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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 Roy Bird Cook, Collector, Tavenner Family Papers and Other Material
West Virginia and Regional History Center

Roy Bird Cook, Collector, Tavenner Family Papers and Other Material

0.25 Linear Feet 3 in. (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (1 oversize folder, 1/4 in.)
Papers of the Tavenner family of western Virginia, including correspondence, newspaper clippings, maps, and other material. Much of the material in this collection regards the Civil War. The Tavenner family was sympathetic to the Confederate cause. One member of the family, William Cabell Tavenner, served in the Confederate army; his letters are part of the collection. This collection also contains material related to families allied to the Tavenner family by marriage, particularly the Withers family, including material regarding Alexander Scott Withers and his book Chronicles of Border Warfare . The collection is organized into six series, including: 1. Genealogy (1868-1952); 2. Correspondence (1778-1953); 3. Maps (1863, 1939, undated); 4. Miscellaneous (1822-1950, undated); 5. Newspaper Clippings (1829-1931); and 6. Oversize Materials (1829-1861). Please see "Scope and Content Note" and "Historical Note" for further information.
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Item 101; Book List -- Annotated. Copyright Record of the First Judicial District in (West) Virginia, West of the Alleghany Mountains, Deposited in the Office of the District Attorney. Books in Possession of Mrs. Beatrice Arnold Griffin. Includes titles by Alexander Campbell, B.J. Bowen, Joseph Doddridge, James B. Dodd, Benjamin Dolbeare, Joseph Funk, Ezekiel Hildreth, kenton Harper, Soloman Henkle, Joseph Isreal, Samuel Kercheval, David S. Kirkpatrick, Thomas J. Lees, William Mathers, Robert McCormick Jr., McVay & Ewing, Wesley T. Newham, Charles H. Picket, Albert Picket Jr., A. & E. Picket, William Powers, Alexander Smyth, William Slocomb, John W. Steffy, Ralph Schenck, Henry St.George Tucker, Enoch Thomas, John Wagner, and Alexander S. Withers. All are early (West) Virginia authors Box 1, Folder 10

  1. Series 4. Miscellaneous, Box 1, Folders 8-10 (30 items)

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