Alexander Foreman, Photographer, Glass Plate Negatives

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], Alexander Foreman, Photographer, Glass Plate Negatives, A&M 4142, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
2.08 Linear Feet 2 ft. 1 in. (5 document cases, 5 in. each)
Creator:
Foreman, Alexander
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Alexander Foreman, Photographer, Glass Plate Negatives, A&M 4142, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Includes 88 glass plate negatives documenting subjects from Grafton and Taylor County, West Virginia from circa 1890-1925. Subjects include farming scenes, classrooms and schools, stores, bridges, tunnels, railroads, bands, rivers, home and town scenes, saw mills, industry, and churches and cemeteries. Four boxes contain the original glass plate negatives while one box contains the original sleeves for the negatives, including identifying information where present. Digitized copies of the glass plate negatives are available.

Acquisition information:
Transfer from WVU. Libraries. West Virginia and Regional History Center, 2015 September 21
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