Powell Benton Reynolds (1841-1914) Correspondence, 1861/1885
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], Powell Benton Reynolds (1841-1914) Correspondence, A&M 1195, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1/4 in. (1 folder, 1 item); (1 oversize folder, 1/4 in.)
- Creator:
- Reynolds, Powell Benton, 1841-1914
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Powell Benton Reynolds (1841-1914) Correspondence, A&M 1195, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Three letters from Reynolds as a Confederate soldier, Co, K, 50th Virginia Infantry, contain excellent descriptions of life in the Army of Northern Virginia. One letter contains Reynolds views on the right of secession and there is a letter from William P. Willey informing Reynolds of his election to the Chair of English at WVU. Collection also contains seven diplomas from Richmond College Reynolds received between 1867 – 1877. Typed copies of the letters may be found in A&M 390.
- 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: West Virginia & Regional History Center
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Civil War -- Confederate States of America. Army of Northern Virginia
Civil War -- Kentucky 5th Infantry
Civil War - Virginia 50th Infantry, Company K.
Confederate States of America - secession crisis. - Names:
- West Virginia University. Department of English
Richmond College (Richmond, Va.)
Reynolds, Powell Benton.
Willey, William P. (William Patrick)