Oscar Doane Lambert (1888-1959), Collector, 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], Oscar Doane Lambert (1888-1959), Collector, Papers, A&M 1505, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
3.33 Linear Feet 8 document cases, 5 in. each
Creator:
Lambert, Oscar Doane, 1888-1959
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Oscar Doane Lambert (1888-1959), Collector, Papers, A&M 1505, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Correspondence and the original draft of "West Virginia and Its Government" by Dr. Oscar D. Lambert, West Virginia University history professor and manuscripts collector for the West Virginia Collection. Papers deal with Dr. Lambert's teaching duties, his various writings and publications, and his archival collecting activities at the West Virginia and Regional History Center.

Series include:
Series 1. Correspondence, 1944–1955 (boxes 1-5)
Series 2. Correspondence, 1955–1959 (boxes 6-7)
Series 3. Registration Sheets, 1953–1957 (box 8; removed and added to the West Virginia and Regional History Center's internal administrative files [2025 September 5])
Series 4. Draft of "West Virginia and Its Government" and an Incomplete Manuscript of "Steps in West Virginia History," undated (box 9)

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