Walter A. Mestrezat Papers, 1862/1946
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], Walter A. Mestrezat Papers, A&M 1538, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 0.15 Linear Feet Summary: 1 3/4 in. (1 reel of microfilm (3 folders), 1.75 in.)
- Creator:
- Mestrezat, Walter A.
- Abstract:
- Military papers and correspondence of the chief musician, First West Virginia Infantry and Thirtieth Regiment, United States Infantry Volunteers, 1898-1915; clippings of Mestrezat's letter from the Philippines in 1900; copies of letters written by Charles A. Mestrezat, Fourteenth Regiment, Pennsylvania Cavalry, 1862-1864, from various places in western Virginia, Richmond, and Belle Island where he died in a military prison, and papers relating to the history of the 201st Infantry, West Virginia National Guard.
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Walter A. Mestrezat Papers, A&M 1538, 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
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Civil War - Pennsylvania 14th Cavalry.
Civil War - United States 30th Volunteer Infantry.
Civil War - West Virginia 1st Infantry.
Hymns.
Music and musicians. SEE ALSO Folk music - Names:
- Belle Isle (Prison)
United States National Guard - West Virginia 201st Infantry.
Mestrezat, Walter A. - Places:
- Philippines
Richmond (Va.)
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons