Neal Heflin Papers, 1910/1965

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:

Boxes 1-3 and 5-6 are stored offsite. Please make an appointment prior to visiting.

Box 4 and an unboxed item cannot be retrieved for use at this time. Please contact the West Virginia & Regional History Center for more information.

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], Neal Heflin Papers, A&M 4260, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
2.25 Linear Feet 2 ft. 3 in. (4 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 oversize box, 3 in.); (1 flat storage box, 1 1/2 in.); (1 oversize folder in map cabinet, 1/2 in.); (unboxed, 1 vote gard box, 2 in.)
Creator:
Heflin, Neal M.
Abstract:
Papers of Neal Heflin and his daughter, Lois Heflin. Includes family papers, West Virginia University student records and publications (the Heflins were WVU students), and materials regarding West Virginia history and tourism. Neal Heflin attended West Virginia University in the early 20th century and remained in West Virginia throughout his life, living in both Clarksburg and Fairmont.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Neal Heflin Papers, A&M 4260, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Papers of Neal Heflin and his daughter, Lois Heflin. Includes family papers, West Virginia University student records and publications (the Heflins were WVU students), and materials regarding West Virginia history and tourism.

Box 1: West Virginia University Material. This box contains materials relating to the history of WVU as well as Neal and Lois Heflin's time there as students. Materials include photographs, postcards, football tickets, football programs, student directories, and course catalogs.

Box 2: Heflin Family and West Virginia Historical Materials. This box includes material relating to the Heflin family, particularly Neal and Lois Heflin. Included in Heflin family materials are photographs of Lois as a child, 2 postcards addressed to Lois Heflin signed by Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter, and a copy of a history of the B&O Railroad written by Lois Heflin. West Virginia historical materials includes B&O Railroad timetables, First Methodist Church Directory from 1961-62, 1958 Bridgeport High School Yearbook, and a program for the West Virginia Semi-Centennial Celebration, among other materials.

Box 3: West Virginia Historical Materials. This box includes West Virginia tourism, conservation and wildlife publications, various high-school newsletters, items relating to the Monongahela West Penn Public Service Co., and other material.

Box 4: Cadet jacket belonging to Neal Heflin, ca. 1910-1915
Box 4: Diploma for Neal Heflin (for Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering); 1914

Box 5; folders 1-8; correspondence from Neal Heflin to his future wife Bertie Shackelford; Jan 26 1913-June 7 1914
Box 5; folder 9a; military ball dance card; 1914
Box 5; folder 9b; military ball dance card, cadet corps membership card; 1912, 1907
Box 5; folder 10; photographic postcard with group portrait of the WVU Cadet Corps; 1910
Box 5; folder 11; photograph of Heflin in cadet uniform; ca. 1913
Box 5; folder 12; metal badge depicting West Virginia state seal; undated

Box 6; certificate appointing Heflin to the rank of Cadet Major; 1913

Oversize Folder in Map Cabinet: WVU fraternity banner; ca. 1910.

Unboxed: Election kit from the Vote Gard company, empty; undated

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: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard