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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 Date range 1672

Series 17. Oversize -- Manuscripts, 1650/1916 Box 118

This subseries includes oversize manuscripts, most of which pertain to West Virginia. West Virginia materials include pre- and post-statehood indentures, land grants, other legal documents, letters, certificates, and other formats pertaining to Barbour, Berkeley, Fayette, Hampshire, Hardy, Marshall, Ohio, Raleigh, and Tyler Counties. Additional indentures and land grants pertain to England (1650-1671, 1720-1721, 1833), and to Maryland, Virginia, and Texas.

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  2. Jim Comstock, Newspaper Editor and Collector, Papers, 1650/2003, bulk 1850/1995
  3. Series 17. Oversize, 1650/1991

Steve Wolfe, Collector, Historical Newspapers, 1666/1995 1 Linear Feet 11 and 1/2 in. (3 flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (1 flat storage box, 2 1/2 in.)

Wolfe, Stephen, II

Original newspapers documenting historical events. Topics include deceased Presidents and political events of the United States, space flight, and the American Civil War, among others. Some of the newspapers were published in West Virginia; some are from the United Kingdom. Abbreviations used in the contents list includes F/P (front page), B/P (back page), and FSO (front section only).

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The Thirty Fifth State, Manuscript and Galley, 1609/1960 0.8 Linear Feet Summary: 10 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each)

Manuscript and Galley proof of The Thirty Fifth State, a history of the state of West Virginia by Drs. Festus P. Summers and Elizabeth Cometti of WVU department of History. Includes a discussion of the state during its settlement, during the Civil War, after the Civil War, and in recent years. Seven items pertaining to the preparation of the book added to 1 box 9/212/1972.
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Virginia Records, 1623/1921 64.60 Linear Feet Summary: 64 ft. 7 1/4 in. (443 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)

Genealogical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah, Collector

Microfilm include State Land Office Records; S. Bassett French, Biographical Sketches; Mott-Alston Collection of Colonial Families; Confederate Service Records of Virginia Soldiers; Revolutionary War, Public Service Claims; Revolutionary War, Public Service Claims; Revolutionary War, Bounty Warrants; Revolutionary Pensions; Revolutionary War, Rejected Claims; Family Genealogical Notes; and List of Baptist records at the University of Richmond.

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Virginia Records, 1632/1933 18.67 Linear Feet Summary: 18 ft. 8 in. (128 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)

Genealogical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah, Collector

Deeds, wills, court orders, marriage and other records for Accomack County; Alexandria City; and parish registers, vestry books, marriage bonds, etc. for Albemarle County, Alexandria City, Abingdon, Atrim and Augusta parishes.

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