Correspondence (mostly letters to Gary Weiner)
- Containers:
- Box 8
- Scope and content:
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Topics include holiday greetings, business matters, and Weiner's participation in various organizations, including the Tree of Life Synagogue and Jaycees. The correspondence folders are ordered chronologically, with separate folders for materials regarding the Harrison County Historic Landmark Commission (business meeting correspondence, applications for WV State Historic Preservation grants, a project involving Salem-Teikyo University's Administration Building auditorium restoration) and Stonewall Jackson materials (Stonewall Jackson Civil War Round Table letters, and correspondence about the acquisition of highway signs to mark Clarksburg as Jackson's birthplace). Also includes information on George Braxton Bennett and a photo of him with Ronald Reagan. This box also contains Weiner family manuscripts, including invitations to JFK inauguration events, Gary's report cards, a Tree of Life Sisterhood Book of Life (1940s-1960s), and other Jewish texts and ephemera.
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
- Parent restrictions:
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Requires signed form, since special access restriction applies.
Researchers may access digitized and born digital materials by visiting the link attached to each item or by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.
- Parent terms of access:
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