Edward E. Meredith Papers
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], Edward E. Meredith Papers, A&M 1814, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 0.20 Linear Feet Summary: 2 1/4 in. (1 folder, 1/2 in.); (1 item in 1 oversize folder, 0.1 in.); (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.)
- Creator:
- Meredith, Edward E.
- Abstract:
- Clippings, letters, broadsides, and articles written or collected by E.E. Meredith, author of the newspaper column, "Do You Remember," which appeared in the Fairmont TIMES-WEST VIRGINIAN. There are: copies of theatre programs, 1917-1919; electoral tickets, 1860, 1864; a proclamation by George B. McClellan, commanding the Department of the Ohio, 1861; and an open letter, "Monongahela River Bridge Underwriting Syndicate Managers," concerning the construction of the million-dollar bridge in Fairmont. Subjects include: Marion County, West Virginia; Augusta County, Virginia; farming account books, ca.1853, 1888; Barnsville; Barrackville Covered Bridge; banks and banking in Marion County, 1842-1892; blacksmith shops; buffalo; Marion County Historical Society; coal industry in the Fairmont region; a West Virginia Gold Mining and Milling Company certificate; Grafton and Greenbrier Railroad Company stock certificate; stock of Weston and Fairmont Turnpike Company; school teaching, 1819, 1824, 1850, and 1858. Correspondents or persons mentioned include Charles H. Ambler, Edgar B. Sims, Lemuel Chenoweth, Eli Chenoweth, Paul M. Angle, J.M. Callahan, Ken McClain, William Haymond, Francis H. Pierpont, Ira E. Robinson, and Clem Shaver.
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Edward E. Meredith Papers, A&M 1814, 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:
- Account books
Authors -- Letters and papers
Banks and banking
Covered bridges
Bridges
Broadsides.
Builders and contractors.
Coal mining.
Election of 1860.
Election of 1864.
Elections
Farms and farming.
Mining. SEE ALSO Coal mining.
Railroads - Grafton and Greenbrier Railroad.
Teachers
Taxation
Turnpikes. SEE ALSO Roads.
Women's history -- 1800-1849
Women's history -- 1850-1899
Women's history -- 1900-1929
Women's history -- 1929-1950
Women's history -- 1951-present - Names:
- Marion County Historical Society (W. Va.)
West Virginia Gold Mining and Milling Company
Weston-Fairmont Turnpike Company
Ambler, Charles Henry, 1876-1957
Angle, Paul M. (Paul McClelland), 1900-1975
Callahan, James Morton, 1864-1956
Chenoweth, Eli.
Chenoweth, Lemuel, 1811-1887
Haymond, William.
McClain, Kenneth.
McClellan, George B. (George Brinton), 1826-1885
Meredith, Edward E.
Pierpont, Francis Harrison, 1814-1899
Robinson, Ira E.
Shaver, Clem.
Sims, Edgar B. (Edgar Barr), 1882- - Places:
- Augusta County (Va.)
Buffalo (Putnam County, W. Va.)
Fairmont.
Marion County (W. Va.)
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865