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Festus P. Summers (1895-1971), Historian, Papers, 1843/1971

39 Linear Feet 39 ft. (93 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 index card box, 3 in.)
Correspondence, speeches, manuscripts, research notes, and other papers of a historian who served on the faculty of West Virginia University from 1932 to 1965 and as chairman of the history department from 1946 to 1962. Included are: his official as well as personal correspondence; notes for speeches; research notes, rough drafts and proofs for his published works on William L. Wilson and Johnson Newlon Camden; exams, outlines, and notes for classes he taught; material relating to the University Senate and committees on which he served; a scrapbook covering Monongalia County and other subjects (1850-1897); and papers relating to West Virginia University. Included is a manuscript history of West Virginia University which Summers worked on during his retirement and which William T. Doherty, Jr. finished and published in 1982 as WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY: SYMBOL OF UNITY IN A SECTIONALIZED STATE. There is also desk plaque given to Summers when he served on the West Virginia Centennial Commission; the plaque is fashioned of wood from the first capitol in Wheeling.
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Festus P. Summers (1895-1971), Historian, Papers, 1843/1971 39 Linear Feet 39 ft. (93 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 index card box, 3 in.)

Summers, Festus P. (Festus Paul), 1895-1971
Correspondence, speeches, manuscripts, research notes, and other papers of a historian who served on the faculty of West Virginia University from 1932 to 1965 and as chairman of the history department from 1946 to 1962. Included are: his official as well as personal correspondence; notes for speeches; research notes, rough drafts and proofs for his published works on William L. Wilson and Johnson Newlon Camden; exams, outlines, and notes for classes he taught; material relating to the University Senate and committees on which he served; a scrapbook covering Monongalia County and other subjects (1850-1897); and papers relating to West Virginia University. Included is a manuscript history of West Virginia University which Summers worked on during his retirement and which William T. Doherty, Jr. finished and published in 1982 as WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY: SYMBOL OF UNITY IN A SECTIONALIZED STATE. There is also desk plaque given to Summers when he served on the West Virginia Centennial Commission; the plaque is fashioned of wood from the first capitol in Wheeling.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

Festus P. Summers, Collector, Scrapbook regarding Monongalia County and West Virginia University, 1850/1897

0.42 Linear Feet 1 document case, 5 in.
Scrapbook containing newspapers, newspaper clippings, printed pamphlets, programs, broadsides and certificates and a few manuscript items. Most of the material deals with Monongalia county and WVU history and activities. (For a detailed listing see inventory sheet.)
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Festus P. Summers, Collector, Scrapbook regarding Monongalia County and West Virginia University, 1850/1897 0.42 Linear Feet 1 document case, 5 in.

Summers, Festus P. (Festus Paul), 1895-1971
Scrapbook containing newspapers, newspaper clippings, printed pamphlets, programs, broadsides and certificates and a few manuscript items. Most of the material deals with Monongalia county and WVU history and activities. (For a detailed listing see inventory sheet.)
West Virginia and Regional History Center

Festus P. Summers, Historian, William L. Wilson Biography, Research Papers, 1843/1900

2.9 Linear Feet Summary: 2 ft. 11 in. (7 document cases, 5 in. each)
Research papers compiled by Dr. Summers for a biography regarding William Lyne Wilson (1843-1900), a Virginian born in Charles Town who served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, and as President of both West Virginia University (1882-1883) and Washington and Lee University (1897-1900), among other positions. The collection includes notes, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and photographs arranged loosely by chapter. The notes include typescript and handwritten copies of letters, newspaper accounts, and articles. A 1969 addendum to the collection includes one box of typescript notes chiefly concerning tariffs and protectionism.
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Festus P. Summers, Historian, William L. Wilson Biography, Research Papers, 1843/1900 2.9 Linear Feet Summary: 2 ft. 11 in. (7 document cases, 5 in. each)

Summers, Festus P.
Research papers compiled by Dr. Summers for a biography regarding William Lyne Wilson (1843-1900), a Virginian born in Charles Town who served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, and as President of both West Virginia University (1882-1883) and Washington and Lee University (1897-1900), among other positions. The collection includes notes, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and photographs arranged loosely by chapter. The notes include typescript and handwritten copies of letters, newspaper accounts, and articles. A 1969 addendum to the collection includes one box of typescript notes chiefly concerning tariffs and protectionism.

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