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West Virginia and Regional History Center

A.E. Lewis Sash and Door Company Records, 1910/1911

0.2 Linear Feet Summary: 2 in. (1 wrapped ledger)
An account book, calling card, stock certificates and photograph of the A.E. Lewis Sash and Door Company. Arthur Earl Lewis (1880-1940) was a window glass cutter at the Marilla plant before opening the A.E. Lewis Sash and Door Company in Morgantown (1910-13) in a building adjacent to the Westover bridge. After the building burnt down, Lewis reopened the business but later quit in order to serve as a manager of the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. in West Virginia for the remainder of his life. His family, which emigrated from Wales before the American Revolution, had always worked in the glass industry and Arthur himself was apprenticed in the industry at the age of 12.
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A.E. Lewis Sash and Door Company Records, 1910/1911 0.2 Linear Feet Summary: 2 in. (1 wrapped ledger)

Lewis, Arthur Earl
An account book, calling card, stock certificates and photograph of the A.E. Lewis Sash and Door Company. Arthur Earl Lewis (1880-1940) was a window glass cutter at the Marilla plant before opening the A.E. Lewis Sash and Door Company in Morgantown (1910-13) in a building adjacent to the Westover bridge. After the building burnt down, Lewis reopened the business but later quit in order to serve as a manager of the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. in West Virginia for the remainder of his life. His family, which emigrated from Wales before the American Revolution, had always worked in the glass industry and Arthur himself was apprenticed in the industry at the age of 12.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

American Flint Glass Workers Union, Archives, 1951/1975

1.7 Linear Feet Summary: 1 ft. 8 in. (4 document cases, 5 in. each)
Contracts, correspondence, records, agreements, circulars, reports, proceedings, and pictures of AFGWU Locals 536 and 95 of Morgantown, West Virginia. Some of the material relates to glass workers at the Beaumont Glass Company of Morgantown.
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American Flint Glass Workers Union, Archives, 1951/1975 1.7 Linear Feet Summary: 1 ft. 8 in. (4 document cases, 5 in. each)

American Flint Glass Workers' Union
Contracts, correspondence, records, agreements, circulars, reports, proceedings, and pictures of AFGWU Locals 536 and 95 of Morgantown, West Virginia. Some of the material relates to glass workers at the Beaumont Glass Company of Morgantown.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

Seneca Glass Company Records, 1840/1985

31.63 Linear Feet 11 document cases, 5 in. each; 15 records cartons, 15 in. each; 5 large flat storage boxes, 3 in. each; 1 flat storage box, 1 1/2 in.; 2 rolled storage tubes, 6 in.; 16 ledgers, 6 ft. 5 in.

Catalogs, reports, contracts, correspondence, blueprints, drawings, certificates, deeds, and photographs of Seneca Glass Company, a Morgantown glass manufacturer noted for its production of handmade lead crystal glassware. The materials of this collection give insight into some of the daily activities of the company and its union such as determination of wages, settling of labor grievances, plans for expansion and modernization, productivity statistics, and stock inventories. Specifically noteworthy are the earliest certificate of incorporation in West Virginia, original construction blueprints by Elmer F. Jacobs, and early catalogs of the company's product line. There are also extensive addenda of Seneca Glass records that were acquired in 2005, 2019, and 2021; a contents list for the 2005 addendum can be found in the control folder onsite.

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Seneca Glass Company Records, 1840/1985 31.63 Linear Feet 11 document cases, 5 in. each; 15 records cartons, 15 in. each; 5 large flat storage boxes, 3 in. each; 1 flat storage box, 1 1/2 in.; 2 rolled storage tubes, 6 in.; 16 ledgers, 6 ft. 5 in.

Seneca Crystal

Catalogs, reports, contracts, correspondence, blueprints, drawings, certificates, deeds, and photographs of Seneca Glass Company, a Morgantown glass manufacturer noted for its production of handmade lead crystal glassware. The materials of this collection give insight into some of the daily activities of the company and its union such as determination of wages, settling of labor grievances, plans for expansion and modernization, productivity statistics, and stock inventories. Specifically noteworthy are the earliest certificate of incorporation in West Virginia, original construction blueprints by Elmer F. Jacobs, and early catalogs of the company's product line. There are also extensive addenda of Seneca Glass records that were acquired in 2005, 2019, and 2021; a contents list for the 2005 addendum can be found in the control folder onsite.

West Virginia and Regional History Center

William J. Aull, Glass Designer, Papers, 1943/1967

2.9 Linear Feet Summary: 2 ft. 11 in. (7 document cases, 5 in. each)
Papers of William J. Aull, engineer and art designer of the Beaumont Glass Company, Morgantown, West Virginia. Includes glass sketch designs, style catalogs, personal photos, photo catalogs, and personal correspondence.
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William J. Aull, Glass Designer, Papers, 1943/1967 2.9 Linear Feet Summary: 2 ft. 11 in. (7 document cases, 5 in. each)

Aull, William J.
Papers of William J. Aull, engineer and art designer of the Beaumont Glass Company, Morgantown, West Virginia. Includes glass sketch designs, style catalogs, personal photos, photo catalogs, and personal correspondence.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

Window Glass Workers' Unions, Records, 1886/1920

0.25 Linear Feet Summary: 3 in. (1 small flat storage box)
Union materials collected by William J. Jones of Morgantown, West Virginia, including bylaws, constitutions, convention proceedings, and letters.
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Window Glass Workers' Unions, Records, 1886/1920 0.25 Linear Feet Summary: 3 in. (1 small flat storage box)

Jones, William J.
Union materials collected by William J. Jones of Morgantown, West Virginia, including bylaws, constitutions, convention proceedings, and letters.

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