Harlan B. Selby, Papers of a Morgantown Resident, 1870/1936, bulk 1900/1924

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
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POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
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Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Harlan B. Selby, Papers of a Morgantown Resident, A&M 3918, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
1.25 Linear Feet 1 ft. 3 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each; 2 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each; 1 oversize photograph)
Abstract:
Papers of Harlan Bovell Selby (1896-1978) of Morgantown, West Virginia. Harlan grew up in Tacoma, Washington; served in World War I (WWI); graduated from West Virginia University in 1923; and apparently managed an office supply store in Morgantown for many years (Laidley and Selby, on High Street). There are photographs, ephemera, and other material in this collection; see scope and content note for details.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Harlan B. Selby, Papers of a Morgantown Resident, A&M 3918, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Papers of Harlan Bovell Selby (1896-1978) of Morgantown, West Virginia. Harlan grew up in Tacoma, Washington; served in World War I (WWI); graduated from West Virginia University in 1923; and apparently managed an office supply store in Morgantown for many years (Laidley and Selby, on High Street).

Includes photographs and ephemera regarding Harlan Selby, including a football team group portrait from a high school in Tacoma, Washington (where he spent his childhood); WWI portrait photographs; and a wedding invitation for his marriage to Louise Clemson in Morgantown in 1923; among other photos. There are also two letters to him from his father (1908, 1914); two yearbooks ("Tahoma"), each for both Stadium High School and Lincoln Park High School of Tacoma, Washington combined (1916, 1917); and architectural drawings for his home. In addition, there are unidentified photographs, including tintypes, and mounted prints by photographers in mostly the Tacoma, Washington area (presumably of the Selby family and relatives).

Addendum of 2017-07-19; boxes 3-4; ca. 1915-1924.

Box 3 contains a photo album and an envelope of negatives (ca. 1915-1923). Album includes images of Harlan Selby's home in Washington state and surroundings, as well as his life in Morgantown, WV as a member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity.

Box 4 includes mostly unidentified photos and negatives, some from Harlan's time at WVU, some scenic views of places near his home in Washington state, and more (ca. 1915-1924?).

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: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Rules or conventions:
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