Series 9. Writings--Books

Scope and content:

Includes books written, complied, or edited by Bickley, and background research materials and drafts of manuscripts. Books Bickley wrote include: a children's book, LuJay, No-Name, and the Parrot, also titled Lucia Jean, No Name, and the Parrot ; …to be black in fayette [sic]; History of the West Virginia State Teacher's Association; and In Spite of Obstacles: a History of the West Virginia Schools for Colored Deaf and Blind. Books edited by Bickley include: Honoring Our Past: Proceedings of the First Two Conferences on West Virginia's Black History; Memphis Tennessee Garrison: the Remarkable Story of a Black Appalachian Woman; and Our Mount Vernons: Historic Register Listing of Sites Significant to the Black History of West Virginia.

Access and use

Location of collection:
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
Parent restrictions:
Requires signed form for box 1, folders 8, 16, and 17, since special access restriction applies due to PII.
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.

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