James R. Moreland (1879-1955) Papers

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], James R. Moreland (1879-1955) Papers, A&M 1146, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
1.6 Linear Feet Summary: 1 ft. 7 in. (3 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 folder, 1/2 in.); (1 large flat storage box, 3 1/2 in.); (1 ledger, 1/2 in.)
Creator:
Moreland, James R., 1879-1955
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], James R. Moreland (1879-1955) Papers, A&M 1146, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Family papers of Alexander Smith, Charles Edgar Brown, and Joseph Moreland; correspondence; materials relating to local history and Moreland's civic, social, religious, and professional activities.

Typescript on the Union in West Virginia Coal Fields; a bound typescript on the History of the Various Courts of Monongalia County; and abstracts and legal papers of the Connellsville Basin Coke Company.

Material also includes plats and maps relating to the residential and commercial development of Morgantown, the coal and gas fields in the Monongalia County area; and railways in the vicinity.

Collection contains the memorandum book, 1849-1850, of John Rogers, Morgantown sawmill operator. (For detailed listing, see inventory sheet.)

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