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World War I & II Pamphlet Collection, 1908/1947

4 Linear Feet 7 archival boxes.
Abstract Or Scope
The pamphlets found in this collection highlight the many aspects of military and wartime life, mainly during World War II. The pamphlets provide clues as to how day-to-day military life was conducted during the First and Second World Wars, including the ins-and-outs of pre-military enlistment, the role of women during the war, and perceived German intentions. Many publications offer insight into how a soldier is to conduct himself on and off the battlefield, including restrictions he is to adhere to when returning home. All publications are official United States issue, and are therefore official documentation of how the army communicated with the average soldier.
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World War I & II Pamphlet Collection, 1908/1947 4 Linear Feet 7 archival boxes.

Worley Simmons Family Papers, 1890/1947

0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1/4 in. (1 folder)
Abstract Or Scope
Correspondence, manuscript school assignments, printed material, and a receipt from Worley G. Simmons and his wife Isabel Simmons of Porterwood, West Virginia. Worley was a barber in Parsons, WV. Correspondence includes three letters and one postcard. Letters are to and from Worley's family members: Olive B. Kalar/Kalan, Annie B. Moore, and Celia M. Moore, all from Porterwood, WV (1909-1947). Correspondence topics include mathematics notes, a shoe purchase, and family life. Manuscript school assignments include essays by Porterwood resident Iva Moore and others (1901, undated). Printed material includes pages from school books (undated) and West Virginia state examination instructions (1919). The receipt shows that Mr. Simmons bought a Chautauqua Industrial Art Desk (1916).
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Worley Simmons Family Papers, 1890/1947 0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1/4 in. (1 folder)

Worthington Baptist Church, Records, 1840/1997

0.15 Linear Feet Summary: 1 3/4 in. (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.)
Abstract Or Scope
Six ledgers of the Worthington Baptist Church of Marion County, WV. Includes financial records, meeting minutes, annual reports, church statistics, building plans, and membership lists. There is also a history of the church, which is a denominational affiliate of the American Baptist Convention, USA.
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Worthington Baptist Church, Records, 1840/1997 0.15 Linear Feet Summary: 1 3/4 in. (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.)

Postcard album of Maryland and Virginia, 1930

1.00 Linear Feet
Abstract Or Scope
Maryland and Virginia Postcards
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Writers' Program in West Virginia, Records regarding Mineral and Hampshire Counties and Other Material, 1820/1942, bulk 1935/1942

0.56 Linear Feet Summary: 6 3/4 in. (1 document case, 5 in.); (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.)
Abstract Or Scope
The Writers' Program was a federal New Deal program (1935-1942) that employed jobless individuals with literary and writing skills for the purpose of researching and recording a broad assemblage of information regarding their states and local counties. This collection contains some of the records of the West Virginia division of the Program (the bulk of which are in A&M 454), including material regarding Mineral and Hampshire Counties, as well as Berkeley, Grant, Hardy, and Pendleton Counties. For additional detail, please consult the scope and content note.
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Writers' Program in West Virginia, Records regarding Mineral and Hampshire Counties and Other Material, 1820/1942, bulk 1935/1942 0.56 Linear Feet Summary: 6 3/4 in. (1 document case, 5 in.); (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.)

Writing slate collection, 1860/1940

0.03 Cubic Feet 1 letter sized folder
Abstract Or Scope

This collection contains materials that document the evolution of the writing slate from stone book slate to native slate blackboards. This includes a slate book with 8 quartz paint pages with attached pencil holder,and another book with pencil holder and 6 quartz painted "slates". The cover of one is stamped in black and gold with a school scene and applied litho of two girls playing stick and ball. There is also a 1940 salesman kit with five loose photos of the National School Slate Co. They depict a couple of table top models with and without an abacus and a floor model with a picture scroll at the top. This is accompanied by a tri-fold price list for a vriety of slate and blackboard related products for the National School Slate Co., SLatington, PA.

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Writing slate collection, 1860/1940 0.03 Cubic Feet 1 letter sized folder

W.T. Ice, Jr., Journal, 1908/1932

0.08 Linear Feet 1 wrapped ledger, 1 in.
Abstract Or Scope
Detailed account book of a Philippi attorney which gives names and explanations of Ice's financial affairs.
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W.T. Ice, Jr., Journal, 1908/1932 0.08 Linear Feet 1 wrapped ledger, 1 in.

Wyndham Robertson Collection, 1846/1996

0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Abstract Or Scope
This collection consists of correspondence between Wyndham Robertson and John G. English, a promissory note, and a copy of The Historical Society of Washington County, Virginia, Bulletin with a biography of Robertson.
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Wyndham Robertson Collection, 1846/1996 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Francis Burton Harrison papers, 1921/1945

0.5 Cubic Feet 1 document box
Abstract Or Scope

The Francis Burton Harrison papers (1921-1945; 0.5 cubic feet) consist of personal and family papers of (1873-1957), United States Senator and Governor-General of the Philippines. Most of the correspondence is from the World War II era, and the Harrisons had just escaped the Biarritz and San Jean de Luz region of the German Occupied zone of France in [April?] and made their way to the United States in 1941.

Yeaman and Walker Family Collection, 1836/1937, bulk 1850/1910

0.40 Linear Feet
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The Yeaman and Walker Family Collection consists mainly of correspondence and financial records of the Yeaman and Walker families, mostly relating to tobacco farming in Virginia between 1840 and 1910. The predominant locations are Pittsylvania County, Botetourt County, Charlotte County, Lynchburg, and Danville. Letters demonstrate economic stress after the Civil War, particularly as it relates to crop and livestock prices. Other topics discussed include sickness and deaths of children and neighbors, as well as community social life. Financial documents include receipts from Lynchburg and Danville tobacco warehouses and other businesses and Thomas B. Yeaman's records of hired work.

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Yeaman and Walker Family Collection, 1836/1937, bulk 1850/1910 0.40 Linear Feet

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