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Allen Family Papers

31 Linear Feet 31 ft. (72 document cases, 5 in. each); (8 unboxed ledgers, 12 in.)
Abstract Or Scope
Personal and business correspondence, legal papers, ledgers, family records, and other papers of the Allen family of Moorefield, Hardy County, West Virginia. Also includes papers of members of the Barr, Weibley, Taylor, and Gamble families. The majority of the collection includes personal and business correspondence, legal papers, and financial records of Judge James W.F. Allen (1813/12/03 - 1875/07/16), a Hardy County lawyer, Jacksonian Democrat, and Circuit Court Judge in Hardy and Grant Counties (active ca. 1852-1865, 1872-1875). Also includes the papers of Allen's second wife, Caroline Williams Allen (d. 1907), several of Allen's children, and other related people, and a large group of 19th century advertising memorabilia. See Scope and Content Note for more information.
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Allen Family Papers 31 Linear Feet 31 ft. (72 document cases, 5 in. each); (8 unboxed ledgers, 12 in.)

Bowman Collection Papers

0.4 Linear Feet Summary: 5 in. (1 document case)
Abstract Or Scope

This collection consists of correspondence, legal and financial papers, a ledger, scrapbooks, advertising cards, brochures and photographs of the Preston County, West Virginia, area. The letters in the collection are between members of the Brown and Morgan families of Kingwood, Albright, and Reedsville and of New Interest, Randolph County. The principal correspondents are J. Slidell Brown, Ben L. Brown, Etta Brown, Daisy May Morgan, and Harriet Y.C. Morgan and a friend of the families, John A.F. Martin.

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Bowman Collection Papers 0.4 Linear Feet Summary: 5 in. (1 document case)

Ephemera Collection

5 Linear Feet
Abstract Or Scope

The Ephemera Collection contains material primarily acquired for teaching. It includes material in various formats, most of which have been previously published. The collection is currently being processed and new items will be added on an ongoing basis. For this reason, the indicated date range is approximate at this point.

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Ephemera Collection 5 Linear Feet

Harrison Hagans (1796-1867) Papers

12 Linear Feet 12 ft. (22 document cases, 5 in. each); (6 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each); (4 small flat storage boxes, 5 in. each); (3 small flat storage boxes, 3 in. each)
Abstract Or Scope
Papers of the Hagans family of Preston County, West Virginia, including Harrison, Elisha, George M., Henry C., John Marshall, Zer Hagans, and others. There are letters, invoices, account books, advertisements, and other business records pertaining to family business enterprises including several general merchandise stores and outlets in western Pennsylvania and Maryland, and at Brandonville, Kingwood, Greenville, and Palatine, West Virginia. There are several postal records from Harrison Hagans' twenty years as postmaster, 1822-1841, at Brandonville, and magistrate papers and deeds, most regarding the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. There are also financial records documenting Hagans' tenure as president of the Greenville Mining and Manufacturing Company which produced iron in Preston County in the 1830s. Other information records Hagans' interests in: county roads, schools, churches, government and politics; the Preston Telegraph Company; a fulling mill, 1827; and a linseed oil mill, 1842. There are Hagan patents for a washing and wringing machine (1845), and working models of mowing and threshing machines. There is a volume of minutes of the quarterly conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1834-1859, and 1861 Wheeling Convention papers regarding a new state government, and Civil War letters from family and friends.
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Harrison Hagans (1796-1867) Papers 12 Linear Feet 12 ft. (22 document cases, 5 in. each); (6 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each); (4 small flat storage boxes, 5 in. each); (3 small flat storage boxes, 3 in. each)

J. J. Fahrney Papers

0.2 cubic feet 1 box
Abstract Or Scope
The J. J. Fahrney Papers, 1886-1936, document the Fahrney Wheel Corporation (variously J. J. Fahrney & Sons) and its proprietor J. J. Fahrney of Timberville, Virginia.
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J. J. Fahrney Papers 0.2 cubic feet 1 box

Robert J. Washington Papers

0.50 Linear Feet
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R.J. Washington Papers, 1860-1908. Robert J. Washington, a lawyer of Oak Grove, Westmoreland County, Va. Most of the collection consists of advertising material, principally from publishers of legal works. There are a few letters received by Washington and by members of his family; and his accounts. Correspondence consists of printed advertising material and a few due accounts; one personal letter, WHW to his mother, Mrs. Sarah T. Washington, Jan. 12, 1860.

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Robert J. Washington Papers 0.50 Linear Feet

Scrapbook XI

0.1 Linear Feet
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Scrapbook, 1885-1897, of an unidentified person containing newspaper clippings and colored prints, pasted into the ledger, 1863-1880, of an unidentified merchant.

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Scrapbook XI 0.1 Linear Feet

Stephen Railton collection of Uncle Tom's Cabin ephemera

2 Cubic Feet One legal-sized document box, one letter document box, three medium oversized folders, one large oversized folder; Vinyl records, wax cylinders, grooved analog discs, and open reels. 2 grooved analog discs 3 open reel videotapes 15 vinyl recordings
Abstract Or Scope

This material contains racist imagery of Black people. This note aims to give users the opportunity to decide whether they need or want to view these materials, or at least, to mentally or emotionally prepare themselves to view the materials.

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Stephen Railton collection of Uncle Tom's Cabin ephemera 2 Cubic Feet One legal-sized document box, one letter document box, three medium oversized folders, one large oversized folder; Vinyl records, wax cylinders, grooved analog discs, and open reels. 2 grooved analog discs 3 open reel videotapes 15 vinyl recordings

The University of Virginia Collection on the History of Childhood, Parenting, and Family Building.

7.5 Cubic Feet 12 document boxes, 2 os boxes and 1 cubic box
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The University of Virginia Collection on the History of Childhood, Parenting, and Family Building is an artificial collection and periodic additions are expected.

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Two circulars promoting the American School Institute and Schermerhorn's School Agency, a diary, human hair, and ads for a carpet and refrigerator (Addition 7) 2023-0101 0.04 Cubic Feet Out slip for Exhibits: Ask Holly Box 2, Folder 9

Warlow Photograph Collection

1.00 Linear Feet
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Warlow collection of cabinet photographs of 18th to early 20th century well known people including celebrities, influential families, and Civil War figures. The photographs of 18th century subjects are of their portraits. Identification is by the collector or original owner, usually in pencil on the reverse side.

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Warlow Photograph Collection 1.00 Linear Feet

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