William Ewin Documents
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia UniversityP.O. Box 60691549 University AvenueMorgantown, WV 26506
- Contact for questions and access:
- POC: Lori HostuttlerEmail: lori.hostuttler@mail.wvu.eduPhone: (304) 293-3536Web: wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu
- Restrictions:
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No special access restriction applies.
- Terms of access:
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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:
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], William Ewin Documents, A&M 0033, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 0.4 Linear Feet Summary: 5 in. (1 large flat storage box)
- Creator:
- Ewin, William, 1806-1886 and Lambert, Oscar Doane, 1888-1959
- Abstract:
- One hundred and fifty-six documents, dating from 1784 to 1837, mounted and bound in a single volume. The collection contains business papers of William Ewin, of St. George, Tucker County, West Virginia, 1835 to 1850, subsequently a surveyor of prominence in West Virginia, and a member of the West Virginia State Senate (1879-1882). Approximately one third of the collection consists of patents, surveys, and other papers pertaining to wild lands in Randolph County, (West) Virginia, of which William Ewin owned a large acreage.
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], William Ewin Documents, A&M 0033, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Background
- Acquisition information:
- Gift from Professor O.D. Lambert, 1935
- 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