West Virginia and Regional History Center
Forbes, Anderson, and Hildebrand Families, Correspondence and Other Material
A&M 2641
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1.25 Linear Feet
1 ft. 3 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each); (2 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each)
1862-1863, 1900-1985, 2013
Records related to the Forbes, Anderson, and Hildebrand families of northern West Virginia. The Forbes and Anderson families were related by marriage, some of whom lived in Morgantown; the Hildebrands were neighbors of the Forbes family in Morgantown. The Forbes and Anderson papers include genealogical information, correspondence, greeting cards, photographs, and other material. The Hildebrand papers include correspondence, World War I and World War II records, photographs, medical and financial records, and newspaper clippings, among other material. Of special interest in the collection is a 24 November 1862 proclamation issued by Virginia Governor Francis H. Pierpont regarding the West Virginia statehood bill before the United State Congress at that time.
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], Forbes, Anderson, and Hildebrand Families, Correspondence and Other Material, A&M 2641, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
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Records related to the Forbes, Anderson, and Hildebrand families of northern West Virginia. The Forbes and Anderson families were related by marriage, some of whom lived in Morgantown; the Hildebrands were neighbors of the Forbes family in Morgantown. The Forbes and Anderson papers include genealogical information, correspondence, greeting cards, photographs, and other material. The Hildebrand papers include correspondence, World War I and World War II records, photographs, medical and financial records, and newspaper clippings, among other material. Of special interest in the collection is a 1862 November 24 proclamation issued by Virginia Governor Francis H. Pierpont regarding the West Virginia statehood bill before the United State Congress at that time.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Letters
Pierpont, Francis Harrison, 1814-1899
Anderson family
Forbes family
Hildebrand family
Forbes and Anderson Family PapersArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1808341862-20131Scope and ContentsOther individuals documented in Box 1 include Lileth Bosco, Thomas Forbes (died ca. 1930), and Frank Anderson (died ca. 1977).
Civil War Era Materials [4 items]Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1808381862-186311Scope and ContentsIncludes a November 24, 1862 proclamation issued by Virginia governor Francis H. Pierpont summoning the State General Assembly to convene in Wheeling to discuss the West Virginia statehood bill before the United States Congress.
Genealogy RecordsArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180839ca. 1900-1930, 201312WWI Induction Papers for Carl HayesArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180840191813Miscellaneous Papers and Ephemera of Robert HowellArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180841ca. 1930-194814Ephemera [1 of 2]Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180842ca. 1930s15aScope and ContentsContains business card for the catering business of Lileth Forbes; and handbill for 1932 musical comedy at the Nixon Theater, Pittsburgh.
Ephemera [2 of 2]Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180843ca. 1930s15bScope and ContentsContains business card for the catering business of Lileth Forbes; and handbill for 1932 musical comedy at the Nixon Theater, Pittsburgh.
Insurance PoliciesArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1808441911, 193116Greeting Cards to the Andersons and to Daisy ForbesArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180845ca 1930s17Greeting Cards to the Andersons and to Daisy ForbesArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180846ca 1930s18Morgantown High School ProgramsArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1808471964-196719Photographs of the Forbes Family and OthersArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180848ca. 1900-1930110Photographs and Photo Postcards of the Forbes Family and Streamline MarketArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180849undated111Celebrity Autographs (includes Jack Benny, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and Roscoe Arbuckle, among others)Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180850ca. 1930s112Hildebrand Family PapersArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1808351912-19852Hildebrand Family CorrespondenceArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1808511916, 1917, 191821Correspondence Regarding the Employment of Lewis Hildebrand in a Civil Service PostionArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1808521912-192922World War II CorrespondenceArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1808531944-1945242526Scope and ContentsMost letters are from Lewis and Margaret Hildebrand's son, Bryce, while he was serving on the battleship USS Alabama in the Pacific theater; includes descriptions of battles and of the Alabama sailing into Tokyo Bay shortly after the Japanese surrender.
Family Correspondence (includes greeting cards)Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1808561944-19852728Correspondence regarding a Court CaseArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1808581950 May 2929Genealogy RecordsArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180859ca. 1928-1944210Newspaper ClippingsArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180860ca. 1944-1968211World War I Records of Lewis HildebrandArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180861ca 1917-1918212Scope and ContentsIncludes Navy handbook, examination paper, selective service card, and name stencil.
Navy Nurse Loretta LambertArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1808621925, ca. 1942213Scope and ContentsIncludes 1925 narrative reminiscence of Navy Nurse Loretta Lambert's tour of duty on the USS Henderson and sightseeing tours of Mediterranean countries; also includes her World War II dogtag and chain.
Insurance, Financial, and Property RecordsArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180863ca. 1926-1949214Insurance, Financial, and Property RecordsArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180864ca. 1926-1949215Medical RecordsArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1808651951-1968216Church Newsletter and ProgramArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1808661945, 1954217EphemeraArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180867ca. 1938-1968218Scope and ContentsIncludes a 1938 Irish Sweepstakes ticket and Lewis Hildebrand's 1945 VFW and American Legion membership cards, among other items.
Photographs [3 prints] and NegativesArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1808681937-1938, ca. 1965, undated219Scope and ContentsIncludes: Lewis and Margaret Hildebrand, ca.1965, and two school photographs of Bryce Hildebrand, 1937-1938; there are also three negatives of unidentified subjects, undated.
Three Rolled and Fragile Photographs (unfoldered)Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180836ca. 1917, 1942, ca. 19453Three United States Navy Cruisers: the CL 89 USS Miami, the CL 107 USS Huntington, and an Unidentified Cruiser; and Another Navy Vessel; All Docked in an Unidentified LocationArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180869ca. 194531A Large Group Portrait of United States Navy Officers and Sailors on Board ShipArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180870ca. 191732A Large Group Portrait of Sailors at the United States Naval Training Station in Great Lakes, Illinois (Stored in its original mailing tube, addressed to Mrs. Lewis Hildebrand of Greensboro, Pennsylvania, from her son, BryceArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1808711942 August 1833PhotographsArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1808371900-19504Black and White Photographs of Members of the Forbes, Lewis, and Grose/Groves Families with IdentificationsArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180872ca. 1900-195041Black and White Photographs of Members of the Forbes, Lewis, and Grose/Groves Families with IdentificationsArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180873ca. 1900-192042Black and White Photographs of Friends and Distant Relatives of Forbes Family with IdentificaitonsArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180874ca. 1900-191043