Gideon D. Camden (1805-1891) Calendar of Correspondence, 1961
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], Gideon D. Camden (1805-1891) Calendar of Correspondence, A&M 1523, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 0.7 Linear Feet Summary: 7 1/2 in. (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (1 card catalog drawer, 5 in.)
- Creator:
- Camden, Gideon Draper, 1805-1891
- Abstract:
- Calendar of personal correspondence of Judge Gideon D. Camden (1805-1891) of Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia. Camden was a lawyer, Democratic politician, member of the Virginia Convention of 1850-1851, circuit judge, and state senator (1872-1876). The calendar covers 1785-1860 and includes correspondence from this period in A&M 1188, 1199, 1221, and 1276. The cards contain the date, writer, addresses, description of contents and description and location of the document. There is also a survey of the letters by group, tally of letters based on geographic distribution, a Camden chronology, and brief biographical sketches of the subject.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Gideon D. Camden (1805-1891) Calendar of Correspondence, A&M 1523, 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: West Virginia & Regional History Center
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard