Perley Reed, Author, Poetry and Artwork

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
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No special access restriction applies.

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Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Perley Reed, Author, Poetry and Artwork, A&M 1776, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Linear Feet 1/2 in. (1 folder); (6 unboxed artworks) and 0.13 Gigabytes 2 .docx files
Creator:
Reed, Perley Isaac, 1887-1973
Abstract:
The Marriage Certificate of Perley Reed and Elizabeth Dee Frost, telegrams recieved by Elizabeth and Perley, as well as newspaper clippings celebrating their engagment. Elizabeth's certificate of intitiation into The Delta Kappa Gamma Society in 1965. There are also 6 artworks by Reed, who was a hobbyist painter. The artworks are: Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau Oil on canvasboard, 30 x 24, 1966
A Soldier's Farewell, Oil on canvasboard, 20 x 16, 1963
Matterhorn, Oil on canvasboard, 24 x 30, 1967
Romance in Old Paris, Oil on canvasboard, 24 x 16, 1957
Meditation, Oil on canvasboard, 20 x 16, 1961
Awakening, Oil on canvasboard, 24 x 18, 1962 Images of the artworks located in the West Virginia & Regional History Center and Martin Hall are available in digital format.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Perley Reed, Author, Poetry and Artwork, A&M 1776, 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: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Poetry.
Art and artists
Places:
Morgantown (W. Va.)