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West Virginia and Regional History Center

West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Primary Collecting Areas:
West Virginia and Appalachia History and Culture
Description:
The West Virginia & Regional History Center preserves and provides access to the records that document the history and culture of the state and the central Appalachian region. The Center is part of West Virginia University Libraries.
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Start Over Repository West Virginia and Regional History Center Level Series

Series 8. Personal and Political Papers (boxes 119-145), 1870/1916 Box 119, Box 120, Box 121, Box 122, Box 123, Box 124, Box 125, Box 126, Box 127, Box 128, Box 129, Box 130, Box 131, Box 132, Box 133, Box 134, Box 135, Box 136, Box 137, Box 138, Box 139, Box 140, Box 141, Box 142, Box 143, Box 144, Box 145

Personal papers include financial statements; correspondence regarding the Davis Children's Shelter; documents related to the design and construction of Graceland, including correspondence with Baldwin and Pennington (Graceland's architects); and obituary notices for the 1902 death of Katherine Bantz Davis, wife of H.G. Davis. Political papers include letters related to the 1913 West Virginia Semi-Centennial celebration; correspondence and materials related to Davis's 1904 Vice Presidential nomination, such as congratulatory telegrams, and other Parker/Davis ticket papers; and other political letters.

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  2. Henry Gassaway Davis (1823-1916) Papers, 1799/1919

Series 8. Photographs (Boxes S8/Box 1-S8/Box 3), 1950/1969 Box S8/Box 1, Box S8/Box 2, Box S8/Box 3

This series consists of 1,350 photographs separately arranged by subject. These photographs show Funds staff, hospitals, hospital staff, beneficiaries, and coal mining scenes. Files with titles beginning with "R - " are restricted; please contact a curator for further information.

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  2. United Mine Workers of America, Health and Retirement Funds, Records, 1915/1989

Series 8. Publications (boxes 1-3), 1946/1991 Box 1, Folder 22-23, Box 2, Box 3

This series includes issues of the "Rhododendron Daily", programs, directories, Girls State songs, Girls State Manuals of Government, sponsorship pamphlets, constitution and bylaws, and a copy of an election handbook.

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  2. Kathryn Belle McGee Records regarding Rhododendron Girls State School at Jackson's Mill, 1941/2003, bulk 1941/1987

Series 8. Public Policy Issues Including Olympic Commission, Health Care, Climate Change, and Energy, 1990/2001 Box 10, 13, 18, 41

This series contains comprehensive reports from the Olympic Review Commission and Office of National Drug Control Policy regarding allegations that U.S.A. Track & Field concealed information regarding use of performance-enhancing drugs (2001); appendices and reference documents; formal correspondence; documents regarding travel; clippings; photographs; and miscellaneous items.

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  2. Barnette Collection, Lawyer, Businessman, Educator, Philanthropist, and Chairman Emeritus of Bethlehem Steel Corporation, 1905/2020

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