Ethel Flesher Stewart, Postcard Correspondence Regarding West Virginia University and Other Topics

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West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
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1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Ethel Flesher Stewart, Postcard Correspondence Regarding West Virginia University and Other Topics, A&M 3761, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 3/4 in. (48 items in 5 folders)
Creator:
Stewart, Ethel Flesher
Abstract:
Incoming postcards to Ethel Flesher Stewart (1890-1988) of St. Marys, West Virginia. The 20 postcards featuring images of West Virginia University (9 items) and Morgantown (11 items) are mostly from a correspondent named "James", a WVU student whose messages provide a snapshot of student life in the academic year 1908-1909. There are also postcards with images of St. Marys (8 items), Parkersburg (5 items), Sistersville (3), Mannington (3), Marshall College (2), and other localities (7).
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Ethel Flesher Stewart, Postcard Correspondence Regarding West Virginia University and Other Topics, A&M 3761, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Incoming postcards to Ethel Flesher Stewart (1890-1988) of St. Marys, West Virginia.

The 20 postcards featuring images of West Virginia University (9 items) and Morgantown (11 items) are mostly from a correspondent named "James", a WVU student whose messages provide a snapshot of student life in the academic year 1908-1909. They include references to studying, class assignments, and use of free time, among other topics.

Of special interest is a card from 16 November 1908 referencing a hockey game between "W.V.U. Varsity" and the "Pittsburg Lyceum". He mentions how he "...stood around in the snow for two hours and nearly froze to death," but "...couldn't miss seeing the game." A card from 25 October 1908 mentions an early automobile accident, where someone named Dr. Sellars died from the injuries he received in the mishap.

Postcards include photographs of subjects and locations in West Virginia, including West Virginia University (9 items), Morgantown (11 items), St. Marys (8), Parkersburg (5), Sistersville (3), Mannington (3), and Marshall College (2). There are also single postcards for: Berwind (tipple), New Martinsville, Spencer, Thomas (sawmill), West Virginia Wesleyan College, Willow Grove (steamship "Virginia" stranded in corn field), and Woodland (train wreck).

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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