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West Virginia and Regional History Center

West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Primary Collecting Areas:
West Virginia and Appalachia History and Culture
Description:
The West Virginia & Regional History Center preserves and provides access to the records that document the history and culture of the state and the central Appalachian region. The Center is part of West Virginia University Libraries.
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Start Over Repository West Virginia and Regional History Center Collection Alan Clarke Railroad Research Papers, 1861/2012

Series 1. Notebooks (boxes 1-13), 1864/1968 Box 1, Box 2, Box 3, Box 4, Box 5, Box 6, Box 7, Box 8, Box 9, Box 10, Box 11, Box 12, Box 13

This series contains facsimiles of primary documents relating to railroad history in the West Virginia region. Topics include coal mines, the B&O Railroad, the Coal & Coke Railroad, the Monongahela River Railroad, and the West Virginia & Pittsburgh Railroad, among others. Types of documents includes correspondence, articles, and reports, among others.

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  2. Alan Clarke Railroad Research Papers, 1861/2012

Series 2. Photographs (boxes 14-25), 1880/1940 Box 14, Box 15, Box 16, Box 17, Box 18, Box 19, Box 20, Box 21, Box 22, Box 23, Box 24, Box 25

This series contains photographs (almost entirely reprints) of buildings, bridges, trains, and other railroad-relates images from the West Virginia region. Railroad companies identified include the West Virginia and Pittsburgh Railroad, the Monongahela River Railroad, and the B&O Railroad, among others. Locations identified in West Virginia include Jenningston, Elkins, Parsons, and Davis, among others.

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  2. Alan Clarke Railroad Research Papers, 1861/2012

Series 3. Media Related to Books and Research (boxes 26-28) Box 26, Box 27, Box 28

This series contains compact discs and floppy discs with files (mostly images) that document railroad history in the West Virginia region. Major topics include Broadwater and the Coal & Coke Railroad. Also includes a reel of microfilm containing letters and documents on state aid to railroads and documents of incorporations and consolidations resulting in the West Virginia and Pittsburgh Railroad Company (Box 28).

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  2. Alan Clarke Railroad Research Papers, 1861/2012

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