G. Harry Bayles 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
- 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], G. Harry Bayles Papers, A&M 0820, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 0.6 Linear Feet Summary: 7 in. (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (1 notecard box, 4 in.); (1 oversize folder. 1/2 in.)
- Creator:
- Bayles, G. Harry
- Abstract:
- Correspondence with the American Museum of Natural History, 1934-1952, the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Circumnavigator's Club, 1943-1954, and Richard T. Wiley, the historian, at Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, 1933-1937. Also includes a 34-page travel account of Greece, Crete, and Egypt (1936-1937), materials on Tecumseh (the Shawnee Chief), Monongalia County history, West Virginia University history, and Bayles and Vandervort genealogy. Also includes labeled wood samples from Casa Paraense de M. Matta & Ca. of Brazil. Material covers the years 1781-1955. For more detailed contents information, please see control folder.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], G. Harry Bayles Papers, A&M 0820, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Background
- 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:
- Indians of North America
- Names:
- American Museum of Natural History
American Society of Civil Engineers
Circumnavigator's Club
West Virginia University
Bayless family
Van der Voort family
Bayles, G. Harry
Tecumseh, Shawnee Chief, 1768-1813 - Places:
- Crete (Greece)
Egypt
Greece
Monongalia County (W. Va.)