Monongahela Railroad Company Ledger, 1912

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.

Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Monongahela Railroad Company Ledger, A&M 4583, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.02 Linear Feet 1 folder (0.25 in)
Creator:
Hartmann, Peter and Monongahela Railroad Company
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Monongahela Railroad Company Ledger, A&M 4583, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Material clerks' ledger detailing construction supplies for groups working on the 1912 connection of the Monongahela Railroad to the Buckhannon and Northern Railroad, as well as dates and hours of "firing, hosteling, and running" of a boarding house for railroad workers. Also includes a child's drawings.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Hartmann, Peter S., 2022 August 10.
Custodial history:

The ledger was found in the attic of a former railroad worker boarding house in Westover, WV.

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