Walter and Osie Lewis 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], Walter and Osie Lewis Family Papers, A&M 3816, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.8 Linear Feet Summary: 10 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each)
Creator:
Lewis family
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Walter and Osie Lewis Family Papers, A&M 3816, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Papers of Walter Dix Lewis (1891-1958), his wife Osie Eleanor Grose Lewis (1891-1979), and their descendants. Includes correspondence (postcards, telegrams, letters), photographs, pay slips, sound recordings, motion pictures, and miscellaneous items.

Series include:

Series 1. Postcards; 1908-1985 and undated
Series 2. Letters and Telegrams; 1913-1946 and undated
Series 3. Photographs; circa 1890s-1996 (bulk undated)
Series 4. Walter Lewis Pay Slips; 1949
Series 5. Sound Recordings; 1972-1975
Series 6. Miscellaneous; 1911-2006 and undated
Series 7. Motion Pictures; 1988-1995 and undated
Series 8. Artifact; 1993

Biographical / historical:

Osie Eleanor Grose Lewis was born on 1891 February 6, in Persinger, West Virginia, daughter of Andrew Dixon Grose and Margaret Armentrout Grose.

Walter Dix Lewis was born in 1891 September, son of Frank and Lillie Lewis of Nicholas County, West Virginia.

Osie and Walter Lewis were married in 1911. They lived in Morgantown, West Virginia, and had six children. Walter chiefly worked as a carpenter. Walter Lewis died in 1958. Osie Lewis died on 1979 November 11. Children included Denver Dix Lewis, who died on 1962 July 25; Dexter Lewis; and Reva Margaret Lewis Forbes, who died on 2002 January 5.

Acquisition information:
Gift from Forbes, Harold M., 2012 January 05
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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