Barbour County Manuscripts and Articles regarding Industry, 1941/1956

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 specific access restrictions apply

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 of item], [Box/folder number], Barbour County. Manuscripts and Articles, A&M 0959, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.01 Linear Feet 0.125 in. (1 folder)
Creator:
Marsh, C.O., Marsh, C.O., and Marsh, C.O.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Description of item], [Box/folder number], Barbour County. Manuscripts and Articles, A&M 0959, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection includes two documents. One is a four-page handwritten manuscript, "The Old Furnace" by C.O. Marsh, printed originally in the The Barbour Democrat on November 11, 1956. This manuscript also includes information on the the John M. Marsh, b. 1827 family. The second document is an "Excursion Souvenir," a four-page pamphlet printed for the West Virginia Academy of Science Meeting at Philippi, April 25-26, 1941 and contains articles on "The Old Iron Furnace Close Nestorville," copied from Maxwell's History of Barbour County; "The Old Mill (Righman's Mill);" and "The Importance of Mills" copied from Old Grist Mills of Harrison County.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Marsh, C.O., 1957/05/02
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