughout the series. Also includes greeting cards, sympathy cards, holiday cards, and birthday cards. This series contains only a few letters before 1970, including a photocopy of a 1936 letter from Louis Untermeyer about publishing Louise's poems in \u003ctitle\u003eAmerican Mercury\u003c/title\u003e and a letter from Jesse Stuart in 1967 also supporting her poetry.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eLetters are chiefly from 1970 to 1993 and fall into two primary categories: letters relating to writing and Louise's poetry and those written from relatives and friends that largely contain news about family members, social activities, and health issues (although they also may comment on Louise's poetry). General incoming letters are arranged in chronological order. Letters sorted and grouped by Louise McNeill and undated letters from Louise's parents can be found at the end of the series.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMany letters from 1970 to 1993 comment on McNeill's poetry and on her published works, particularly \u003ctitle\u003eParadox Hill\u003c/title\u003ein 1979, \u003ctitle\u003eMilkweed Ladies\u003c/title\u003e in 1988, and \u003ctitle\u003eHill Daughter\u003c/title\u003e in 1991. Louise's most frequent correspondents include her friend Rene de Chocour; Maggie Anderson, a friend and editor of Louise's books; and Marion and Walter Havighurst. Anderson writes often about Louise's work, their relationship, and her own poetry. Walter Havighurst was Louise's mentor and a lifelong friend. He typically writes about Louise's poems and career as well as about his own work and family. Letters from these people span these three decades.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eLetters from the 1970s also include one or two items from Jack Beard, John McCulloch, Archibald MacLeish, Wilbur Schramm, and Jimmy Carter (1976). In addition, letters and cards from 1977 and 1979 offer congratulations to Louise on being West Virginia Daughter of the Year in 1977 and on becoming Poet Laureate of West Virginia in 1979.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMaterials from the 1980s also include letters from Stephen Vincent Benet, Devon McNamara, Arch A. Moore, Robert C. Byrd, and John D. Rockefeller IV, a long-time friend of McNeill's after both were honored by West Virginia in 1977.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eLetters from 1990 to 1993 also provide additional documentation about Louise's career and role as poet laureate of West Virginia. They contain information about her participation in poetry anthologies, speaking engagements, and a radio production of Gauley Mountain as well as her payment as poet laureate and her reappointment in 1990. Items from this time include letters from Gaston Caperton, Larry Groce, Kirk Judd, and John D. Rockefeller IV.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eLouise McNeill sorted some of her correspondence in manila folders. This original folder order has been maintained. Any information written on the envelopes has been photocopied and included at the front of each folder. Folder titles reflect the content but not necessarily the exact wording found on the envelopes.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe folder \"Friends, Students, Faculty,\" contains letters from those groups of people and are almost entirely from the mid-1970s. Topics include Louise's poetry, Paradox Hill, G.D. McNeill, and personal news from family and friends. Of note are two letters from Robert Byrd in response to Louise's queries about impeaching Richard Nixon; notes and a letter written by Louise about Nixon; and a letter from Adlai Stevenson.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe folder \"Precious Letters\" contains a handful of letters about Louise's poems and her published books. Includes letters from Jesse Stuart, Archibald MacLeish, Rene de Chocour, and Marion Havighurst.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes drafts of published collections of poetry and memoirs, an unpublished book, loose poems, and other writings. It chiefly contains drafts of three published books, \u003ctitle\u003eMilkweed Ladies\u003c/title\u003e (1988), \u003ctitle\u003eHill Daughter\u003c/title\u003e (1991), \u003ctitle\u003eFermi Buffalo\u003c/title\u003e (1994), and the unpublished essays, \"Three Shades of Blue.\" Drafts are both manuscripts and typescripts, some of which have handwritten annotations. This series also includes related materials such as book reviews, correspondence with the University of Pittsburgh Press, dust jackets, marketing materials, and notes for these books as well as a few such items for \u003ctitle\u003eMountain White\u003c/title\u003e (1931), \u003ctitle\u003eGauley Moutain\u003c/title\u003e (1939), and \u003ctitle\u003eElderberry Flood\u003c/title\u003e (1979). Drafts are organized in chronological order where possible.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMaterials related to \u003ctitle\u003eMilkwood Ladies\u003c/title\u003e date from the 1970s to 1987 and include early versions of the memoirs, when it was titled \"Appalachian Heart.\" This subseries contains handwritten drafts, typescripts with annotations, a July 1987 typescript with comments on each chapter by Maggie Anderson, an August 1987 typescript, and related materials. \u003ctitle\u003eHill Daughter\u003c/title\u003e materials date from 1990 to 1992 and include both handwritten drafts of the included poems and McNeill's 1990 typescript copy of the publication. Materials related to Fermi Buffalo date from 1984 to 1993. This collection of poetry, which was published after McNeill's death in 1993, was initially called \"Tumblebug.\" This subseries also includes science articles that may have influenced McNeill's work.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThis series also contains drafts of an unpublished book of essays titled \"Three Shades of Blue.\" While there is one draft of the introductory section, this subseries consists almost entirely of handwritten notes and typescript drafts of the two main sections, \"Lorenzo Waugh\" and \"Lt. Glen Vaughan\" and includes comments by McNeill about the work. Almost all of the material is undated, but seems to have been written in the early 1990s.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAlso included are manuscript and typescript poems, composition books, and groups of poems organized and reviewed by McNeill. Loose poems are arranged in alphabetical order by title. Poems in folders 4-14 of box 9 were sorted into envelopes and labeled by Louise McNeill. Poems have been removed from the envelopes, but any information written on the envelopes has been photocopied and included at the front of each folder. Folder titles reflect the content but not necessarily the exact wording found on the envelopes. Within each folder poems are arranged alphabetically by title with untitled poems and scraps at the back of the folder. Almost all of the poems are undated. Since copies of the same poem may appear in multiple places, researchers are encouraged to review all folders that contain loose poems.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series consists of photographs, audio cassettes, and video cassettes. Photographs date from the early twentieth century to the 1990s and are arranged by subject and then by date when possible. Photographs include black-and-white and color photos; snapshots and portraits; and many unidentified people and places. They have been loosely arranged in the following categories: Louise McNeill (1930s-1990s), McNeill with family members (1942-1981); the Pease family (1965-1979); the McNeill family (1900, 1918, 1940s and 1981); identified and unidentified friends and family members, including Walter Havighurst, Robert Frost, and Louis Untermeyer (chiefly 1970s-1990s); homes and landscapes; and Navy battleships (1907).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAudio and video cassettes are related to McNeill's writing career and include both tributes to and interviews with McNeill. Topics discussed during the various interviews include McNeill's poetry and rural imagery, her life and family, and her teaching. The undated interview with Topper Sherwood focuses on McNeill's PhD from West Virginia University. McNeill speaks about her classes, her professors, teaching, and her poetry. This series also contains a video of the 1989 WVU Academy of Distinguished Alumni induction ceremony, which includes an introduction of Louise McNeill and McNeill's remarks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePublications are chiefly books related to West Virginia and poetry, and include several of McNeill's own works. Each book is listed individually in the full inventory. Works written by McNeill are \u003ctitle\u003eGauley Mountain, Hill Daughter\u003c/title\u003e, and \u003ctitle\u003eMilkweed Ladies\u003c/title\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series contains materials related to McNeill's expenses as an author. Documents include royalty and honorarium invoices, receipts, phone bills, and other records of her costs. Materials were gathered in preparation of income tax returns, but do not include official tax documents. Legal materials include deeds and information related to McNeill's will. Access to this entire series is restricted without curatorial permission.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArtifacts consist of several items belonging to Louise McNeill: binoculars, a name stamp, a Golden Horseshoe winner ribbon, and two handkerchiefs embroidered with her name. Artifacts have been stored separately in an oversize box.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOversize Materials include two honorary degrees, a copy of the \u003ctitle\u003eWest Virignia Hillbilly\u003c/title\u003e that featured McNeill's poems, a McNeill family genealogical chart, and a framed photograph of a cabin.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Papers of Louise McNeill (Pease), 1911-1993, of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, noted twentieth century Appalachian poet and author, poet laureate of West Virginia from 1979 to 1993, and professor of history and English. Though most well-known for her lyrical poetry about the history and spirit of West Virginia, McNeill also wrote articles, short stories, essays, and her memoirs. Includes biographical materials, letters, writings, poems, photographs, audio-visual materials, artifacts, and personal materials documenting Louise McNeill's career as a poet and author and her personal life, chiefly from the 1970s to her death in 1993. Biographical materials include awards and certificates, biographies of McNeill, clippings, curriculum vitae, and other genealogical materials. Letters are from literary figures, political figures, family and friends. Prominent correspondents include Maggie Anderson, Rene de Chocour, Marion Havighurst, Walter Havighurst, and John D. Rockefeller IV. Writings and related materials include manuscript and typescript drafts of McNeill's books, loose poems, and other writings as well as book reviews, press correspondence, and marketing materials. Audio-visual materials consist of photographs of Louise McNeill, her family, and friends, and tributes to and interviews with McNeill on audio and video cassette. Collection also contains publications, artifacts, and personal materials.","There are eight series in this collection:","Series 1. Biographical Materials, 1860s, 1930s-2004 and undated ","Series 2. Incoming Letters, 1936, 1950s-1993 (bulk 1970-1993) ","Series 3. Writings and Related Materials, 1931-1993 and undated ","Series 4. Audio-Visual Materials, 1900-1990s and undated (bulk 1965-1993) ","Series 5. Publications, 1939-1993 (bulk 1974-1993) ","Series 6. Financial and Legal Materials, 1981-1992 and undated ","Series 7. Artifacts ","Series 8. Oversize, 1961-1990 and undated ","Series 1. Biographical Materials , 1860s, 1930s-2004 and undated, include awards and certificates; biographies of McNeill; newspaper clippings; curriculum vitae; genealogical materials related to the McNeill and Pease families; tributes to McNeill; and other items that record the history of McNeill's personal and professional life.","\nAwards and certificates document McNeill's status in West Virginia and include honorary degrees and programs from ceremonies honoring McNeill.","\nNewspaper clippings contain articles about some of McNeill's speaking engagements and her literary achievements (1961, 1972-1973) as well as poems that appeared in various newspapers from 1960 to 1982. Folders containing the original newspapers are followed by photocopies of each clipping.","\nCurriculum vitae from the early 1970s to 1992 trace the evolution of McNeill's teaching career and lists the publication of her poems and other writings. Several versions include handwritten annotations and revisions and also include the career of her husband, Roger Pease.","\nGenealogical materials include newspaper clippings, photographs, obituaries, military information, and other records about various members of the McNeill and Pease families. The items have been arranged by specific family members, including G.D. McNeill, James McNeill, Marietta McNeill, Thomas McNeill, Roger Pease, and Douglas Pease. Genealogical charts and information relating to the history of the McNeill family is filed under the family name. While most of the materials date from the 1940s to the 1980s, this section also includes James McNeill's Civil War diary.","\nThis series also includes biographies of McNeill written by two graduate students; a transcript of a 1985 West Virginia Public Radio interview with McNeill; and McNeill's address book, library card, and blank writing materials.","Series 2. Incoming Letters , 1936, 1950s-1993 (bulk 1970-1993), document Louise McNeill's personal relationships, career as a poet, and the importance of poetry and writing in her life. Letters are almost entirely those sent to McNeill; only a few letters penned by the poet are scattered throughout the series. Also includes greeting cards, sympathy cards, holiday cards, and birthday cards. This series contains only a few letters before 1970, including a photocopy of a 1936 letter from Louis Untermeyer about publishing Louise's poems in American Mercury and a letter from Jesse Stuart in 1967 also supporting her poetry.","\nLetters are chiefly from 1970 to 1993 and fall into two primary categories: letters relating to writing and Louise's poetry and those written from relatives and friends that largely contain news about family members, social activities, and health issues (although they also may comment on Louise's poetry). General incoming letters are arranged in chronological order. Letters sorted and grouped by Louise McNeill and undated letters from Louise's parents can be found at the end of the series.","\nMany letters from 1970 to 1993 comment on McNeill's poetry and on her published works, particularly Paradox Hill in 1979, Milkweed Ladies in 1988, and Hill Daughter in 1991. Louise's most frequent correspondents include her friend Rene de Chocour; Maggie Anderson, a friend and editor of Louise's books; and Marion and Walter Havighurst. Anderson writes often about Louise's work, their relationship, and her own poetry. Walter Havighurst was Louise's mentor and a lifelong friend. He typically writes about Louise's poems and career as well as about his own work and family. Letters from these people span these three decades.","\nLetters from the 1970s also include one or two items from Jack Beard, John McCulloch, Archibald MacLeish, Wilbur Schramm, and Jimmy Carter (1976). In addition, letters and cards from 1977 and 1979 offer congratulations to Louise on being West Virginia Daughter of the Year in 1977 and on becoming Poet Laureate of West Virginia in 1979.","\nMaterials from the 1980s also include letters from Stephen Vincent Benet, Devon McNamara, Arch A. Moore, Robert C. Byrd, and John D. Rockefeller IV, a long-time friend of McNeill's after both were honored by West Virginia in 1977.","\nLetters from 1990 to 1993 also provide additional documentation about Louise's career and role as poet laureate of West Virginia. They contain information about her participation in poetry anthologies, speaking engagements, and a radio production of Gauley Mountain as well as her payment as poet laureate and her reappointment in 1990. Items from this time include letters from Gaston Caperton, Larry Groce, Kirk Judd, and John D. Rockefeller IV.","\nLouise McNeill sorted some of her correspondence in manila folders. This original folder order has been maintained. Any information written on the envelopes has been photocopied and included at the front of each folder. Folder titles reflect the content but not necessarily the exact wording found on the envelopes.","\nThe folder \"Friends, Students, Faculty,\" contains letters from those groups of people and are almost entirely from the mid-1970s. Topics include Louise's poetry, Paradox Hill, G.D. McNeill, and personal news from family and friends. Of note are two letters from Robert Byrd in response to Louise's queries about impeaching Richard Nixon; notes and a letter written by Louise about Nixon; and a letter from Adlai Stevenson.","\nThe folder \"Precious Letters\" contains a handful of letters about Louise's poems and her published books. Includes letters from Jesse Stuart, Archibald MacLeish, Rene de Chocour, and Marion Havighurst.","Series 3. Writings and Related Materials , 1931-1993 and undated, includes drafts of published collections of poetry and memoirs, an unpublished book, loose poems, and other writings. It chiefly contains drafts of three published books, Milkweed Ladies (1988), Hill Daughter (1991), Fermi Buffalo (1994), and the unpublished essays, \"Three Shades of Blue.\" Drafts are both manuscripts and typescripts, some of which have handwritten annotations. This series also includes related materials such as book reviews, correspondence with the University of Pittsburgh Press, dust jackets, marketing materials, and notes for these books as well as a few such items for Mountain White (1931), Gauley Mountain (1939), and Elderberry Flood (1979). Drafts are organized in chronological order where possible.","\nMaterials related to Milkweed Ladies date from the 1970s to 1987 and include early versions of the memoirs, when it was titled \"Appalachian Heart.\" This subseries contains handwritten drafts, typescripts with annotations, a July 1987 typescript with comments on each chapter by Maggie Anderson, an August 1987 typescript, and related materials. Hill Daughter materials date from 1990 to 1992 and include both handwritten drafts of the included poems and McNeill's 1990 typescript copy of the publication. Materials related to Fermi Buffalo date from 1984 to 1993. This collection of poetry, which was published after McNeill's death in 1993, was initially called \"Tumblebug.\" This subseries also includes science articles that may have influenced McNeill's work.","\nThis series also contains drafts of an unpublished book of essays titled \"Three Shades of Blue.\" While there is one draft of the introductory section, this subseries consists almost entirely of handwritten notes and typescript drafts of the two main sections, \"Lorenzo Waugh\" and \"Lt. Glen Vaughan\" and includes comments by McNeill about the work. Almost all of the material is undated, but seems to have been written in the early 1990s.","\nAlso included are manuscript and typescript poems, composition books, and groups of poems organized and reviewed by McNeill. Loose poems are arranged in alphabetical order by title. Poems in folders 4-14 of box 9 were sorted into envelopes and labeled by Louise McNeill. Poems have been removed from the envelopes, but any information written on the envelopes has been photocopied and included at the front of each folder. Folder titles reflect the content but not necessarily the exact wording found on the envelopes. Within each folder poems are arranged alphabetically by title with untitled poems and scraps at the back of the folder. Almost all of the poems are undated. Since copies of the same poem may appear in multiple places, researchers are encouraged to review all folders that contain loose poems.","Series 4. Audio-Visual Materials , 1900-1993 (bulk 1930s-1993), consist of photographs, audio cassettes, and video cassettes. Photographs date from the early twentieth century to the 1990s and are arranged by subject and then by date when possible. Photographs include black-and-white and color photos; snapshots and portraits; and many unidentified people and places. They have been loosely arranged in the following categories: Louise McNeill (1930s-1990s), McNeill with family members (1942-1981); the Pease family (1965-1979); the McNeill family (1900, 1918, 1940s and 1981); identified and unidentified friends and family members, including Walter Havighurst, Robert Frost, and Louis Untermeyer (chiefly 1970s-1990s); homes and landscapes; and Navy battleships (1907).","\nAudio and video cassettes, 1975-1992 and undated, are related to McNeill's writing career and include both tributes to and interviews with McNeill. Topics discussed during the various interviews include McNeill's poetry and rural imagery, her life and family, and her teaching. The undated interview with Topper Sherwood focuses on McNeill's PhD from West Virginia University. McNeill speaks about her classes, her professors, teaching, and her poetry. This series also contains a video of the 1989 WVU Academy of Distinguished Alumni induction ceremony, which includes an introduction of Louise McNeill and McNeill's remarks.","Series 5. Publications  are chiefly books related to West Virginia and poetry, and include several of McNeill's own works. Each book is listed individually in the full inventory. Works written by McNeill are Gauley Mountain, Hill Daughter, and Milkweed Ladies.","Series 6. Financial and Legal Materials , 1981-1992 and undated, contains materials related to McNeill's expenses as an author. Documents include royalty and honorarium invoices, receipts, phone bills, and other records of her costs. Materials were gathered in preparation of income tax returns, but do not include official tax documents. Legal materials include deeds and information related to McNeill's will. Access to this entire series is restricted without curatorial permission.","Series 7. Artifacts  consist of several items belonging to Louise McNeill: binoculars, a name stamp, a Golden Horseshoe winner ribbon, and two handkerchiefs embroidered with her name. Artifacts have been stored separately in an oversize box.","Series 8. Oversize Materials  include two honorary degrees, a copy of the West Virginia Hillbilly that featured McNeill's poems, a McNeill family genealogical chart, and a framed photograph of a cabin.","\nLouise McNeill sorted and organized many papers in manila folders. The original folder order has largely been maintained. Any information written on the envelopes has been photocopied and included at the front of each folder. Folder titles reflect the content but not necessarily the exact wording found on the envelopes.","This series includes awards and certificates; biographies of McNeill; newspaper clippings; curriculum vitae; genealogical materials related to the McNeill and Pease families; tributes to McNeill; and other items that record the history of McNeill's personal and professional life.","Awards and certificates document McNeill's status in West Virginia and include honorary degrees and programs from ceremonies honoring McNeill.","Newspaper clippings contain articles about some of McNeill's speaking engagements and her literary achievements (1961, 1972-1973) as well as poems that appeared in various newspapers from 1960 to 1982. Folders containing the original newspapers are followed by photocopies of each clipping.","Curriculum vitae from the early 1970s to 1992 trace the evolution of McNeill's teaching career and lists the publication of her poems and other writings. Several versions include handwritten annotations and revisions and also include the career of her husband, Roger Pease.","Genealogical materials include newspaper clippings, photographs, obituaries, military information, and other records about various members of the McNeill and Pease families. The items have been arranged by specific family members, including G.D. McNeill, James McNeill, Marietta McNeill, Thomas McNeill, Roger Pease, and Douglas Pease. Genealogical charts and information relating to the history of the McNeill family is filed under the family name. While most of the materials date from the 1940s to the 1980s, this section also includes James McNeill's Civil War diary.","This series also includes biographies of McNeill written by two graduate students; a transcript of a 1985 West Virginia Public Radio interview with McNeill; and McNeill's address book, library card, and blank writing materials.","The letters in this series document Louise McNeill's personal relationships, career as a poet, and the importance of poetry and writing in her life. Letters are almost entirely those sent to McNeill; only a few letters penned by the poet are scattered throughout the series. Also includes greeting cards, sympathy cards, holiday cards, and birthday cards. This series contains only a few letters before 1970, including a photocopy of a 1936 letter from Louis Untermeyer about publishing Louise's poems in  American Mercury  and a letter from Jesse Stuart in 1967 also supporting her poetry.","Letters are chiefly from 1970 to 1993 and fall into two primary categories: letters relating to writing and Louise's poetry and those written from relatives and friends that largely contain news about family members, social activities, and health issues (although they also may comment on Louise's poetry). General incoming letters are arranged in chronological order. Letters sorted and grouped by Louise McNeill and undated letters from Louise's parents can be found at the end of the series.","Many letters from 1970 to 1993 comment on McNeill's poetry and on her published works, particularly  Paradox Hill in 1979,  Milkweed Ladies  in 1988, and  Hill Daughter  in 1991. Louise's most frequent correspondents include her friend Rene de Chocour; Maggie Anderson, a friend and editor of Louise's books; and Marion and Walter Havighurst. Anderson writes often about Louise's work, their relationship, and her own poetry. Walter Havighurst was Louise's mentor and a lifelong friend. He typically writes about Louise's poems and career as well as about his own work and family. Letters from these people span these three decades.","Letters from the 1970s also include one or two items from Jack Beard, John McCulloch, Archibald MacLeish, Wilbur Schramm, and Jimmy Carter (1976). In addition, letters and cards from 1977 and 1979 offer congratulations to Louise on being West Virginia Daughter of the Year in 1977 and on becoming Poet Laureate of West Virginia in 1979.","Materials from the 1980s also include letters from Stephen Vincent Benet, Devon McNamara, Arch A. Moore, Robert C. Byrd, and John D. Rockefeller IV, a long-time friend of McNeill's after both were honored by West Virginia in 1977.","Letters from 1990 to 1993 also provide additional documentation about Louise's career and role as poet laureate of West Virginia. They contain information about her participation in poetry anthologies, speaking engagements, and a radio production of Gauley Mountain as well as her payment as poet laureate and her reappointment in 1990. Items from this time include letters from Gaston Caperton, Larry Groce, Kirk Judd, and John D. Rockefeller IV.","Louise McNeill sorted some of her correspondence in manila folders. This original folder order has been maintained. Any information written on the envelopes has been photocopied and included at the front of each folder. Folder titles reflect the content but not necessarily the exact wording found on the envelopes.","The folder \"Friends, Students, Faculty,\" contains letters from those groups of people and are almost entirely from the mid-1970s. Topics include Louise's poetry, Paradox Hill, G.D. McNeill, and personal news from family and friends. Of note are two letters from Robert Byrd in response to Louise's queries about impeaching Richard Nixon; notes and a letter written by Louise about Nixon; and a letter from Adlai Stevenson.","The folder \"Precious Letters\" contains a handful of letters about Louise's poems and her published books. Includes letters from Jesse Stuart, Archibald MacLeish, Rene de Chocour, and Marion Havighurst.","This series includes drafts of published collections of poetry and memoirs, an unpublished book, loose poems, and other writings. It chiefly contains drafts of three published books,  Milkweed Ladies  (1988),  Hill Daughter  (1991),  Fermi Buffalo  (1994), and the unpublished essays, \"Three Shades of Blue.\" Drafts are both manuscripts and typescripts, some of which have handwritten annotations. This series also includes related materials such as book reviews, correspondence with the University of Pittsburgh Press, dust jackets, marketing materials, and notes for these books as well as a few such items for  Mountain White  (1931),  Gauley Moutain  (1939), and  Elderberry Flood  (1979). Drafts are organized in chronological order where possible.","Materials related to  Milkwood Ladies  date from the 1970s to 1987 and include early versions of the memoirs, when it was titled \"Appalachian Heart.\" This subseries contains handwritten drafts, typescripts with annotations, a July 1987 typescript with comments on each chapter by Maggie Anderson, an August 1987 typescript, and related materials.  Hill Daughter  materials date from 1990 to 1992 and include both handwritten drafts of the included poems and McNeill's 1990 typescript copy of the publication. Materials related to Fermi Buffalo date from 1984 to 1993. This collection of poetry, which was published after McNeill's death in 1993, was initially called \"Tumblebug.\" This subseries also includes science articles that may have influenced McNeill's work.","This series also contains drafts of an unpublished book of essays titled \"Three Shades of Blue.\" While there is one draft of the introductory section, this subseries consists almost entirely of handwritten notes and typescript drafts of the two main sections, \"Lorenzo Waugh\" and \"Lt. Glen Vaughan\" and includes comments by McNeill about the work. Almost all of the material is undated, but seems to have been written in the early 1990s.","Also included are manuscript and typescript poems, composition books, and groups of poems organized and reviewed by McNeill. Loose poems are arranged in alphabetical order by title. Poems in folders 4-14 of box 9 were sorted into envelopes and labeled by Louise McNeill. Poems have been removed from the envelopes, but any information written on the envelopes has been photocopied and included at the front of each folder. Folder titles reflect the content but not necessarily the exact wording found on the envelopes. Within each folder poems are arranged alphabetically by title with untitled poems and scraps at the back of the folder. Almost all of the poems are undated. Since copies of the same poem may appear in multiple places, researchers are encouraged to review all folders that contain loose poems.","This series consists of photographs, audio cassettes, and video cassettes. Photographs date from the early twentieth century to the 1990s and are arranged by subject and then by date when possible. Photographs include black-and-white and color photos; snapshots and portraits; and many unidentified people and places. They have been loosely arranged in the following categories: Louise McNeill (1930s-1990s), McNeill with family members (1942-1981); the Pease family (1965-1979); the McNeill family (1900, 1918, 1940s and 1981); identified and unidentified friends and family members, including Walter Havighurst, Robert Frost, and Louis Untermeyer (chiefly 1970s-1990s); homes and landscapes; and Navy battleships (1907).","Audio and video cassettes are related to McNeill's writing career and include both tributes to and interviews with McNeill. Topics discussed during the various interviews include McNeill's poetry and rural imagery, her life and family, and her teaching. The undated interview with Topper Sherwood focuses on McNeill's PhD from West Virginia University. McNeill speaks about her classes, her professors, teaching, and her poetry. This series also contains a video of the 1989 WVU Academy of Distinguished Alumni induction ceremony, which includes an introduction of Louise McNeill and McNeill's remarks.","Publications are chiefly books related to West Virginia and poetry, and include several of McNeill's own works. Each book is listed individually in the full inventory. Works written by McNeill are  Gauley Mountain, Hill Daughter , and  Milkweed Ladies .","This series contains materials related to McNeill's expenses as an author. Documents include royalty and honorarium invoices, receipts, phone bills, and other records of her costs. Materials were gathered in preparation of income tax returns, but do not include official tax documents. Legal materials include deeds and information related to McNeill's will. Access to this entire series is restricted without curatorial permission.","Artifacts consist of several items belonging to Louise McNeill: binoculars, a name stamp, a Golden Horseshoe winner ribbon, and two handkerchiefs embroidered with her name. Artifacts have been stored separately in an oversize box.","Oversize Materials include two honorary degrees, a copy of the  West Virignia Hillbilly  that featured McNeill's poems, a McNeill family genealogical chart, and a framed photograph of a cabin."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_c68ed3bea540a6ee59d4eaa1e27b67f2\"\u003ePapers of Louise McNeill (Pease), 1911-1993, of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, noted twentieth century Appalachian poet and author, poet laureate of West Virginia from 1979 to 1993, and professor of history and English. Though most well-known for her lyrical poetry about the history and spirit of West Virginia, McNeill also wrote articles, short stories, essays, and her memoirs. Includes biographical materials, letters, writings, poems, photographs, audio-visual materials, artifacts, and personal materials documenting Louise McNeill's career as a poet and author and her personal life, chiefly from the 1970s to her death in 1993. Biographical materials include awards and certificates, biographies of McNeill, clippings, curriculum vitae, and other genealogical materials. Letters are from literary figures, political figures, family and friends. Prominent correspondents include Maggie Anderson, Rene de Chocour, Marion Havighurst, Walter Havighurst, and John D. Rockefeller IV. Writings and related materials include manuscript and typescript drafts of McNeill's books, loose poems, and other writings as well as book reviews, press correspondence, and marketing materials. Audio-visual materials consist of photographs of Louise McNeill, her family, and friends, and tributes to and interviews with McNeill on audio and video cassette. Collection also contains publications, artifacts, and personal materials.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["Papers of Louise McNeill (Pease), 1911-1993, of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, noted twentieth century Appalachian poet and author, poet laureate of West Virginia from 1979 to 1993, and professor of history and English. Though most well-known for her lyrical poetry about the history and spirit of West Virginia, McNeill also wrote articles, short stories, essays, and her memoirs. Includes biographical materials, letters, writings, poems, photographs, audio-visual materials, artifacts, and personal materials documenting Louise McNeill's career as a poet and author and her personal life, chiefly from the 1970s to her death in 1993. Biographical materials include awards and certificates, biographies of McNeill, clippings, curriculum vitae, and other genealogical materials. Letters are from literary figures, political figures, family and friends. Prominent correspondents include Maggie Anderson, Rene de Chocour, Marion Havighurst, Walter Havighurst, and John D. Rockefeller IV. Writings and related materials include manuscript and typescript drafts of McNeill's books, loose poems, and other writings as well as book reviews, press correspondence, and marketing materials. Audio-visual materials consist of photographs of Louise McNeill, her family, and friends, and tributes to and interviews with McNeill on audio and video cassette. Collection also contains publications, artifacts, and personal materials."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_9dc7c8d9f7c51ec00b6cea0108cfd551\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. 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Va.)","West Virginia","Appalachian Region -- History","American literature -- Appalachian Region","Poetry -- Appalachian Region","Farm life -- West Virginia","Mountain life  -- West Virginia","Poets laureate -- West Virginia","Poets, American -- 20th century","Poets, American -- West Virginia","West Virginia - Poetry.","Women authors, American   -- 20th century","Women authors, American   -- West Virginia -- 20th century","Women poets, American   -- 20th century","Requires signed form, since special access restriction applies.","Louise McNeill was born on 9 January 1911 on the family farm in Buckeye, in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, the daughter of Marietta Grace McNeill (1879-1961) and G.D. (George Douglas) McNeill, both also of Buckeye. Marietta McNeill was a teacher. G.D. McNeill, an author, historian, and teacher, was born on the family farm on 23 May 1877, the son of Confederate captain James M. McNeill and Fanny Perkins McNeill. He joined the U.S. Navy in the early nineteenth century, and served with the Great White Fleet in 1907 on the SS Glacier. G.D. McNeill received an undergraduate degree from Concord College and earned a master's degree from Miami University in Ohio. During his career in education he served as a high school principal; superintendant of Pocahontas County schools; and professor at Davis \u0026 Elkins College in Elkins, West Virginia. G.D. and Marietta McNeill were married on 29 February 1903 and had four children: Ward K. McNeill, James W. McNeill, Louise McNeill Pease, and Elizabeth McNeill Dorsey.","\nLouise McNeill grew up on the farm that had been in her family since 1769 and attended the rural school house nearby. She graduated from Marlinton High School in 1927 and taught in the Pocahontas County schools during the 1930s. McNeill began to write poetry as a child, and as a young adult began publishing her work in national journals such as  American Mercury ,  Atlantic Monthly ,  Christian Science Monitor ,  Farm Journal ,  Good Housekeeping ,  Harper's ,  Ladies Home Journal ,  Saturday Evening Post , and  Saturday Review of Literature . Her first book of poetry,  Mountain White , was published in 1931 in a limited edition of two hundred copies as a prize awarded by poetry magazine Stardust.","\nMcNeill continued to write poetry and to further her education. She received a bachelor's degree in English from Concord College in Athens, West Virginia, in 1936 and then earned a master's degree in creative writing from Miami University in Ohio in 1938.  Gauley Mountain  (1939) served as her thesis. McNeill worked with Walter Havighurst at Miami and formed a lifelong friendship with both Walter and his wife, Marion. That same year, McNeill won an  Atlantic Monthly  poetry prize scholarship to the Bread Loaf School of English in Middlebury, Vermont, and she attended the school during the summer of 1938. Her third book of poems,  Time Is Our House , was published in 1942 as part of the Bread Loaf Poets Series.","\nMcNeill met her future husband, Roger W. Pease, while in Vermont. They were married in 1939 and had one son, Douglas M. Pease, in 1940. Roger W. Pease (1898-1990) was born in Ashfield, Massachusetts, on 2 August 1898, the son of Reverend C.B.F. Pease and Jessica Cole Pease. He attended the Loomis Preparatory School (now The Loomis Chaffee School) in Connecticut and then began studies at Yale University. He left the school to serve in World War I and returned to finish a degree in agriculture at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, in 1922.","\nLouise McNeill Pease and Roger Pease both attended the University of Iowa's Writers' Workshop in the late 1930s and then the couple moved to Aiken, South Carolina, where he served as assistant headmaster and she taught at the Aiken Preparatory School from 1941 to 1946. Louise McNeill and Roger Pease returned to West Virginia after World War II and McNeill began her more than twenty-five year career as a professor of English and history. She also earned a Ph.D. from West Virginia University in 1959. McNeill taught at Fairmont College (1947-1948); West Virginia University (1948-1953); Potomac State College (1959-1962); Concord College (1962-1967); and Fairmont State College (1969-1973). She retired in 1973.","\nMcNeill's poems regularly appeared in local and national publications throughout her adult life, but it was not until the early 1970s that she began publishing new collections of poetry.  From a Dark Mountain  was published in 1972 and was followed by  Paradox Hill: From Appalachia to Lunar Shore  (1972),  Elderberry Flood  (1979), and  Hill Daughter: New and Selected Poems  (1991). McNeill's memoirs,  Milkweed Ladies , was published in 1988.","\nMcNeill received numerous awards and prizes during her lengthy literary career. These include an  Atlantic Monthly  poetry scholarship, 1938; the Bread Loaf Publication Award for  Time Is Our House ; the West Virginia Library Association Annual Book Award for  Paradox Hill ; the Appalachian Gold Medallion award in 1988; and honorary degrees from Fairmont State College and West Virginia University, 1989. McNeill was also inducted into the WVU Academy of Distinguished Alumni in 1989.","\nLouise McNeill was also honored by her home state of West Virginia. In 1977 she was named West Virginia Daughter of the Year with Governor John D. Rockefeller IV as Son of the Year. This was the beginning of a lasting friendship between the West Virginians. In 1979, Rockefeller wrote the introduction to  Elderberry Flood  and named McNeill the second poet laureate of the state. McNeill also earned the honor of West Virginian of the Year in 1985.","\nLouise and Roger moved to Connecticut in 1985 to live with their son, Douglas, and his family. Roger Pease died after a long illness on 24 September 1990. Louise returned to West Virginia. She completed a new book,  Fermi Buffalo  (1994), and was working on a book of essays on American history that she called \"Three Shades of Blue\" when she passed away. Louise McNeill Pease died in Malden, West Virginia, in June 1993.","2215, 3201","Papers of Louise McNeill (Pease), 1911-1993, of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, noted twentieth century Appalachian poet and author, poet laureate of West Virginia from 1979 to 1993, and professor of history and English. Though most well-known for her lyrical poetry about the history and spirit of West Virginia, McNeill also wrote articles, short stories, essays, and her memoirs. Includes biographical materials, letters, writings, poems, photographs, audio-visual materials, artifacts, and personal materials documenting Louise McNeill's career as a poet and author and her personal life, chiefly from the 1970s to her death in 1993. Biographical materials include awards and certificates, biographies of McNeill, clippings, curriculum vitae, and other genealogical materials. Letters are from literary figures, political figures, family and friends. Prominent correspondents include Maggie Anderson, Rene de Chocour, Marion Havighurst, Walter Havighurst, and John D. Rockefeller IV. Writings and related materials include manuscript and typescript drafts of McNeill's books, loose poems, and other writings as well as book reviews, press correspondence, and marketing materials. Audio-visual materials consist of photographs of Louise McNeill, her family, and friends, and tributes to and interviews with McNeill on audio and video cassette. Collection also contains publications, artifacts, and personal materials.","There are eight series in this collection:","Series 1. Biographical Materials, 1860s, 1930s-2004 and undated ","Series 2. Incoming Letters, 1936, 1950s-1993 (bulk 1970-1993) ","Series 3. Writings and Related Materials, 1931-1993 and undated ","Series 4. Audio-Visual Materials, 1900-1990s and undated (bulk 1965-1993) ","Series 5. Publications, 1939-1993 (bulk 1974-1993) ","Series 6. Financial and Legal Materials, 1981-1992 and undated ","Series 7. Artifacts ","Series 8. Oversize, 1961-1990 and undated ","Series 1. Biographical Materials , 1860s, 1930s-2004 and undated, include awards and certificates; biographies of McNeill; newspaper clippings; curriculum vitae; genealogical materials related to the McNeill and Pease families; tributes to McNeill; and other items that record the history of McNeill's personal and professional life.","\nAwards and certificates document McNeill's status in West Virginia and include honorary degrees and programs from ceremonies honoring McNeill.","\nNewspaper clippings contain articles about some of McNeill's speaking engagements and her literary achievements (1961, 1972-1973) as well as poems that appeared in various newspapers from 1960 to 1982. Folders containing the original newspapers are followed by photocopies of each clipping.","\nCurriculum vitae from the early 1970s to 1992 trace the evolution of McNeill's teaching career and lists the publication of her poems and other writings. Several versions include handwritten annotations and revisions and also include the career of her husband, Roger Pease.","\nGenealogical materials include newspaper clippings, photographs, obituaries, military information, and other records about various members of the McNeill and Pease families. The items have been arranged by specific family members, including G.D. McNeill, James McNeill, Marietta McNeill, Thomas McNeill, Roger Pease, and Douglas Pease. Genealogical charts and information relating to the history of the McNeill family is filed under the family name. While most of the materials date from the 1940s to the 1980s, this section also includes James McNeill's Civil War diary.","\nThis series also includes biographies of McNeill written by two graduate students; a transcript of a 1985 West Virginia Public Radio interview with McNeill; and McNeill's address book, library card, and blank writing materials.","Series 2. Incoming Letters , 1936, 1950s-1993 (bulk 1970-1993), document Louise McNeill's personal relationships, career as a poet, and the importance of poetry and writing in her life. Letters are almost entirely those sent to McNeill; only a few letters penned by the poet are scattered throughout the series. Also includes greeting cards, sympathy cards, holiday cards, and birthday cards. This series contains only a few letters before 1970, including a photocopy of a 1936 letter from Louis Untermeyer about publishing Louise's poems in American Mercury and a letter from Jesse Stuart in 1967 also supporting her poetry.","\nLetters are chiefly from 1970 to 1993 and fall into two primary categories: letters relating to writing and Louise's poetry and those written from relatives and friends that largely contain news about family members, social activities, and health issues (although they also may comment on Louise's poetry). General incoming letters are arranged in chronological order. Letters sorted and grouped by Louise McNeill and undated letters from Louise's parents can be found at the end of the series.","\nMany letters from 1970 to 1993 comment on McNeill's poetry and on her published works, particularly Paradox Hill in 1979, Milkweed Ladies in 1988, and Hill Daughter in 1991. Louise's most frequent correspondents include her friend Rene de Chocour; Maggie Anderson, a friend and editor of Louise's books; and Marion and Walter Havighurst. Anderson writes often about Louise's work, their relationship, and her own poetry. Walter Havighurst was Louise's mentor and a lifelong friend. He typically writes about Louise's poems and career as well as about his own work and family. Letters from these people span these three decades.","\nLetters from the 1970s also include one or two items from Jack Beard, John McCulloch, Archibald MacLeish, Wilbur Schramm, and Jimmy Carter (1976). In addition, letters and cards from 1977 and 1979 offer congratulations to Louise on being West Virginia Daughter of the Year in 1977 and on becoming Poet Laureate of West Virginia in 1979.","\nMaterials from the 1980s also include letters from Stephen Vincent Benet, Devon McNamara, Arch A. Moore, Robert C. Byrd, and John D. Rockefeller IV, a long-time friend of McNeill's after both were honored by West Virginia in 1977.","\nLetters from 1990 to 1993 also provide additional documentation about Louise's career and role as poet laureate of West Virginia. They contain information about her participation in poetry anthologies, speaking engagements, and a radio production of Gauley Mountain as well as her payment as poet laureate and her reappointment in 1990. Items from this time include letters from Gaston Caperton, Larry Groce, Kirk Judd, and John D. Rockefeller IV.","\nLouise McNeill sorted some of her correspondence in manila folders. This original folder order has been maintained. Any information written on the envelopes has been photocopied and included at the front of each folder. Folder titles reflect the content but not necessarily the exact wording found on the envelopes.","\nThe folder \"Friends, Students, Faculty,\" contains letters from those groups of people and are almost entirely from the mid-1970s. Topics include Louise's poetry, Paradox Hill, G.D. McNeill, and personal news from family and friends. Of note are two letters from Robert Byrd in response to Louise's queries about impeaching Richard Nixon; notes and a letter written by Louise about Nixon; and a letter from Adlai Stevenson.","\nThe folder \"Precious Letters\" contains a handful of letters about Louise's poems and her published books. Includes letters from Jesse Stuart, Archibald MacLeish, Rene de Chocour, and Marion Havighurst.","Series 3. Writings and Related Materials , 1931-1993 and undated, includes drafts of published collections of poetry and memoirs, an unpublished book, loose poems, and other writings. It chiefly contains drafts of three published books, Milkweed Ladies (1988), Hill Daughter (1991), Fermi Buffalo (1994), and the unpublished essays, \"Three Shades of Blue.\" Drafts are both manuscripts and typescripts, some of which have handwritten annotations. This series also includes related materials such as book reviews, correspondence with the University of Pittsburgh Press, dust jackets, marketing materials, and notes for these books as well as a few such items for Mountain White (1931), Gauley Mountain (1939), and Elderberry Flood (1979). Drafts are organized in chronological order where possible.","\nMaterials related to Milkweed Ladies date from the 1970s to 1987 and include early versions of the memoirs, when it was titled \"Appalachian Heart.\" This subseries contains handwritten drafts, typescripts with annotations, a July 1987 typescript with comments on each chapter by Maggie Anderson, an August 1987 typescript, and related materials. Hill Daughter materials date from 1990 to 1992 and include both handwritten drafts of the included poems and McNeill's 1990 typescript copy of the publication. Materials related to Fermi Buffalo date from 1984 to 1993. This collection of poetry, which was published after McNeill's death in 1993, was initially called \"Tumblebug.\" This subseries also includes science articles that may have influenced McNeill's work.","\nThis series also contains drafts of an unpublished book of essays titled \"Three Shades of Blue.\" While there is one draft of the introductory section, this subseries consists almost entirely of handwritten notes and typescript drafts of the two main sections, \"Lorenzo Waugh\" and \"Lt. Glen Vaughan\" and includes comments by McNeill about the work. Almost all of the material is undated, but seems to have been written in the early 1990s.","\nAlso included are manuscript and typescript poems, composition books, and groups of poems organized and reviewed by McNeill. Loose poems are arranged in alphabetical order by title. Poems in folders 4-14 of box 9 were sorted into envelopes and labeled by Louise McNeill. Poems have been removed from the envelopes, but any information written on the envelopes has been photocopied and included at the front of each folder. Folder titles reflect the content but not necessarily the exact wording found on the envelopes. Within each folder poems are arranged alphabetically by title with untitled poems and scraps at the back of the folder. Almost all of the poems are undated. Since copies of the same poem may appear in multiple places, researchers are encouraged to review all folders that contain loose poems.","Series 4. Audio-Visual Materials , 1900-1993 (bulk 1930s-1993), consist of photographs, audio cassettes, and video cassettes. Photographs date from the early twentieth century to the 1990s and are arranged by subject and then by date when possible. Photographs include black-and-white and color photos; snapshots and portraits; and many unidentified people and places. They have been loosely arranged in the following categories: Louise McNeill (1930s-1990s), McNeill with family members (1942-1981); the Pease family (1965-1979); the McNeill family (1900, 1918, 1940s and 1981); identified and unidentified friends and family members, including Walter Havighurst, Robert Frost, and Louis Untermeyer (chiefly 1970s-1990s); homes and landscapes; and Navy battleships (1907).","\nAudio and video cassettes, 1975-1992 and undated, are related to McNeill's writing career and include both tributes to and interviews with McNeill. Topics discussed during the various interviews include McNeill's poetry and rural imagery, her life and family, and her teaching. The undated interview with Topper Sherwood focuses on McNeill's PhD from West Virginia University. McNeill speaks about her classes, her professors, teaching, and her poetry. This series also contains a video of the 1989 WVU Academy of Distinguished Alumni induction ceremony, which includes an introduction of Louise McNeill and McNeill's remarks.","Series 5. Publications  are chiefly books related to West Virginia and poetry, and include several of McNeill's own works. Each book is listed individually in the full inventory. Works written by McNeill are Gauley Mountain, Hill Daughter, and Milkweed Ladies.","Series 6. Financial and Legal Materials , 1981-1992 and undated, contains materials related to McNeill's expenses as an author. Documents include royalty and honorarium invoices, receipts, phone bills, and other records of her costs. Materials were gathered in preparation of income tax returns, but do not include official tax documents. Legal materials include deeds and information related to McNeill's will. Access to this entire series is restricted without curatorial permission.","Series 7. Artifacts  consist of several items belonging to Louise McNeill: binoculars, a name stamp, a Golden Horseshoe winner ribbon, and two handkerchiefs embroidered with her name. Artifacts have been stored separately in an oversize box.","Series 8. Oversize Materials  include two honorary degrees, a copy of the West Virginia Hillbilly that featured McNeill's poems, a McNeill family genealogical chart, and a framed photograph of a cabin.","\nLouise McNeill sorted and organized many papers in manila folders. The original folder order has largely been maintained. Any information written on the envelopes has been photocopied and included at the front of each folder. Folder titles reflect the content but not necessarily the exact wording found on the envelopes.","This series includes awards and certificates; biographies of McNeill; newspaper clippings; curriculum vitae; genealogical materials related to the McNeill and Pease families; tributes to McNeill; and other items that record the history of McNeill's personal and professional life.","Awards and certificates document McNeill's status in West Virginia and include honorary degrees and programs from ceremonies honoring McNeill.","Newspaper clippings contain articles about some of McNeill's speaking engagements and her literary achievements (1961, 1972-1973) as well as poems that appeared in various newspapers from 1960 to 1982. Folders containing the original newspapers are followed by photocopies of each clipping.","Curriculum vitae from the early 1970s to 1992 trace the evolution of McNeill's teaching career and lists the publication of her poems and other writings. Several versions include handwritten annotations and revisions and also include the career of her husband, Roger Pease.","Genealogical materials include newspaper clippings, photographs, obituaries, military information, and other records about various members of the McNeill and Pease families. The items have been arranged by specific family members, including G.D. McNeill, James McNeill, Marietta McNeill, Thomas McNeill, Roger Pease, and Douglas Pease. Genealogical charts and information relating to the history of the McNeill family is filed under the family name. While most of the materials date from the 1940s to the 1980s, this section also includes James McNeill's Civil War diary.","This series also includes biographies of McNeill written by two graduate students; a transcript of a 1985 West Virginia Public Radio interview with McNeill; and McNeill's address book, library card, and blank writing materials.","The letters in this series document Louise McNeill's personal relationships, career as a poet, and the importance of poetry and writing in her life. Letters are almost entirely those sent to McNeill; only a few letters penned by the poet are scattered throughout the series. Also includes greeting cards, sympathy cards, holiday cards, and birthday cards. This series contains only a few letters before 1970, including a photocopy of a 1936 letter from Louis Untermeyer about publishing Louise's poems in  American Mercury  and a letter from Jesse Stuart in 1967 also supporting her poetry.","Letters are chiefly from 1970 to 1993 and fall into two primary categories: letters relating to writing and Louise's poetry and those written from relatives and friends that largely contain news about family members, social activities, and health issues (although they also may comment on Louise's poetry). General incoming letters are arranged in chronological order. Letters sorted and grouped by Louise McNeill and undated letters from Louise's parents can be found at the end of the series.","Many letters from 1970 to 1993 comment on McNeill's poetry and on her published works, particularly  Paradox Hill in 1979,  Milkweed Ladies  in 1988, and  Hill Daughter  in 1991. Louise's most frequent correspondents include her friend Rene de Chocour; Maggie Anderson, a friend and editor of Louise's books; and Marion and Walter Havighurst. Anderson writes often about Louise's work, their relationship, and her own poetry. Walter Havighurst was Louise's mentor and a lifelong friend. He typically writes about Louise's poems and career as well as about his own work and family. Letters from these people span these three decades.","Letters from the 1970s also include one or two items from Jack Beard, John McCulloch, Archibald MacLeish, Wilbur Schramm, and Jimmy Carter (1976). In addition, letters and cards from 1977 and 1979 offer congratulations to Louise on being West Virginia Daughter of the Year in 1977 and on becoming Poet Laureate of West Virginia in 1979.","Materials from the 1980s also include letters from Stephen Vincent Benet, Devon McNamara, Arch A. Moore, Robert C. Byrd, and John D. Rockefeller IV, a long-time friend of McNeill's after both were honored by West Virginia in 1977.","Letters from 1990 to 1993 also provide additional documentation about Louise's career and role as poet laureate of West Virginia. They contain information about her participation in poetry anthologies, speaking engagements, and a radio production of Gauley Mountain as well as her payment as poet laureate and her reappointment in 1990. Items from this time include letters from Gaston Caperton, Larry Groce, Kirk Judd, and John D. Rockefeller IV.","Louise McNeill sorted some of her correspondence in manila folders. This original folder order has been maintained. Any information written on the envelopes has been photocopied and included at the front of each folder. Folder titles reflect the content but not necessarily the exact wording found on the envelopes.","The folder \"Friends, Students, Faculty,\" contains letters from those groups of people and are almost entirely from the mid-1970s. Topics include Louise's poetry, Paradox Hill, G.D. McNeill, and personal news from family and friends. Of note are two letters from Robert Byrd in response to Louise's queries about impeaching Richard Nixon; notes and a letter written by Louise about Nixon; and a letter from Adlai Stevenson.","The folder \"Precious Letters\" contains a handful of letters about Louise's poems and her published books. Includes letters from Jesse Stuart, Archibald MacLeish, Rene de Chocour, and Marion Havighurst.","This series includes drafts of published collections of poetry and memoirs, an unpublished book, loose poems, and other writings. It chiefly contains drafts of three published books,  Milkweed Ladies  (1988),  Hill Daughter  (1991),  Fermi Buffalo  (1994), and the unpublished essays, \"Three Shades of Blue.\" Drafts are both manuscripts and typescripts, some of which have handwritten annotations. This series also includes related materials such as book reviews, correspondence with the University of Pittsburgh Press, dust jackets, marketing materials, and notes for these books as well as a few such items for  Mountain White  (1931),  Gauley Moutain  (1939), and  Elderberry Flood  (1979). Drafts are organized in chronological order where possible.","Materials related to  Milkwood Ladies  date from the 1970s to 1987 and include early versions of the memoirs, when it was titled \"Appalachian Heart.\" This subseries contains handwritten drafts, typescripts with annotations, a July 1987 typescript with comments on each chapter by Maggie Anderson, an August 1987 typescript, and related materials.  Hill Daughter  materials date from 1990 to 1992 and include both handwritten drafts of the included poems and McNeill's 1990 typescript copy of the publication. Materials related to Fermi Buffalo date from 1984 to 1993. This collection of poetry, which was published after McNeill's death in 1993, was initially called \"Tumblebug.\" This subseries also includes science articles that may have influenced McNeill's work.","This series also contains drafts of an unpublished book of essays titled \"Three Shades of Blue.\" While there is one draft of the introductory section, this subseries consists almost entirely of handwritten notes and typescript drafts of the two main sections, \"Lorenzo Waugh\" and \"Lt. Glen Vaughan\" and includes comments by McNeill about the work. Almost all of the material is undated, but seems to have been written in the early 1990s.","Also included are manuscript and typescript poems, composition books, and groups of poems organized and reviewed by McNeill. Loose poems are arranged in alphabetical order by title. Poems in folders 4-14 of box 9 were sorted into envelopes and labeled by Louise McNeill. Poems have been removed from the envelopes, but any information written on the envelopes has been photocopied and included at the front of each folder. Folder titles reflect the content but not necessarily the exact wording found on the envelopes. Within each folder poems are arranged alphabetically by title with untitled poems and scraps at the back of the folder. Almost all of the poems are undated. Since copies of the same poem may appear in multiple places, researchers are encouraged to review all folders that contain loose poems.","This series consists of photographs, audio cassettes, and video cassettes. Photographs date from the early twentieth century to the 1990s and are arranged by subject and then by date when possible. Photographs include black-and-white and color photos; snapshots and portraits; and many unidentified people and places. They have been loosely arranged in the following categories: Louise McNeill (1930s-1990s), McNeill with family members (1942-1981); the Pease family (1965-1979); the McNeill family (1900, 1918, 1940s and 1981); identified and unidentified friends and family members, including Walter Havighurst, Robert Frost, and Louis Untermeyer (chiefly 1970s-1990s); homes and landscapes; and Navy battleships (1907).","Audio and video cassettes are related to McNeill's writing career and include both tributes to and interviews with McNeill. Topics discussed during the various interviews include McNeill's poetry and rural imagery, her life and family, and her teaching. The undated interview with Topper Sherwood focuses on McNeill's PhD from West Virginia University. McNeill speaks about her classes, her professors, teaching, and her poetry. This series also contains a video of the 1989 WVU Academy of Distinguished Alumni induction ceremony, which includes an introduction of Louise McNeill and McNeill's remarks.","Publications are chiefly books related to West Virginia and poetry, and include several of McNeill's own works. Each book is listed individually in the full inventory. Works written by McNeill are  Gauley Mountain, Hill Daughter , and  Milkweed Ladies .","This series contains materials related to McNeill's expenses as an author. Documents include royalty and honorarium invoices, receipts, phone bills, and other records of her costs. Materials were gathered in preparation of income tax returns, but do not include official tax documents. Legal materials include deeds and information related to McNeill's will. Access to this entire series is restricted without curatorial permission.","Artifacts consist of several items belonging to Louise McNeill: binoculars, a name stamp, a Golden Horseshoe winner ribbon, and two handkerchiefs embroidered with her name. Artifacts have been stored separately in an oversize box.","Oversize Materials include two honorary degrees, a copy of the  West Virignia Hillbilly  that featured McNeill's poems, a McNeill family genealogical chart, and a framed photograph of a cabin.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","Papers of Louise McNeill (Pease), 1911-1993, of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, noted twentieth century Appalachian poet and author, poet laureate of West Virginia from 1979 to 1993, and professor of history and English. Though most well-known for her lyrical poetry about the history and spirit of West Virginia, McNeill also wrote articles, short stories, essays, and her memoirs. Includes biographical materials, letters, writings, poems, photographs, audio-visual materials, artifacts, and personal materials documenting Louise McNeill's career as a poet and author and her personal life, chiefly from the 1970s to her death in 1993. Biographical materials include awards and certificates, biographies of McNeill, clippings, curriculum vitae, and other genealogical materials. Letters are from literary figures, political figures, family and friends. Prominent correspondents include Maggie Anderson, Rene de Chocour, Marion Havighurst, Walter Havighurst, and John D. Rockefeller IV. Writings and related materials include manuscript and typescript drafts of McNeill's books, loose poems, and other writings as well as book reviews, press correspondence, and marketing materials. Audio-visual materials consist of photographs of Louise McNeill, her family, and friends, and tributes to and interviews with McNeill on audio and video cassette. Collection also contains publications, artifacts, and personal materials.","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/","West Virginia and Regional History Center","McNeill family","Pease family","McNeill, Louise","Anderson, Maggie","De Chocour, Rene.","Havighurst, Marion, 1894-1974","Havighurst, Walter, 1901-1994","McNeill, G.D. (George Douglas), 1877-","Rockefeller, John D. 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(George Douglas) McNeill, both also of Buckeye. Marietta McNeill was a teacher. G.D. McNeill, an author, historian, and teacher, was born on the family farm on 23 May 1877, the son of Confederate captain James M. McNeill and Fanny Perkins McNeill. He joined the U.S. Navy in the early nineteenth century, and served with the Great White Fleet in 1907 on the SS Glacier. G.D. McNeill received an undergraduate degree from Concord College and earned a master's degree from Miami University in Ohio. During his career in education he served as a high school principal; superintendant of Pocahontas County schools; and professor at Davis \u0026amp; Elkins College in Elkins, West Virginia. G.D. and Marietta McNeill were married on 29 February 1903 and had four children: Ward K. McNeill, James W. McNeill, Louise McNeill Pease, and Elizabeth McNeill Dorsey.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nLouise McNeill grew up on the farm that had been in her family since 1769 and attended the rural school house nearby. She graduated from Marlinton High School in 1927 and taught in the Pocahontas County schools during the 1930s. McNeill began to write poetry as a child, and as a young adult began publishing her work in national journals such as \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eAmerican Mercury\u003c/emph\u003e, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c/emph\u003e, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c/emph\u003e, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eFarm Journal\u003c/emph\u003e, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c/emph\u003e, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eHarper's\u003c/emph\u003e, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eLadies Home Journal\u003c/emph\u003e, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eSaturday Evening Post\u003c/emph\u003e, and \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eSaturday Review of Literature\u003c/emph\u003e. Her first book of poetry, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eMountain White\u003c/emph\u003e, was published in 1931 in a limited edition of two hundred copies as a prize awarded by poetry magazine Stardust.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nMcNeill continued to write poetry and to further her education. She received a bachelor's degree in English from Concord College in Athens, West Virginia, in 1936 and then earned a master's degree in creative writing from Miami University in Ohio in 1938. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eGauley Mountain\u003c/emph\u003e (1939) served as her thesis. McNeill worked with Walter Havighurst at Miami and formed a lifelong friendship with both Walter and his wife, Marion. That same year, McNeill won an \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c/emph\u003e poetry prize scholarship to the Bread Loaf School of English in Middlebury, Vermont, and she attended the school during the summer of 1938. Her third book of poems, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eTime Is Our House\u003c/emph\u003e, was published in 1942 as part of the Bread Loaf Poets Series.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nMcNeill met her future husband, Roger W. Pease, while in Vermont. They were married in 1939 and had one son, Douglas M. Pease, in 1940. Roger W. Pease (1898-1990) was born in Ashfield, Massachusetts, on 2 August 1898, the son of Reverend C.B.F. Pease and Jessica Cole Pease. He attended the Loomis Preparatory School (now The Loomis Chaffee School) in Connecticut and then began studies at Yale University. He left the school to serve in World War I and returned to finish a degree in agriculture at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, in 1922.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nLouise McNeill Pease and Roger Pease both attended the University of Iowa's Writers' Workshop in the late 1930s and then the couple moved to Aiken, South Carolina, where he served as assistant headmaster and she taught at the Aiken Preparatory School from 1941 to 1946. Louise McNeill and Roger Pease returned to West Virginia after World War II and McNeill began her more than twenty-five year career as a professor of English and history. She also earned a Ph.D. from West Virginia University in 1959. McNeill taught at Fairmont College (1947-1948); West Virginia University (1948-1953); Potomac State College (1959-1962); Concord College (1962-1967); and Fairmont State College (1969-1973). She retired in 1973.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nMcNeill's poems regularly appeared in local and national publications throughout her adult life, but it was not until the early 1970s that she began publishing new collections of poetry. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eFrom a Dark Mountain\u003c/emph\u003e was published in 1972 and was followed by \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eParadox Hill: From Appalachia to Lunar Shore\u003c/emph\u003e (1972), \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eElderberry Flood\u003c/emph\u003e (1979), and \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eHill Daughter: New and Selected Poems\u003c/emph\u003e (1991). McNeill's memoirs, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eMilkweed Ladies\u003c/emph\u003e, was published in 1988.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nMcNeill received numerous awards and prizes during her lengthy literary career. These include an \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c/emph\u003e poetry scholarship, 1938; the Bread Loaf Publication Award for \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eTime Is Our House\u003c/emph\u003e; the West Virginia Library Association Annual Book Award for \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eParadox Hill\u003c/emph\u003e; the Appalachian Gold Medallion award in 1988; and honorary degrees from Fairmont State College and West Virginia University, 1989. McNeill was also inducted into the WVU Academy of Distinguished Alumni in 1989.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nLouise McNeill was also honored by her home state of West Virginia. In 1977 she was named West Virginia Daughter of the Year with Governor John D. Rockefeller IV as Son of the Year. This was the beginning of a lasting friendship between the West Virginians. In 1979, Rockefeller wrote the introduction to \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eElderberry Flood \u003c/emph\u003eand named McNeill the second poet laureate of the state. McNeill also earned the honor of West Virginian of the Year in 1985.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nLouise and Roger moved to Connecticut in 1985 to live with their son, Douglas, and his family. Roger Pease died after a long illness on 24 September 1990. Louise returned to West Virginia. She completed a new book, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eFermi Buffalo\u003c/emph\u003e (1994), and was working on a book of essays on American history that she called \"Three Shades of Blue\" when she passed away. 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During his career in education he served as a high school principal; superintendant of Pocahontas County schools; and professor at Davis \u0026 Elkins College in Elkins, West Virginia. G.D. and Marietta McNeill were married on 29 February 1903 and had four children: Ward K. McNeill, James W. McNeill, Louise McNeill Pease, and Elizabeth McNeill Dorsey.","\nLouise McNeill grew up on the farm that had been in her family since 1769 and attended the rural school house nearby. She graduated from Marlinton High School in 1927 and taught in the Pocahontas County schools during the 1930s. McNeill began to write poetry as a child, and as a young adult began publishing her work in national journals such as  American Mercury ,  Atlantic Monthly ,  Christian Science Monitor ,  Farm Journal ,  Good Housekeeping ,  Harper's ,  Ladies Home Journal ,  Saturday Evening Post , and  Saturday Review of Literature . Her first book of poetry,  Mountain White , was published in 1931 in a limited edition of two hundred copies as a prize awarded by poetry magazine Stardust.","\nMcNeill continued to write poetry and to further her education. She received a bachelor's degree in English from Concord College in Athens, West Virginia, in 1936 and then earned a master's degree in creative writing from Miami University in Ohio in 1938.  Gauley Mountain  (1939) served as her thesis. McNeill worked with Walter Havighurst at Miami and formed a lifelong friendship with both Walter and his wife, Marion. That same year, McNeill won an  Atlantic Monthly  poetry prize scholarship to the Bread Loaf School of English in Middlebury, Vermont, and she attended the school during the summer of 1938. Her third book of poems,  Time Is Our House , was published in 1942 as part of the Bread Loaf Poets Series.","\nMcNeill met her future husband, Roger W. Pease, while in Vermont. They were married in 1939 and had one son, Douglas M. Pease, in 1940. Roger W. Pease (1898-1990) was born in Ashfield, Massachusetts, on 2 August 1898, the son of Reverend C.B.F. Pease and Jessica Cole Pease. He attended the Loomis Preparatory School (now The Loomis Chaffee School) in Connecticut and then began studies at Yale University. He left the school to serve in World War I and returned to finish a degree in agriculture at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, in 1922.","\nLouise McNeill Pease and Roger Pease both attended the University of Iowa's Writers' Workshop in the late 1930s and then the couple moved to Aiken, South Carolina, where he served as assistant headmaster and she taught at the Aiken Preparatory School from 1941 to 1946. Louise McNeill and Roger Pease returned to West Virginia after World War II and McNeill began her more than twenty-five year career as a professor of English and history. She also earned a Ph.D. from West Virginia University in 1959. McNeill taught at Fairmont College (1947-1948); West Virginia University (1948-1953); Potomac State College (1959-1962); Concord College (1962-1967); and Fairmont State College (1969-1973). She retired in 1973.","\nMcNeill's poems regularly appeared in local and national publications throughout her adult life, but it was not until the early 1970s that she began publishing new collections of poetry.  From a Dark Mountain  was published in 1972 and was followed by  Paradox Hill: From Appalachia to Lunar Shore  (1972),  Elderberry Flood  (1979), and  Hill Daughter: New and Selected Poems  (1991). McNeill's memoirs,  Milkweed Ladies , was published in 1988.","\nMcNeill received numerous awards and prizes during her lengthy literary career. These include an  Atlantic Monthly  poetry scholarship, 1938; the Bread Loaf Publication Award for  Time Is Our House ; the West Virginia Library Association Annual Book Award for  Paradox Hill ; the Appalachian Gold Medallion award in 1988; and honorary degrees from Fairmont State College and West Virginia University, 1989. McNeill was also inducted into the WVU Academy of Distinguished Alumni in 1989.","\nLouise McNeill was also honored by her home state of West Virginia. In 1977 she was named West Virginia Daughter of the Year with Governor John D. Rockefeller IV as Son of the Year. This was the beginning of a lasting friendship between the West Virginians. In 1979, Rockefeller wrote the introduction to  Elderberry Flood  and named McNeill the second poet laureate of the state. McNeill also earned the honor of West Virginian of the Year in 1985.","\nLouise and Roger moved to Connecticut in 1985 to live with their son, Douglas, and his family. Roger Pease died after a long illness on 24 September 1990. Louise returned to West Virginia. She completed a new book,  Fermi Buffalo  (1994), and was working on a book of essays on American history that she called \"Three Shades of Blue\" when she passed away. 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Though most well-known for her lyrical poetry about the history and spirit of West Virginia, McNeill also wrote articles, short stories, essays, and her memoirs. Includes biographical materials, letters, writings, poems, photographs, audio-visual materials, artifacts, and personal materials documenting Louise McNeill's career as a poet and author and her personal life, chiefly from the 1970s to her death in 1993. Biographical materials include awards and certificates, biographies of McNeill, clippings, curriculum vitae, and other genealogical materials. Letters are from literary figures, political figures, family and friends. Prominent correspondents include Maggie Anderson, Rene de Chocour, Marion Havighurst, Walter Havighurst, and John D. Rockefeller IV. Writings and related materials include manuscript and typescript drafts of McNeill's books, loose poems, and other writings as well as book reviews, press correspondence, and marketing materials. Audio-visual materials consist of photographs of Louise McNeill, her family, and friends, and tributes to and interviews with McNeill on audio and video cassette. Collection also contains publications, artifacts, and personal materials.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThere are eight series in this collection:\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 1. Biographical Materials, 1860s, 1930s-2004 and undated \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 2. Incoming Letters, 1936, 1950s-1993 (bulk 1970-1993) \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 3. Writings and Related Materials, 1931-1993 and undated \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 4. Audio-Visual Materials, 1900-1990s and undated (bulk 1965-1993) \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 5. 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Biographical Materials\u003c/emph\u003e, 1860s, 1930s-2004 and undated, include awards and certificates; biographies of McNeill; newspaper clippings; curriculum vitae; genealogical materials related to the McNeill and Pease families; tributes to McNeill; and other items that record the history of McNeill's personal and professional life.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nAwards and certificates document McNeill's status in West Virginia and include honorary degrees and programs from ceremonies honoring McNeill.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nNewspaper clippings contain articles about some of McNeill's speaking engagements and her literary achievements (1961, 1972-1973) as well as poems that appeared in various newspapers from 1960 to 1982. Folders containing the original newspapers are followed by photocopies of each clipping.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nCurriculum vitae from the early 1970s to 1992 trace the evolution of McNeill's teaching career and lists the publication of her poems and other writings. Several versions include handwritten annotations and revisions and also include the career of her husband, Roger Pease.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nGenealogical materials include newspaper clippings, photographs, obituaries, military information, and other records about various members of the McNeill and Pease families. The items have been arranged by specific family members, including G.D. McNeill, James McNeill, Marietta McNeill, Thomas McNeill, Roger Pease, and Douglas Pease. Genealogical charts and information relating to the history of the McNeill family is filed under the family name. While most of the materials date from the 1940s to the 1980s, this section also includes James McNeill's Civil War diary.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nThis series also includes biographies of McNeill written by two graduate students; a transcript of a 1985 West Virginia Public Radio interview with McNeill; and McNeill's address book, library card, and blank writing materials.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 2. Incoming Letters\u003c/emph\u003e, 1936, 1950s-1993 (bulk 1970-1993), document Louise McNeill's personal relationships, career as a poet, and the importance of poetry and writing in her life. Letters are almost entirely those sent to McNeill; only a few letters penned by the poet are scattered throughout the series. Also includes greeting cards, sympathy cards, holiday cards, and birthday cards. This series contains only a few letters before 1970, including a photocopy of a 1936 letter from Louis Untermeyer about publishing Louise's poems in American Mercury and a letter from Jesse Stuart in 1967 also supporting her poetry.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nLetters are chiefly from 1970 to 1993 and fall into two primary categories: letters relating to writing and Louise's poetry and those written from relatives and friends that largely contain news about family members, social activities, and health issues (although they also may comment on Louise's poetry). General incoming letters are arranged in chronological order. Letters sorted and grouped by Louise McNeill and undated letters from Louise's parents can be found at the end of the series.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nMany letters from 1970 to 1993 comment on McNeill's poetry and on her published works, particularly Paradox Hill in 1979, Milkweed Ladies in 1988, and Hill Daughter in 1991. Louise's most frequent correspondents include her friend Rene de Chocour; Maggie Anderson, a friend and editor of Louise's books; and Marion and Walter Havighurst. Anderson writes often about Louise's work, their relationship, and her own poetry. Walter Havighurst was Louise's mentor and a lifelong friend. He typically writes about Louise's poems and career as well as about his own work and family. Letters from these people span these three decades.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nLetters from the 1970s also include one or two items from Jack Beard, John McCulloch, Archibald MacLeish, Wilbur Schramm, and Jimmy Carter (1976). In addition, letters and cards from 1977 and 1979 offer congratulations to Louise on being West Virginia Daughter of the Year in 1977 and on becoming Poet Laureate of West Virginia in 1979.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nMaterials from the 1980s also include letters from Stephen Vincent Benet, Devon McNamara, Arch A. Moore, Robert C. Byrd, and John D. Rockefeller IV, a long-time friend of McNeill's after both were honored by West Virginia in 1977.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nLetters from 1990 to 1993 also provide additional documentation about Louise's career and role as poet laureate of West Virginia. They contain information about her participation in poetry anthologies, speaking engagements, and a radio production of Gauley Mountain as well as her payment as poet laureate and her reappointment in 1990. Items from this time include letters from Gaston Caperton, Larry Groce, Kirk Judd, and John D. Rockefeller IV.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nLouise McNeill sorted some of her correspondence in manila folders. This original folder order has been maintained. Any information written on the envelopes has been photocopied and included at the front of each folder. Folder titles reflect the content but not necessarily the exact wording found on the envelopes.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nThe folder \"Friends, Students, Faculty,\" contains letters from those groups of people and are almost entirely from the mid-1970s. Topics include Louise's poetry, Paradox Hill, G.D. McNeill, and personal news from family and friends. Of note are two letters from Robert Byrd in response to Louise's queries about impeaching Richard Nixon; notes and a letter written by Louise about Nixon; and a letter from Adlai Stevenson.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nThe folder \"Precious Letters\" contains a handful of letters about Louise's poems and her published books. Includes letters from Jesse Stuart, Archibald MacLeish, Rene de Chocour, and Marion Havighurst.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 3. Writings and Related Materials\u003c/emph\u003e, 1931-1993 and undated, includes drafts of published collections of poetry and memoirs, an unpublished book, loose poems, and other writings. It chiefly contains drafts of three published books, Milkweed Ladies (1988), Hill Daughter (1991), Fermi Buffalo (1994), and the unpublished essays, \"Three Shades of Blue.\" Drafts are both manuscripts and typescripts, some of which have handwritten annotations. This series also includes related materials such as book reviews, correspondence with the University of Pittsburgh Press, dust jackets, marketing materials, and notes for these books as well as a few such items for Mountain White (1931), Gauley Mountain (1939), and Elderberry Flood (1979). Drafts are organized in chronological order where possible.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nMaterials related to Milkweed Ladies date from the 1970s to 1987 and include early versions of the memoirs, when it was titled \"Appalachian Heart.\" This subseries contains handwritten drafts, typescripts with annotations, a July 1987 typescript with comments on each chapter by Maggie Anderson, an August 1987 typescript, and related materials. Hill Daughter materials date from 1990 to 1992 and include both handwritten drafts of the included poems and McNeill's 1990 typescript copy of the publication. Materials related to Fermi Buffalo date from 1984 to 1993. This collection of poetry, which was published after McNeill's death in 1993, was initially called \"Tumblebug.\" This subseries also includes science articles that may have influenced McNeill's work.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nThis series also contains drafts of an unpublished book of essays titled \"Three Shades of Blue.\" While there is one draft of the introductory section, this subseries consists almost entirely of handwritten notes and typescript drafts of the two main sections, \"Lorenzo Waugh\" and \"Lt. Glen Vaughan\" and includes comments by McNeill about the work. Almost all of the material is undated, but seems to have been written in the early 1990s.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nAlso included are manuscript and typescript poems, composition books, and groups of poems organized and reviewed by McNeill. Loose poems are arranged in alphabetical order by title. Poems in folders 4-14 of box 9 were sorted into envelopes and labeled by Louise McNeill. Poems have been removed from the envelopes, but any information written on the envelopes has been photocopied and included at the front of each folder. Folder titles reflect the content but not necessarily the exact wording found on the envelopes. Within each folder poems are arranged alphabetically by title with untitled poems and scraps at the back of the folder. Almost all of the poems are undated. Since copies of the same poem may appear in multiple places, researchers are encouraged to review all folders that contain loose poems.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 4. Audio-Visual Materials\u003c/emph\u003e, 1900-1993 (bulk 1930s-1993), consist of photographs, audio cassettes, and video cassettes. Photographs date from the early twentieth century to the 1990s and are arranged by subject and then by date when possible. Photographs include black-and-white and color photos; snapshots and portraits; and many unidentified people and places. They have been loosely arranged in the following categories: Louise McNeill (1930s-1990s), McNeill with family members (1942-1981); the Pease family (1965-1979); the McNeill family (1900, 1918, 1940s and 1981); identified and unidentified friends and family members, including Walter Havighurst, Robert Frost, and Louis Untermeyer (chiefly 1970s-1990s); homes and landscapes; and Navy battleships (1907).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nAudio and video cassettes, 1975-1992 and undated, are related to McNeill's writing career and include both tributes to and interviews with McNeill. Topics discussed during the various interviews include McNeill's poetry and rural imagery, her life and family, and her teaching. The undated interview with Topper Sherwood focuses on McNeill's PhD from West Virginia University. McNeill speaks about her classes, her professors, teaching, and her poetry. This series also contains a video of the 1989 WVU Academy of Distinguished Alumni induction ceremony, which includes an introduction of Louise McNeill and McNeill's remarks.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 5. Publications\u003c/emph\u003e are chiefly books related to West Virginia and poetry, and include several of McNeill's own works. Each book is listed individually in the full inventory. Works written by McNeill are Gauley Mountain, Hill Daughter, and Milkweed Ladies.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 6. Financial and Legal Materials\u003c/emph\u003e, 1981-1992 and undated, contains materials related to McNeill's expenses as an author. Documents include royalty and honorarium invoices, receipts, phone bills, and other records of her costs. Materials were gathered in preparation of income tax returns, but do not include official tax documents. Legal materials include deeds and information related to McNeill's will. Access to this entire series is restricted without curatorial permission.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 7. Artifacts\u003c/emph\u003e consist of several items belonging to Louise McNeill: binoculars, a name stamp, a Golden Horseshoe winner ribbon, and two handkerchiefs embroidered with her name. Artifacts have been stored separately in an oversize box.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 8. Oversize Materials\u003c/emph\u003e include two honorary degrees, a copy of the West Virginia Hillbilly that featured McNeill's poems, a McNeill family genealogical chart, and a framed photograph of a cabin.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nLouise McNeill sorted and organized many papers in manila folders. The original folder order has largely been maintained. Any information written on the envelopes has been photocopied and included at the front of each folder. Folder titles reflect the content but not necessarily the exact wording found on the envelopes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes awards and certificates; biographies of McNeill; newspaper clippings; curriculum vitae; genealogical materials related to the McNeill and Pease families; tributes to McNeill; and other items that record the history of McNeill's personal and professional life.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAwards and certificates document McNeill's status in West Virginia and include honorary degrees and programs from ceremonies honoring McNeill.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper clippings contain articles about some of McNeill's speaking engagements and her literary achievements (1961, 1972-1973) as well as poems that appeared in various newspapers from 1960 to 1982. Folders containing the original newspapers are followed by photocopies of each clipping.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCurriculum vitae from the early 1970s to 1992 trace the evolution of McNeill's teaching career and lists the publication of her poems and other writings. Several versions include handwritten annotations and revisions and also include the career of her husband, Roger Pease.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eGenealogical materials include newspaper clippings, photographs, obituaries, military information, and other records about various members of the McNeill and Pease families. The items have been arranged by specific family members, including G.D. McNeill, James McNeill, Marietta McNeill, Thomas McNeill, Roger Pease, and Douglas Pease. Genealogical charts and information relating to the history of the McNeill family is filed under the family name. While most of the materials date from the 1940s to the 1980s, this section also includes James McNeill's Civil War diary.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThis series also includes biographies of McNeill written by two graduate students; a transcript of a 1985 West Virginia Public Radio interview with McNeill; and McNeill's address book, library card, and blank writing materials.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letters in this series document Louise McNeill's personal relationships, career as a poet, and the importance of poetry and writing in her life. Letters are almost entirely those sent to McNeill; only a few letters penned by the poet are scattered throughout the series. Also includes greeting cards, sympathy cards, holiday cards, and birthday cards. This series contains only a few letters before 1970, including a photocopy of a 1936 letter from Louis Untermeyer about publishing Louise's poems in \u003ctitle\u003eAmerican Mercury\u003c/title\u003e and a letter from Jesse Stuart in 1967 also supporting her poetry.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eLetters are chiefly from 1970 to 1993 and fall into two primary categories: letters relating to writing and Louise's poetry and those written from relatives and friends that largely contain news about family members, social activities, and health issues (although they also may comment on Louise's poetry). General incoming letters are arranged in chronological order. Letters sorted and grouped by Louise McNeill and undated letters from Louise's parents can be found at the end of the series.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMany letters from 1970 to 1993 comment on McNeill's poetry and on her published works, particularly \u003ctitle\u003eParadox Hill\u003c/title\u003ein 1979, \u003ctitle\u003eMilkweed Ladies\u003c/title\u003e in 1988, and \u003ctitle\u003eHill Daughter\u003c/title\u003e in 1991. Louise's most frequent correspondents include her friend Rene de Chocour; Maggie Anderson, a friend and editor of Louise's books; and Marion and Walter Havighurst. Anderson writes often about Louise's work, their relationship, and her own poetry. Walter Havighurst was Louise's mentor and a lifelong friend. He typically writes about Louise's poems and career as well as about his own work and family. Letters from these people span these three decades.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eLetters from the 1970s also include one or two items from Jack Beard, John McCulloch, Archibald MacLeish, Wilbur Schramm, and Jimmy Carter (1976). In addition, letters and cards from 1977 and 1979 offer congratulations to Louise on being West Virginia Daughter of the Year in 1977 and on becoming Poet Laureate of West Virginia in 1979.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMaterials from the 1980s also include letters from Stephen Vincent Benet, Devon McNamara, Arch A. Moore, Robert C. Byrd, and John D. Rockefeller IV, a long-time friend of McNeill's after both were honored by West Virginia in 1977.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eLetters from 1990 to 1993 also provide additional documentation about Louise's career and role as poet laureate of West Virginia. They contain information about her participation in poetry anthologies, speaking engagements, and a radio production of Gauley Mountain as well as her payment as poet laureate and her reappointment in 1990. Items from this time include letters from Gaston Caperton, Larry Groce, Kirk Judd, and John D. Rockefeller IV.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eLouise McNeill sorted some of her correspondence in manila folders. This original folder order has been maintained. Any information written on the envelopes has been photocopied and included at the front of each folder. Folder titles reflect the content but not necessarily the exact wording found on the envelopes.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe folder \"Friends, Students, Faculty,\" contains letters from those groups of people and are almost entirely from the mid-1970s. Topics include Louise's poetry, Paradox Hill, G.D. McNeill, and personal news from family and friends. Of note are two letters from Robert Byrd in response to Louise's queries about impeaching Richard Nixon; notes and a letter written by Louise about Nixon; and a letter from Adlai Stevenson.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe folder \"Precious Letters\" contains a handful of letters about Louise's poems and her published books. Includes letters from Jesse Stuart, Archibald MacLeish, Rene de Chocour, and Marion Havighurst.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes drafts of published collections of poetry and memoirs, an unpublished book, loose poems, and other writings. It chiefly contains drafts of three published books, \u003ctitle\u003eMilkweed Ladies\u003c/title\u003e (1988), \u003ctitle\u003eHill Daughter\u003c/title\u003e (1991), \u003ctitle\u003eFermi Buffalo\u003c/title\u003e (1994), and the unpublished essays, \"Three Shades of Blue.\" Drafts are both manuscripts and typescripts, some of which have handwritten annotations. This series also includes related materials such as book reviews, correspondence with the University of Pittsburgh Press, dust jackets, marketing materials, and notes for these books as well as a few such items for \u003ctitle\u003eMountain White\u003c/title\u003e (1931), \u003ctitle\u003eGauley Moutain\u003c/title\u003e (1939), and \u003ctitle\u003eElderberry Flood\u003c/title\u003e (1979). Drafts are organized in chronological order where possible.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMaterials related to \u003ctitle\u003eMilkwood Ladies\u003c/title\u003e date from the 1970s to 1987 and include early versions of the memoirs, when it was titled \"Appalachian Heart.\" This subseries contains handwritten drafts, typescripts with annotations, a July 1987 typescript with comments on each chapter by Maggie Anderson, an August 1987 typescript, and related materials. \u003ctitle\u003eHill Daughter\u003c/title\u003e materials date from 1990 to 1992 and include both handwritten drafts of the included poems and McNeill's 1990 typescript copy of the publication. Materials related to Fermi Buffalo date from 1984 to 1993. This collection of poetry, which was published after McNeill's death in 1993, was initially called \"Tumblebug.\" This subseries also includes science articles that may have influenced McNeill's work.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThis series also contains drafts of an unpublished book of essays titled \"Three Shades of Blue.\" While there is one draft of the introductory section, this subseries consists almost entirely of handwritten notes and typescript drafts of the two main sections, \"Lorenzo Waugh\" and \"Lt. Glen Vaughan\" and includes comments by McNeill about the work. Almost all of the material is undated, but seems to have been written in the early 1990s.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAlso included are manuscript and typescript poems, composition books, and groups of poems organized and reviewed by McNeill. Loose poems are arranged in alphabetical order by title. Poems in folders 4-14 of box 9 were sorted into envelopes and labeled by Louise McNeill. Poems have been removed from the envelopes, but any information written on the envelopes has been photocopied and included at the front of each folder. Folder titles reflect the content but not necessarily the exact wording found on the envelopes. Within each folder poems are arranged alphabetically by title with untitled poems and scraps at the back of the folder. Almost all of the poems are undated. Since copies of the same poem may appear in multiple places, researchers are encouraged to review all folders that contain loose poems.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series consists of photographs, audio cassettes, and video cassettes. Photographs date from the early twentieth century to the 1990s and are arranged by subject and then by date when possible. Photographs include black-and-white and color photos; snapshots and portraits; and many unidentified people and places. They have been loosely arranged in the following categories: Louise McNeill (1930s-1990s), McNeill with family members (1942-1981); the Pease family (1965-1979); the McNeill family (1900, 1918, 1940s and 1981); identified and unidentified friends and family members, including Walter Havighurst, Robert Frost, and Louis Untermeyer (chiefly 1970s-1990s); homes and landscapes; and Navy battleships (1907).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAudio and video cassettes are related to McNeill's writing career and include both tributes to and interviews with McNeill. Topics discussed during the various interviews include McNeill's poetry and rural imagery, her life and family, and her teaching. The undated interview with Topper Sherwood focuses on McNeill's PhD from West Virginia University. McNeill speaks about her classes, her professors, teaching, and her poetry. This series also contains a video of the 1989 WVU Academy of Distinguished Alumni induction ceremony, which includes an introduction of Louise McNeill and McNeill's remarks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePublications are chiefly books related to West Virginia and poetry, and include several of McNeill's own works. Each book is listed individually in the full inventory. Works written by McNeill are \u003ctitle\u003eGauley Mountain, Hill Daughter\u003c/title\u003e, and \u003ctitle\u003eMilkweed Ladies\u003c/title\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series contains materials related to McNeill's expenses as an author. Documents include royalty and honorarium invoices, receipts, phone bills, and other records of her costs. Materials were gathered in preparation of income tax returns, but do not include official tax documents. Legal materials include deeds and information related to McNeill's will. Access to this entire series is restricted without curatorial permission.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArtifacts consist of several items belonging to Louise McNeill: binoculars, a name stamp, a Golden Horseshoe winner ribbon, and two handkerchiefs embroidered with her name. Artifacts have been stored separately in an oversize box.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOversize Materials include two honorary degrees, a copy of the \u003ctitle\u003eWest Virignia Hillbilly\u003c/title\u003e that featured McNeill's poems, a McNeill family genealogical chart, and a framed photograph of a cabin.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Papers of Louise McNeill (Pease), 1911-1993, of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, noted twentieth century Appalachian poet and author, poet laureate of West Virginia from 1979 to 1993, and professor of history and English. Though most well-known for her lyrical poetry about the history and spirit of West Virginia, McNeill also wrote articles, short stories, essays, and her memoirs. Includes biographical materials, letters, writings, poems, photographs, audio-visual materials, artifacts, and personal materials documenting Louise McNeill's career as a poet and author and her personal life, chiefly from the 1970s to her death in 1993. Biographical materials include awards and certificates, biographies of McNeill, clippings, curriculum vitae, and other genealogical materials. Letters are from literary figures, political figures, family and friends. Prominent correspondents include Maggie Anderson, Rene de Chocour, Marion Havighurst, Walter Havighurst, and John D. Rockefeller IV. Writings and related materials include manuscript and typescript drafts of McNeill's books, loose poems, and other writings as well as book reviews, press correspondence, and marketing materials. Audio-visual materials consist of photographs of Louise McNeill, her family, and friends, and tributes to and interviews with McNeill on audio and video cassette. Collection also contains publications, artifacts, and personal materials.","There are eight series in this collection:","Series 1. Biographical Materials, 1860s, 1930s-2004 and undated ","Series 2. Incoming Letters, 1936, 1950s-1993 (bulk 1970-1993) ","Series 3. Writings and Related Materials, 1931-1993 and undated ","Series 4. Audio-Visual Materials, 1900-1990s and undated (bulk 1965-1993) ","Series 5. Publications, 1939-1993 (bulk 1974-1993) ","Series 6. Financial and Legal Materials, 1981-1992 and undated ","Series 7. Artifacts ","Series 8. Oversize, 1961-1990 and undated ","Series 1. Biographical Materials , 1860s, 1930s-2004 and undated, include awards and certificates; biographies of McNeill; newspaper clippings; curriculum vitae; genealogical materials related to the McNeill and Pease families; tributes to McNeill; and other items that record the history of McNeill's personal and professional life.","\nAwards and certificates document McNeill's status in West Virginia and include honorary degrees and programs from ceremonies honoring McNeill.","\nNewspaper clippings contain articles about some of McNeill's speaking engagements and her literary achievements (1961, 1972-1973) as well as poems that appeared in various newspapers from 1960 to 1982. Folders containing the original newspapers are followed by photocopies of each clipping.","\nCurriculum vitae from the early 1970s to 1992 trace the evolution of McNeill's teaching career and lists the publication of her poems and other writings. Several versions include handwritten annotations and revisions and also include the career of her husband, Roger Pease.","\nGenealogical materials include newspaper clippings, photographs, obituaries, military information, and other records about various members of the McNeill and Pease families. The items have been arranged by specific family members, including G.D. McNeill, James McNeill, Marietta McNeill, Thomas McNeill, Roger Pease, and Douglas Pease. Genealogical charts and information relating to the history of the McNeill family is filed under the family name. While most of the materials date from the 1940s to the 1980s, this section also includes James McNeill's Civil War diary.","\nThis series also includes biographies of McNeill written by two graduate students; a transcript of a 1985 West Virginia Public Radio interview with McNeill; and McNeill's address book, library card, and blank writing materials.","Series 2. Incoming Letters , 1936, 1950s-1993 (bulk 1970-1993), document Louise McNeill's personal relationships, career as a poet, and the importance of poetry and writing in her life. Letters are almost entirely those sent to McNeill; only a few letters penned by the poet are scattered throughout the series. Also includes greeting cards, sympathy cards, holiday cards, and birthday cards. This series contains only a few letters before 1970, including a photocopy of a 1936 letter from Louis Untermeyer about publishing Louise's poems in American Mercury and a letter from Jesse Stuart in 1967 also supporting her poetry.","\nLetters are chiefly from 1970 to 1993 and fall into two primary categories: letters relating to writing and Louise's poetry and those written from relatives and friends that largely contain news about family members, social activities, and health issues (although they also may comment on Louise's poetry). General incoming letters are arranged in chronological order. Letters sorted and grouped by Louise McNeill and undated letters from Louise's parents can be found at the end of the series.","\nMany letters from 1970 to 1993 comment on McNeill's poetry and on her published works, particularly Paradox Hill in 1979, Milkweed Ladies in 1988, and Hill Daughter in 1991. Louise's most frequent correspondents include her friend Rene de Chocour; Maggie Anderson, a friend and editor of Louise's books; and Marion and Walter Havighurst. Anderson writes often about Louise's work, their relationship, and her own poetry. Walter Havighurst was Louise's mentor and a lifelong friend. He typically writes about Louise's poems and career as well as about his own work and family. Letters from these people span these three decades.","\nLetters from the 1970s also include one or two items from Jack Beard, John McCulloch, Archibald MacLeish, Wilbur Schramm, and Jimmy Carter (1976). In addition, letters and cards from 1977 and 1979 offer congratulations to Louise on being West Virginia Daughter of the Year in 1977 and on becoming Poet Laureate of West Virginia in 1979.","\nMaterials from the 1980s also include letters from Stephen Vincent Benet, Devon McNamara, Arch A. Moore, Robert C. Byrd, and John D. Rockefeller IV, a long-time friend of McNeill's after both were honored by West Virginia in 1977.","\nLetters from 1990 to 1993 also provide additional documentation about Louise's career and role as poet laureate of West Virginia. They contain information about her participation in poetry anthologies, speaking engagements, and a radio production of Gauley Mountain as well as her payment as poet laureate and her reappointment in 1990. Items from this time include letters from Gaston Caperton, Larry Groce, Kirk Judd, and John D. Rockefeller IV.","\nLouise McNeill sorted some of her correspondence in manila folders. This original folder order has been maintained. Any information written on the envelopes has been photocopied and included at the front of each folder. Folder titles reflect the content but not necessarily the exact wording found on the envelopes.","\nThe folder \"Friends, Students, Faculty,\" contains letters from those groups of people and are almost entirely from the mid-1970s. Topics include Louise's poetry, Paradox Hill, G.D. McNeill, and personal news from family and friends. Of note are two letters from Robert Byrd in response to Louise's queries about impeaching Richard Nixon; notes and a letter written by Louise about Nixon; and a letter from Adlai Stevenson.","\nThe folder \"Precious Letters\" contains a handful of letters about Louise's poems and her published books. Includes letters from Jesse Stuart, Archibald MacLeish, Rene de Chocour, and Marion Havighurst.","Series 3. Writings and Related Materials , 1931-1993 and undated, includes drafts of published collections of poetry and memoirs, an unpublished book, loose poems, and other writings. It chiefly contains drafts of three published books, Milkweed Ladies (1988), Hill Daughter (1991), Fermi Buffalo (1994), and the unpublished essays, \"Three Shades of Blue.\" Drafts are both manuscripts and typescripts, some of which have handwritten annotations. This series also includes related materials such as book reviews, correspondence with the University of Pittsburgh Press, dust jackets, marketing materials, and notes for these books as well as a few such items for Mountain White (1931), Gauley Mountain (1939), and Elderberry Flood (1979). Drafts are organized in chronological order where possible.","\nMaterials related to Milkweed Ladies date from the 1970s to 1987 and include early versions of the memoirs, when it was titled \"Appalachian Heart.\" This subseries contains handwritten drafts, typescripts with annotations, a July 1987 typescript with comments on each chapter by Maggie Anderson, an August 1987 typescript, and related materials. Hill Daughter materials date from 1990 to 1992 and include both handwritten drafts of the included poems and McNeill's 1990 typescript copy of the publication. Materials related to Fermi Buffalo date from 1984 to 1993. This collection of poetry, which was published after McNeill's death in 1993, was initially called \"Tumblebug.\" This subseries also includes science articles that may have influenced McNeill's work.","\nThis series also contains drafts of an unpublished book of essays titled \"Three Shades of Blue.\" While there is one draft of the introductory section, this subseries consists almost entirely of handwritten notes and typescript drafts of the two main sections, \"Lorenzo Waugh\" and \"Lt. Glen Vaughan\" and includes comments by McNeill about the work. Almost all of the material is undated, but seems to have been written in the early 1990s.","\nAlso included are manuscript and typescript poems, composition books, and groups of poems organized and reviewed by McNeill. Loose poems are arranged in alphabetical order by title. Poems in folders 4-14 of box 9 were sorted into envelopes and labeled by Louise McNeill. Poems have been removed from the envelopes, but any information written on the envelopes has been photocopied and included at the front of each folder. Folder titles reflect the content but not necessarily the exact wording found on the envelopes. Within each folder poems are arranged alphabetically by title with untitled poems and scraps at the back of the folder. Almost all of the poems are undated. Since copies of the same poem may appear in multiple places, researchers are encouraged to review all folders that contain loose poems.","Series 4. Audio-Visual Materials , 1900-1993 (bulk 1930s-1993), consist of photographs, audio cassettes, and video cassettes. Photographs date from the early twentieth century to the 1990s and are arranged by subject and then by date when possible. Photographs include black-and-white and color photos; snapshots and portraits; and many unidentified people and places. They have been loosely arranged in the following categories: Louise McNeill (1930s-1990s), McNeill with family members (1942-1981); the Pease family (1965-1979); the McNeill family (1900, 1918, 1940s and 1981); identified and unidentified friends and family members, including Walter Havighurst, Robert Frost, and Louis Untermeyer (chiefly 1970s-1990s); homes and landscapes; and Navy battleships (1907).","\nAudio and video cassettes, 1975-1992 and undated, are related to McNeill's writing career and include both tributes to and interviews with McNeill. Topics discussed during the various interviews include McNeill's poetry and rural imagery, her life and family, and her teaching. The undated interview with Topper Sherwood focuses on McNeill's PhD from West Virginia University. McNeill speaks about her classes, her professors, teaching, and her poetry. This series also contains a video of the 1989 WVU Academy of Distinguished Alumni induction ceremony, which includes an introduction of Louise McNeill and McNeill's remarks.","Series 5. Publications  are chiefly books related to West Virginia and poetry, and include several of McNeill's own works. Each book is listed individually in the full inventory. Works written by McNeill are Gauley Mountain, Hill Daughter, and Milkweed Ladies.","Series 6. Financial and Legal Materials , 1981-1992 and undated, contains materials related to McNeill's expenses as an author. Documents include royalty and honorarium invoices, receipts, phone bills, and other records of her costs. Materials were gathered in preparation of income tax returns, but do not include official tax documents. Legal materials include deeds and information related to McNeill's will. Access to this entire series is restricted without curatorial permission.","Series 7. Artifacts  consist of several items belonging to Louise McNeill: binoculars, a name stamp, a Golden Horseshoe winner ribbon, and two handkerchiefs embroidered with her name. Artifacts have been stored separately in an oversize box.","Series 8. Oversize Materials  include two honorary degrees, a copy of the West Virginia Hillbilly that featured McNeill's poems, a McNeill family genealogical chart, and a framed photograph of a cabin.","\nLouise McNeill sorted and organized many papers in manila folders. The original folder order has largely been maintained. Any information written on the envelopes has been photocopied and included at the front of each folder. Folder titles reflect the content but not necessarily the exact wording found on the envelopes.","This series includes awards and certificates; biographies of McNeill; newspaper clippings; curriculum vitae; genealogical materials related to the McNeill and Pease families; tributes to McNeill; and other items that record the history of McNeill's personal and professional life.","Awards and certificates document McNeill's status in West Virginia and include honorary degrees and programs from ceremonies honoring McNeill.","Newspaper clippings contain articles about some of McNeill's speaking engagements and her literary achievements (1961, 1972-1973) as well as poems that appeared in various newspapers from 1960 to 1982. Folders containing the original newspapers are followed by photocopies of each clipping.","Curriculum vitae from the early 1970s to 1992 trace the evolution of McNeill's teaching career and lists the publication of her poems and other writings. Several versions include handwritten annotations and revisions and also include the career of her husband, Roger Pease.","Genealogical materials include newspaper clippings, photographs, obituaries, military information, and other records about various members of the McNeill and Pease families. The items have been arranged by specific family members, including G.D. McNeill, James McNeill, Marietta McNeill, Thomas McNeill, Roger Pease, and Douglas Pease. Genealogical charts and information relating to the history of the McNeill family is filed under the family name. While most of the materials date from the 1940s to the 1980s, this section also includes James McNeill's Civil War diary.","This series also includes biographies of McNeill written by two graduate students; a transcript of a 1985 West Virginia Public Radio interview with McNeill; and McNeill's address book, library card, and blank writing materials.","The letters in this series document Louise McNeill's personal relationships, career as a poet, and the importance of poetry and writing in her life. Letters are almost entirely those sent to McNeill; only a few letters penned by the poet are scattered throughout the series. Also includes greeting cards, sympathy cards, holiday cards, and birthday cards. This series contains only a few letters before 1970, including a photocopy of a 1936 letter from Louis Untermeyer about publishing Louise's poems in  American Mercury  and a letter from Jesse Stuart in 1967 also supporting her poetry.","Letters are chiefly from 1970 to 1993 and fall into two primary categories: letters relating to writing and Louise's poetry and those written from relatives and friends that largely contain news about family members, social activities, and health issues (although they also may comment on Louise's poetry). General incoming letters are arranged in chronological order. Letters sorted and grouped by Louise McNeill and undated letters from Louise's parents can be found at the end of the series.","Many letters from 1970 to 1993 comment on McNeill's poetry and on her published works, particularly  Paradox Hill in 1979,  Milkweed Ladies  in 1988, and  Hill Daughter  in 1991. Louise's most frequent correspondents include her friend Rene de Chocour; Maggie Anderson, a friend and editor of Louise's books; and Marion and Walter Havighurst. Anderson writes often about Louise's work, their relationship, and her own poetry. Walter Havighurst was Louise's mentor and a lifelong friend. He typically writes about Louise's poems and career as well as about his own work and family. Letters from these people span these three decades.","Letters from the 1970s also include one or two items from Jack Beard, John McCulloch, Archibald MacLeish, Wilbur Schramm, and Jimmy Carter (1976). In addition, letters and cards from 1977 and 1979 offer congratulations to Louise on being West Virginia Daughter of the Year in 1977 and on becoming Poet Laureate of West Virginia in 1979.","Materials from the 1980s also include letters from Stephen Vincent Benet, Devon McNamara, Arch A. Moore, Robert C. Byrd, and John D. Rockefeller IV, a long-time friend of McNeill's after both were honored by West Virginia in 1977.","Letters from 1990 to 1993 also provide additional documentation about Louise's career and role as poet laureate of West Virginia. They contain information about her participation in poetry anthologies, speaking engagements, and a radio production of Gauley Mountain as well as her payment as poet laureate and her reappointment in 1990. Items from this time include letters from Gaston Caperton, Larry Groce, Kirk Judd, and John D. Rockefeller IV.","Louise McNeill sorted some of her correspondence in manila folders. This original folder order has been maintained. Any information written on the envelopes has been photocopied and included at the front of each folder. Folder titles reflect the content but not necessarily the exact wording found on the envelopes.","The folder \"Friends, Students, Faculty,\" contains letters from those groups of people and are almost entirely from the mid-1970s. Topics include Louise's poetry, Paradox Hill, G.D. McNeill, and personal news from family and friends. Of note are two letters from Robert Byrd in response to Louise's queries about impeaching Richard Nixon; notes and a letter written by Louise about Nixon; and a letter from Adlai Stevenson.","The folder \"Precious Letters\" contains a handful of letters about Louise's poems and her published books. Includes letters from Jesse Stuart, Archibald MacLeish, Rene de Chocour, and Marion Havighurst.","This series includes drafts of published collections of poetry and memoirs, an unpublished book, loose poems, and other writings. It chiefly contains drafts of three published books,  Milkweed Ladies  (1988),  Hill Daughter  (1991),  Fermi Buffalo  (1994), and the unpublished essays, \"Three Shades of Blue.\" Drafts are both manuscripts and typescripts, some of which have handwritten annotations. This series also includes related materials such as book reviews, correspondence with the University of Pittsburgh Press, dust jackets, marketing materials, and notes for these books as well as a few such items for  Mountain White  (1931),  Gauley Moutain  (1939), and  Elderberry Flood  (1979). Drafts are organized in chronological order where possible.","Materials related to  Milkwood Ladies  date from the 1970s to 1987 and include early versions of the memoirs, when it was titled \"Appalachian Heart.\" This subseries contains handwritten drafts, typescripts with annotations, a July 1987 typescript with comments on each chapter by Maggie Anderson, an August 1987 typescript, and related materials.  Hill Daughter  materials date from 1990 to 1992 and include both handwritten drafts of the included poems and McNeill's 1990 typescript copy of the publication. Materials related to Fermi Buffalo date from 1984 to 1993. This collection of poetry, which was published after McNeill's death in 1993, was initially called \"Tumblebug.\" This subseries also includes science articles that may have influenced McNeill's work.","This series also contains drafts of an unpublished book of essays titled \"Three Shades of Blue.\" While there is one draft of the introductory section, this subseries consists almost entirely of handwritten notes and typescript drafts of the two main sections, \"Lorenzo Waugh\" and \"Lt. Glen Vaughan\" and includes comments by McNeill about the work. Almost all of the material is undated, but seems to have been written in the early 1990s.","Also included are manuscript and typescript poems, composition books, and groups of poems organized and reviewed by McNeill. Loose poems are arranged in alphabetical order by title. Poems in folders 4-14 of box 9 were sorted into envelopes and labeled by Louise McNeill. Poems have been removed from the envelopes, but any information written on the envelopes has been photocopied and included at the front of each folder. Folder titles reflect the content but not necessarily the exact wording found on the envelopes. Within each folder poems are arranged alphabetically by title with untitled poems and scraps at the back of the folder. Almost all of the poems are undated. Since copies of the same poem may appear in multiple places, researchers are encouraged to review all folders that contain loose poems.","This series consists of photographs, audio cassettes, and video cassettes. Photographs date from the early twentieth century to the 1990s and are arranged by subject and then by date when possible. Photographs include black-and-white and color photos; snapshots and portraits; and many unidentified people and places. They have been loosely arranged in the following categories: Louise McNeill (1930s-1990s), McNeill with family members (1942-1981); the Pease family (1965-1979); the McNeill family (1900, 1918, 1940s and 1981); identified and unidentified friends and family members, including Walter Havighurst, Robert Frost, and Louis Untermeyer (chiefly 1970s-1990s); homes and landscapes; and Navy battleships (1907).","Audio and video cassettes are related to McNeill's writing career and include both tributes to and interviews with McNeill. Topics discussed during the various interviews include McNeill's poetry and rural imagery, her life and family, and her teaching. The undated interview with Topper Sherwood focuses on McNeill's PhD from West Virginia University. McNeill speaks about her classes, her professors, teaching, and her poetry. This series also contains a video of the 1989 WVU Academy of Distinguished Alumni induction ceremony, which includes an introduction of Louise McNeill and McNeill's remarks.","Publications are chiefly books related to West Virginia and poetry, and include several of McNeill's own works. Each book is listed individually in the full inventory. Works written by McNeill are  Gauley Mountain, Hill Daughter , and  Milkweed Ladies .","This series contains materials related to McNeill's expenses as an author. Documents include royalty and honorarium invoices, receipts, phone bills, and other records of her costs. Materials were gathered in preparation of income tax returns, but do not include official tax documents. Legal materials include deeds and information related to McNeill's will. Access to this entire series is restricted without curatorial permission.","Artifacts consist of several items belonging to Louise McNeill: binoculars, a name stamp, a Golden Horseshoe winner ribbon, and two handkerchiefs embroidered with her name. Artifacts have been stored separately in an oversize box.","Oversize Materials include two honorary degrees, a copy of the  West Virignia Hillbilly  that featured McNeill's poems, a McNeill family genealogical chart, and a framed photograph of a cabin."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_c68ed3bea540a6ee59d4eaa1e27b67f2\"\u003ePapers of Louise McNeill (Pease), 1911-1993, of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, noted twentieth century Appalachian poet and author, poet laureate of West Virginia from 1979 to 1993, and professor of history and English. Though most well-known for her lyrical poetry about the history and spirit of West Virginia, McNeill also wrote articles, short stories, essays, and her memoirs. Includes biographical materials, letters, writings, poems, photographs, audio-visual materials, artifacts, and personal materials documenting Louise McNeill's career as a poet and author and her personal life, chiefly from the 1970s to her death in 1993. Biographical materials include awards and certificates, biographies of McNeill, clippings, curriculum vitae, and other genealogical materials. Letters are from literary figures, political figures, family and friends. Prominent correspondents include Maggie Anderson, Rene de Chocour, Marion Havighurst, Walter Havighurst, and John D. Rockefeller IV. Writings and related materials include manuscript and typescript drafts of McNeill's books, loose poems, and other writings as well as book reviews, press correspondence, and marketing materials. Audio-visual materials consist of photographs of Louise McNeill, her family, and friends, and tributes to and interviews with McNeill on audio and video cassette. Collection also contains publications, artifacts, and personal materials.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["Papers of Louise McNeill (Pease), 1911-1993, of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, noted twentieth century Appalachian poet and author, poet laureate of West Virginia from 1979 to 1993, and professor of history and English. Though most well-known for her lyrical poetry about the history and spirit of West Virginia, McNeill also wrote articles, short stories, essays, and her memoirs. Includes biographical materials, letters, writings, poems, photographs, audio-visual materials, artifacts, and personal materials documenting Louise McNeill's career as a poet and author and her personal life, chiefly from the 1970s to her death in 1993. Biographical materials include awards and certificates, biographies of McNeill, clippings, curriculum vitae, and other genealogical materials. Letters are from literary figures, political figures, family and friends. Prominent correspondents include Maggie Anderson, Rene de Chocour, Marion Havighurst, Walter Havighurst, and John D. Rockefeller IV. Writings and related materials include manuscript and typescript drafts of McNeill's books, loose poems, and other writings as well as book reviews, press correspondence, and marketing materials. Audio-visual materials consist of photographs of Louise McNeill, her family, and friends, and tributes to and interviews with McNeill on audio and video cassette. Collection also contains publications, artifacts, and personal materials."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_9dc7c8d9f7c51ec00b6cea0108cfd551\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. 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