West Virginia Newspaper Clippings

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
Restrictions:

No special access restriction applies.

Terms of access:

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:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], West Virginia Newspaper Clippings, A&M 2227, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1/4 in. (1 folder)
Creator:
West Virginia.
Abstract:
A collection of clippings from various newspapers for the period 1861-1873. The clippings were pasted in the register book of McClure House Hotel, which was discovered among the Ohio County Court records. Subjects covered by the clippings include Civil War military operations and battles, the inauguration of Jefferson Davis as President of the Confederacy, Ohio County election returns for 1872, a controversy over the reorganization of the government in Berkeley County, controversy over moving the state capitol, and the constitutional convention of 1873.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], West Virginia Newspaper Clippings, A&M 2227, 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