Monongalia County Historical Records

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], Monongalia County Historical Records, A&M 3582, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
43.7 Linear Feet 43 ft. 8 in. (75 document cases, 5 in. each); (8 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each); (11 flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (3 index card boxes, 12 in. each); (4 record cartons, 15 in. each)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Monongalia County Historical Records, A&M 3582, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection of records mostly relating to the history of Monongalia County, West Virginia. Over 300 historical photographs in this collection are available through the "digital material" link.

Series include:
1) American Bicentennial Records;
2) Artifacts;
3) Books;
4) Burial Records of Monongalia County Servicemen;
5) Church Records;
6) Club Records;
7) Coal Industry Records;
8) Education Records;
9) Genealogy Records;
10) General Store Records;
11) Hospital Auxiliary Scrapbooks;
12) Journal of Dr. J.T. Krepps;
13) Land Records;
14) Maps;
15) Mill Records;
16) Monongalia County 175th Anniversary Records;
17) Monongalia County Bicentennial Records;
18) Morgantown Historical Records;
19) Nursing Education Records;
20) Papers--John Camp;
21) Papers--Pixler Family;
22) Papers--Josiah Robe;
23) Papers--Shively Family;
24) Papers--E.M. Steel;
25) Papers--Eldon B. Tucker;
26) Papers--Dr. A.H. VanLandingham;
27) Photographs;
28) Publications;
29) Scrapbook of Cordella Donley;
30) Scrapbook of Taylor County;
31) Scrapbook of Harriet Williams;
32) Subject Files; and
33) West Virginia University Records.

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