<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-WvMtURHC" url="https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/197832">A&amp;M 0986</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper>Edwards Family Papers, 1844-1951 <num>A&amp;M 0986</num></titleproper><author>Staff of the West Virginia &amp; Regional History Center</author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>West Virginia and Regional History Center</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://host.lib.wvu.edu/images/logos/wvrhc.jpg" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><address><addressline>1549 University Ave. </addressline><addressline> P.O. Box 6069 </addressline><addressline>Morgantown, WV 26506-6069</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 304-293-3536</addressline><addressline>wvrhcref@westvirginia.libanswers.com</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2026-06-18 13:40:49 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English, Latin script</language>.</langusage><descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">0.15 Linear Feet</extent>
      <extent altrender="carrier">Summary: 1 3/4 in. (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.)</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1844/1951" type="inclusive">1844-1951</unitdate>
    <abstract id="aspace_e0a39bd99c545201e23a4d3a64980c9d">The collection consists of printed volumes relating to Colonel William Edwards, William W. Edwards, and William Henry Edwards; also copies of manuscript materials, including a diary of William Henry Edwards for 1846, and his "Journal and Preface to London Diary," 1848. Other materials relate to the family's coal interests in Kanawha County and include account books for the Coalsburg-Kanawha Mining Company, 1926-1928; the Deep Hollow Coal Company, 1920-1940; and the Kanawha and Ohio Coal Company, 1864-1866.</abstract>
    <physloc id="aspace_cbd69492d90dee207e2c711f1bfc6b46">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: <a href="https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/">West Virginia &amp; Regional History Center</a></physloc>
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<p>[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Edwards Family Papers, A&amp;M 0986, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <geogname authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81023231" source="lcsh">Kanawha County (W. Va.)</geogname>
    <subject source="ingest">Diaries and journals.</subject>
    <subject source="ingest">Coal mining - coal companies.</subject>
    <subject authfilenumber=" http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85000413" source="lcsh">Account books</subject>
    <corpname source="local_LC">Deep Hollow Coal Company</corpname>
    <corpname source="local_LC">Kanawha and Ohio Coal Company</corpname>
    <corpname source="local_LC">Coalburg-Kanawha Mining Company</corpname>
    <persname source="ingest">Edwards, William.</persname>
    <persname source="ingest">Edwards, William W.</persname>
    <persname source="ingest">Edwards, William Henry.</persname>
    <famname authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85041168" source="Library of Congress Name Authority File">Edwards family</famname>
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