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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 Places Saint Marys (W. Va.)
West Virginia and Regional History Center

Hugh Sayre, Collector, Papers

1.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1 ft. 1 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 small flat storage box, 3 in.)

Correspondence, miscellaneous family papers, nineteenth century school records, ledgers, bank books, and memorabilia of Hugh F. Sayre and family of Parkersburg, Reedy, St. Marys and West Creek, West Virginia. Some material relates to oil and gas leases on the Sayre family farm and Sayre's invention of a scientific alphabet called EBDECORD.

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Hugh Sayre, Collector, Papers 1.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1 ft. 1 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 small flat storage box, 3 in.)

Sayre, Hugh

Correspondence, miscellaneous family papers, nineteenth century school records, ledgers, bank books, and memorabilia of Hugh F. Sayre and family of Parkersburg, Reedy, St. Marys and West Creek, West Virginia. Some material relates to oil and gas leases on the Sayre family farm and Sayre's invention of a scientific alphabet called EBDECORD.

West Virginia and Regional History Center

James Edwin Green, Photographer, Glass Plate Negatives and Other Material

6.7 Linear Feet 6 ft. 8 in. (16 document cases, 5 in. each)
Photographs by James Edwin Green of the Green family from Foxburg, Pennsylvania (PA) and St. Marys, West Virginia (WV). Includes over 500 glass plate negatives and 1 1/2 inches of film negatives documenting subjects from ca. 1900-1918 including: the James Edwin Green family; Foxburg, PA; St. Marys, WV; the Taylor Farm, St. Marys, WV; agriculture; railroads; oil derricks; Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) reunions; the World War I era, and transportation. There are pictures of the Daniel Rupert family and Taylor family as well. Also includes exemplars of commercial packaging of glass plate negatives and film negatives.
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James Edwin Green, Photographer, Glass Plate Negatives and Other Material 6.7 Linear Feet 6 ft. 8 in. (16 document cases, 5 in. each)

Green, James Edwin
Photographs by James Edwin Green of the Green family from Foxburg, Pennsylvania (PA) and St. Marys, West Virginia (WV). Includes over 500 glass plate negatives and 1 1/2 inches of film negatives documenting subjects from ca. 1900-1918 including: the James Edwin Green family; Foxburg, PA; St. Marys, WV; the Taylor Farm, St. Marys, WV; agriculture; railroads; oil derricks; Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) reunions; the World War I era, and transportation. There are pictures of the Daniel Rupert family and Taylor family as well. Also includes exemplars of commercial packaging of glass plate negatives and film negatives.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

Ohio River Data Scrapbook

0.19 Linear Feet Summary: 2 1/4 in. (1 unboxed scrapbook, 1/2 in.); (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.)
This collection consists of one scrapbook, compiled by Dan B. Fleming, of St. Mary's, WV, between the years of 1945 and 1960. It contains a variety of information concerning the Ohio River. Subjects covered include: flood records, flood control projects, history of the river, Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Compact of 1948, navigation, snow and ice records, the proposed Lake Erie and Ohio River Canal (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers), and the Ohio River Valley Improvement Association, Inc. The material collected is in the form of diagrams, charts, maps, reports, correspondence, and clippings, much of which was created by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The original purpose for compiling this information, especially the flood records, was apparently for use in planning an American Cyanamid plant at Willow Island, WV. Fleming seems to have been an employee of the American Cyanamid Company, Calco Chemical Division, at the time. He had been a West Virginia State Senator from 1933 to 1943.
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Ohio River Data Scrapbook 0.19 Linear Feet Summary: 2 1/4 in. (1 unboxed scrapbook, 1/2 in.); (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.)

This collection consists of one scrapbook, compiled by Dan B. Fleming, of St. Mary's, WV, between the years of 1945 and 1960. It contains a variety of information concerning the Ohio River. Subjects covered include: flood records, flood control projects, history of the river, Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Compact of 1948, navigation, snow and ice records, the proposed Lake Erie and Ohio River Canal (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers), and the Ohio River Valley Improvement Association, Inc. The material collected is in the form of diagrams, charts, maps, reports, correspondence, and clippings, much of which was created by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The original purpose for compiling this information, especially the flood records, was apparently for use in planning an American Cyanamid plant at Willow Island, WV. Fleming seems to have been an employee of the American Cyanamid Company, Calco Chemical Division, at the time. He had been a West Virginia State Senator from 1933 to 1943.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

Richard Duez, Collector, Photographs of Northern West Virginia

0.02 Linear Feet 0.25 in. (1 folder) 30.35 Gigabytes 1017 .jpg, .png, and .tif files
Digital files of photographs collected by Richard Duez of images of subjects located mostly in northern West Virginia, although there are some items featuring subjects located in Charleston and other places in the state. Locations include Clarksburg, Elkins, Fairmont, Mannington, Parkersburg, St. Marys, etc. Subjects include city views, street scenes, buildings, businesses, and transportation, among others.
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Richard Duez, Collector, Photographs of Northern West Virginia 0.02 Linear Feet 0.25 in. (1 folder) 30.35 Gigabytes 1017 .jpg, .png, and .tif files

Digital files of photographs collected by Richard Duez of images of subjects located mostly in northern West Virginia, although there are some items featuring subjects located in Charleston and other places in the state. Locations include Clarksburg, Elkins, Fairmont, Mannington, Parkersburg, St. Marys, etc. Subjects include city views, street scenes, buildings, businesses, and transportation, among others.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

Thomas Browse Family Papers

7 Linear Feet 7 ft. (16 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (1 flat storage box, 1 1/2 in.)
Papers of the Thomas Browse family documenting immigration from England to the Ohio River region in the vicinity of Ohio, western Virginia, and Kentucky (1830); farming in Pleasants County, West Virginia in the vicinity of St. Marys on the Ohio River (ca. 1830s-1900); and the acquisition of and royalties from oil lands in Pleasants County from the region of "Fish Pot" (ca. 1880s-1910). Includes diaries of Thomas Browse (1830-1878) and diaries of his daughter Mary E. Browse (1855-1910, incomplete). Also includes family papers of descendants Robert H. Browse (son) and Henry Nicholas Browse (grandson) documenting services purchased and businesses transactions conducted along the Ohio River in the region of the towns of St. Marys, New Martinsville, and Wheeling (ca. 1880-1930). There are also several maps of West Virginia lands in Pleasants and Tyler Counties (ca. 1830-1910), including oil fields in Pleasants County (ca. 1900-1920), pertaining to the business of the Browse family.
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Thomas Browse Family Papers 7 Linear Feet 7 ft. (16 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (1 flat storage box, 1 1/2 in.)

Browse family
Papers of the Thomas Browse family documenting immigration from England to the Ohio River region in the vicinity of Ohio, western Virginia, and Kentucky (1830); farming in Pleasants County, West Virginia in the vicinity of St. Marys on the Ohio River (ca. 1830s-1900); and the acquisition of and royalties from oil lands in Pleasants County from the region of "Fish Pot" (ca. 1880s-1910). Includes diaries of Thomas Browse (1830-1878) and diaries of his daughter Mary E. Browse (1855-1910, incomplete). Also includes family papers of descendants Robert H. Browse (son) and Henry Nicholas Browse (grandson) documenting services purchased and businesses transactions conducted along the Ohio River in the region of the towns of St. Marys, New Martinsville, and Wheeling (ca. 1880-1930). There are also several maps of West Virginia lands in Pleasants and Tyler Counties (ca. 1830-1910), including oil fields in Pleasants County (ca. 1900-1920), pertaining to the business of the Browse family.

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