<?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:/99999/199455">A&amp;M 4454</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper>National Grange Records of Foster R. Hardman of Lewis County, West Virginia <num>A&amp;M 4454</num></titleproper><author>Laureen Wilson</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 14:01:46 -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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    <unittitle>National Grange Records of Foster R. Hardman of Lewis County</unittitle>
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      <persname role="cre" source="ingest">Hardman, Foster R.</persname>
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">0.44 Linear Feet</extent>
      <extent altrender="carrier">5.25 in. (1 document case, 2.5 in.); (1 unboxed wooden case, 2.75 in.)</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1907/1934" type="inclusive">1907-1934</unitdate>
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    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], National Grange Records of Foster R. Hardman of Lewis County, West Virginia, A&amp;M 4454, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.</p>  </prefercite>
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<p>Collection of material regarding the National Grange of member Foster Hardman of Horner, West Virginia in Lewis County.  Includes a travelling gavel (with wooden case and rules for use), publications, and papers.</p>  </scopecontent>
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<p>Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the <a href="https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright" target="_blank">Permissions and Copyright page</a> on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.</p>  </userestrict>
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    <subject source="ingest">Fraternal organizations - West Virginia.</subject>
    <subject authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85002415" source="lcsh">Agriculture  </subject>
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