A&M 1761Samuel R. Jenkins (b. 1870) Diaries and Photographs, 1890-1934 A&M 1761Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-30 08:00:10 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Samuel R. Jenkins (b. 1870) Diaries and Photographs Jenkins, Samuel R. (b. 1870) A&M 1761 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/5316 0.4 Linear Feet Summary: 5 in. (1 document case) 1890-1934 Eighteen diaries, 1890-1934, of Samuel R. Jenkins, a civil engineer from Grafton. There are lengthy entries for the period, 1890-1892, when Jenkins was a student at West Virginia University. He did surveys and supervised construction work in various parts of West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, read widely, and commented on works of Henry George, John W. Draper, and John Fiske. There are photographs of Jenkins and of an engineering job done by him for the American Bridge Company at Ambridge, Pennsylvania, in 1902. There is also a student laboratory manual containing direction for a course of experiments in chemistry. 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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Grafton. New Jersey Pennsylvania Builders and contractors. Diaries and journals. Engineering Surveyors and surveying. American Bridge Company West Virginia University Draper, John William, 1811-1882 Fiske, John. George, Henry. Jenkins, Samuel R. (b. 1870)