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West Virginia and Regional History Center

Anna Shue Atkins Papers

3.75 Linear Feet Summary: 3 ft. 9 in. (3 record cartons, 15 in. each)
Papers of Anna Shue Atkins (1918-2010), a poet, writer, and schoolteacher who was born and spent her early life in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. Contains Atkins's poetry and autobiographical writings, as well as her genealogical research, legal documents, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other material. See "Scope and Content Note" and "Historical Note" for further information.
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Anna Shue Atkins Papers 3.75 Linear Feet Summary: 3 ft. 9 in. (3 record cartons, 15 in. each)

Atkins, Anna Blanche Shue, 1918-2010
Papers of Anna Shue Atkins (1918-2010), a poet, writer, and schoolteacher who was born and spent her early life in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. Contains Atkins's poetry and autobiographical writings, as well as her genealogical research, legal documents, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other material. See "Scope and Content Note" and "Historical Note" for further information.
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Chris Kidwell, Compiler, Bodkin Family Civil War Letters and Other Material

4.75 Linear Feet 4 ft. 9 1/4 in. (1 records carton, 15 in.); (1 large flat storage box, 3 1/2 in.); (3 large flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (1 document case, 5 in.); (5 folders, 3/4 in.)
Contains material regarding the Bodkin family of Pendleton County, West Virginia. Items within the collection include two Civil War era letters written by William H. Bodkin, other letters, sheriff's summons, receipts, a funeral program, genealogical information, and photographs of Bodkin family members with identification. The collection also contains a brown velvet bonnet and a black scarf; six homemade quilts and a quilted pillow; and a fedora hat. All items within this collection, except the bonnet, scarf, and quilted items, are facsimiles. See "Scope and Content Note" and "Historical Note" for further information.
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Chris Kidwell, Compiler, Bodkin Family Civil War Letters and Other Material 4.75 Linear Feet 4 ft. 9 1/4 in. (1 records carton, 15 in.); (1 large flat storage box, 3 1/2 in.); (3 large flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (1 document case, 5 in.); (5 folders, 3/4 in.)

Contains material regarding the Bodkin family of Pendleton County, West Virginia. Items within the collection include two Civil War era letters written by William H. Bodkin, other letters, sheriff's summons, receipts, a funeral program, genealogical information, and photographs of Bodkin family members with identification. The collection also contains a brown velvet bonnet and a black scarf; six homemade quilts and a quilted pillow; and a fedora hat. All items within this collection, except the bonnet, scarf, and quilted items, are facsimiles. See "Scope and Content Note" and "Historical Note" for further information.
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Fowler Family Papers

.1 Linear Feet 3/4 in. (1 folder)

Photocopies of documents and manuscripts compiled by the Fowler family regarding their ancestry. Includes correspondence; court documents; certificates of birth, death, and marriage; genealogy; and miscellaneous notes and poetry. Much of the material regards the Fowlers' ancestors in England, including those who lived in the county of Kent in the south-east of the country.

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Fowler Family Papers .1 Linear Feet 3/4 in. (1 folder)

Fowler family

Photocopies of documents and manuscripts compiled by the Fowler family regarding their ancestry. Includes correspondence; court documents; certificates of birth, death, and marriage; genealogy; and miscellaneous notes and poetry. Much of the material regards the Fowlers' ancestors in England, including those who lived in the county of Kent in the south-east of the country.

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Frederick B. Lambert, Collector and Compiler, Papers

3.50 Linear Feet Summary: 3 ft. 6 in. (24 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)

Historical and genealogical typescripts, copies of family and court records, and personal recollections of the Ohio Valley, West Virginia, and the Guyandotte country, compiled by Frederick B. Lambert.

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Frederick B. Lambert, Collector and Compiler, Papers 3.50 Linear Feet Summary: 3 ft. 6 in. (24 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)

Lambert, Fred B., 1873-1967

Historical and genealogical typescripts, copies of family and court records, and personal recollections of the Ohio Valley, West Virginia, and the Guyandotte country, compiled by Frederick B. Lambert.

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Haldeman Family Papers

7.3 Linear Feet 7 ft., 4 in. (7 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (2 record cartons, 15 in. each); (2 flat storage boxes, 3 1/2 in. each); (1 flat storage box, 3 in.); (1 flat storage box, 1 1/2 in.); (1 newspaper box, 5 in.); (1 flat storage box, 4 in.); (1 unboxed artifact); (1 unboxed artwork)

Collection regarding the Haldeman family of West Virginia, including scrapbooks, photographs, documents, correspondence, artwork, artifacts, books, family bibles, and other material. Also includes a large artwork framed in glass.

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Haldeman Family Papers 7.3 Linear Feet 7 ft., 4 in. (7 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (2 record cartons, 15 in. each); (2 flat storage boxes, 3 1/2 in. each); (1 flat storage box, 3 in.); (1 flat storage box, 1 1/2 in.); (1 newspaper box, 5 in.); (1 flat storage box, 4 in.); (1 unboxed artifact); (1 unboxed artwork)

Haldeman family

Collection regarding the Haldeman family of West Virginia, including scrapbooks, photographs, documents, correspondence, artwork, artifacts, books, family bibles, and other material. Also includes a large artwork framed in glass.

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Linda Warden, Collector, Borror Family History and Genealogy

.4 Linear Feet 4 1/2 in. (1 document case, 3 in.); (1 flat storage box, 1 1/2 in.)
Collection of material regarding the Borror family, including a photograph album of Civil War battlefields; photographs of the Borror farm in West Virginia; family newsletters; material from family reunions; and family history and genealogy.
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Linda Warden, Collector, Borror Family History and Genealogy .4 Linear Feet 4 1/2 in. (1 document case, 3 in.); (1 flat storage box, 1 1/2 in.)

Collection of material regarding the Borror family, including a photograph album of Civil War battlefields; photographs of the Borror farm in West Virginia; family newsletters; material from family reunions; and family history and genealogy.
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Margaret B. Ballard, Compiler, Monroe County Historical Papers and Other Material

41.02 Linear Feet Summary: 41 ft. 1/4 in. (81 document cases, 5 in. each); (4 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each); (2 flat storage boxes, 3 1/2 in. each); (2 flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (1 flat storage box, 5 in.); (1 large notecard box, 9 1/4 in.); (2 ambrotypes in composite box, 1 3/4 in.); (2 notecard boxes, 6 1/4 in. each); (3 notecard boxes, 6 3/4 in. each); (1 flat storage box, 1 1/2 in.); (8 reels of microfilm; 1.75 in. each)
Papers of Dr. Margaret Byrnside Ballard (1900-1991), regarding the history of Monroe County, West Virginia, and the Ballard family. As a genealogist and author of local history, she was an avid collector of the historical materials contained in this collection, most of which relate to her family and Monroe County. The collection includes personal papers, business records, historical and genealogical research material, scrapbooks, bibles, memorabilia, artifacts, photographs, broadsides, paintings, and postage stamps. See the Historical Note for more information about Dr. Ballard.
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Margaret B. Ballard, Compiler, Monroe County Historical Papers and Other Material 41.02 Linear Feet Summary: 41 ft. 1/4 in. (81 document cases, 5 in. each); (4 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each); (2 flat storage boxes, 3 1/2 in. each); (2 flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (1 flat storage box, 5 in.); (1 large notecard box, 9 1/4 in.); (2 ambrotypes in composite box, 1 3/4 in.); (2 notecard boxes, 6 1/4 in. each); (3 notecard boxes, 6 3/4 in. each); (1 flat storage box, 1 1/2 in.); (8 reels of microfilm; 1.75 in. each)

Ballard, Margaret B. (1900-1976)
Papers of Dr. Margaret Byrnside Ballard (1900-1991), regarding the history of Monroe County, West Virginia, and the Ballard family. As a genealogist and author of local history, she was an avid collector of the historical materials contained in this collection, most of which relate to her family and Monroe County. The collection includes personal papers, business records, historical and genealogical research material, scrapbooks, bibles, memorabilia, artifacts, photographs, broadsides, paintings, and postage stamps. See the Historical Note for more information about Dr. Ballard.
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Mary E. Heironimus, Collector, Records regarding George Washington and Other Material

0.25 Linear Feet 2 3/4 in. (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (1 oversize folder, 1/4 in.)
Contains material regarding George Washington and the Washington family, including the order book of the 8th U.S. Regiment stationed at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1799-1800); typescript regarding Harewood, residence of Washington's brother (undated); New York Times article regarding observation of Washington's birthday (1862); and material regarding the genealogy of the Washington family (1891-1931). Also contains receipt for purchase of slave (1864); genealogy regarding the Forrest family and other families (undated); and a deed for a cemetery plot (1884). Please see "Scope and Content Note" for further information as well as information regarding an addendum to this collection.
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Mary E. Heironimus, Collector, Records regarding George Washington and Other Material 0.25 Linear Feet 2 3/4 in. (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (1 oversize folder, 1/4 in.)

Heironimus, Mary
Contains material regarding George Washington and the Washington family, including the order book of the 8th U.S. Regiment stationed at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1799-1800); typescript regarding Harewood, residence of Washington's brother (undated); New York Times article regarding observation of Washington's birthday (1862); and material regarding the genealogy of the Washington family (1891-1931). Also contains receipt for purchase of slave (1864); genealogy regarding the Forrest family and other families (undated); and a deed for a cemetery plot (1884). Please see "Scope and Content Note" for further information as well as information regarding an addendum to this collection.
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Neal Heflin Papers

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.)
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.
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Neal Heflin Papers 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.)

Heflin, Neal M.
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.
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Ralph Edwin "Ted" Spears, Jr., Compiler, Battelle-MacLane-Mendel-Spears Family Collection

1.88 Linear Feet 2 document cases, 5 in. each; 1 document case, 2.5 in.; 2 large flat storage boxes, 3.5 in. each; 1 large flat storage box, 3 in.

Collection of the Battelle, MacLane, Mendel, and Spears families from southern Ohio and north-central West Virginia (including Wheeling and Morgantown), comprised of genealogy, records, clippings, photographs, artifacts, and more. Collection includes family genealogy and records (Box 1), individual carte de visites, cabinet cards, and assorted family photographs and newspaper article clippings (Box 1-2). Additional photographs include several cased family photographs such as daguerreotypes, ambrotypes and tintypes, mostly of Anna MacLane Battelle, her husband, William G. Battelle, and their son, James (Box 3). Family scrapbooks include personal photographs of Ted Spears and others and related ephemera (Box 4). Photographs of Ted Spears pertain to his college years at WVU and other events. Artifacts include family bibles and a lock of hair (Box 1), children's gloves, eyeglasses, earrings, and a ring (Box 3), and a safe deposit metal lock box (Box 6). A portrait of Ted Spears's great-grandfather, William G. Battelle, is included (Box 5).

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Ralph Edwin "Ted" Spears, Jr., Compiler, Battelle-MacLane-Mendel-Spears Family Collection 1.88 Linear Feet 2 document cases, 5 in. each; 1 document case, 2.5 in.; 2 large flat storage boxes, 3.5 in. each; 1 large flat storage box, 3 in.

Spears, Ralph Edwin, Jr. (1919-2014)

Collection of the Battelle, MacLane, Mendel, and Spears families from southern Ohio and north-central West Virginia (including Wheeling and Morgantown), comprised of genealogy, records, clippings, photographs, artifacts, and more. Collection includes family genealogy and records (Box 1), individual carte de visites, cabinet cards, and assorted family photographs and newspaper article clippings (Box 1-2). Additional photographs include several cased family photographs such as daguerreotypes, ambrotypes and tintypes, mostly of Anna MacLane Battelle, her husband, William G. Battelle, and their son, James (Box 3). Family scrapbooks include personal photographs of Ted Spears and others and related ephemera (Box 4). Photographs of Ted Spears pertain to his college years at WVU and other events. Artifacts include family bibles and a lock of hair (Box 1), children's gloves, eyeglasses, earrings, and a ring (Box 3), and a safe deposit metal lock box (Box 6). A portrait of Ted Spears's great-grandfather, William G. Battelle, is included (Box 5).

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