Monongalia Historical Society Records

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], Monongalia Historical Society Records, A&M 0722, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
5.8 Linear Feet Summary: 5 ft. 9 1/2 in. (13 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 small flat storage box, 3 in.); (1 flat storage box, 1 1/2 in.)
Creator:
Monongalia Historical Society (Morgantown, W. Va.)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Monongalia Historical Society Records, A&M 0722, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Records regarding the history of Monongalia County, West Virginia.

Boxes 1-14 contain: clippings and miscellaneous printed materials relating to Monongalia county history; genealogical compilations and correspondence relating to the genealogy of Monongalia county families, prepared by Thomas Ray Dille; business correspondence of the society, 1924-1927; correspondence and records of the West Virginia Historical Society, ca. 1925-1931; miscellaneous court records, family letters and other manuscripts relating to Monongalia County, ca. 1827-1910; and various Civil Works Administration forms and records for Monongalia County, 1933-1935. Included are photographs and miscellaneous issues of newspapers.

Box 15 contains artifacts: a United States Flag with 46 stars (ca. 1908-1912) and a "spoon from the kit of Hauk, M.D. [sic] used by him during [the] Crimean War" (ca. 1853-1856).

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