<?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:/99999/278058">A&amp;M 4752</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper>Protzman Family Papers <num>A&amp;M 4752</num></titleproper><author>Staff of the West Virginia and 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><p><date>2026 April 29</date></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>2026-04-30 17:12:01 -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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      <persname role="dnr" source="ingest">Kimble, Sharon</persname>
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    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname role="cre" source="ingest">Protzman, William I.</persname>
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      <famname role="cre" source="ingest">Protzman family</famname>
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">0.42 Linear Feet</extent>
      <extent altrender="carrier">1 document case, 5 in.</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1850/1979" type="inclusive">circa 1850s-1970s and undated</unitdate>
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<p>This collection is unprocessed but is open for research. Please contact the West Virginia &amp; Regional History Center in advance to request access.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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<p>Diaries of William Isaac Protzman of Morgantown, WV, documenting his service as a member of the Union Cavalry during the American Civil War and later life. Also includes transcripts of the diaries and assorted military medals, as well as assorted correspondence, photographs, muster rolls, and other genealogical information of the extended Protzman family.</p>  </scopecontent>
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