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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
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Ley, Robison, and Blosser Family Papers, 1850/1985, bulk 1850/1950

2.6 Linear Feet 2 ft. 7 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 records carton, 15 in. each); (2 small flat storage boxes, 3 in. each)
Papers of the Ley-Robison-Blosser families documenting people and places of northern WV and southwestern PA; subjects include businesses, Cheat River recreation (they were Cheat River residents), WWII (Blosser letters), and the Pridevale Iron Co. Christian Ley settled and lived on the Cheat River from the 1850s to 1880s. His daughter Lillie married George Robison. The Robison couple lived on a section of Christian Ley's Land on the Cheat, where they managed a hotel, among other activities, around 1880-1920. The daughter of Lillie and George Robison, Eleanor, married Hugh Blosser, a coal miner, in 1917; they lived on the Cheat as well, operating a marina on the lake. See A&M 3950, Series 4, for more information on the Ley, Robison, and Blosser families.
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Ley, Robison, and Blosser Family Papers, 1850/1985, bulk 1850/1950 2.6 Linear Feet 2 ft. 7 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 records carton, 15 in. each); (2 small flat storage boxes, 3 in. each)

Ley, Robison, and Blosser Family
Papers of the Ley-Robison-Blosser families documenting people and places of northern WV and southwestern PA; subjects include businesses, Cheat River recreation (they were Cheat River residents), WWII (Blosser letters), and the Pridevale Iron Co. Christian Ley settled and lived on the Cheat River from the 1850s to 1880s. His daughter Lillie married George Robison. The Robison couple lived on a section of Christian Ley's Land on the Cheat, where they managed a hotel, among other activities, around 1880-1920. The daughter of Lillie and George Robison, Eleanor, married Hugh Blosser, a coal miner, in 1917; they lived on the Cheat as well, operating a marina on the lake. See A&M 3950, Series 4, for more information on the Ley, Robison, and Blosser families.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

Vaughn L. Kiger, Collector, Historical Photographs and Records regarding Morgantown, 1784/2017, bulk 1880/2010

37.21 Linear Feet 37 ft. 2.5 in. (31 document cases, 5 in. each; 19 document cases, 2.5 in. each; 4 record cartons, 15 in. each; 1 large flat storage box, 5 in.; 21 large flat storage boxes, 3.5 in. each; 10 large flat storage boxes, 3 in. each; 2 small flat storage boxes, 3 in. each; 17 flat storage boxes, 1.5 in. each; 4 large flat storage boxes, 1 in. each; 1 artifact box, 6 in.; 1 notecard box, 4 in.; 6 oversize folders, 1 in.; unfoldered items, 24 in. total)
Historical and contemporary photographs and records collected by Vaughn L. Kiger, resident of Morgantown. The bulk of the collection pertains to Morgantown, West Virginia and the surrounding area. Includes correspondence, photographs, clippings, ephemera, printed material, artifacts, scrapbooks, artwork, architectural drawings, maps, broadsides, and other materials. Subjects include the history of businesses and individuals in Morgantown and the surrounding area, including the Lemley, Ley, and Robison/Robinson families; West Virginia University (WVU) history; Kiger's real estate career; political campaigns; and Morgantown High School, among others. See Historical Note for more information on Vaughn L. Kiger.
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Vaughn L. Kiger, Collector, Historical Photographs and Records regarding Morgantown, 1784/2017, bulk 1880/2010 37.21 Linear Feet 37 ft. 2.5 in. (31 document cases, 5 in. each; 19 document cases, 2.5 in. each; 4 record cartons, 15 in. each; 1 large flat storage box, 5 in.; 21 large flat storage boxes, 3.5 in. each; 10 large flat storage boxes, 3 in. each; 2 small flat storage boxes, 3 in. each; 17 flat storage boxes, 1.5 in. each; 4 large flat storage boxes, 1 in. each; 1 artifact box, 6 in.; 1 notecard box, 4 in.; 6 oversize folders, 1 in.; unfoldered items, 24 in. total)

Historical and contemporary photographs and records collected by Vaughn L. Kiger, resident of Morgantown. The bulk of the collection pertains to Morgantown, West Virginia and the surrounding area. Includes correspondence, photographs, clippings, ephemera, printed material, artifacts, scrapbooks, artwork, architectural drawings, maps, broadsides, and other materials. Subjects include the history of businesses and individuals in Morgantown and the surrounding area, including the Lemley, Ley, and Robison/Robinson families; West Virginia University (WVU) history; Kiger's real estate career; political campaigns; and Morgantown High School, among others. See Historical Note for more information on Vaughn L. Kiger.

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