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Va.)","Fairmont (W. Va.)","Marshall County (W. Va.)","Pennsylvania","United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865","Wheeling (W. Va.)","Banks and banking","General stores","Glass manufacture","Mexican War, 1846-1848","Newspapers.","Political campaigns","Propaganda, Soviet","Whiskey decanters","No special access restriction applies.","Researchers may access digitized materials by visiting the link attached to each item or 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. ","Lucy Elizabeth Prichard  (October 26, 1876 - July 29, 1964) was born in Cattlettsburg, Kentucky. Daughter of Robert H. and Mary Prichard, she had a brother, Karl, and a sister-in-law, Elizabeth. Lucy taught at Huntington High School from 1899-1913, and taught Latin and Classical Studies at Marshall College (now Marshall University) from 1914-1941. Marshall's Prichard Hall was named in her honor.","Louis Eckert Reed  (born October 1, 1899 in Wirt County, WV; died January 31, 1979 in Elizabeth, WV) served as a sergeant in the US Army during WWI, served as Administrative Assistant to Senator Chapman Revercomb, and worked as a prosecuting attorney in Wirt County, WV. He also wrote for  Atlantic Monthly .","James Franklin \"Jim\" Comstock  was born to Harry Clinton and Myrtle Blanche in Richwood, West Virginia on February 25, 1911. He married Miss Ola Stowers in Huntington, WV, on October 18, 1933; they would have two daughters, Sandra Ferguson and Elaine Nagy, and a son, Jay. In 1934, Comstock received B.A. from Marshall College (now Marshall University). From 1938-1942, he taught at Richwood High School and wrote for the  Clarksburg Telegram . He served in the U.S. Navy from 1944-1946, and upon returning home he founded the  Nicholas County News Leader  (originally  News Letter ) with Bronson D. McClung (1920-2004), a former student of his. On December 25, 1963, the  Nicholas County News Leader  combined with  Nicholas Republican ; in 1984, it became the  Richwood News Leader . Comstock remained an active part of the paper till his death on May 22, 1996.\n \n In 1957, Comstock founded the weekly  West Virginia Hillbilly  with McClung, and became its editor. The paper included feature articles, columns of special interest to West Virginians, book notes, and the \"Comstock Load,\" the editor's own column on the back page. Comstock first tried to sell the  Hillbilly  in 1976. In 1981, he sold it to the South Charleston Publishing Company. On February 25, 1986, he repurchased and began resuscitating the  Hillbilly . In 1992, he sold the  Hillbilly  to Sandy McCauley. In 2001, the  Hillbilly  ceased publication.","Comstock was involved in many endeavors in addition to his newspaper editing and reporting activities. In 1963, he ran unsuccessfully for Congress on the Republican ticket. He wrote, edited, and contributed to various books, including  Pa and Ma and Mr. Kennedy , a 50-volume  West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia , and a collection of newspaper highlights entitled  Best of Hillbilly . He was also involved in republishing books by West Virginian authors. He campaigned to purchase and preserve author Pearl S. Buck's birthplace at Hillsboro, and he helped save the Cass Scenic Railroad. He also founded the University of Hard Knocks, a lighthearted honorary society that recognizes the accomplishments of people who have succeeded in life without a college degree.","Papers of James (\"Jim\") Franklin Comstock of Richwood, West Virginia, whose position as editor of the  West Virginia Hillbilly  and avocation as collector and advocate of all things West Virginia led to the preservation of much of the state's physical, visual, and textual history. The collection includes materials Comstock collected about West Virginia history as well as his own personal and professional papers.","Materials include: general series of historical documents such as letters, deeds, and county court cases pertaining to a diverse range of subjects (1717, 1754-1988, undated [includes facsimiles]); letters of Lucy Prichard, former instructor at Marshall College (now Marshall University) (1925-1927, undated); clippings and typescripts of Wirt County resident and  Atlantic Monthly  writer Louis Eckert Reed (ca. 1960-1975, undated); account books concerning economic development and commercial activities in the northern part of the state in the 19th and early 20th centuries (1830-1938); printed material about West Virginia schools, businesses, and events as well as non-West Virginia books and pamphlets (1829-1995, undated); Comstock's personal and professional correspondence (1882-1995, undated); a wide variety of photographs, including images of West Virginia cities and towns, among many others (ca. 1850s-1995, undated); microfilmed records of the Civil War and Dunmore's War (undated); glass lantern slides, which include views of scenery and buildings in Wheeling and various other locations in Ohio County, WV (1871-1897, undated); Grand Army of the Republic and U.S. military history scrapbooks (1883-1918); broadsides, including advertisements for a circus in Moundsville (ca. 1827-1960 [includes facsimiles]); and maps and atlases of pre- and post-statehood West Virginia, counties, colonial North America, and other topics (1730-1976, undated [includes facsimiles]).","An addendum of 2013/05 includes additional personal and professional correspondence, publications, newspaper morgue files, photographs, audio-visual material, artifacts, scrapbooks, account books, and maps. For more information on Jim Comstock, see the Historical Note.","Series 1. Historical Documents; 1717, 1754-1988, undated (includes facsimiles); box 1 - box 3, folder 2. \nSeries 2. Lucy Prichard Papers; 1913-1936, undated; box 3, folders 3-8. \nSeries 3. Louis Reed Papers; ca. 1960-1975, undated; boxes 4-5. \nSeries 4. Account Books; 1830-1938; boxes 6-17. \nSeries 5. Printed Material; 1829-1995, undated; boxes 18-25. \nSeries 6. Comstock Correspondence; 1882-1995, undated (bulk 1950-1995); boxes 26-72. \nSeries 7. Photographs; ca. 1850s-1995, undated; boxes 73-81. \nSeries 8. Motion Pictures; undated; box 82. \nSeries 9. Microfilm; undated; box 82. \nSeries 10. Cassette Tapes; undated; box 82. \nSeries 11. Glass Lantern Slides; 1871-1897, undated; boxes 83-85. \nSeries 12. Scrapbooks; 1883-1918; boxes 86-91. \nSeries 13. Broadsides; ca. 1827-1960 (includes facsimiles); box 92. \nSeries 14. Maps; 1730-1976, undated (includes facsimiles); boxes 93-103, and map cabinet 1, drawer 12. \nSeries 15. Newspapers; ca. 1826-1924, 1976; box 104. \nSeries 16. Artifacts; 1952-1976, undated; boxes 105-109. \nSeries 17. Oversize; 1650-1671, 1720-1991, undated (includes facsimiles); boxes 110-118.","Addendum of 2013/05  includes material much like that in the initial acquisition, divided into the following series:","Series 18. Correspondence; 1838-2003, undated (bulk 1950-1995); box 119 - box 133 folder 4, and box 134 folders 1-11.* \nSeries 19. Publications; 1889-2002, undated; box 133, folders 5-6, box 134, folder 12, and boxes 135-136.* \nSeries 20. Subject Files; ca. 1851-1995, undated; boxes 137-146. \nSeries 21. Photographs; ca. 1870s-2003, undated; boxes 147-149.* \nSeries 22. Audio-Visual Material; 1990-1992, undated; box 150. \nSeries 23. Artifacts; undated; box 151, folders 1-2. \nSeries 24. Scrapbooks; ca. 1953-1984; box 151, folder 3 and scrapbook. \nSeries 25. Account Books; 1954-1960s; box 151 ledgers. \nSeries 26. Oversize Material; 1861-1866, 1893-1933, 1950-1998, undated; box 152 - box 156, folder 3, loose folders 1-4, oversize folder 1, and box 157. \nSeries 27. Maps; 1884-1891, 1920, 1957-1987; box 156, folders 4-10. \nSeries 28. Historical Documents; 1839-1909; box 158.","*Please note: boxes 123, 133, and 149 could contain allergens. Masks and gloves will be provided for patrons wishing to use them.","Separated to A\u0026M collections:","Various autographed items have been moved to A\u0026M 435.","Account book volumes 2, 2a, 3, 3a, 3b, and 3c, daybooks and ledgers from the Sistersville General Store run by Joshua and William Russell, were separated to A\u0026M 3071, Russell, Joshua \u0026 William. Sistersville General Store. Daybooks and Ledgers.","Account book volumes 4, 4a, and 4b, daybooks of John Goshorn, were separated to A\u0026M 2426, Goshorn Family. Papers.","Account book volumes 6-8, law records and accounts of Judge George A. Vincent, as well as Vincent's letters from the Historical Documents series, were separated to A\u0026M 3068, Vincent, George A., Lawyer and Judge. Papers.","Separated to the Printed Ephemera Collection:","Articles, maps, and letters, 1582-1877  (includes selections relating to the South Seas during the colonial period), on 1 reel of microfilm, P13438","Articles, letters, maps, and speeches, 1808-1863  (16 items which are listed on a sheet in the box), 1 reel of microfilm, P13439","Burnett, Nancy S.  Slovenes in Rural Appalachia: An Oral History  (Richwood, W. Va.: News Leader Press, 1994).","Separated to Printed Ephemera (Pamphlets), Periodicals, etc.:","West Virginia Odd Fellow , 1919, Charleston (1 item)","West Virginia State Weekly , 1910-1911, Fairmont (several items)","Exponent , 1917-1918, Moundsville (4 items)","Oros , 1927, Moundsville (1 item)","Pedagogue's Pastime , 1885, Moundsville (3 items)","Princeton Observer , 1950 (1 item)","Searchlight , Summersville (32 items)","West Virginia Farm Journal , 1872, Union (1 item)","Church Calendar , 1917, Wheeling (1 item)","Church News , 1892, Wheeling (1 item)","English Lutheran , 1900, Wheeling (1 item)","Musical Monthly , 1896-1897, Wheeling (6 items)","The Saturday Review , 1912 August 10, Wheeling","State Fair News , 1910, Wheeling (1 item)","William's Courier , undated, Wheeling (1 item)","Valley News Echo , Hagerstown, MD; reprint of an 1861 paper","Haney's Journal , 1869 March-October except July, New York (several items)","Our Southern Home , 1893 November, Hamlet, NC","Books separated to the West Virginia Collection or the WVU Downtown Library stacks:","Donnelly, Shirley.  Yesterday and Today: A Keepsake I, II, and III.  Fayetteville, W. Va.: Fayette County Historical Society, no date.","Keepsake Stories of the Ozarks.  Cassville, Mo.: Litho Printers, 1978.","Norton, Andre.  Catseye . London: Gollancz, 1974.","Deacon, William A.  The Four Jameses . Toronto: Macmillan Co. of Canada, 1974.","Haslip, Joan.  Catherine the Great: A Biography . New York: Putnam, 1977.","Separated to the Maps Collection:","Virginie [Virginia], Maryland en 2 Feuilles par Fry et Jefferson, 1777","Bird's Eye View of the City of Wheeling, West Virginia","Sistersville, West Virginia","Bird's Eye View of Philippi, West Virginia","Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia","Fairmont and Palatine, West Virginia","Mannington, West Virginia","Morgantown, West Virginia","Clarksburg, West Virginia","Davis, Tucker County, West Virginia","Grafton, West Virginia","Cairo, West Virginia","Cameron, West Virginia","Harrisville, Ritchie County, West Virginia","Moundsville, West Virginia","New Martinsville, West Virginia","Parkersburg, Blennerhasset Island, West Virginia","Pennsboro, West Virginia","Salem, West Virginia","St. Mary's, West Virginia","Wellsburg, West Virginia","Buckhannon, West Virginia","Weston, West Virginia","Bird's Eye View of Keyser, West Virginia","View of Parsons, West Virginia","Aero View of Bluefield, West Virginia","Aero View of Keystone, West Virginia","Aero View of North Fork and Town of Clark, West Virginia","West Virginia Agricultural Society on Wheeling Island","Note: A spreadsheet with more details regarding the separated maps can be found in the control folder.","The majority of the newspapers in this collection have been separated into the West Virginia Collection's newspaper holdings.  Lists of the newspapers originally inventoried for this collection can be found in the control folder. Most of the West Virginia newspapers were microfilmed; see Miscellaneous Reel 113. For a list of the contents of this reel, please see the \"W.Va. Newspapers from Comstock Collection\" three-page packet in the control folder. On the third page is a list of items separated from the Comstock Collection to printed ephemera (pamphlets), periodicals, etc.","Sheet music separated to A\u0026M 723, Sheet Music:","Americans, Together.","Back to West Virginia.","Battle of Port Royal.","Brave Boys Are They.","Canoeing on the Kanawha.","Capt. Linch March.","Cherry.","Cotton Field Dance.","Down in the Lonely Dell.","Dynamite Twist.","Fair West Virginia.","Fire Fly Polka.","Glory Hallelujah.","Going Back to West Virginia.","Home Alone in West Virginia.","I Have Something Sweet to Tell You.","Imagine Me.","In Flanders' Fields.","I Want to Go Back to Michigan Down On the Farm.","J'aime Mon Amour.","Just Before the Battle, Mother.","Kingdom Coming.","La Violette de Carafa.","Love and Devotion.","Memory's Dream.","Men of West Augusta.","Mountain Land West Virginia.","On, On, On, the Boys Came Marching!","Our Grateful Heart Save Singing.","Reminiscing at Cass or the Greenbrier Shay.","Something Tells Me You're the Girl.","Song of a Woman.","Sweet Kitty Wells.","The Ballad of Oakland.","The Battle Cry of Freedom.","The Last Hope.","The Self Service Chain Store.","The Sunny Hours of Childhood.","The Vacant Chair.","The West Virginia Singer.","There's a Little Spark of Love Still Burning.","Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! The Prisoners Hope.","We Are Mountaineers.","West Virginia.","West Virginia! And My Home.","West Virginia University Songs.","What a Lovely Day!","Who Will Care For Mother Now?","Wild and Wonderful West Virginia.","William Tell Overture.","Willie My Brave.","Transferred to A\u0026M 727, Pearl S. Buck, Author. Papers:  Correspondence, manuscripts, articles, photographs and clippings by and about Pearl S. Buck and her birthplace collected by Jim Comstock (1938-1973; 6 in.)","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 James (\"Jim\") Franklin Comstock of Richwood, West Virginia, whose position as editor of the  West Virginia Hillbilly  and avocation as collector and advocate of all things West Virginia led to the preservation of much of the state's physical, visual, and textual history. The collection includes materials Comstock collected about West Virginia history as well as his own personal and professional papers. Materials include: general series of historical documents such as letters, deeds, and county court cases pertaining to a diverse range of subjects (1717, 1754-1988, undated [includes facsimiles]); letters of Lucy Prichard, former instructor at Marshall College (now Marshall University) (1925-1927, undated); clippings and typescripts of Wirt County resident and  Atlantic Monthly  writer Louis Eckert Reed (ca. 1960-1975, undated); account books concerning economic development and commercial activities in the northern part of the state in the 19th and early 20th centuries (1830-1938); printed material about West Virginia schools, businesses, and events as well as non-West Virginia books and pamphlets (1829-1995, undated); Comstock's personal and professional correspondence (1882-1995, undated); a wide variety of photographs, including images of West Virginia cities and towns, among many others (ca. 1850s-1995, undated); microfilmed records of the Civil War and Dunmore's War (undated); glass lantern slides, which include views of scenery and buildings in Wheeling and various other locations in Ohio County, WV (1871-1897, undated); Grand Army of the Republic and U.S. military history scrapbooks (1883-1918); broadsides, including advertisements for a circus in Moundsville (ca. 1827-1960 [includes facsimiles]); and maps and atlases of pre- and post-statehood West Virginia, counties, colonial North America, and other topics (1730-1976, undated [includes facsimiles]). 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"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eLucy Elizabeth Prichard\u003c/emph\u003e (October 26, 1876 - July 29, 1964) was born in Cattlettsburg, Kentucky. Daughter of Robert H. and Mary Prichard, she had a brother, Karl, and a sister-in-law, Elizabeth. Lucy taught at Huntington High School from 1899-1913, and taught Latin and Classical Studies at Marshall College (now Marshall University) from 1914-1941. Marshall's Prichard Hall was named in her honor.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eLouis Eckert Reed\u003c/emph\u003e (born October 1, 1899 in Wirt County, WV; died January 31, 1979 in Elizabeth, WV) served as a sergeant in the US Army during WWI, served as Administrative Assistant to Senator Chapman Revercomb, and worked as a prosecuting attorney in Wirt County, WV. He also wrote for \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c/emph\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eJames Franklin \"Jim\" Comstock\u003c/emph\u003e was born to Harry Clinton and Myrtle Blanche in Richwood, West Virginia on February 25, 1911. He married Miss Ola Stowers in Huntington, WV, on October 18, 1933; they would have two daughters, Sandra Ferguson and Elaine Nagy, and a son, Jay. In 1934, Comstock received B.A. from Marshall College (now Marshall University). From 1938-1942, he taught at Richwood High School and wrote for the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eClarksburg Telegram\u003c/emph\u003e. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1944-1946, and upon returning home he founded the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eNicholas County News Leader\u003c/emph\u003e (originally \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eNews Letter\u003c/emph\u003e) with Bronson D. McClung (1920-2004), a former student of his. On December 25, 1963, the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eNicholas County News Leader\u003c/emph\u003e combined with \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eNicholas Republican\u003c/emph\u003e; in 1984, it became the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eRichwood News Leader\u003c/emph\u003e. Comstock remained an active part of the paper till his death on May 22, 1996.\n \n In 1957, Comstock founded the weekly \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eWest Virginia Hillbilly\u003c/emph\u003e with McClung, and became its editor. The paper included feature articles, columns of special interest to West Virginians, book notes, and the \"Comstock Load,\" the editor's own column on the back page. Comstock first tried to sell the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eHillbilly \u003c/emph\u003ein 1976. In 1981, he sold it to the South Charleston Publishing Company. On February 25, 1986, he repurchased and began resuscitating the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eHillbilly\u003c/emph\u003e. In 1992, he sold the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eHillbilly \u003c/emph\u003eto Sandy McCauley. In 2001, the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eHillbilly \u003c/emph\u003eceased publication.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eComstock was involved in many endeavors in addition to his newspaper editing and reporting activities. In 1963, he ran unsuccessfully for Congress on the Republican ticket. He wrote, edited, and contributed to various books, including \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003ePa and Ma and Mr. Kennedy\u003c/emph\u003e, a 50-volume \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eWest Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia\u003c/emph\u003e, and a collection of newspaper highlights entitled \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eBest of Hillbilly\u003c/emph\u003e. He was also involved in republishing books by West Virginian authors. He campaigned to purchase and preserve author Pearl S. Buck's birthplace at Hillsboro, and he helped save the Cass Scenic Railroad. He also founded the University of Hard Knocks, a lighthearted honorary society that recognizes the accomplishments of people who have succeeded in life without a college degree.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["Lucy Elizabeth Prichard  (October 26, 1876 - July 29, 1964) was born in Cattlettsburg, Kentucky. Daughter of Robert H. and Mary Prichard, she had a brother, Karl, and a sister-in-law, Elizabeth. Lucy taught at Huntington High School from 1899-1913, and taught Latin and Classical Studies at Marshall College (now Marshall University) from 1914-1941. Marshall's Prichard Hall was named in her honor.","Louis Eckert Reed  (born October 1, 1899 in Wirt County, WV; died January 31, 1979 in Elizabeth, WV) served as a sergeant in the US Army during WWI, served as Administrative Assistant to Senator Chapman Revercomb, and worked as a prosecuting attorney in Wirt County, WV. He also wrote for  Atlantic Monthly .","James Franklin \"Jim\" Comstock  was born to Harry Clinton and Myrtle Blanche in Richwood, West Virginia on February 25, 1911. He married Miss Ola Stowers in Huntington, WV, on October 18, 1933; they would have two daughters, Sandra Ferguson and Elaine Nagy, and a son, Jay. In 1934, Comstock received B.A. from Marshall College (now Marshall University). From 1938-1942, he taught at Richwood High School and wrote for the  Clarksburg Telegram . He served in the U.S. Navy from 1944-1946, and upon returning home he founded the  Nicholas County News Leader  (originally  News Letter ) with Bronson D. McClung (1920-2004), a former student of his. On December 25, 1963, the  Nicholas County News Leader  combined with  Nicholas Republican ; in 1984, it became the  Richwood News Leader . Comstock remained an active part of the paper till his death on May 22, 1996.\n \n In 1957, Comstock founded the weekly  West Virginia Hillbilly  with McClung, and became its editor. The paper included feature articles, columns of special interest to West Virginians, book notes, and the \"Comstock Load,\" the editor's own column on the back page. Comstock first tried to sell the  Hillbilly  in 1976. In 1981, he sold it to the South Charleston Publishing Company. On February 25, 1986, he repurchased and began resuscitating the  Hillbilly . In 1992, he sold the  Hillbilly  to Sandy McCauley. In 2001, the  Hillbilly  ceased publication.","Comstock was involved in many endeavors in addition to his newspaper editing and reporting activities. In 1963, he ran unsuccessfully for Congress on the Republican ticket. He wrote, edited, and contributed to various books, including  Pa and Ma and Mr. Kennedy , a 50-volume  West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia , and a collection of newspaper highlights entitled  Best of Hillbilly . He was also involved in republishing books by West Virginian authors. He campaigned to purchase and preserve author Pearl S. Buck's birthplace at Hillsboro, and he helped save the Cass Scenic Railroad. He also founded the University of Hard Knocks, a lighthearted honorary society that recognizes the accomplishments of people who have succeeded in life without a college degree."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Jim Comstock, Newspaper Editor and Collector, Papers, A\u0026amp;M 2600, 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], Jim Comstock, Newspaper Editor and Collector, Papers, A\u0026M 2600, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers of James (\"Jim\") Franklin Comstock of Richwood, West Virginia, whose position as editor of the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eWest Virginia Hillbilly\u003c/emph\u003e and avocation as collector and advocate of all things West Virginia led to the preservation of much of the state's physical, visual, and textual history. The collection includes materials Comstock collected about West Virginia history as well as his own personal and professional papers.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMaterials include: general series of historical documents such as letters, deeds, and county court cases pertaining to a diverse range of subjects (1717, 1754-1988, undated [includes facsimiles]); letters of Lucy Prichard, former instructor at Marshall College (now Marshall University) (1925-1927, undated); clippings and typescripts of Wirt County resident and \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c/emph\u003e writer Louis Eckert Reed (ca. 1960-1975, undated); account books concerning economic development and commercial activities in the northern part of the state in the 19th and early 20th centuries (1830-1938); printed material about West Virginia schools, businesses, and events as well as non-West Virginia books and pamphlets (1829-1995, undated); Comstock's personal and professional correspondence (1882-1995, undated); a wide variety of photographs, including images of West Virginia cities and towns, among many others (ca. 1850s-1995, undated); microfilmed records of the Civil War and Dunmore's War (undated); glass lantern slides, which include views of scenery and buildings in Wheeling and various other locations in Ohio County, WV (1871-1897, undated); Grand Army of the Republic and U.S. military history scrapbooks (1883-1918); broadsides, including advertisements for a circus in Moundsville (ca. 1827-1960 [includes facsimiles]); and maps and atlases of pre- and post-statehood West Virginia, counties, colonial North America, and other topics (1730-1976, undated [includes facsimiles]).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAn addendum of 2013/05 includes additional personal and professional correspondence, publications, newspaper morgue files, photographs, audio-visual material, artifacts, scrapbooks, account books, and maps. For more information on Jim Comstock, see the Historical Note.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 1. Historical Documents; 1717, 1754-1988, undated (includes facsimiles); box 1 - box 3, folder 2.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 2. Lucy Prichard Papers; 1913-1936, undated; box 3, folders 3-8.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 3. Louis Reed Papers; ca. 1960-1975, undated; boxes 4-5.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 4. Account Books; 1830-1938; boxes 6-17.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 5. Printed Material; 1829-1995, undated; boxes 18-25.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 6. Comstock Correspondence; 1882-1995, undated (bulk 1950-1995); boxes 26-72.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 7. Photographs; ca. 1850s-1995, undated; boxes 73-81.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 8. Motion Pictures; undated; box 82.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 9. Microfilm; undated; box 82.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 10. Cassette Tapes; undated; box 82.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 11. Glass Lantern Slides; 1871-1897, undated; boxes 83-85.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 12. Scrapbooks; 1883-1918; boxes 86-91.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 13. Broadsides; ca. 1827-1960 (includes facsimiles); box 92.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 14. Maps; 1730-1976, undated (includes facsimiles); boxes 93-103, and map cabinet 1, drawer 12.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 15. Newspapers; ca. 1826-1924, 1976; box 104.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 16. Artifacts; 1952-1976, undated; boxes 105-109.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 17. Oversize; 1650-1671, 1720-1991, undated (includes facsimiles); boxes 110-118.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAddendum of 2013/05\u003c/emph\u003e includes material much like that in the initial acquisition, divided into the following series:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 18. Correspondence; 1838-2003, undated (bulk 1950-1995); box 119 - box 133 folder 4, and box 134 folders 1-11.*\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 19. Publications; 1889-2002, undated; box 133, folders 5-6, box 134, folder 12, and boxes 135-136.*\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 20. Subject Files; ca. 1851-1995, undated; boxes 137-146.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 21. Photographs; ca. 1870s-2003, undated; boxes 147-149.*\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 22. Audio-Visual Material; 1990-1992, undated; box 150.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 23. Artifacts; undated; box 151, folders 1-2.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 24. Scrapbooks; ca. 1953-1984; box 151, folder 3 and scrapbook.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 25. Account Books; 1954-1960s; box 151 ledgers.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 26. Oversize Material; 1861-1866, 1893-1933, 1950-1998, undated; box 152 - box 156, folder 3, loose folders 1-4, oversize folder 1, and box 157.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 27. Maps; 1884-1891, 1920, 1957-1987; box 156, folders 4-10.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 28. Historical Documents; 1839-1909; box 158.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003e*Please note: boxes 123, 133, and 149 could contain allergens. Masks and gloves will be provided for patrons wishing to use them.\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Papers of James (\"Jim\") Franklin Comstock of Richwood, West Virginia, whose position as editor of the  West Virginia Hillbilly  and avocation as collector and advocate of all things West Virginia led to the preservation of much of the state's physical, visual, and textual history. The collection includes materials Comstock collected about West Virginia history as well as his own personal and professional papers.","Materials include: general series of historical documents such as letters, deeds, and county court cases pertaining to a diverse range of subjects (1717, 1754-1988, undated [includes facsimiles]); letters of Lucy Prichard, former instructor at Marshall College (now Marshall University) (1925-1927, undated); clippings and typescripts of Wirt County resident and  Atlantic Monthly  writer Louis Eckert Reed (ca. 1960-1975, undated); account books concerning economic development and commercial activities in the northern part of the state in the 19th and early 20th centuries (1830-1938); printed material about West Virginia schools, businesses, and events as well as non-West Virginia books and pamphlets (1829-1995, undated); Comstock's personal and professional correspondence (1882-1995, undated); a wide variety of photographs, including images of West Virginia cities and towns, among many others (ca. 1850s-1995, undated); microfilmed records of the Civil War and Dunmore's War (undated); glass lantern slides, which include views of scenery and buildings in Wheeling and various other locations in Ohio County, WV (1871-1897, undated); Grand Army of the Republic and U.S. military history scrapbooks (1883-1918); broadsides, including advertisements for a circus in Moundsville (ca. 1827-1960 [includes facsimiles]); and maps and atlases of pre- and post-statehood West Virginia, counties, colonial North America, and other topics (1730-1976, undated [includes facsimiles]).","An addendum of 2013/05 includes additional personal and professional correspondence, publications, newspaper morgue files, photographs, audio-visual material, artifacts, scrapbooks, account books, and maps. For more information on Jim Comstock, see the Historical Note.","Series 1. Historical Documents; 1717, 1754-1988, undated (includes facsimiles); box 1 - box 3, folder 2. \nSeries 2. Lucy Prichard Papers; 1913-1936, undated; box 3, folders 3-8. \nSeries 3. Louis Reed Papers; ca. 1960-1975, undated; boxes 4-5. \nSeries 4. Account Books; 1830-1938; boxes 6-17. \nSeries 5. Printed Material; 1829-1995, undated; boxes 18-25. \nSeries 6. Comstock Correspondence; 1882-1995, undated (bulk 1950-1995); boxes 26-72. \nSeries 7. Photographs; ca. 1850s-1995, undated; boxes 73-81. \nSeries 8. Motion Pictures; undated; box 82. \nSeries 9. Microfilm; undated; box 82. \nSeries 10. Cassette Tapes; undated; box 82. \nSeries 11. Glass Lantern Slides; 1871-1897, undated; boxes 83-85. \nSeries 12. Scrapbooks; 1883-1918; boxes 86-91. \nSeries 13. Broadsides; ca. 1827-1960 (includes facsimiles); box 92. \nSeries 14. Maps; 1730-1976, undated (includes facsimiles); boxes 93-103, and map cabinet 1, drawer 12. \nSeries 15. Newspapers; ca. 1826-1924, 1976; box 104. \nSeries 16. Artifacts; 1952-1976, undated; boxes 105-109. \nSeries 17. Oversize; 1650-1671, 1720-1991, undated (includes facsimiles); boxes 110-118.","Addendum of 2013/05  includes material much like that in the initial acquisition, divided into the following series:","Series 18. Correspondence; 1838-2003, undated (bulk 1950-1995); box 119 - box 133 folder 4, and box 134 folders 1-11.* \nSeries 19. Publications; 1889-2002, undated; box 133, folders 5-6, box 134, folder 12, and boxes 135-136.* \nSeries 20. Subject Files; ca. 1851-1995, undated; boxes 137-146. \nSeries 21. Photographs; ca. 1870s-2003, undated; boxes 147-149.* \nSeries 22. Audio-Visual Material; 1990-1992, undated; box 150. \nSeries 23. Artifacts; undated; box 151, folders 1-2. \nSeries 24. Scrapbooks; ca. 1953-1984; box 151, folder 3 and scrapbook. \nSeries 25. Account Books; 1954-1960s; box 151 ledgers. \nSeries 26. Oversize Material; 1861-1866, 1893-1933, 1950-1998, undated; box 152 - box 156, folder 3, loose folders 1-4, oversize folder 1, and box 157. \nSeries 27. Maps; 1884-1891, 1920, 1957-1987; box 156, folders 4-10. \nSeries 28. Historical Documents; 1839-1909; box 158.","*Please note: boxes 123, 133, and 149 could contain allergens. Masks and gloves will be provided for patrons wishing to use them."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeparated to A\u0026amp;M collections:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eVarious autographed items have been moved to A\u0026amp;M 435.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAccount book volumes 2, 2a, 3, 3a, 3b, and 3c, daybooks and ledgers from the Sistersville General Store run by Joshua and William Russell, were separated to A\u0026amp;M 3071, Russell, Joshua \u0026amp; William. Sistersville General Store. Daybooks and Ledgers.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAccount book volumes 4, 4a, and 4b, daybooks of John Goshorn, were separated to A\u0026amp;M 2426, Goshorn Family. Papers.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAccount book volumes 6-8, law records and accounts of Judge George A. Vincent, as well as Vincent's letters from the Historical Documents series, were separated to A\u0026amp;M 3068, Vincent, George A., Lawyer and Judge. Papers.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeparated to the Printed Ephemera Collection:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eArticles, maps, and letters, 1582-1877  (includes selections relating to the South Seas during the colonial period), on 1 reel of microfilm, P13438\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eArticles, letters, maps, and speeches, 1808-1863  (16 items which are listed on a sheet in the box), 1 reel of microfilm, P13439\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBurnett, Nancy S. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eSlovenes in Rural Appalachia: An Oral History\u003c/title\u003e (Richwood, W. Va.: News Leader Press, 1994).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeparated to Printed Ephemera (Pamphlets), Periodicals, etc.:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eWest Virginia Odd Fellow\u003c/title\u003e, 1919, Charleston (1 item)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eWest Virginia State Weekly\u003c/title\u003e, 1910-1911, Fairmont (several items)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eExponent\u003c/title\u003e, 1917-1918, Moundsville (4 items)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eOros\u003c/title\u003e, 1927, Moundsville (1 item)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003ePedagogue's Pastime\u003c/title\u003e, 1885, Moundsville (3 items)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003ePrinceton Observer\u003c/title\u003e, 1950 (1 item)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eSearchlight\u003c/title\u003e, Summersville (32 items)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eWest Virginia Farm Journal\u003c/title\u003e, 1872, Union (1 item)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eChurch Calendar\u003c/title\u003e, 1917, Wheeling (1 item)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eChurch News\u003c/title\u003e, 1892, Wheeling (1 item)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eEnglish Lutheran\u003c/title\u003e, 1900, Wheeling (1 item)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eMusical Monthly\u003c/title\u003e, 1896-1897, Wheeling (6 items)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Saturday Review\u003c/title\u003e, 1912 August 10, Wheeling\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eState Fair News\u003c/title\u003e, 1910, Wheeling (1 item)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eWilliam's Courier\u003c/title\u003e, undated, Wheeling (1 item)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eValley News Echo\u003c/title\u003e, Hagerstown, MD; reprint of an 1861 paper\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eHaney's Journal\u003c/title\u003e, 1869 March-October except July, New York (several items)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eOur Southern Home\u003c/title\u003e, 1893 November, Hamlet, NC\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eBooks separated to the West Virginia Collection or the WVU Downtown Library stacks:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDonnelly, Shirley. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eYesterday and Today: A Keepsake I, II, and III.\u003c/title\u003e Fayetteville, W. Va.: Fayette County Historical Society, no date.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eKeepsake Stories of the Ozarks.\u003c/title\u003e Cassville, Mo.: Litho Printers, 1978.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNorton, Andre. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eCatseye\u003c/title\u003e. London: Gollancz, 1974.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDeacon, William A. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Four Jameses\u003c/title\u003e. Toronto: Macmillan Co. of Canada, 1974.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHaslip, Joan. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eCatherine the Great: A Biography\u003c/title\u003e. New York: Putnam, 1977.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeparated to the Maps Collection:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eVirginie [Virginia], Maryland en 2 Feuilles par Fry et Jefferson, 1777\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBird's Eye View of the City of Wheeling, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSistersville, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBird's Eye View of Philippi, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eElkins, Randolph County, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFairmont and Palatine, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMannington, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMorgantown, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eClarksburg, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDavis, Tucker County, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eGrafton, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCairo, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCameron, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHarrisville, Ritchie County, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMoundsville, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNew Martinsville, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eParkersburg, Blennerhasset Island, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePennsboro, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSalem, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSt. Mary's, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWellsburg, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBuckhannon, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWeston, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBird's Eye View of Keyser, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eView of Parsons, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAero View of Bluefield, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAero View of Keystone, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAero View of North Fork and Town of Clark, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWest Virginia Agricultural Society on Wheeling Island\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNote: A spreadsheet with more details regarding the separated maps can be found in the control folder.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eThe majority of the newspapers in this collection have been separated into the West Virginia Collection's newspaper holdings.\u003c/emph\u003e Lists of the newspapers originally inventoried for this collection can be found in the control folder. Most of the West Virginia newspapers were microfilmed; see Miscellaneous Reel 113. For a list of the contents of this reel, please see the \"W.Va. Newspapers from Comstock Collection\" three-page packet in the control folder. On the third page is a list of items separated from the Comstock Collection to printed ephemera (pamphlets), periodicals, etc.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSheet music separated to A\u0026amp;M 723, Sheet Music:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAmericans, Together.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBack to West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBattle of Port Royal.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBrave Boys Are They.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCanoeing on the Kanawha.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCapt. Linch March.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCherry.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCotton Field Dance.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDown in the Lonely Dell.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDynamite Twist.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFair West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFire Fly Polka.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eGlory Hallelujah.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eGoing Back to West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHome Alone in West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eI Have Something Sweet to Tell You.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eImagine Me.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn Flanders' Fields.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eI Want to Go Back to Michigan Down On the Farm.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJ'aime Mon Amour.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJust Before the Battle, Mother.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eKingdom Coming.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eLa Violette de Carafa.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eLove and Devotion.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMemory's Dream.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMen of West Augusta.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMountain Land West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOn, On, On, the Boys Came Marching!\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOur Grateful Heart Save Singing.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReminiscing at Cass or the Greenbrier Shay.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSomething Tells Me You're the Girl.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSong of a Woman.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSweet Kitty Wells.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe Ballad of Oakland.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe Battle Cry of Freedom.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe Last Hope.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe Self Service Chain Store.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe Sunny Hours of Childhood.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe Vacant Chair.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe West Virginia Singer.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThere's a Little Spark of Love Still Burning.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTramp! Tramp! Tramp! The Prisoners Hope.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWe Are Mountaineers.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWest Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWest Virginia! And My Home.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWest Virginia University Songs.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWhat a Lovely Day!\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWho Will Care For Mother Now?\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWild and Wonderful West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Tell Overture.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWillie My Brave.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eTransferred to A\u0026amp;M 727, Pearl S. Buck, Author. Papers:\u003c/emph\u003e Correspondence, manuscripts, articles, photographs and clippings by and about Pearl S. Buck and her birthplace collected by Jim Comstock (1938-1973; 6 in.)\u003c/p\u003e"],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["Separated to A\u0026M collections:","Various autographed items have been moved to A\u0026M 435.","Account book volumes 2, 2a, 3, 3a, 3b, and 3c, daybooks and ledgers from the Sistersville General Store run by Joshua and William Russell, were separated to A\u0026M 3071, Russell, Joshua \u0026 William. Sistersville General Store. Daybooks and Ledgers.","Account book volumes 4, 4a, and 4b, daybooks of John Goshorn, were separated to A\u0026M 2426, Goshorn Family. Papers.","Account book volumes 6-8, law records and accounts of Judge George A. Vincent, as well as Vincent's letters from the Historical Documents series, were separated to A\u0026M 3068, Vincent, George A., Lawyer and Judge. Papers.","Separated to the Printed Ephemera Collection:","Articles, maps, and letters, 1582-1877  (includes selections relating to the South Seas during the colonial period), on 1 reel of microfilm, P13438","Articles, letters, maps, and speeches, 1808-1863  (16 items which are listed on a sheet in the box), 1 reel of microfilm, P13439","Burnett, Nancy S.  Slovenes in Rural Appalachia: An Oral History  (Richwood, W. Va.: News Leader Press, 1994).","Separated to Printed Ephemera (Pamphlets), Periodicals, etc.:","West Virginia Odd Fellow , 1919, Charleston (1 item)","West Virginia State Weekly , 1910-1911, Fairmont (several items)","Exponent , 1917-1918, Moundsville (4 items)","Oros , 1927, Moundsville (1 item)","Pedagogue's Pastime , 1885, Moundsville (3 items)","Princeton Observer , 1950 (1 item)","Searchlight , Summersville (32 items)","West Virginia Farm Journal , 1872, Union (1 item)","Church Calendar , 1917, Wheeling (1 item)","Church News , 1892, Wheeling (1 item)","English Lutheran , 1900, Wheeling (1 item)","Musical Monthly , 1896-1897, Wheeling (6 items)","The Saturday Review , 1912 August 10, Wheeling","State Fair News , 1910, Wheeling (1 item)","William's Courier , undated, Wheeling (1 item)","Valley News Echo , Hagerstown, MD; reprint of an 1861 paper","Haney's Journal , 1869 March-October except July, New York (several items)","Our Southern Home , 1893 November, Hamlet, NC","Books separated to the West Virginia Collection or the WVU Downtown Library stacks:","Donnelly, Shirley.  Yesterday and Today: A Keepsake I, II, and III.  Fayetteville, W. Va.: Fayette County Historical Society, no date.","Keepsake Stories of the Ozarks.  Cassville, Mo.: Litho Printers, 1978.","Norton, Andre.  Catseye . London: Gollancz, 1974.","Deacon, William A.  The Four Jameses . Toronto: Macmillan Co. of Canada, 1974.","Haslip, Joan.  Catherine the Great: A Biography . New York: Putnam, 1977.","Separated to the Maps Collection:","Virginie [Virginia], Maryland en 2 Feuilles par Fry et Jefferson, 1777","Bird's Eye View of the City of Wheeling, West Virginia","Sistersville, West Virginia","Bird's Eye View of Philippi, West Virginia","Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia","Fairmont and Palatine, West Virginia","Mannington, West Virginia","Morgantown, West Virginia","Clarksburg, West Virginia","Davis, Tucker County, West Virginia","Grafton, West Virginia","Cairo, West Virginia","Cameron, West Virginia","Harrisville, Ritchie County, West Virginia","Moundsville, West Virginia","New Martinsville, West Virginia","Parkersburg, Blennerhasset Island, West Virginia","Pennsboro, West Virginia","Salem, West Virginia","St. Mary's, West Virginia","Wellsburg, West Virginia","Buckhannon, West Virginia","Weston, West Virginia","Bird's Eye View of Keyser, West Virginia","View of Parsons, West Virginia","Aero View of Bluefield, West Virginia","Aero View of Keystone, West Virginia","Aero View of North Fork and Town of Clark, West Virginia","West Virginia Agricultural Society on Wheeling Island","Note: A spreadsheet with more details regarding the separated maps can be found in the control folder.","The majority of the newspapers in this collection have been separated into the West Virginia Collection's newspaper holdings.  Lists of the newspapers originally inventoried for this collection can be found in the control folder. Most of the West Virginia newspapers were microfilmed; see Miscellaneous Reel 113. For a list of the contents of this reel, please see the \"W.Va. Newspapers from Comstock Collection\" three-page packet in the control folder. On the third page is a list of items separated from the Comstock Collection to printed ephemera (pamphlets), periodicals, etc.","Sheet music separated to A\u0026M 723, Sheet Music:","Americans, Together.","Back to West Virginia.","Battle of Port Royal.","Brave Boys Are They.","Canoeing on the Kanawha.","Capt. Linch March.","Cherry.","Cotton Field Dance.","Down in the Lonely Dell.","Dynamite Twist.","Fair West Virginia.","Fire Fly Polka.","Glory Hallelujah.","Going Back to West Virginia.","Home Alone in West Virginia.","I Have Something Sweet to Tell You.","Imagine Me.","In Flanders' Fields.","I Want to Go Back to Michigan Down On the Farm.","J'aime Mon Amour.","Just Before the Battle, Mother.","Kingdom Coming.","La Violette de Carafa.","Love and Devotion.","Memory's Dream.","Men of West Augusta.","Mountain Land West Virginia.","On, On, On, the Boys Came Marching!","Our Grateful Heart Save Singing.","Reminiscing at Cass or the Greenbrier Shay.","Something Tells Me You're the Girl.","Song of a Woman.","Sweet Kitty Wells.","The Ballad of Oakland.","The Battle Cry of Freedom.","The Last Hope.","The Self Service Chain Store.","The Sunny Hours of Childhood.","The Vacant Chair.","The West Virginia Singer.","There's a Little Spark of Love Still Burning.","Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! The Prisoners Hope.","We Are Mountaineers.","West Virginia.","West Virginia! And My Home.","West Virginia University Songs.","What a Lovely Day!","Who Will Care For Mother Now?","Wild and Wonderful West Virginia.","William Tell Overture.","Willie My Brave.","Transferred to A\u0026M 727, Pearl S. Buck, Author. Papers:  Correspondence, manuscripts, articles, photographs and clippings by and about Pearl S. Buck and her birthplace collected by Jim Comstock (1938-1973; 6 in.)"],"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_65d6b5a9a55c1158201a2641c226d229\"\u003ePapers of James (\"Jim\") Franklin Comstock of Richwood, West Virginia, whose position as editor of the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eWest Virginia Hillbilly\u003c/emph\u003e and avocation as collector and advocate of all things West Virginia led to the preservation of much of the state's physical, visual, and textual history. The collection includes materials Comstock collected about West Virginia history as well as his own personal and professional papers. Materials include: general series of historical documents such as letters, deeds, and county court cases pertaining to a diverse range of subjects (1717, 1754-1988, undated [includes facsimiles]); letters of Lucy Prichard, former instructor at Marshall College (now Marshall University) (1925-1927, undated); clippings and typescripts of Wirt County resident and \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c/emph\u003e writer Louis Eckert Reed (ca. 1960-1975, undated); account books concerning economic development and commercial activities in the northern part of the state in the 19th and early 20th centuries (1830-1938); printed material about West Virginia schools, businesses, and events as well as non-West Virginia books and pamphlets (1829-1995, undated); Comstock's personal and professional correspondence (1882-1995, undated); a wide variety of photographs, including images of West Virginia cities and towns, among many others (ca. 1850s-1995, undated); microfilmed records of the Civil War and Dunmore's War (undated); glass lantern slides, which include views of scenery and buildings in Wheeling and various other locations in Ohio County, WV (1871-1897, undated); Grand Army of the Republic and U.S. military history scrapbooks (1883-1918); broadsides, including advertisements for a circus in Moundsville (ca. 1827-1960 [includes facsimiles]); and maps and atlases of pre- and post-statehood West Virginia, counties, colonial North America, and other topics (1730-1976, undated [includes facsimiles]). An addendum of 2013/05 includes additional personal and professional correspondence, publications, newspaper morgue files, photographs, audio-visual material, artifacts, scrapbooks, account books, and maps. For more information on Jim Comstock, see the Historical Note.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["Papers of James (\"Jim\") Franklin Comstock of Richwood, West Virginia, whose position as editor of the  West Virginia Hillbilly  and avocation as collector and advocate of all things West Virginia led to the preservation of much of the state's physical, visual, and textual history. The collection includes materials Comstock collected about West Virginia history as well as his own personal and professional papers. Materials include: general series of historical documents such as letters, deeds, and county court cases pertaining to a diverse range of subjects (1717, 1754-1988, undated [includes facsimiles]); letters of Lucy Prichard, former instructor at Marshall College (now Marshall University) (1925-1927, undated); clippings and typescripts of Wirt County resident and  Atlantic Monthly  writer Louis Eckert Reed (ca. 1960-1975, undated); account books concerning economic development and commercial activities in the northern part of the state in the 19th and early 20th centuries (1830-1938); printed material about West Virginia schools, businesses, and events as well as non-West Virginia books and pamphlets (1829-1995, undated); Comstock's personal and professional correspondence (1882-1995, undated); a wide variety of photographs, including images of West Virginia cities and towns, among many others (ca. 1850s-1995, undated); microfilmed records of the Civil War and Dunmore's War (undated); glass lantern slides, which include views of scenery and buildings in Wheeling and various other locations in Ohio County, WV (1871-1897, undated); Grand Army of the Republic and U.S. military history scrapbooks (1883-1918); broadsides, including advertisements for a circus in Moundsville (ca. 1827-1960 [includes facsimiles]); and maps and atlases of pre- and post-statehood West Virginia, counties, colonial North America, and other topics (1730-1976, undated [includes facsimiles]). An addendum of 2013/05 includes additional personal and professional correspondence, publications, newspaper morgue files, photographs, audio-visual material, artifacts, scrapbooks, account books, and maps. For more information on Jim Comstock, see the Historical Note."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_41b33a00fb61928ece3953eb9c83a996\"\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_coll_ssim":["Bleakmor, Gallaher \u0026 Ansbrutz","First National Bank of Fairmont","Grand Army of the Republic","Harry Hood \u0026 Company","St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church  (Charleston, W. 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Va.)","Fairmont (W. Va.)","Marshall County (W. Va.)","Pennsylvania","United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865","Wheeling (W. Va.)","Banks and banking","General stores","Glass manufacture","Mexican War, 1846-1848","Newspapers.","Political campaigns","Propaganda, Soviet","Whiskey decanters","No special access restriction applies.","Researchers may access digitized materials by visiting the link attached to each item or 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. ","Lucy Elizabeth Prichard  (October 26, 1876 - July 29, 1964) was born in Cattlettsburg, Kentucky. Daughter of Robert H. and Mary Prichard, she had a brother, Karl, and a sister-in-law, Elizabeth. Lucy taught at Huntington High School from 1899-1913, and taught Latin and Classical Studies at Marshall College (now Marshall University) from 1914-1941. Marshall's Prichard Hall was named in her honor.","Louis Eckert Reed  (born October 1, 1899 in Wirt County, WV; died January 31, 1979 in Elizabeth, WV) served as a sergeant in the US Army during WWI, served as Administrative Assistant to Senator Chapman Revercomb, and worked as a prosecuting attorney in Wirt County, WV. He also wrote for  Atlantic Monthly .","James Franklin \"Jim\" Comstock  was born to Harry Clinton and Myrtle Blanche in Richwood, West Virginia on February 25, 1911. He married Miss Ola Stowers in Huntington, WV, on October 18, 1933; they would have two daughters, Sandra Ferguson and Elaine Nagy, and a son, Jay. In 1934, Comstock received B.A. from Marshall College (now Marshall University). From 1938-1942, he taught at Richwood High School and wrote for the  Clarksburg Telegram . He served in the U.S. Navy from 1944-1946, and upon returning home he founded the  Nicholas County News Leader  (originally  News Letter ) with Bronson D. McClung (1920-2004), a former student of his. On December 25, 1963, the  Nicholas County News Leader  combined with  Nicholas Republican ; in 1984, it became the  Richwood News Leader . Comstock remained an active part of the paper till his death on May 22, 1996.\n \n In 1957, Comstock founded the weekly  West Virginia Hillbilly  with McClung, and became its editor. The paper included feature articles, columns of special interest to West Virginians, book notes, and the \"Comstock Load,\" the editor's own column on the back page. Comstock first tried to sell the  Hillbilly  in 1976. In 1981, he sold it to the South Charleston Publishing Company. On February 25, 1986, he repurchased and began resuscitating the  Hillbilly . In 1992, he sold the  Hillbilly  to Sandy McCauley. In 2001, the  Hillbilly  ceased publication.","Comstock was involved in many endeavors in addition to his newspaper editing and reporting activities. In 1963, he ran unsuccessfully for Congress on the Republican ticket. He wrote, edited, and contributed to various books, including  Pa and Ma and Mr. Kennedy , a 50-volume  West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia , and a collection of newspaper highlights entitled  Best of Hillbilly . He was also involved in republishing books by West Virginian authors. He campaigned to purchase and preserve author Pearl S. Buck's birthplace at Hillsboro, and he helped save the Cass Scenic Railroad. He also founded the University of Hard Knocks, a lighthearted honorary society that recognizes the accomplishments of people who have succeeded in life without a college degree.","Papers of James (\"Jim\") Franklin Comstock of Richwood, West Virginia, whose position as editor of the  West Virginia Hillbilly  and avocation as collector and advocate of all things West Virginia led to the preservation of much of the state's physical, visual, and textual history. The collection includes materials Comstock collected about West Virginia history as well as his own personal and professional papers.","Materials include: general series of historical documents such as letters, deeds, and county court cases pertaining to a diverse range of subjects (1717, 1754-1988, undated [includes facsimiles]); letters of Lucy Prichard, former instructor at Marshall College (now Marshall University) (1925-1927, undated); clippings and typescripts of Wirt County resident and  Atlantic Monthly  writer Louis Eckert Reed (ca. 1960-1975, undated); account books concerning economic development and commercial activities in the northern part of the state in the 19th and early 20th centuries (1830-1938); printed material about West Virginia schools, businesses, and events as well as non-West Virginia books and pamphlets (1829-1995, undated); Comstock's personal and professional correspondence (1882-1995, undated); a wide variety of photographs, including images of West Virginia cities and towns, among many others (ca. 1850s-1995, undated); microfilmed records of the Civil War and Dunmore's War (undated); glass lantern slides, which include views of scenery and buildings in Wheeling and various other locations in Ohio County, WV (1871-1897, undated); Grand Army of the Republic and U.S. military history scrapbooks (1883-1918); broadsides, including advertisements for a circus in Moundsville (ca. 1827-1960 [includes facsimiles]); and maps and atlases of pre- and post-statehood West Virginia, counties, colonial North America, and other topics (1730-1976, undated [includes facsimiles]).","An addendum of 2013/05 includes additional personal and professional correspondence, publications, newspaper morgue files, photographs, audio-visual material, artifacts, scrapbooks, account books, and maps. For more information on Jim Comstock, see the Historical Note.","Series 1. Historical Documents; 1717, 1754-1988, undated (includes facsimiles); box 1 - box 3, folder 2. \nSeries 2. Lucy Prichard Papers; 1913-1936, undated; box 3, folders 3-8. \nSeries 3. Louis Reed Papers; ca. 1960-1975, undated; boxes 4-5. \nSeries 4. Account Books; 1830-1938; boxes 6-17. \nSeries 5. Printed Material; 1829-1995, undated; boxes 18-25. \nSeries 6. Comstock Correspondence; 1882-1995, undated (bulk 1950-1995); boxes 26-72. \nSeries 7. Photographs; ca. 1850s-1995, undated; boxes 73-81. \nSeries 8. Motion Pictures; undated; box 82. \nSeries 9. Microfilm; undated; box 82. \nSeries 10. Cassette Tapes; undated; box 82. \nSeries 11. Glass Lantern Slides; 1871-1897, undated; boxes 83-85. \nSeries 12. Scrapbooks; 1883-1918; boxes 86-91. \nSeries 13. Broadsides; ca. 1827-1960 (includes facsimiles); box 92. \nSeries 14. Maps; 1730-1976, undated (includes facsimiles); boxes 93-103, and map cabinet 1, drawer 12. \nSeries 15. Newspapers; ca. 1826-1924, 1976; box 104. \nSeries 16. Artifacts; 1952-1976, undated; boxes 105-109. \nSeries 17. Oversize; 1650-1671, 1720-1991, undated (includes facsimiles); boxes 110-118.","Addendum of 2013/05  includes material much like that in the initial acquisition, divided into the following series:","Series 18. Correspondence; 1838-2003, undated (bulk 1950-1995); box 119 - box 133 folder 4, and box 134 folders 1-11.* \nSeries 19. Publications; 1889-2002, undated; box 133, folders 5-6, box 134, folder 12, and boxes 135-136.* \nSeries 20. Subject Files; ca. 1851-1995, undated; boxes 137-146. \nSeries 21. Photographs; ca. 1870s-2003, undated; boxes 147-149.* \nSeries 22. Audio-Visual Material; 1990-1992, undated; box 150. \nSeries 23. Artifacts; undated; box 151, folders 1-2. \nSeries 24. Scrapbooks; ca. 1953-1984; box 151, folder 3 and scrapbook. \nSeries 25. Account Books; 1954-1960s; box 151 ledgers. \nSeries 26. Oversize Material; 1861-1866, 1893-1933, 1950-1998, undated; box 152 - box 156, folder 3, loose folders 1-4, oversize folder 1, and box 157. \nSeries 27. Maps; 1884-1891, 1920, 1957-1987; box 156, folders 4-10. \nSeries 28. Historical Documents; 1839-1909; box 158.","*Please note: boxes 123, 133, and 149 could contain allergens. Masks and gloves will be provided for patrons wishing to use them.","Separated to A\u0026M collections:","Various autographed items have been moved to A\u0026M 435.","Account book volumes 2, 2a, 3, 3a, 3b, and 3c, daybooks and ledgers from the Sistersville General Store run by Joshua and William Russell, were separated to A\u0026M 3071, Russell, Joshua \u0026 William. Sistersville General Store. Daybooks and Ledgers.","Account book volumes 4, 4a, and 4b, daybooks of John Goshorn, were separated to A\u0026M 2426, Goshorn Family. Papers.","Account book volumes 6-8, law records and accounts of Judge George A. Vincent, as well as Vincent's letters from the Historical Documents series, were separated to A\u0026M 3068, Vincent, George A., Lawyer and Judge. Papers.","Separated to the Printed Ephemera Collection:","Articles, maps, and letters, 1582-1877  (includes selections relating to the South Seas during the colonial period), on 1 reel of microfilm, P13438","Articles, letters, maps, and speeches, 1808-1863  (16 items which are listed on a sheet in the box), 1 reel of microfilm, P13439","Burnett, Nancy S.  Slovenes in Rural Appalachia: An Oral History  (Richwood, W. Va.: News Leader Press, 1994).","Separated to Printed Ephemera (Pamphlets), Periodicals, etc.:","West Virginia Odd Fellow , 1919, Charleston (1 item)","West Virginia State Weekly , 1910-1911, Fairmont (several items)","Exponent , 1917-1918, Moundsville (4 items)","Oros , 1927, Moundsville (1 item)","Pedagogue's Pastime , 1885, Moundsville (3 items)","Princeton Observer , 1950 (1 item)","Searchlight , Summersville (32 items)","West Virginia Farm Journal , 1872, Union (1 item)","Church Calendar , 1917, Wheeling (1 item)","Church News , 1892, Wheeling (1 item)","English Lutheran , 1900, Wheeling (1 item)","Musical Monthly , 1896-1897, Wheeling (6 items)","The Saturday Review , 1912 August 10, Wheeling","State Fair News , 1910, Wheeling (1 item)","William's Courier , undated, Wheeling (1 item)","Valley News Echo , Hagerstown, MD; reprint of an 1861 paper","Haney's Journal , 1869 March-October except July, New York (several items)","Our Southern Home , 1893 November, Hamlet, NC","Books separated to the West Virginia Collection or the WVU Downtown Library stacks:","Donnelly, Shirley.  Yesterday and Today: A Keepsake I, II, and III.  Fayetteville, W. Va.: Fayette County Historical Society, no date.","Keepsake Stories of the Ozarks.  Cassville, Mo.: Litho Printers, 1978.","Norton, Andre.  Catseye . London: Gollancz, 1974.","Deacon, William A.  The Four Jameses . Toronto: Macmillan Co. of Canada, 1974.","Haslip, Joan.  Catherine the Great: A Biography . New York: Putnam, 1977.","Separated to the Maps Collection:","Virginie [Virginia], Maryland en 2 Feuilles par Fry et Jefferson, 1777","Bird's Eye View of the City of Wheeling, West Virginia","Sistersville, West Virginia","Bird's Eye View of Philippi, West Virginia","Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia","Fairmont and Palatine, West Virginia","Mannington, West Virginia","Morgantown, West Virginia","Clarksburg, West Virginia","Davis, Tucker County, West Virginia","Grafton, West Virginia","Cairo, West Virginia","Cameron, West Virginia","Harrisville, Ritchie County, West Virginia","Moundsville, West Virginia","New Martinsville, West Virginia","Parkersburg, Blennerhasset Island, West Virginia","Pennsboro, West Virginia","Salem, West Virginia","St. Mary's, West Virginia","Wellsburg, West Virginia","Buckhannon, West Virginia","Weston, West Virginia","Bird's Eye View of Keyser, West Virginia","View of Parsons, West Virginia","Aero View of Bluefield, West Virginia","Aero View of Keystone, West Virginia","Aero View of North Fork and Town of Clark, West Virginia","West Virginia Agricultural Society on Wheeling Island","Note: A spreadsheet with more details regarding the separated maps can be found in the control folder.","The majority of the newspapers in this collection have been separated into the West Virginia Collection's newspaper holdings.  Lists of the newspapers originally inventoried for this collection can be found in the control folder. Most of the West Virginia newspapers were microfilmed; see Miscellaneous Reel 113. For a list of the contents of this reel, please see the \"W.Va. Newspapers from Comstock Collection\" three-page packet in the control folder. On the third page is a list of items separated from the Comstock Collection to printed ephemera (pamphlets), periodicals, etc.","Sheet music separated to A\u0026M 723, Sheet Music:","Americans, Together.","Back to West Virginia.","Battle of Port Royal.","Brave Boys Are They.","Canoeing on the Kanawha.","Capt. Linch March.","Cherry.","Cotton Field Dance.","Down in the Lonely Dell.","Dynamite Twist.","Fair West Virginia.","Fire Fly Polka.","Glory Hallelujah.","Going Back to West Virginia.","Home Alone in West Virginia.","I Have Something Sweet to Tell You.","Imagine Me.","In Flanders' Fields.","I Want to Go Back to Michigan Down On the Farm.","J'aime Mon Amour.","Just Before the Battle, Mother.","Kingdom Coming.","La Violette de Carafa.","Love and Devotion.","Memory's Dream.","Men of West Augusta.","Mountain Land West Virginia.","On, On, On, the Boys Came Marching!","Our Grateful Heart Save Singing.","Reminiscing at Cass or the Greenbrier Shay.","Something Tells Me You're the Girl.","Song of a Woman.","Sweet Kitty Wells.","The Ballad of Oakland.","The Battle Cry of Freedom.","The Last Hope.","The Self Service Chain Store.","The Sunny Hours of Childhood.","The Vacant Chair.","The West Virginia Singer.","There's a Little Spark of Love Still Burning.","Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! The Prisoners Hope.","We Are Mountaineers.","West Virginia.","West Virginia! And My Home.","West Virginia University Songs.","What a Lovely Day!","Who Will Care For Mother Now?","Wild and Wonderful West Virginia.","William Tell Overture.","Willie My Brave.","Transferred to A\u0026M 727, Pearl S. Buck, Author. Papers:  Correspondence, manuscripts, articles, photographs and clippings by and about Pearl S. Buck and her birthplace collected by Jim Comstock (1938-1973; 6 in.)","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 James (\"Jim\") Franklin Comstock of Richwood, West Virginia, whose position as editor of the  West Virginia Hillbilly  and avocation as collector and advocate of all things West Virginia led to the preservation of much of the state's physical, visual, and textual history. The collection includes materials Comstock collected about West Virginia history as well as his own personal and professional papers. Materials include: general series of historical documents such as letters, deeds, and county court cases pertaining to a diverse range of subjects (1717, 1754-1988, undated [includes facsimiles]); letters of Lucy Prichard, former instructor at Marshall College (now Marshall University) (1925-1927, undated); clippings and typescripts of Wirt County resident and  Atlantic Monthly  writer Louis Eckert Reed (ca. 1960-1975, undated); account books concerning economic development and commercial activities in the northern part of the state in the 19th and early 20th centuries (1830-1938); printed material about West Virginia schools, businesses, and events as well as non-West Virginia books and pamphlets (1829-1995, undated); Comstock's personal and professional correspondence (1882-1995, undated); a wide variety of photographs, including images of West Virginia cities and towns, among many others (ca. 1850s-1995, undated); microfilmed records of the Civil War and Dunmore's War (undated); glass lantern slides, which include views of scenery and buildings in Wheeling and various other locations in Ohio County, WV (1871-1897, undated); Grand Army of the Republic and U.S. military history scrapbooks (1883-1918); broadsides, including advertisements for a circus in Moundsville (ca. 1827-1960 [includes facsimiles]); and maps and atlases of pre- and post-statehood West Virginia, counties, colonial North America, and other topics (1730-1976, undated [includes facsimiles]). 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"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eLucy Elizabeth Prichard\u003c/emph\u003e (October 26, 1876 - July 29, 1964) was born in Cattlettsburg, Kentucky. Daughter of Robert H. and Mary Prichard, she had a brother, Karl, and a sister-in-law, Elizabeth. Lucy taught at Huntington High School from 1899-1913, and taught Latin and Classical Studies at Marshall College (now Marshall University) from 1914-1941. Marshall's Prichard Hall was named in her honor.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eLouis Eckert Reed\u003c/emph\u003e (born October 1, 1899 in Wirt County, WV; died January 31, 1979 in Elizabeth, WV) served as a sergeant in the US Army during WWI, served as Administrative Assistant to Senator Chapman Revercomb, and worked as a prosecuting attorney in Wirt County, WV. He also wrote for \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c/emph\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eJames Franklin \"Jim\" Comstock\u003c/emph\u003e was born to Harry Clinton and Myrtle Blanche in Richwood, West Virginia on February 25, 1911. He married Miss Ola Stowers in Huntington, WV, on October 18, 1933; they would have two daughters, Sandra Ferguson and Elaine Nagy, and a son, Jay. In 1934, Comstock received B.A. from Marshall College (now Marshall University). From 1938-1942, he taught at Richwood High School and wrote for the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eClarksburg Telegram\u003c/emph\u003e. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1944-1946, and upon returning home he founded the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eNicholas County News Leader\u003c/emph\u003e (originally \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eNews Letter\u003c/emph\u003e) with Bronson D. McClung (1920-2004), a former student of his. On December 25, 1963, the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eNicholas County News Leader\u003c/emph\u003e combined with \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eNicholas Republican\u003c/emph\u003e; in 1984, it became the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eRichwood News Leader\u003c/emph\u003e. Comstock remained an active part of the paper till his death on May 22, 1996.\n \n In 1957, Comstock founded the weekly \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eWest Virginia Hillbilly\u003c/emph\u003e with McClung, and became its editor. The paper included feature articles, columns of special interest to West Virginians, book notes, and the \"Comstock Load,\" the editor's own column on the back page. Comstock first tried to sell the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eHillbilly \u003c/emph\u003ein 1976. In 1981, he sold it to the South Charleston Publishing Company. On February 25, 1986, he repurchased and began resuscitating the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eHillbilly\u003c/emph\u003e. In 1992, he sold the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eHillbilly \u003c/emph\u003eto Sandy McCauley. In 2001, the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eHillbilly \u003c/emph\u003eceased publication.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eComstock was involved in many endeavors in addition to his newspaper editing and reporting activities. In 1963, he ran unsuccessfully for Congress on the Republican ticket. He wrote, edited, and contributed to various books, including \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003ePa and Ma and Mr. Kennedy\u003c/emph\u003e, a 50-volume \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eWest Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia\u003c/emph\u003e, and a collection of newspaper highlights entitled \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eBest of Hillbilly\u003c/emph\u003e. He was also involved in republishing books by West Virginian authors. He campaigned to purchase and preserve author Pearl S. Buck's birthplace at Hillsboro, and he helped save the Cass Scenic Railroad. He also founded the University of Hard Knocks, a lighthearted honorary society that recognizes the accomplishments of people who have succeeded in life without a college degree.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["Lucy Elizabeth Prichard  (October 26, 1876 - July 29, 1964) was born in Cattlettsburg, Kentucky. Daughter of Robert H. and Mary Prichard, she had a brother, Karl, and a sister-in-law, Elizabeth. Lucy taught at Huntington High School from 1899-1913, and taught Latin and Classical Studies at Marshall College (now Marshall University) from 1914-1941. Marshall's Prichard Hall was named in her honor.","Louis Eckert Reed  (born October 1, 1899 in Wirt County, WV; died January 31, 1979 in Elizabeth, WV) served as a sergeant in the US Army during WWI, served as Administrative Assistant to Senator Chapman Revercomb, and worked as a prosecuting attorney in Wirt County, WV. He also wrote for  Atlantic Monthly .","James Franklin \"Jim\" Comstock  was born to Harry Clinton and Myrtle Blanche in Richwood, West Virginia on February 25, 1911. He married Miss Ola Stowers in Huntington, WV, on October 18, 1933; they would have two daughters, Sandra Ferguson and Elaine Nagy, and a son, Jay. In 1934, Comstock received B.A. from Marshall College (now Marshall University). From 1938-1942, he taught at Richwood High School and wrote for the  Clarksburg Telegram . He served in the U.S. Navy from 1944-1946, and upon returning home he founded the  Nicholas County News Leader  (originally  News Letter ) with Bronson D. McClung (1920-2004), a former student of his. On December 25, 1963, the  Nicholas County News Leader  combined with  Nicholas Republican ; in 1984, it became the  Richwood News Leader . Comstock remained an active part of the paper till his death on May 22, 1996.\n \n In 1957, Comstock founded the weekly  West Virginia Hillbilly  with McClung, and became its editor. The paper included feature articles, columns of special interest to West Virginians, book notes, and the \"Comstock Load,\" the editor's own column on the back page. Comstock first tried to sell the  Hillbilly  in 1976. In 1981, he sold it to the South Charleston Publishing Company. On February 25, 1986, he repurchased and began resuscitating the  Hillbilly . In 1992, he sold the  Hillbilly  to Sandy McCauley. In 2001, the  Hillbilly  ceased publication.","Comstock was involved in many endeavors in addition to his newspaper editing and reporting activities. In 1963, he ran unsuccessfully for Congress on the Republican ticket. He wrote, edited, and contributed to various books, including  Pa and Ma and Mr. Kennedy , a 50-volume  West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia , and a collection of newspaper highlights entitled  Best of Hillbilly . He was also involved in republishing books by West Virginian authors. He campaigned to purchase and preserve author Pearl S. Buck's birthplace at Hillsboro, and he helped save the Cass Scenic Railroad. He also founded the University of Hard Knocks, a lighthearted honorary society that recognizes the accomplishments of people who have succeeded in life without a college degree."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Jim Comstock, Newspaper Editor and Collector, Papers, A\u0026amp;M 2600, 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], Jim Comstock, Newspaper Editor and Collector, Papers, A\u0026M 2600, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers of James (\"Jim\") Franklin Comstock of Richwood, West Virginia, whose position as editor of the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eWest Virginia Hillbilly\u003c/emph\u003e and avocation as collector and advocate of all things West Virginia led to the preservation of much of the state's physical, visual, and textual history. The collection includes materials Comstock collected about West Virginia history as well as his own personal and professional papers.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMaterials include: general series of historical documents such as letters, deeds, and county court cases pertaining to a diverse range of subjects (1717, 1754-1988, undated [includes facsimiles]); letters of Lucy Prichard, former instructor at Marshall College (now Marshall University) (1925-1927, undated); clippings and typescripts of Wirt County resident and \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c/emph\u003e writer Louis Eckert Reed (ca. 1960-1975, undated); account books concerning economic development and commercial activities in the northern part of the state in the 19th and early 20th centuries (1830-1938); printed material about West Virginia schools, businesses, and events as well as non-West Virginia books and pamphlets (1829-1995, undated); Comstock's personal and professional correspondence (1882-1995, undated); a wide variety of photographs, including images of West Virginia cities and towns, among many others (ca. 1850s-1995, undated); microfilmed records of the Civil War and Dunmore's War (undated); glass lantern slides, which include views of scenery and buildings in Wheeling and various other locations in Ohio County, WV (1871-1897, undated); Grand Army of the Republic and U.S. military history scrapbooks (1883-1918); broadsides, including advertisements for a circus in Moundsville (ca. 1827-1960 [includes facsimiles]); and maps and atlases of pre- and post-statehood West Virginia, counties, colonial North America, and other topics (1730-1976, undated [includes facsimiles]).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAn addendum of 2013/05 includes additional personal and professional correspondence, publications, newspaper morgue files, photographs, audio-visual material, artifacts, scrapbooks, account books, and maps. For more information on Jim Comstock, see the Historical Note.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 1. Historical Documents; 1717, 1754-1988, undated (includes facsimiles); box 1 - box 3, folder 2.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 2. Lucy Prichard Papers; 1913-1936, undated; box 3, folders 3-8.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 3. Louis Reed Papers; ca. 1960-1975, undated; boxes 4-5.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 4. Account Books; 1830-1938; boxes 6-17.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 5. Printed Material; 1829-1995, undated; boxes 18-25.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 6. Comstock Correspondence; 1882-1995, undated (bulk 1950-1995); boxes 26-72.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 7. Photographs; ca. 1850s-1995, undated; boxes 73-81.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 8. Motion Pictures; undated; box 82.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 9. Microfilm; undated; box 82.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 10. Cassette Tapes; undated; box 82.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 11. Glass Lantern Slides; 1871-1897, undated; boxes 83-85.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 12. Scrapbooks; 1883-1918; boxes 86-91.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 13. Broadsides; ca. 1827-1960 (includes facsimiles); box 92.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 14. Maps; 1730-1976, undated (includes facsimiles); boxes 93-103, and map cabinet 1, drawer 12.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 15. Newspapers; ca. 1826-1924, 1976; box 104.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 16. Artifacts; 1952-1976, undated; boxes 105-109.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 17. Oversize; 1650-1671, 1720-1991, undated (includes facsimiles); boxes 110-118.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAddendum of 2013/05\u003c/emph\u003e includes material much like that in the initial acquisition, divided into the following series:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 18. Correspondence; 1838-2003, undated (bulk 1950-1995); box 119 - box 133 folder 4, and box 134 folders 1-11.*\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 19. Publications; 1889-2002, undated; box 133, folders 5-6, box 134, folder 12, and boxes 135-136.*\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 20. Subject Files; ca. 1851-1995, undated; boxes 137-146.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 21. Photographs; ca. 1870s-2003, undated; boxes 147-149.*\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 22. Audio-Visual Material; 1990-1992, undated; box 150.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 23. Artifacts; undated; box 151, folders 1-2.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 24. Scrapbooks; ca. 1953-1984; box 151, folder 3 and scrapbook.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 25. Account Books; 1954-1960s; box 151 ledgers.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 26. Oversize Material; 1861-1866, 1893-1933, 1950-1998, undated; box 152 - box 156, folder 3, loose folders 1-4, oversize folder 1, and box 157.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 27. Maps; 1884-1891, 1920, 1957-1987; box 156, folders 4-10.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 28. Historical Documents; 1839-1909; box 158.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003e*Please note: boxes 123, 133, and 149 could contain allergens. Masks and gloves will be provided for patrons wishing to use them.\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Papers of James (\"Jim\") Franklin Comstock of Richwood, West Virginia, whose position as editor of the  West Virginia Hillbilly  and avocation as collector and advocate of all things West Virginia led to the preservation of much of the state's physical, visual, and textual history. The collection includes materials Comstock collected about West Virginia history as well as his own personal and professional papers.","Materials include: general series of historical documents such as letters, deeds, and county court cases pertaining to a diverse range of subjects (1717, 1754-1988, undated [includes facsimiles]); letters of Lucy Prichard, former instructor at Marshall College (now Marshall University) (1925-1927, undated); clippings and typescripts of Wirt County resident and  Atlantic Monthly  writer Louis Eckert Reed (ca. 1960-1975, undated); account books concerning economic development and commercial activities in the northern part of the state in the 19th and early 20th centuries (1830-1938); printed material about West Virginia schools, businesses, and events as well as non-West Virginia books and pamphlets (1829-1995, undated); Comstock's personal and professional correspondence (1882-1995, undated); a wide variety of photographs, including images of West Virginia cities and towns, among many others (ca. 1850s-1995, undated); microfilmed records of the Civil War and Dunmore's War (undated); glass lantern slides, which include views of scenery and buildings in Wheeling and various other locations in Ohio County, WV (1871-1897, undated); Grand Army of the Republic and U.S. military history scrapbooks (1883-1918); broadsides, including advertisements for a circus in Moundsville (ca. 1827-1960 [includes facsimiles]); and maps and atlases of pre- and post-statehood West Virginia, counties, colonial North America, and other topics (1730-1976, undated [includes facsimiles]).","An addendum of 2013/05 includes additional personal and professional correspondence, publications, newspaper morgue files, photographs, audio-visual material, artifacts, scrapbooks, account books, and maps. For more information on Jim Comstock, see the Historical Note.","Series 1. Historical Documents; 1717, 1754-1988, undated (includes facsimiles); box 1 - box 3, folder 2. \nSeries 2. Lucy Prichard Papers; 1913-1936, undated; box 3, folders 3-8. \nSeries 3. Louis Reed Papers; ca. 1960-1975, undated; boxes 4-5. \nSeries 4. Account Books; 1830-1938; boxes 6-17. \nSeries 5. Printed Material; 1829-1995, undated; boxes 18-25. \nSeries 6. Comstock Correspondence; 1882-1995, undated (bulk 1950-1995); boxes 26-72. \nSeries 7. Photographs; ca. 1850s-1995, undated; boxes 73-81. \nSeries 8. Motion Pictures; undated; box 82. \nSeries 9. Microfilm; undated; box 82. \nSeries 10. Cassette Tapes; undated; box 82. \nSeries 11. Glass Lantern Slides; 1871-1897, undated; boxes 83-85. \nSeries 12. Scrapbooks; 1883-1918; boxes 86-91. \nSeries 13. Broadsides; ca. 1827-1960 (includes facsimiles); box 92. \nSeries 14. Maps; 1730-1976, undated (includes facsimiles); boxes 93-103, and map cabinet 1, drawer 12. \nSeries 15. Newspapers; ca. 1826-1924, 1976; box 104. \nSeries 16. Artifacts; 1952-1976, undated; boxes 105-109. \nSeries 17. Oversize; 1650-1671, 1720-1991, undated (includes facsimiles); boxes 110-118.","Addendum of 2013/05  includes material much like that in the initial acquisition, divided into the following series:","Series 18. Correspondence; 1838-2003, undated (bulk 1950-1995); box 119 - box 133 folder 4, and box 134 folders 1-11.* \nSeries 19. Publications; 1889-2002, undated; box 133, folders 5-6, box 134, folder 12, and boxes 135-136.* \nSeries 20. Subject Files; ca. 1851-1995, undated; boxes 137-146. \nSeries 21. Photographs; ca. 1870s-2003, undated; boxes 147-149.* \nSeries 22. Audio-Visual Material; 1990-1992, undated; box 150. \nSeries 23. Artifacts; undated; box 151, folders 1-2. \nSeries 24. Scrapbooks; ca. 1953-1984; box 151, folder 3 and scrapbook. \nSeries 25. Account Books; 1954-1960s; box 151 ledgers. \nSeries 26. Oversize Material; 1861-1866, 1893-1933, 1950-1998, undated; box 152 - box 156, folder 3, loose folders 1-4, oversize folder 1, and box 157. \nSeries 27. Maps; 1884-1891, 1920, 1957-1987; box 156, folders 4-10. \nSeries 28. Historical Documents; 1839-1909; box 158.","*Please note: boxes 123, 133, and 149 could contain allergens. Masks and gloves will be provided for patrons wishing to use them."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeparated to A\u0026amp;M collections:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eVarious autographed items have been moved to A\u0026amp;M 435.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAccount book volumes 2, 2a, 3, 3a, 3b, and 3c, daybooks and ledgers from the Sistersville General Store run by Joshua and William Russell, were separated to A\u0026amp;M 3071, Russell, Joshua \u0026amp; William. Sistersville General Store. Daybooks and Ledgers.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAccount book volumes 4, 4a, and 4b, daybooks of John Goshorn, were separated to A\u0026amp;M 2426, Goshorn Family. Papers.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAccount book volumes 6-8, law records and accounts of Judge George A. Vincent, as well as Vincent's letters from the Historical Documents series, were separated to A\u0026amp;M 3068, Vincent, George A., Lawyer and Judge. Papers.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeparated to the Printed Ephemera Collection:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eArticles, maps, and letters, 1582-1877  (includes selections relating to the South Seas during the colonial period), on 1 reel of microfilm, P13438\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eArticles, letters, maps, and speeches, 1808-1863  (16 items which are listed on a sheet in the box), 1 reel of microfilm, P13439\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBurnett, Nancy S. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eSlovenes in Rural Appalachia: An Oral History\u003c/title\u003e (Richwood, W. Va.: News Leader Press, 1994).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeparated to Printed Ephemera (Pamphlets), Periodicals, etc.:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eWest Virginia Odd Fellow\u003c/title\u003e, 1919, Charleston (1 item)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eWest Virginia State Weekly\u003c/title\u003e, 1910-1911, Fairmont (several items)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eExponent\u003c/title\u003e, 1917-1918, Moundsville (4 items)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eOros\u003c/title\u003e, 1927, Moundsville (1 item)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003ePedagogue's Pastime\u003c/title\u003e, 1885, Moundsville (3 items)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003ePrinceton Observer\u003c/title\u003e, 1950 (1 item)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eSearchlight\u003c/title\u003e, Summersville (32 items)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eWest Virginia Farm Journal\u003c/title\u003e, 1872, Union (1 item)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eChurch Calendar\u003c/title\u003e, 1917, Wheeling (1 item)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eChurch News\u003c/title\u003e, 1892, Wheeling (1 item)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eEnglish Lutheran\u003c/title\u003e, 1900, Wheeling (1 item)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eMusical Monthly\u003c/title\u003e, 1896-1897, Wheeling (6 items)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Saturday Review\u003c/title\u003e, 1912 August 10, Wheeling\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eState Fair News\u003c/title\u003e, 1910, Wheeling (1 item)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eWilliam's Courier\u003c/title\u003e, undated, Wheeling (1 item)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eValley News Echo\u003c/title\u003e, Hagerstown, MD; reprint of an 1861 paper\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eHaney's Journal\u003c/title\u003e, 1869 March-October except July, New York (several items)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eOur Southern Home\u003c/title\u003e, 1893 November, Hamlet, NC\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eBooks separated to the West Virginia Collection or the WVU Downtown Library stacks:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDonnelly, Shirley. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eYesterday and Today: A Keepsake I, II, and III.\u003c/title\u003e Fayetteville, W. Va.: Fayette County Historical Society, no date.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eKeepsake Stories of the Ozarks.\u003c/title\u003e Cassville, Mo.: Litho Printers, 1978.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNorton, Andre. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eCatseye\u003c/title\u003e. London: Gollancz, 1974.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDeacon, William A. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Four Jameses\u003c/title\u003e. Toronto: Macmillan Co. of Canada, 1974.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHaslip, Joan. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eCatherine the Great: A Biography\u003c/title\u003e. New York: Putnam, 1977.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeparated to the Maps Collection:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eVirginie [Virginia], Maryland en 2 Feuilles par Fry et Jefferson, 1777\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBird's Eye View of the City of Wheeling, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSistersville, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBird's Eye View of Philippi, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eElkins, Randolph County, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFairmont and Palatine, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMannington, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMorgantown, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eClarksburg, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDavis, Tucker County, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eGrafton, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCairo, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCameron, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHarrisville, Ritchie County, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMoundsville, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNew Martinsville, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eParkersburg, Blennerhasset Island, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePennsboro, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSalem, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSt. Mary's, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWellsburg, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBuckhannon, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWeston, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBird's Eye View of Keyser, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eView of Parsons, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAero View of Bluefield, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAero View of Keystone, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAero View of North Fork and Town of Clark, West Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWest Virginia Agricultural Society on Wheeling Island\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNote: A spreadsheet with more details regarding the separated maps can be found in the control folder.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eThe majority of the newspapers in this collection have been separated into the West Virginia Collection's newspaper holdings.\u003c/emph\u003e Lists of the newspapers originally inventoried for this collection can be found in the control folder. Most of the West Virginia newspapers were microfilmed; see Miscellaneous Reel 113. For a list of the contents of this reel, please see the \"W.Va. Newspapers from Comstock Collection\" three-page packet in the control folder. On the third page is a list of items separated from the Comstock Collection to printed ephemera (pamphlets), periodicals, etc.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSheet music separated to A\u0026amp;M 723, Sheet Music:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAmericans, Together.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBack to West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBattle of Port Royal.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBrave Boys Are They.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCanoeing on the Kanawha.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCapt. Linch March.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCherry.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCotton Field Dance.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDown in the Lonely Dell.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDynamite Twist.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFair West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFire Fly Polka.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eGlory Hallelujah.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eGoing Back to West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHome Alone in West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eI Have Something Sweet to Tell You.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eImagine Me.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn Flanders' Fields.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eI Want to Go Back to Michigan Down On the Farm.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJ'aime Mon Amour.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJust Before the Battle, Mother.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eKingdom Coming.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eLa Violette de Carafa.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eLove and Devotion.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMemory's Dream.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMen of West Augusta.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMountain Land West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOn, On, On, the Boys Came Marching!\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOur Grateful Heart Save Singing.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReminiscing at Cass or the Greenbrier Shay.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSomething Tells Me You're the Girl.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSong of a Woman.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSweet Kitty Wells.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe Ballad of Oakland.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe Battle Cry of Freedom.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe Last Hope.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe Self Service Chain Store.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe Sunny Hours of Childhood.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe Vacant Chair.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe West Virginia Singer.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThere's a Little Spark of Love Still Burning.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTramp! Tramp! Tramp! The Prisoners Hope.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWe Are Mountaineers.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWest Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWest Virginia! And My Home.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWest Virginia University Songs.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWhat a Lovely Day!\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWho Will Care For Mother Now?\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWild and Wonderful West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Tell Overture.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWillie My Brave.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eTransferred to A\u0026amp;M 727, Pearl S. Buck, Author. Papers:\u003c/emph\u003e Correspondence, manuscripts, articles, photographs and clippings by and about Pearl S. Buck and her birthplace collected by Jim Comstock (1938-1973; 6 in.)\u003c/p\u003e"],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["Separated to A\u0026M collections:","Various autographed items have been moved to A\u0026M 435.","Account book volumes 2, 2a, 3, 3a, 3b, and 3c, daybooks and ledgers from the Sistersville General Store run by Joshua and William Russell, were separated to A\u0026M 3071, Russell, Joshua \u0026 William. Sistersville General Store. Daybooks and Ledgers.","Account book volumes 4, 4a, and 4b, daybooks of John Goshorn, were separated to A\u0026M 2426, Goshorn Family. Papers.","Account book volumes 6-8, law records and accounts of Judge George A. Vincent, as well as Vincent's letters from the Historical Documents series, were separated to A\u0026M 3068, Vincent, George A., Lawyer and Judge. Papers.","Separated to the Printed Ephemera Collection:","Articles, maps, and letters, 1582-1877  (includes selections relating to the South Seas during the colonial period), on 1 reel of microfilm, P13438","Articles, letters, maps, and speeches, 1808-1863  (16 items which are listed on a sheet in the box), 1 reel of microfilm, P13439","Burnett, Nancy S.  Slovenes in Rural Appalachia: An Oral History  (Richwood, W. Va.: News Leader Press, 1994).","Separated to Printed Ephemera (Pamphlets), Periodicals, etc.:","West Virginia Odd Fellow , 1919, Charleston (1 item)","West Virginia State Weekly , 1910-1911, Fairmont (several items)","Exponent , 1917-1918, Moundsville (4 items)","Oros , 1927, Moundsville (1 item)","Pedagogue's Pastime , 1885, Moundsville (3 items)","Princeton Observer , 1950 (1 item)","Searchlight , Summersville (32 items)","West Virginia Farm Journal , 1872, Union (1 item)","Church Calendar , 1917, Wheeling (1 item)","Church News , 1892, Wheeling (1 item)","English Lutheran , 1900, Wheeling (1 item)","Musical Monthly , 1896-1897, Wheeling (6 items)","The Saturday Review , 1912 August 10, Wheeling","State Fair News , 1910, Wheeling (1 item)","William's Courier , undated, Wheeling (1 item)","Valley News Echo , Hagerstown, MD; reprint of an 1861 paper","Haney's Journal , 1869 March-October except July, New York (several items)","Our Southern Home , 1893 November, Hamlet, NC","Books separated to the West Virginia Collection or the WVU Downtown Library stacks:","Donnelly, Shirley.  Yesterday and Today: A Keepsake I, II, and III.  Fayetteville, W. Va.: Fayette County Historical Society, no date.","Keepsake Stories of the Ozarks.  Cassville, Mo.: Litho Printers, 1978.","Norton, Andre.  Catseye . London: Gollancz, 1974.","Deacon, William A.  The Four Jameses . Toronto: Macmillan Co. of Canada, 1974.","Haslip, Joan.  Catherine the Great: A Biography . New York: Putnam, 1977.","Separated to the Maps Collection:","Virginie [Virginia], Maryland en 2 Feuilles par Fry et Jefferson, 1777","Bird's Eye View of the City of Wheeling, West Virginia","Sistersville, West Virginia","Bird's Eye View of Philippi, West Virginia","Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia","Fairmont and Palatine, West Virginia","Mannington, West Virginia","Morgantown, West Virginia","Clarksburg, West Virginia","Davis, Tucker County, West Virginia","Grafton, West Virginia","Cairo, West Virginia","Cameron, West Virginia","Harrisville, Ritchie County, West Virginia","Moundsville, West Virginia","New Martinsville, West Virginia","Parkersburg, Blennerhasset Island, West Virginia","Pennsboro, West Virginia","Salem, West Virginia","St. Mary's, West Virginia","Wellsburg, West Virginia","Buckhannon, West Virginia","Weston, West Virginia","Bird's Eye View of Keyser, West Virginia","View of Parsons, West Virginia","Aero View of Bluefield, West Virginia","Aero View of Keystone, West Virginia","Aero View of North Fork and Town of Clark, West Virginia","West Virginia Agricultural Society on Wheeling Island","Note: A spreadsheet with more details regarding the separated maps can be found in the control folder.","The majority of the newspapers in this collection have been separated into the West Virginia Collection's newspaper holdings.  Lists of the newspapers originally inventoried for this collection can be found in the control folder. Most of the West Virginia newspapers were microfilmed; see Miscellaneous Reel 113. For a list of the contents of this reel, please see the \"W.Va. Newspapers from Comstock Collection\" three-page packet in the control folder. On the third page is a list of items separated from the Comstock Collection to printed ephemera (pamphlets), periodicals, etc.","Sheet music separated to A\u0026M 723, Sheet Music:","Americans, Together.","Back to West Virginia.","Battle of Port Royal.","Brave Boys Are They.","Canoeing on the Kanawha.","Capt. Linch March.","Cherry.","Cotton Field Dance.","Down in the Lonely Dell.","Dynamite Twist.","Fair West Virginia.","Fire Fly Polka.","Glory Hallelujah.","Going Back to West Virginia.","Home Alone in West Virginia.","I Have Something Sweet to Tell You.","Imagine Me.","In Flanders' Fields.","I Want to Go Back to Michigan Down On the Farm.","J'aime Mon Amour.","Just Before the Battle, Mother.","Kingdom Coming.","La Violette de Carafa.","Love and Devotion.","Memory's Dream.","Men of West Augusta.","Mountain Land West Virginia.","On, On, On, the Boys Came Marching!","Our Grateful Heart Save Singing.","Reminiscing at Cass or the Greenbrier Shay.","Something Tells Me You're the Girl.","Song of a Woman.","Sweet Kitty Wells.","The Ballad of Oakland.","The Battle Cry of Freedom.","The Last Hope.","The Self Service Chain Store.","The Sunny Hours of Childhood.","The Vacant Chair.","The West Virginia Singer.","There's a Little Spark of Love Still Burning.","Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! The Prisoners Hope.","We Are Mountaineers.","West Virginia.","West Virginia! And My Home.","West Virginia University Songs.","What a Lovely Day!","Who Will Care For Mother Now?","Wild and Wonderful West Virginia.","William Tell Overture.","Willie My Brave.","Transferred to A\u0026M 727, Pearl S. Buck, Author. Papers:  Correspondence, manuscripts, articles, photographs and clippings by and about Pearl S. Buck and her birthplace collected by Jim Comstock (1938-1973; 6 in.)"],"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_65d6b5a9a55c1158201a2641c226d229\"\u003ePapers of James (\"Jim\") Franklin Comstock of Richwood, West Virginia, whose position as editor of the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eWest Virginia Hillbilly\u003c/emph\u003e and avocation as collector and advocate of all things West Virginia led to the preservation of much of the state's physical, visual, and textual history. The collection includes materials Comstock collected about West Virginia history as well as his own personal and professional papers. Materials include: general series of historical documents such as letters, deeds, and county court cases pertaining to a diverse range of subjects (1717, 1754-1988, undated [includes facsimiles]); letters of Lucy Prichard, former instructor at Marshall College (now Marshall University) (1925-1927, undated); clippings and typescripts of Wirt County resident and \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c/emph\u003e writer Louis Eckert Reed (ca. 1960-1975, undated); account books concerning economic development and commercial activities in the northern part of the state in the 19th and early 20th centuries (1830-1938); printed material about West Virginia schools, businesses, and events as well as non-West Virginia books and pamphlets (1829-1995, undated); Comstock's personal and professional correspondence (1882-1995, undated); a wide variety of photographs, including images of West Virginia cities and towns, among many others (ca. 1850s-1995, undated); microfilmed records of the Civil War and Dunmore's War (undated); glass lantern slides, which include views of scenery and buildings in Wheeling and various other locations in Ohio County, WV (1871-1897, undated); Grand Army of the Republic and U.S. military history scrapbooks (1883-1918); broadsides, including advertisements for a circus in Moundsville (ca. 1827-1960 [includes facsimiles]); and maps and atlases of pre- and post-statehood West Virginia, counties, colonial North America, and other topics (1730-1976, undated [includes facsimiles]). An addendum of 2013/05 includes additional personal and professional correspondence, publications, newspaper morgue files, photographs, audio-visual material, artifacts, scrapbooks, account books, and maps. For more information on Jim Comstock, see the Historical Note.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["Papers of James (\"Jim\") Franklin Comstock of Richwood, West Virginia, whose position as editor of the  West Virginia Hillbilly  and avocation as collector and advocate of all things West Virginia led to the preservation of much of the state's physical, visual, and textual history. The collection includes materials Comstock collected about West Virginia history as well as his own personal and professional papers. Materials include: general series of historical documents such as letters, deeds, and county court cases pertaining to a diverse range of subjects (1717, 1754-1988, undated [includes facsimiles]); letters of Lucy Prichard, former instructor at Marshall College (now Marshall University) (1925-1927, undated); clippings and typescripts of Wirt County resident and  Atlantic Monthly  writer Louis Eckert Reed (ca. 1960-1975, undated); account books concerning economic development and commercial activities in the northern part of the state in the 19th and early 20th centuries (1830-1938); printed material about West Virginia schools, businesses, and events as well as non-West Virginia books and pamphlets (1829-1995, undated); Comstock's personal and professional correspondence (1882-1995, undated); a wide variety of photographs, including images of West Virginia cities and towns, among many others (ca. 1850s-1995, undated); microfilmed records of the Civil War and Dunmore's War (undated); glass lantern slides, which include views of scenery and buildings in Wheeling and various other locations in Ohio County, WV (1871-1897, undated); Grand Army of the Republic and U.S. military history scrapbooks (1883-1918); broadsides, including advertisements for a circus in Moundsville (ca. 1827-1960 [includes facsimiles]); and maps and atlases of pre- and post-statehood West Virginia, counties, colonial North America, and other topics (1730-1976, undated [includes facsimiles]). An addendum of 2013/05 includes additional personal and professional correspondence, publications, newspaper morgue files, photographs, audio-visual material, artifacts, scrapbooks, account books, and maps. For more information on Jim Comstock, see the Historical Note."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_41b33a00fb61928ece3953eb9c83a996\"\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_coll_ssim":["Bleakmor, Gallaher \u0026 Ansbrutz","First National Bank of Fairmont","Grand Army of the Republic","Harry Hood \u0026 Company","St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church  (Charleston, W. 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