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Appalachian Prints Collection

0.18 Linear Feet 2.175 in. (2 flat storage boxes, 1 in. each; 1 oversized folder, 0.175 in.)
Abstract Or Scope

This collection includes prints pertaining to West Virginia and the surrounding area. Many have been taken out of publications. Subjects include the U.S. Civil War; various WV cities, landscapes, and geographical features; and various local industries.

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Appalachian Prints Collection 0.18 Linear Feet 2.175 in. (2 flat storage boxes, 1 in. each; 1 oversized folder, 0.175 in.)

Boyce Family in West Virginia, Genealogical Research Material

2.9 Linear Feet Summary: 2 ft. 11 in. (1 document case, 5 in.); (2 records cartons, 15 in. each)
Abstract Or Scope
Genealogical research papers regarding the Boyce and related families in West Virginia. This collection is currently unprocessed.
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Boyce Family in West Virginia, Genealogical Research Material 2.9 Linear Feet Summary: 2 ft. 11 in. (1 document case, 5 in.); (2 records cartons, 15 in. each)

Cabinet Photograph of Unknown Mountain and Valley Scene

1 Item
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This collection consists of one cabinet photo of a field and a creek bed with mountains in the distance. It is likely taken of Virginia or West Virginia.

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Charles H. Ambler (1876-1957) Papers

0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1 in. (3 folders)
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Collection includes typescripts, correspondence, and newspaper clippings. Highlights include mimeographed statements relating to the Sigma Nu Foundation of West Virginia, Inc.; the inauguration of Dr. Irvin Stewart as president of West Virginia University; West Virginia authors; and the University budget. Also included are twelve typescripts of letters written from St. Petersburg, Russia, by a representative of the Ross Winans' Locomotive Works, Baltimore, Maryland (1859-1862).

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Charles H. Ambler (1876-1957) Papers 0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1 in. (3 folders)

Edward C. Bunker (1830-1867) Papers

0.8 Linear Feet Summary: 10 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each)
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Legal papers of a Morgantown lawyer, partner of United States Senator Waitman T. Willey, prosecuting attorney of Monongalia County, state senator, and judge of the Eleventh Circuit Court. Included are papers which relate to Bunker's Civil War service and Willey's legal practice. There are a few items of correspondence on land speculation and immigration in post-Civil War West Virginia.
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Edward C. Bunker (1830-1867) Papers 0.8 Linear Feet Summary: 10 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each)

Frank M. Murdock Ledger

0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
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Ledger maintained by Frank M. Murdock of Preston County, West Virginia, including records of various local performing arts groups with which Murdock was involved.
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Frank M. Murdock Ledger 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Gibson Lamb Cranmer Papers regarding Statehood and Other Material

0.4 Linear Feet 5 in. (2 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each)
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Papers regarding West Virginia statehood and the history of Wheeling and Ohio County compiled by Judge Gibson L. Cranmer (1826-1903) of Wheeling, West Virginia, who served as secretary of the Wheeling Convention that repudiated Virginia's secession from the United States in 1861. Series 1 includes manuscript narratives and correspondence describing events of the West Virginia statehood movement, written by eyewitnesses at the request of Gibson L. Cranmer. Manuscript authors include John S. Burdett, John S. Carlile, Daniel Frost, Lewis Ruffner, and Benjamin Wilson. Series 2 includes Cranmer's handwritten notes, drafts of articles, copies of documents, and letters solicited by him regarding the history of Wheeling and Ohio County, West Virginia. See Scope and Content Note for details and contents list.
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Gibson Lamb Cranmer Papers regarding Statehood and Other Material 0.4 Linear Feet 5 in. (2 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each)

John DeHart Ross Papers

30 Item
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This collection contains principally wartime correspondence from John DeHart Ross to his wife, Agnes Reid Ross. The correspondence relates to action at the West Virginia front (Cheat Mt. campaign) in 1861-1862, Jackson's Valley campaign in 1862, Gettysburg in 1863, and the siege of Richmond in 1864-1865. It also includes one letter from Samuel McDowell Reid to Agnes Ross and one letter from Ross to his mother. Additionally there are photographs and a scrapbook of newspaper clippings and Ross family memorabilia.

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John DeHart Ross Papers 30 Item

Louise McNeill, Poet, Papers

6.2 Linear Feet 6 ft. 1 1/2 in. (13 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (2 large flat storage boxes, 3 in. each)
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Papers of Louise McNeill (Pease), 1911-1993, of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, noted twentieth century Appalachian poet and author, poet laureate of West Virginia from 1979 to 1993, and professor of history and English. Though most well-known for her lyrical poetry about the history and spirit of West Virginia, McNeill also wrote articles, short stories, essays, and her memoirs. Includes biographical materials, letters, writings, poems, photographs, audio-visual materials, artifacts, and personal materials documenting Louise McNeill's career as a poet and author and her personal life, chiefly from the 1970s to her death in 1993. Biographical materials include awards and certificates, biographies of McNeill, clippings, curriculum vitae, and other genealogical materials. Letters are from literary figures, political figures, family and friends. Prominent correspondents include Maggie Anderson, Rene de Chocour, Marion Havighurst, Walter Havighurst, and John D. Rockefeller IV. Writings and related materials include manuscript and typescript drafts of McNeill's books, loose poems, and other writings as well as book reviews, press correspondence, and marketing materials. Audio-visual materials consist of photographs of Louise McNeill, her family, and friends, and tributes to and interviews with McNeill on audio and video cassette. Collection also contains publications, artifacts, and personal materials.
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Louise McNeill, Poet, Papers 6.2 Linear Feet 6 ft. 1 1/2 in. (13 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (2 large flat storage boxes, 3 in. each)

Marmaduke Herbert Dent (1849-1909) Papers

0.02 Linear Feet 0.25 in. (1 folder)
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The correspondence contains one letter from Judge M.H. Dent to his son, Herbert W., on his twenty-first birthday, and one letter from Mary Dent Grinnan commenting on M.H. Dent. The newspaper clippings are a tribute to Judge Dent by Judge Henry Brannon, 1909, and an article on the death of Carrie Dent Armstrong, daughter of Judge Dent. The pictures are of Judge Dent, his wife and children; Robert A. Armstrong; Marmaduke Dent, and Will R.D. Dent.

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Marmaduke Herbert Dent (1849-1909) Papers 0.02 Linear Feet 0.25 in. (1 folder)

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