West Virginia and Regional History Center
Harper Family of Pendleton County, Photographs and Papers
Harper family
A&M 4281
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1.6 Linear Feet
1 ft. 7 in. (1 record carton, 15 in.); (1 document case, 4 in.)
0.0002 Gigabytes
2 .pdf and .docx files
These files have been printed and added to folder 1.
ca. 1850-2017
ca. 1870s-1930s
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/
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Harper Family of Pendleton County, Photographs and Papers, A&M 4281, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Scope and Contents
Photographs of the Harper Family of Pendleton County. Also includes a small amount of genealogical and manuscript material. Photo formats include cartes de visite, tintypes, cabinet cards, mounted photos, prints, and photo postcards. Subjects include the Charles Skidmore Harper Family, the Jacob Conrad Harper and Susan McDonald Harper Family, additional Harper family members, and members of associated families, including the Carr, Cooper, Daniels, Harman, Harrison, and Montoney families. Addendum of January 2018 (box 1, folders 20-25, and box 2) includes mostly photographs of various family members, including the families of Amby Harper, Jacob C. Harper, Susanna Skidmore, and Dr. E.A. Harper, as well as a few family trees. Addendum also includes material pertaining to Brandon Fuller, a WVU graduate (1951) and a Harper family descendant.
Separated Materials
Separated to book collection:
Lydia Harper, or, The lost child : a true narrative, illustrative of the text (1848) bound with Heathen books and Christian tracts (1846) published by American Sunday-School Union.
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Pendleton County (W. Va.) -- History
Genealogy and Family Tree InformationArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/64990201711Cartes de Visite Album (includes 8 CDVS, half of the subjects are identified)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/64991ca. 1850s-1880s12Notebook (includes accounts and genealogy notes, may have belonged to an Otis Harper)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/64992ca. 1911-197013Charles Skidmore Harper Family Papers (includes correspondence, deeds, etc. for C.S. Harper and family, and many Harmans)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/64993ca. 1910-194814Charles Skidmore Harper Family Photographs (includes roughly 5 mounted photos, 47 black and white prints, 1 cabinet card, 1 photo postcard, and 1 tintype; subjects seem to be Charles, his wife, and children)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/64994ca. 1890-194815Charles Skidmore Harper Family Photographs (includes 5 mounted photos, 4 black and white prints)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/64995ca. 1900-195816Charles Skidmore Harper Family New TestamentArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/64996185917Jacob Conrad Harper and Susan McDonald Harper Family Photos (includes roughly 9 mounted group portraits, 1 cabinet card, 1 black and white print, 3 scans, and two newspapers)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/64997ca. 1880-196018Jacob Conrad Harper and Susan McDonald Harper Family Photos (includes roughly 11 black and white prints and 2 color prints)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/64998ca. 1920-196419Lelia Harper Mauzy Family Tintype Album (Leila was daughter of Amby Harper; album includes roughly unidentified 31 tintypes, some loose, and 1 CDV)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/64999ca. 1860s-1880s110Dr. E.A. Harper Photos (1 cabinet card of E.A. Harper, two mounted photos of his home in California)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/65000undated111Erma Harper Photos and Postcards (includes 2 black and white prints, 2 photo postcards, 1 postcard)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/65001ca. 1910s112Harper Family Material (includes genealogical notes, facsimiles of mostly identified photographs, clippings, a mounted photo, and other material)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/65002ca. 1870-2017113Business Card and Photos (Dr. R. M. Harper business card, 2 small black and white prints, 2 photo postcards, all of children)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/65003undated114Cooper Family Photos (includes 1 color print, 1 photo postcard, 6 black and white prints, 5 mounted photos, and 2 cabinet cards)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/65004ca. 1880s-19504115Montoney Family Photos (includes 2 black and white prints and 3 mounted photos)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/65005ca. 1900-1920116Identified Photos (unsorted photos of members of the Carr, Harrison, Harper, Harman, Daniels families; includes roughly 8 photo postcards, 10 mounted photos, 2 cabinet cards, and one name card)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/65006ca. 1900-1930s117Identified Photos (unsorted photos of members of the Carr, Harrison, Harper families; includes roughly 9 modern facsimiles, 2 color prints, 12 black and white prints)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/65007ca. 1900-200s118Unidentified Photos (includes roughly 29 photo postcards, 21 black and white prints, 5 mounted photos, 1 cabinet card, 6 color prints, and 2 pieces of correspondence)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/65008ca. 1880-1971, 2010s119Miscellaneous Photos (includes tintypes, prints, photo postcard, etc.)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/68031ca. 1860-2000English.120Amby Harper Family Papers (includes correspondence, deeds, and genealogical information)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/68032ca. 1884-1940, 2000English.121Amby Harper Family Photos (includes mostly tintypes, a cased daguerreotype, and a photo postcard)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/68033ca. 1870s-1890sEnglish.122Jacob C. Harper Family Papers (deed correspondence, etc.)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/680341911, undatedEnglish.123Jacob C. Harper Family Photos (includes cabinet cards, photo postcards, prints, and more regarding mostly the children of Jacob)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/68035ca. 1880-1971English.124Jacob C. Harper Family Photos (includes mostly prints regarding the children of Jacob and their families)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/68036ca. 1900-1964English.125Children of Susanna Skidmore and Nicholas Harper PhotosArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/68037ca. 1860-1900English.21Photos of Dr. E.A. Harper's DescendantsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/68038ca. 1870-1920English.22Assorted Harper Family PhotosArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/680391902, undatedEnglish.23Brandon Fuller Papers (Fuller is a Harper descendant who graduated from WVU in 1951; papers include photographs, clippings, items from his school days, material pertaining to his wife who taught in Morgantown, and more)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/68040ca. 1924-1997English.24-6