John Rogers Correspondence
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia UniversityP.O. Box 60691549 University AvenueMorgantown, WV 26506
- Contact for questions and access:
- POC: Lori HostuttlerEmail: lori.hostuttler@mail.wvu.eduPhone: (304) 293-3536Web: wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu
- Restrictions:
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No special access restriction applies.
- Terms of access:
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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.
- Preferred citation:
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], John Rogers Correspondence, A&M 3156, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 0.1 Linear Feet 1/2 in. (1 folder, 1/2 in.); (1 oversize folder, 1 item)
- Creator:
- Rogers, John
- Abstract:
- The collection consists largely of correspondence to Morgantown businessman John Rogers from relatives in Pennsylvania and Maryland. It also includes two letters from Sgt. William A. Widney, who was assigned to the U.S. War Department during the Civil War, to a Morgantown friend (possibly William Hennen). One letter was written by an unidentified woman to her grandson, a West Virginia University student.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], John Rogers Correspondence, A&M 3156, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Background
- Physical location:
- 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/
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Civil War - West Virginia 7th Infantry.
Civil War battles - Warm Sulphur Springs.
Iron furnaces and iron industry.
Maps.
Weather - Names:
- United States. War Department
West Virginia University
Dorsey family
Hennen family
Barns, James.
Brook, Annie.
Chapel, Avery.
Davidson, Sarah.
Davidson, Thomas R.
De Krafft, Charles
Kelly, John W.
Kripps, Joseph A.
Laidley (Laidlaw), Thomas.
Lazier, Buck.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Lyson, David.
Madera, Nicholas.
Perry, Roger.
Protzman, Sallie.
Rodgers, John.
Rogers, Jacob.
Rogers, James.
Rogers, Thomas
Snyder, Joseph.
Strickler, William.
Theius, E.
Waugh, Riley.
Widney, William. - Places:
- Fayette County (Pa.)
Marion County (W. Va.)
Maryland
Morgantown (W. Va.)
Pennsylvania
Washington (D.C.)