Thomas Ray Dille Papers
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], Thomas Ray Dille Papers, A&M 0171, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 54.9 Linear Feet Summary: 54 ft. 11 in. (121 document cases, 5 in. each); (3 records cartons, 15 in. each); (1 large flat storage box, 3 1/2 in.); (2 ledgers, 5 1/2 in.); (1 oversize folder, 1/4 in.)
- Creator:
- Dille, Thomas Ray
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Thomas Ray Dille Papers, A&M 0171, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Papers of a Morgantown attorney, genealogist, and antiquarian. There are several series of office files relating to Dille's law practice, and extensive correspondence regarding his historical and genealogical studies. Families for which there are genealogical compilations include Dille, Ray, Stewart, McFarland, Tennant, David Evans, and John Evans. Monongalia County birth and death records; cemetery readings; copies of wills and indexes of will books; names in real estate and appraisement books; Monongalia Academy and Woodburn Female Seminary ledgers, 1858; correspondence; legal papers; newspaper clippings; family papers; and an account book of J.R. Moore, 1837. Collection also contains papers on the West Virginia Historical Society, Morgantown and Wheeling Railroad, Sons of the Revolution and the Evansdale Corporation. Also includes some personal correspondence received by Dille, like mailed promotional/advertising booklets and copies of "The Mohawk Magazine."
- 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
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Account books
Birth, marriage, and death records.
Cemeteries and cemetery readings
Genealogy
Mexican War, 1846-1848
Revolutionary War.
Women's history -- 1800-1849
Women's history -- 1850-1899
Women's schools. - Names:
- Monongalia Academy (Morgantown, W. Va.)
Evansdale Corporation
Sons of the Revolution
West Virginia Historical Society
Dill family
Evans family
McFarland family
Ray family
Stuart family
Tennant family
Dille, Thomas Ray
Evans, David.
Evans, John
Moore, J.R. - Places:
- Monongalia County (W. Va.)
Morgantown (W. Va.)
United States -- History -- War of 1812