Henry Ruffner (1790-1861) and William Henry (1824-1908) 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], Henry Ruffner (1790-1861) and William Henry (1824-1908) Papers, A&M 1942, 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 (310 items), 1.75 in.)
- Abstract:
- Pamphlets include Henry Ruffner's antislavery pamphlet, 1847, and his Union speech, 1856. Subjects of the manuscripts and correspondence include family history; travel; Kanawha Salt Works; schools in Virginia and Kanawha County; Lane Seminary Library; Presbyterian Church; slavery, coal, gas, iron, and timber; Johns Hopkins, Washington and Lee, Harvard, Hobart, Cornell, and Hampden-Sydney colleges; Greenbrier County; Alabama; election of 1904; University of Virginia; Kanawha Valley floods; Venezuela; American Colonization Society; and the Philippine Islands. Persons mentioned or commented on include Philip Doddridge, John Letcher, Hugh Mercer, and Nelson A. Miles. Correspondents include Charles H. Ambler, John Eaton, John P. Hale, H.R. Helper, W.S. Laidley, David L. Ruffner, John W. Wayland, and William L. Wilson.
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Henry Ruffner (1790-1861) and William Henry (1824-1908) Papers, A&M 1942, 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:
- African-Americans. SEE ALSO Coal miners - African Americans.
Coal mining.
Ministers - letters and papers.
Education. SEE ALSO Schools.
Women's history -- 1800-1849
Genealogy
Elections
Iron furnaces and iron industry.
Rivers and river valleys.
Kanawha Salt Works.
Lumber trade
Gas industry
Women's history -- 1900-1929
Travel accounts.
Churches -- Presbyterian
Abolition of slavery
Women's history -- 1850-1899
Floods
Authors -- Letters and papers
Education
Election of 1904.
Missionaries
Slaves and slavery.
Schools. SEE ALSO Academies
Universities and colleges - Names:
- American Colonization Society
Johns Hopkins University
Washington and Lee University
Harvard University
Cornell University
University of Virginia.
Hobart College
Hampden-Sydney College
Lane Seminary Library
McClung family - Genealogy
Ruffner family
Laidley, W.S.
Wayland, John W.
Ruffner, David L.
Letcher, John, 1813-1884
Hale, John P.
Mercer, Hugh
Ruffner, Henry, 1790-1861
Wilson, William Lyne, 1843-1900
Helper, Hinton Rowan, 1829-1909
Doddridge, Philip, 1773-1832
Ruffner, William Henry, 1824-1908
Eaton, John.
Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925
Ambler, Charles Henry, 1876-1957 - Places:
- Venezuela
Philippines
Kanawha Valley.
Kanawha County (W. Va.)
Alabama
Greenbrier County (W. Va.)