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Harvey W. Harmer (1865-1961) Papers

1.7 Linear Feet Summary: 1 ft. 8 in. (4 document cases, 5 in. each)
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Correspondence, speeches, essays, clippings, and account books of a Clarksburg lawyer, Republican state senator, and Harrison County local historian. Subjects include the history of Clarksburg and Shinnston; the Progressive Movement, women's suffrage, and prohibition in West Virginia; West Virginia Wesleyan College; West Virginia Historical Society; Methodism in Harrison County and the state; Methodist missions in Korea, China, India, the Philippines, and the United States; gristmills and covered bridges in West Virginia; America First Day [1922]; Edward Grandison Smith; Parkersburg Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad; family and personal history; history of the Mason-Dixon Line; the (Clarksburg) 50-Year Club; Nutter Fort Methodist Church; and the Harrison County Fair. Also, tape recordings of an interview relating to Mr. Harmer's career as an attorney in Clarksburg.

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Harvey W. Harmer (1865-1961) Papers 1.7 Linear Feet Summary: 1 ft. 8 in. (4 document cases, 5 in. each)

Jack Sandy Anderson, Compiler, Historical Records regarding West Virginia

0.3 Linear Feet 3 1/2 in. (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (2 folders, 3/4 in.); (2 oversize folders, 1/4 in. total)
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Historical material compiled by Jack Sandy Anderson. Contains a land grant for land in Monongalia County, Virginia signed by James Monroe (1801; oversize); a typed copy of a Civil War-era letter from a Union soldier (1862); genealogical information; and other material. Also includes notes from the donor, which give context and sometimes genealogy of the items' owners. For contents list, see Scope and Content Note.
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Jack Sandy Anderson, Compiler, Historical Records regarding West Virginia 0.3 Linear Feet 3 1/2 in. (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (2 folders, 3/4 in.); (2 oversize folders, 1/4 in. total)

Jack Sandy Anderson, Compiler, Local History Articles and Genealogy Papers

.4 Linear Feet Summary: 5 in. (1 document case)
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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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Jack Sandy Anderson, Compiler, Local History Articles and Genealogy Papers .4 Linear Feet Summary: 5 in. (1 document case)

Ray Alvarez, Collector, Fairmont and Shinnston Photographs

0.42 Linear Feet 5 in. (1 document case)
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Photographs collected by Ray Alvarez of Fairmont, West Virginia. Includes negatives, tintypes, cartes de visite, cabinet cards, mounted photographs, photo postcards, and prints. Items include aerial views of Fairmont, unidentified portraits from studios in Fairmont as well as other locations in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, and photos of the aftermath of the Shinnston tornado in 1944.

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Ray Alvarez, Collector, Fairmont and Shinnston Photographs 0.42 Linear Feet 5 in. (1 document case)

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