A&M 2831Reverend Franklin Trubee Records, 1938-1988 A&M 2831Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-06-18 14:07:16 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Reverend Franklin Trubee Records Trubee, Reverend Franklin A&M 2831 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/937 0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1 in. 1938-1988 Correspondence, membership lists, forms, descriptions and by-laws of self help co-operatives organized and instituted in the vicinity of Scotts Run during the latter part of the Great Depression. Trubee was a newly ordained pastor sent upon request from local volunteers by the Mission Board of the Presbyterian Church. His task was to conduct religious services and to develop programs to alleviate poverty for those unemployed miners and their families who had not been resettled at Arthurdale. With the technical advice of Hjalmer Rutzebek of Merom, Indiana, the manager of an institute to aid in the development of self help organizations, Trubee and the community formed a co-operative that operated a bakery, gardens and food processing (canning) center. Trubee was also instrumental in obtaining better drinking water, medical and dental services and recreational facilities for the inhabitants. Nonetheless, these papers reflect not only the success of the co-operatives' efforts but also the severity of the Great Depression persisting even as late as the eve of America's entry into World War II. 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: West Virginia & Regional History Center English Conditions Governing Access

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 Monongalia County (W. Va.) Scotts Run (W. Va.) Churches -- Presbyterian and Reformed Depression. Morgantown, WV - Robert F. Kennedy Youth Center. Merom Institute Rutzebek, Hjalmer. Trubee, Reverend Franklin