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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 1700 Level Collection

Charles Shetler, Curator and Historian, Papers 0.4 Linear Feet Summary: 5 in. (1 document case)

Shetler, Charles
Material written and collected by a former curator of the West Virginia and Regional History Collection that includes bibliographies, transcripts, photostats, papers and historical sketches on various aspects of West Virginia history. Items deal with prominent West Virginia University historians, the Civil War, early settlement, industrial growth, and West Virginia University. A number of letters and circulars discuss the West Virginia Historical Society in 1869.
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Elise S. Billmyer, Collector, Papers 0.29 Linear Feet Summary: 3 1/2 in. (2 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)

Billmyer, Elise S.
The collection contains correspondence and papers of the Brown, Selby, Kirkland, Robine, Spong, Strode, Thomas, Waters, Hammond, Billmyer, Shepherd and Hamtramck families. Includes genealogical information on the Brown, Billmyer, Shepherd, and Hamtramck families; ledger, 1795-1796; and a receipt book, 1835-1843, of Walter Brown Selby.
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Florence Montgomery, Compiler, Monongalia and Tyler Counties Genealogies 0 Linear Feet Summary: 1 folder

Genealogical histories of various West Virginia families, mainly from Tyler and Monongalia Counties, compiled by Mrs. Florence Montgomery of Hampton, Virginia. Includes histories of the Ball, McCoy, Prather-Tannehill, Russel, Soper, Talbot, Thistle, and Wells families. Also includes several photographs.
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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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Hazel Groves Hansrote, Compiler, Genealogical Records, Typed Document 0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1/4 in. (1 folder)

Hansrote, Hazel Groves

Booklet No. 1, 18th and 19th Century People, compiled by Hazel Groves Hansrote, 1957. Lists names of pioneers, ministers, soldiers, and teachers of early [West] Virginia, and adjoining counties of Maryland, with places of, residence and dates as compiled from approximately sixteen sources, including Withers Chronicles of Border Warfare; Hampshire County Court Records; Virginia Genealogy and County Records; Official Records of Frederick County; American State Papers, Claims XIX, Virginia; Allegany County, Md., Records; and History of Allegany County, Thomas and Williamas. Also, an ALS from Mrs. Hansrote to the WVU Library Staff expressing her appreciation of assistance received, 1958 February 15.

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Helen Scott, Compiler, Genealogy Records 0.15 Linear Feet Summary: 1 3/4 in. (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.)

Scott, Helen.
Genealogical notes and research of a member of the Fayette Co., WV Genealogical Society, Helen Scott, on the following families: Arthur, Blake, Decker, Jaynes, Johnson and Scott. There are cemetery readings for Fayette County including the areas of Fayetteville, Mt. Hope, Oak Hill, and Pax and of the Blue Ridge Cemetery. There is also a copy of the genealogical research conducted by Laura Blake.
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Hill Family Genealogy 2.7 Linear Feet 2 ft. 8 in. (2 records cartons, 15 in. each); (1 rolled storage tube, 2 in.)

Hill family
Genealogy research papers on the Hill family from the 1600s to the 1900s. Includes correspondence, research notes, clippings, photocopies of documents and maps, three books, and two Hill family genealogy charts.
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Jack Sandy Anderson, Compiler, Local History Articles and Genealogy Papers .4 Linear Feet Summary: 5 in. (1 document case)

Records pertain to the local history and genealogy of North-Central West Virginia. The collection contains articles written by Jack Sandy Anderson and research he gathered. Types of material include photographs, articles, and genealogical materials (pedigree charts; records of marriage, births, and deaths; and detailed family lists; among others). Materials of note include family listings tracing lineages back to European Nobility and a Civil War discharge of Robert Rose Anderson.

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