Fletcher Brock Papers
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
- Restrictions:
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No special access restriction applies.
- Terms of access:
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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:
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Fletcher Brock Papers, A&M 2869, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 0.25 Linear Feet Summary: 2 1/2 in. ( 1 document case)
- Creator:
- Brock, Fletcher
- Abstract:
- Papers of Fletcher Brock, a Pennsylvania legislator from Blacksville, and of his family. Mainly correspondence between Fletcher and his son H.W. about medical schools, health problems, and family news. There are also letters to and from Fletcher Brock about local and national political issues such as temperance, slavery, roads, and elections.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Fletcher Brock Papers, A&M 2869, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Background
- 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: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Charters, Railroad and road -- Pennsylvania 1850's
Elections
Medicine - Health and Medical Schools 1850's.
Medicine. SEE ALSO Folk medicine.
Politics and government.
Roads. SEE ALSO Turnpikes.
Slaves and slavery.
Temperance -- Societies, etc
Temperance - Names:
- Methodist Episcopal Church
Pennsylvania Legislature - 1850's.
Brock, Fletcher
Brock, H. W. MD.
Brock, H.W. - Places:
- Blacksville (W. Va.)
Gilmer County - 1840's.
Greene County (Pa.)
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh (Pa.)
Moundsville (W. Va.)
Philadelphia (Pa.)