Martin Judy Family Papers

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], Martin Judy Family Papers, A&M 3798, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
7.3 Linear Feet Summary: 7 ft., 3 1/2 in. (2 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each); (1 roll storage box, 4 in. x 4 in. x 48 in.); (1 small flat storage box, 4 1/2 in.); (1 small flat storage box, 3 1/2 in.); (1 flat storage box, 5 in.); (2 large flat storage boxes, 3 in.); (1 large flat storage box, 3 1/2 in.); (1 wooden chest, 12 in.)
Creator:
Kidwell, Chris
Abstract:
Collection of photographs, artifacts, and correspondence relating to the Martin Judy (1831-1885) and Christena Harper Judy (1831-1912) family of Judy Gap, Pendleton County, West Virginia. Subjects of photographs include Martin and Christena Judy, their children, and a few relatives. Most subjects are identified. Artifacts include a scarf, quilt, toy calf, creamer, dish, jewelry box, and cowbell. Correspondence includes memory books and sympathy cards for the deaths of Isom P. Judy and his son, Dennis McClellan "Jack" Judy. Typescript notes describing the history of most of the artifacts are in the control folder. Also includes crayon portraits of Annie C. Tingler Judy and her son Harness Judy, and a bible owned by Gertrude May Bodkin Judy. For more details, see the Scope and Content note below.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Martin Judy Family Papers, A&M 3798, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection of photographs, artifacts, and correspondence relating to the Martin Judy (1831-1885) and Christena Harper Judy (1831-1912) family of Judy Gap, Pendleton County, West Virginia. Subjects of photographs include Martin and Christena Judy, their children, and a few relatives. Most subjects are identified. Artifacts include a scarf, quilt, toy calf, creamer, dish, jewelry box, and cowbell. Correspondence includes memory books and sympathy cards for the deaths of Isom P. Judy and his son, Dennis McClellan "Jack" Judy. Typescript notes describing the history of most of the artifacts are in the control folder.

For home movies of the Judy family, see A&M 3823.

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