Little Kanawha Railroad, 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
- Restrictions:
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No special access restriction applies.
- 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], Little Kanawha Railroad, Papers, A&M 2411, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 0.25 Linear Feet Summary: 3 in. (3 folders)
- Creator:
- Little Kanawha Railroad
- Abstract:
- Correspondence, legal papers, financial papers, and other assorted materials relating to the Little Kanawha Railroad and sister companies in West Virginia and surrounding states. The papers deal with the purchase by the Little Kanawha Syndicate of the Little Kanawha Railroad, which ran from Zanesville to Parkersburg, and the surrounding coal lands. Members of the syndicate included George J. Gould, William E. Guy, and Joseph Ramsey, Jr. Correspondents include: J.T. Blair, Lawrence Greer, J.S. Jones, J.W. Patterson, and Joseph Ramsey, Jr.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Little Kanawha Railroad, Papers, A&M 2411, 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:
- Coal mining.
Little Kanawha Syndicate.
Railroad - Little Kanawha Railroad.
Railroads - Little Kanawha Railroad. - Names:
- Little Kanawha Railroad
Blair, J.T.
Gould, George Jay, 1864-1923
Greer, Lawrence.
Guy, William E.
Jones, J.S.
Patterson, Joseph W.
Ramsey, Joseph Jr.
Ramsey, Joseph Jr. - Places:
- Parkersburg.