Series 1. Correspondence
- Containers:
- Box 1, Box 2, Box 3, Box 4, Box 5
- Scope and content:
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Internal memos and external communications related to the operation of the West Virginia and Regional History Center. Topics include exhibits, professional development, policy updates, and collaboration with other institutions, including the Library of Congress, the National Archives and Records Administration, and the West Virginia State Archives.
Key correspondents include Deans of West Virginia University Libraries, Ruth Jackson and Robert Munn, and West Virginia Collection Curators, George Parkinson, Harold Forbes, Charles Shetler and John Cuthbert.
Most requests for information, or reference requests, were shredded per WVU retention policy. Those documents represented requests for research assistance with genealogy and subject based research projects. People also asked for printed resources like our guides and list of newspapers, as well as our list of researchers. Some reference requests from organizations putting together compilations of historical resources were retained, as they do not compromise individual privacy and they document the role that the WVRHC (and institutions like it) played in scholarly communication and research in a time before wide computer and internet usage.
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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Per West Virginia Regional History Center policy, special access restrictions apply.
Due to the possibility of Personally Identifiable Information (PII), microfilm in box 23 will be restricted for 75 years after the date of record creation, but users may complete the Agreement for the Use of Sensitive Materials to request access to these materials prior to the expiration of the restriction. Please contact the West Virginia Regional History Center at in advance to request access to the above-mentioned records.
Researchers may access digitized and born digital materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia Regional History Center reference department at .
Some audiovisual materials in boxes 22 and 25 are unprocessed and must be digitized for research access. They also may contain restricted materials. Please contact the Center in advance to request access to the above-mentioned records.
- Parent 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.