Whetsell Collection, Historical Records regarding West Virginia

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:

Special access restriction applies.

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Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Whetsell Collection, Historical Records Regarding West Virginia, A&M 4064, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
31.25 Linear Feet 30 ft. 7 1/2 in. (24 record cartons, 15 in. each); (1 document case, 5 in.); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (1 box of glass plate negatives)
Creator:
Whetsell, Robert C.
Abstract:
Historical records collected by Elkins, West Virginia resident Robert C. Whetsell. Includes mostly records of the Baldwin-Chandlee supply company (supplying equipment to regional timber companies, etc.), including predominantly invoices, and also correspondence and ledgers (boxes 1-21, 1907-1925). There are also: papers of M.M. Smith, an Elkins businessman, regarding the estate of A.W. Smith (box 22, ca. 1863-1892); Randolph County Court dockets documenting the court of Justice J.L. Ligget (box 23, 1918-1919); three ledgers of the Inter-Mountain Coal and Lumber Company (box 24, 1936-1953); papers of J.H. Elder, an Elkins businessman (box 25, ca. 1907-1954); and glass plate negatives by Pittsenberger, a photographer, of scenes of the Pendleton County, West Virginia communities of Brandywine and Sugar Grove (ca. 1905-1920).
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Whetsell Collection, Historical Records Regarding West Virginia, A&M 4064, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Historical records collected by Elkins, West Virginia resident Robert C. Whetsell. This collection is minimally processed.

Includes mostly records of the Baldwin-Chandlee supply company (supplying equipment to regional timber companies, etc.), including predominantly invoices, but also correspondence and ledgers (boxes 1-21, 1907-1925).

There are also:
papers of M.M. Smith, an Elkins businessman who owned a hardware store, regarding the estate of A.W. Smith (includes legal documents, 1860-1891, bank and financial statements, 1880s, and estate settlement records, 1880s (boxes 22a and 22b, ca. 1860-1891);
dockets of Randolph County Court, including summons, decisions, etc., on a variety of cases, processed in the court of Justice J.L. Ligget (box 23, 1918-1919);
three ledgers of the Inter-Mountain Coal and Lumber Company related to the activities of J.H. Elder (box 24, 1936-1953);
papers of J.H. Elder, an Elkins businessman (box 25, ca. 1907-1954); and
glass plate negatives by Pittsenberger, a photographer, of scenes of the Pendleton County, West Virginia communities of Brandywine and Cherry Grove; Pittsenberger had a farm in Cherry Grove (ca. 1905-1920).

Contents List:

box 1; Baldwin-Chandlee supply company -- invoices
box 2; Baldwin-Chandlee supply company -- shipping, ledgers b-c
boxes 3-5; Baldwin-Chandlee supply company -- invoices
box 6; Baldwin-Chandlee supply company -- receipt books, 2 ledgers
box 7; Baldwin-Chandlee supply company -- correspondence, quotations, invoices
box 8; Baldwin-Chandlee supply company -- bills of lading, receipts, quotations
boxes 9-13; Baldwin-Chandlee supply company -- invoices
box 14; Baldwin-Chandlee supply company -- invoices, inventory ledger
boxes 15-20; Baldwin-Chandlee supply company -- invoices
box 21; Baldwin-Chandlee supply company -- cancelled checks
box 22; papers of businessman M.M. Smith; ca. 1863-1892
box 23; dockets of Randolph County Court; 1918-1919
box 24; 3 ledgers of Inter-Mountain Coal and Lumber Company; 1936-1953
box 25; papers of businessman J.H. Elder; ca. 1907-1954
in process; Pittsenberger glass plate negatives (currently not available); ca. 1905-1920

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