Thomas Zinn, Collector, Papers and Collectibles

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Restrictions:

No special access restriction applies.

Terms of access:

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:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Thomas Zinn, Collector, Papers and Collectibles, A&M 3190, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
2.1 Linear Feet 2 ft. 0.5 in. (2 flat storage boxes, 2 index card boxes, 2 document cases, 2 loose items)
Creator:
Zinn, Thomas E. and Zinn family
Abstract:
Pictures and genealogical information on the Zinn and allied families, namely the Shafers, from France and Germany who eventually settled in West Virginia, particularly the line of George Zinn, a Revolutionary War veteran of Preston County. There are also two postcards of Williamstown, Wood County, West Virginia, and 108 photos of Morgantown, West Virginia, especially of the Farmers and Merchants Bank while C. Glenn Zinn was an executive, ca. 1742-1974. Addenda to the collection include: 1) Sixty-one glass lantern slides of a WWI flight squadron's activities, ca. 1917-1918; 2) postcards and travel memorabilia, ca. 1940s; 3) artifacts and illustrations featuring General Lee and "Stonewall" Jackson of the Confederacy during the Civil War, 1994-2002; 4) collectible liberty bell bank issued by the Second National Bank of Morgantown, undated (3 3/4 in. wide, 4 in. tall); 5) State of West Virginia Certificate for Edward W. Dering appointing him a member of the West Virginia Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors, 1969; and 6) aerial view (11 in. x 16 in.) of Cheat Lake in the vicinity of the "old" bridge before the Interstate 68 bridge was built. Material covers the years 1742-2005.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Thomas Zinn, Collector, Papers and Collectibles, A&M 3190, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Pictures and genealogical information on the Zinn and allied families, namely the Shafers, from France and Germany who eventually settled in West Virginia, particularly the line of George Zinn, a Revolutionary War veteran of Preston County. There are also two postcards of Williamstown, Wood County, West Virginia, and 108 photos of Morgantown, West Virginia, especially of the Farmers and Merchants Bank while C. Glenn Zinn was an executive, ca. 1942-1974.

Addenda to the collection include:

1) Sixty-one glass lantern slides of a WWI flight squadron's activities. Also includes original wood case. Frames of slides are labeled 'Visual Bureau, University of Pittsburgh', ca. 1917-1918.

2) Thirty-eight postcards of Monongalia County, WV scenes, 1910-50; postcard book of Charleston, WV, 1940s; over 500 postcards of US scenes, 1940s; Trans World Airline (TWA) flight ephemera, 1947; travel brochures of Shenandoah Valley and Washington, DC attractions, 1940s; one brochure titled 'Along the Union Pacific Railroad', 1940s.

3) Artifacts and illustrations featuring General Lee and 'Stonewall' Jackson of the Confederacy during the Civil War. Includes four commemorative plates, 1994-1995; one decanter, 1976; and two illustrations, 2002.

4) Collectible Liberty Bell bank issued by the Second National Bank of Morgantown with historical narrative regarding the Bank, undated (3 3/4 in. wide, 4 in. tall).

5) State of West Virginia Certificate for Edward W. Dering appointing him a member of the West Virginia Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors, signed by Governor Arch Moore, 1969.

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/
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