A&M 0171Thomas Ray Dille Papers A&M 0171Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

1549 University Ave. P.O. Box 6069 Morgantown, WV 26506-6069Business Number: 304-293-3536wvrhcref@westvirginia.libanswers.comURL:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-30 07:33:51 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Thomas Ray Dille Papers Dille, Thomas Ray A&M 0171 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/2489 54.9 Linear Feet Summary: 54 ft. 11 in. (121 document cases, 5 in. each); (3 records cartons, 15 in. each); (1 large flat storage box, 3 1/2 in.); (2 ledgers, 5 1/2 in.); (1 oversize folder, 1/4 in.) 1781-1948 West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/ English . Conditions Governing Access

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Thomas Ray Dille Papers, A&M 0171, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

 Related A&M Collections

171, 191, 357

 Scope and Contents

Papers of a Morgantown attorney, genealogist, and antiquarian. There are several series of office files relating to Dille's law practice, and extensive correspondence regarding his historical and genealogical studies. Families for which there are genealogical compilations include Dille, Ray, Stewart, McFarland, Tennant, David Evans, and John Evans. Monongalia County birth and death records; cemetery readings; copies of wills and indexes of will books; names in real estate and appraisement books; Monongalia Academy and Woodburn Female Seminary ledgers, 1858; correspondence; legal papers; newspaper clippings; family papers; and an account book of J.R. Moore, 1837. Collection also contains papers on the West Virginia Historical Society, Morgantown and Wheeling Railroad, Sons of the Revolution and the Evansdale Corporation. Also includes some personal correspondence received by Dille, like mailed promotional/advertising booklets and copies of "The Mohawk Magazine."

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 Monongalia County (W. Va.) Morgantown (W. Va.) Account books Birth, marriage, and death records. Cemeteries and cemetery readings Genealogy Mexican War, 1846-1848 Revolutionary War. United States -- History -- War of 1812 Women's history -- 1800-1849 Women's history -- 1850-1899 Women's schools. Monongalia Academy (Morgantown, W. Va.) Dille, Thomas Ray Evans, David. Evans, John Moore, J.R. Dill family Evans family McFarland family Ray family Stuart family Tennant family Evansdale Corporation Sons of the Revolution West Virginia Historical Society