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Arthur I. Boreman (1823-1896) Papers 0.25 Linear Feet Summary: 2 1/2 in. (1 document case)

Boreman, Arthur Inghram, 1823-1896
Personal and business papers of lawyer, U.S. Senator, circuit court judge, and first Governor of West Virginia, Arthur I. Boreman. See scope and content note for more details.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Harper Family of Pendleton County, Photographs and Papers 1.6 Linear Feet 1 ft. 7 in. (1 record carton, 15 in.); (1 document case, 4 in.) 0.0002 Gigabytes 2 .pdf and .docx files

Harper family

Photographs of the Harper Family of Pendleton County. Also includes a small amount of genealogical and manuscript material. Photo formats include cartes de visite, tintypes, cabinet cards, mounted photos, prints, and photo postcards. Subjects include the Charles Skidmore Harper Family, the Jacob Conrad Harper and Susan McDonald Harper Family, additional Harper family members, and members of associated families, including the Carr, Cooper, Daniels, Harman, Harrison, and Montoney families. Addendum of January 2018 (box 1, folders 20-25, and box 2) includes mostly photographs of various family members, including the families of Amby Harper, Jacob C. Harper, Susanna Skidmore, and Dr. E.A. Harper, as well as a few family trees. Addendum also includes material pertaining to Brandon Fuller, a WVU graduate (1951) and a Harper family descendant.

  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Jason Burns, Collector, Tintype Portrait Photographs from Pendleton County .01 Linear Feet 1/4 in. (11 items in 2 folders)

Burns, Richard Jason

Eleven tintype portrait photographs of men and women from Pendleton County, West Virginia. According to the collector, they are thought to be of people who were near Riverton who could be related to the Bland, Bennett, Burns, Cunningham, Eye, Hinkle, Lambert, or Warner families.

  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

John G. Stewart Papers 2.29 cubic feet 5 boxes, 1 flat file

Stewart, John, 1918-2010
Research materials and topical files pertaining to Shenandoah Valley folk culture including recipes, cures for ailments, folklore stories, and other traditions gathered and documented by John G. Stewart and Elmer Smith, former professors at Madison College (James Madison University).
  1. James Madison University

Lumber Ledgers 0.08 cubic feet 1 folder

Green Valley Auctions, Inc.
Two ledgers likely documenting a sawmill or lumber operation in western Virginia or Pendleton County, West Virginia. The surnames present in the ledgers also indicate a potential connection to Pennsylvania.
  1. James Madison University

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