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He was in the business of general contracting, basements, remodeling, underpiping, excavating and cement work, sewer construction and grading. He died at age 83 on October 5, 1956.","Brian Pietro:","Brian Pietro (1957-2003), the great-grandson of James Pietro, was an author and journalist. He is presumed to be the son of Lawrence James Pietro Jr. (grandson of James Pietro and son of Lawrence Pietro) and Patricia Jeanne Waugh. Born in Morgantown, West Virginia, Brian completed two years of a Journalism degree at West Virginia University before transferring to West Georgia College, where he earned a history degree in 1981. Notable parts of his collection include a manuscript, \"Criminal Conspiracy,\" along with a sizable collection of correspondence with publishers. According to business cards within his collection, Brian held jobs as a district manager for several different publishing companies, a sales representative for Housing Network Magazines, and an account executive for Sports Trend. He died in Winter Springs, Florida in 2003, unmarried, with no next of kin. His father was an only child.","This collection holds personal and business papers of James Pietro (1873-1956), a Morgantown, West Virginia contractor, and photographs and correspondence of the Pietro family. Common items of interest include financial documents, business correspondence, personal mementos, and personal correspondence, including letters to his native country of Italy throughout the 20th century, and his son during World War II. Other items of interest, including receipts, invoices, and correspondence, consist of life in Morgantown West Virginia, including local businesses such as Morgantown Flour and Feed Company, Traction Electric Company, McClain Sand, Arkwright Coal, Stentz Service Station, and HC Baker Hardware Company, among others, as well as local clubs and social activities such as the Elks Club. Collection also includes many contracts and blueprints for Morgantown construction projects and the surrounding areas. Highlights include blueprints for sewers in the Etna borough, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (1904), blueprint for \"plots situate in Morgan District, Monongalia County,\" and the Thoney Pietro Company certificate of incorporation (1919). Other inclusions, belonging to the family, include a scrapbook of the children of James Pietro from young adulthood, highlighting significant life events (box 3, folder 5), and a history paper (1949) by Lawrence Pietro Jr., about the history of Morgantown in which he recounts his father's telling of arriving in Morgantown for the first time.","Addendum of 2015-04-02:\n1901-2000; 7 1/2 in. (1 document case, 5 in.; 1 document case, 2 1/2 in.) Box 5, containing the belongings of Brian Waugh Pietro, 1956-2003, great-grandson of James Pietro, was collected by his uncle, Douglas B. Broglie, grandson of James Pietro. It includes papers involving journalism and publishing businesses. Papers include correspondence and rejection letters from various publishing companies, and an unpublished manuscript called, \"Criminal Conspiracy.\"  Also included is a scrapbook of published newspaper articles written by Brian, as well as copies of his resume. Also collected by Broglie, Box 6 (1901-1911) contains several baptism certificates of Pietro's children from the Italian Catholic Church of Pittsburgh as well as Monongalia County Circuit Court documents petitioning for an official name change from Pitassi to Pietro. This document details how the Pietros were given their name and significant details pertaining to the Pietro family timeline.","For additional Pietro family and business papers, see A\u0026M 2836.","3 photos separated to A\u0026M 4168, Panoramic Photos Collection:","Copley Heirs Well No. 1, Sand Fork District, Lewis County, WV; 1900/09/23","Pietro Castle; undated","Pietro Castle; undated","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","Business papers of James Pietro, a Morgantown contractor and photographs and correspondence of the Pietro family. 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Other items of interest, including receipts, invoices, and correspondence, consist of life in Morgantown West Virginia, including local businesses such as Morgantown Flour and Feed Company, Traction Electric Company, McClain Sand, Arkwright Coal, Stentz Service Station, and HC Baker Hardware Company, among others, as well as local clubs and social activities such as the Elks Club. Collection also includes many contracts and blueprints for Morgantown construction projects and the surrounding areas. Highlights include blueprints for sewers in the Etna borough, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (1904), blueprint for \"plots situate in Morgan District, Monongalia County,\" and the Thoney Pietro Company certificate of incorporation (1919). 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Papers include correspondence and rejection letters from various publishing companies, and an unpublished manuscript called, \"Criminal Conspiracy.\"  Also included is a scrapbook of published newspaper articles written by Brian, as well as copies of his resume. Also collected by Broglie, Box 6 (1901-1911) contains several baptism certificates of Pietro's children from the Italian Catholic Church of Pittsburgh as well as Monongalia County Circuit Court documents petitioning for an official name change from Pitassi to Pietro. 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Other items of interest, including receipts, invoices, and correspondence, consist of life in Morgantown West Virginia, including local businesses such as Morgantown Flour and Feed Company, Traction Electric Company, McClain Sand, Arkwright Coal, Stentz Service Station, and HC Baker Hardware Company, among others, as well as local clubs and social activities such as the Elks Club. Collection also includes many contracts and blueprints for Morgantown construction projects and the surrounding areas. Highlights include blueprints for sewers in the Etna borough, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (1904), blueprint for \"plots situate in Morgan District, Monongalia County,\" and the Thoney Pietro Company certificate of incorporation (1919). 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He first resided in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he married his wife Maria and had two children, Lawrence Pietro and Rose Pietro Salucci. In January of 1907, he moved his family to Morgantown, West Virginia, where he purchased land for a home, and established a contracting company with his siblings, headed by his brother, Thoney. Pietro fathered six more children with his wife in Morgantown, with three dying in infancy, including a daughter, Anna. His son, William died in 1915 at age 11. Two other children, Frank Pietro and Helen Pietro Broglie, are noted throughout the collection.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn 1912, Pietro became the foreman of Monongalia county. He left this position to work at the Pietro Construction Company established by his son, Lawrence. He was in the business of general contracting, basements, remodeling, underpiping, excavating and cement work, sewer construction and grading. He died at age 83 on October 5, 1956. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrian Pietro:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrian Pietro (1957-2003), the great-grandson of James Pietro, was an author and journalist. He is presumed to be the son of Lawrence James Pietro Jr. (grandson of James Pietro and son of Lawrence Pietro) and Patricia Jeanne Waugh. Born in Morgantown, West Virginia, Brian completed two years of a Journalism degree at West Virginia University before transferring to West Georgia College, where he earned a history degree in 1981. Notable parts of his collection include a manuscript, \"Criminal Conspiracy,\" along with a sizable collection of correspondence with publishers. According to business cards within his collection, Brian held jobs as a district manager for several different publishing companies, a sales representative for Housing Network Magazines, and an account executive for Sports Trend. He died in Winter Springs, Florida in 2003, unmarried, with no next of kin. His father was an only child.  \u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["James Pietro:","James Pietro (1873-1956), born Luigi Pitassi in Ateleta, Italy, immigrated to the United States in 1886. He first resided in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he married his wife Maria and had two children, Lawrence Pietro and Rose Pietro Salucci. In January of 1907, he moved his family to Morgantown, West Virginia, where he purchased land for a home, and established a contracting company with his siblings, headed by his brother, Thoney. Pietro fathered six more children with his wife in Morgantown, with three dying in infancy, including a daughter, Anna. His son, William died in 1915 at age 11. Two other children, Frank Pietro and Helen Pietro Broglie, are noted throughout the collection.","In 1912, Pietro became the foreman of Monongalia county. He left this position to work at the Pietro Construction Company established by his son, Lawrence. He was in the business of general contracting, basements, remodeling, underpiping, excavating and cement work, sewer construction and grading. He died at age 83 on October 5, 1956.","Brian Pietro:","Brian Pietro (1957-2003), the great-grandson of James Pietro, was an author and journalist. He is presumed to be the son of Lawrence James Pietro Jr. (grandson of James Pietro and son of Lawrence Pietro) and Patricia Jeanne Waugh. Born in Morgantown, West Virginia, Brian completed two years of a Journalism degree at West Virginia University before transferring to West Georgia College, where he earned a history degree in 1981. Notable parts of his collection include a manuscript, \"Criminal Conspiracy,\" along with a sizable collection of correspondence with publishers. According to business cards within his collection, Brian held jobs as a district manager for several different publishing companies, a sales representative for Housing Network Magazines, and an account executive for Sports Trend. He died in Winter Springs, Florida in 2003, unmarried, with no next of kin. His father was an only child."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], James Pietro (1873-1956) Papers, A\u0026amp;M 2768, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], James Pietro (1873-1956) Papers, A\u0026M 2768, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection holds personal and business papers of James Pietro (1873-1956), a Morgantown, West Virginia contractor, and photographs and correspondence of the Pietro family. Common items of interest include financial documents, business correspondence, personal mementos, and personal correspondence, including letters to his native country of Italy throughout the 20th century, and his son during World War II. Other items of interest, including receipts, invoices, and correspondence, consist of life in Morgantown West Virginia, including local businesses such as Morgantown Flour and Feed Company, Traction Electric Company, McClain Sand, Arkwright Coal, Stentz Service Station, and HC Baker Hardware Company, among others, as well as local clubs and social activities such as the Elks Club. Collection also includes many contracts and blueprints for Morgantown construction projects and the surrounding areas. Highlights include blueprints for sewers in the Etna borough, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (1904), blueprint for \"plots situate in Morgan District, Monongalia County,\" and the Thoney Pietro Company certificate of incorporation (1919). Other inclusions, belonging to the family, include a scrapbook of the children of James Pietro from young adulthood, highlighting significant life events (box 3, folder 5), and a history paper (1949) by Lawrence Pietro Jr., about the history of Morgantown in which he recounts his father's telling of arriving in Morgantown for the first time. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAddendum of 2015-04-02:\u003c/emph\u003e\n1901-2000; 7 1/2 in. (1 document case, 5 in.; 1 document case, 2 1/2 in.) Box 5, containing the belongings of Brian Waugh Pietro, 1956-2003, great-grandson of James Pietro, was collected by his uncle, Douglas B. Broglie, grandson of James Pietro. It includes papers involving journalism and publishing businesses. Papers include correspondence and rejection letters from various publishing companies, and an unpublished manuscript called, \"Criminal Conspiracy.\"  Also included is a scrapbook of published newspaper articles written by Brian, as well as copies of his resume. Also collected by Broglie, Box 6 (1901-1911) contains several baptism certificates of Pietro's children from the Italian Catholic Church of Pittsburgh as well as Monongalia County Circuit Court documents petitioning for an official name change from Pitassi to Pietro. This document details how the Pietros were given their name and significant details pertaining to the Pietro family timeline. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFor additional Pietro family and business papers, see A\u0026amp;M 2836.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection holds personal and business papers of James Pietro (1873-1956), a Morgantown, West Virginia contractor, and photographs and correspondence of the Pietro family. Common items of interest include financial documents, business correspondence, personal mementos, and personal correspondence, including letters to his native country of Italy throughout the 20th century, and his son during World War II. Other items of interest, including receipts, invoices, and correspondence, consist of life in Morgantown West Virginia, including local businesses such as Morgantown Flour and Feed Company, Traction Electric Company, McClain Sand, Arkwright Coal, Stentz Service Station, and HC Baker Hardware Company, among others, as well as local clubs and social activities such as the Elks Club. Collection also includes many contracts and blueprints for Morgantown construction projects and the surrounding areas. Highlights include blueprints for sewers in the Etna borough, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (1904), blueprint for \"plots situate in Morgan District, Monongalia County,\" and the Thoney Pietro Company certificate of incorporation (1919). Other inclusions, belonging to the family, include a scrapbook of the children of James Pietro from young adulthood, highlighting significant life events (box 3, folder 5), and a history paper (1949) by Lawrence Pietro Jr., about the history of Morgantown in which he recounts his father's telling of arriving in Morgantown for the first time.","Addendum of 2015-04-02:\n1901-2000; 7 1/2 in. (1 document case, 5 in.; 1 document case, 2 1/2 in.) Box 5, containing the belongings of Brian Waugh Pietro, 1956-2003, great-grandson of James Pietro, was collected by his uncle, Douglas B. Broglie, grandson of James Pietro. It includes papers involving journalism and publishing businesses. Papers include correspondence and rejection letters from various publishing companies, and an unpublished manuscript called, \"Criminal Conspiracy.\"  Also included is a scrapbook of published newspaper articles written by Brian, as well as copies of his resume. Also collected by Broglie, Box 6 (1901-1911) contains several baptism certificates of Pietro's children from the Italian Catholic Church of Pittsburgh as well as Monongalia County Circuit Court documents petitioning for an official name change from Pitassi to Pietro. This document details how the Pietros were given their name and significant details pertaining to the Pietro family timeline.","For additional Pietro family and business papers, see A\u0026M 2836."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e3 photos separated to A\u0026amp;M 4168, Panoramic Photos Collection:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nCopley Heirs Well No. 1, Sand Fork District, Lewis County, WV; 1900/09/23\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nPietro Castle; undated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nPietro Castle; undated\u003c/p\u003e  "],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["3 photos separated to A\u0026M 4168, Panoramic Photos Collection:","Copley Heirs Well No. 1, Sand Fork District, Lewis County, WV; 1900/09/23","Pietro Castle; undated","Pietro Castle; undated"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_a22912aeab0804690d90a58ba7870cd3\"\u003eBusiness papers of James Pietro, a Morgantown contractor and photographs and correspondence of the Pietro family. Also includes some material pertaining to Brian Pietro, his great-grandson. For additional Pietro family and business papers, see A\u0026amp;M 2836.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["Business papers of James Pietro, a Morgantown contractor and photographs and correspondence of the Pietro family. Also includes some material pertaining to Brian Pietro, his great-grandson. For additional Pietro family and business papers, see A\u0026M 2836."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_6246badb279673b9a6c33dcde2d2bb79\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/\"\u003eWest Virginia \u0026amp; Regional History Center\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/physloc\u003e\n    "],"physloc_tesim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. 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Va.)","Jefferson County (W. Va.)","Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.)","West Virginia -- Race relations","Account books","African Americans  -- Education (Higher)","African Americans - Schools for Freedmen.","African Americans -- Segregation -- West Virginia","African Americans  -- Appalachian Region","Brown, John -- Fort-Museum","Builders and contractors.","Baptists","Education","Ephemera.","Freedmen's Schools.","Jefferson County - Schools.","Ledgers.","Missionaries","Newspapers.","Photographs.","Schools - Jefferson County.","Schools. SEE ALSO Academies","Teachers' letters and papers.","Universities and colleges","Women --  Education","Women's history -- 1850-1899","Women's history -- 1900-1929","Women's history -- 1929-1950","Women's history -- 1951-present","World War, 1914-1918 -- Letters","World War, 1939-1945 -- Letters","World War, 1939-1945","World War, 1914-1918","No special access restriction applies.","Researchers may access digitized materials by visiting the link attached to each item or by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center reference department.","Storer College of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, emerged from the aftermath of the Civil War with the purpose of educating former slaves who were now facing the world with few skills and no education. It began in 1865 as a school in the Lockwood House, a private residence, with the support of the Freewill Baptist Home Mission Society of New England under Reverend Nathan Cook Brackett; in 1867 it officially became Storer Normal School, with the mission of training teachers; and in 1938 Storer became a College. The College closed in 1955 due to declining enrollment, financial problems, and the advent of desegregation.","Although there were dedicated teachers in the beginning, by 1867 there were still only 16 instructors to educate 2,500 students. Reverend Brackett realized the only way to reach all of the students was to train African American teachers, thus necessitating the expansion of the school into a teacher college.","The philanthropist John Storer from Maine came forward and offered a $10,000 grant to the Freewill Baptists to create a teacher college under three conditions: first, the school must eventually become a degree-granting college; second, the school had to be open to all applicants, regardless of race or gender; and finally, the most difficult of the prerequisites, the Freewill Baptist Church had to match his $10,000 donation within a year. After a year-long effort the money was raised, and Storer Normal School opened its doors; and by March 1868 it received its state charter.","In the beginning local residents were resistant to a \"colored school\" and tried to shut it down through slander, vandalism, and local politics. One teacher wrote, \"it is unusual for me to go to the Post Office without being hooted at, and twice I have been stoned on the streets at noonday.\" The attitudes of local residents eventually changed, however, so that later in his life Reverend Brackett became a respected citizen of Harpers Ferry.","Though Storer remained primarily a teacher college, in time it began adding courses in higher education to its curriculum so that students could graduate with a normal degree for teaching, or an academic degree for going on to college. In 1938, under the leadership of school president Henry T. McDonald, Storer became a college. Its enrollment peaked at around 400, and then dipped lower during World War II. The College survived until 1955 when declining enrollment, financial stress, and court-ordered desegregation combined to close it.","In addition to its progressive role in educating African Americans, the College became associated with other advocates of civil rights, such as Frederick Douglas, who visited Storer Normal School in 1881 to deliver a speech on John Brown, and the Niagra Movement led by William Du Bois, who held a conference at Storer in 1906. The NAACP was later to adopt many of the goals of the Niagra Movement.","[This historical note was sourced from the West Virginia Encyclopedia and Wikipedia.]","1131, 1168, 1322, 1471, 2621","Records of Storer College, West Virginia's first African American institution of higher learning, located in Harpers Ferry. This collection contains mainly administrative and operational records of the college. Types of records include annual reports, publications, memorabilia, artifacts, and other material. This collection includes material regarding John Brown's Fort.","The collection is organized into eighteen series, including:","Series 1. Correspondence; 1865-1953; boxes 1a-61 (73 containers)\nSeries 2. Miscellaneous Correspondence; 1892-1957, undated; boxes 62-72 (14 containers)\nSeries 3. Individual Correspondence; 1920s-1950s; boxes 73-85b (25 containers)\nSeries 4. President's Reports; 1907-1955; box 86a, folders 1a-4 (partial container)\nSeries 5. Board of Trustees; 1926-1960; box 86a, folder 5-box 87b, folder 2b (2 containers, 2 partial containers).\nSeries 6. Dean of Women Reports; 1939-1944; box 87b, folder 3 (partial container)\nSeries 7. Executive Committee; 1924-1957; box 88a - box 88b, folder 1 (1 container, 1 partial container)\nSeries 8. Woman's Commission; 1937-1948; box 88b, folder 2 (partial container)\nSeries 9. By-Laws; 1867-1953; box 88b, folders 3-4 (partial container)\nSeries 10. Faculty; 1940s-1950s; boxes 89-90 (2 containers)\nSeries 11. Printed Material; 1920s-1950s; boxes 91-92 (2 containers)\nSeries 12. Student Records; 1890s-1950s; boxes 93a-122, 137-138 (35 containers)\nSeries 13. Financial Records; 1867-1956, undated; boxes 123a-136, 139-159, 164-169 (45 containers)\nSeries 14. Miscellaneous; 1884-1950s, undated; boxes 159-162, 175 (4 containers, 1 partial container)\nSeries 15. Newspaper -- Storer Record; 1892-1943; box 163 and microfilm reel (2 containers)\nSeries 16. Scrapbooks; 1870-1941; boxes 170-172b (4 containers)\nSeries 17. Alumni flags; undated; box 173 (partial container)\nSeries 18. Oversize; 1916-1952; box 174 (1 container)","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. 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Reverend Brackett realized the only way to reach all of the students was to train African American teachers, thus necessitating the expansion of the school into a teacher college.","The philanthropist John Storer from Maine came forward and offered a $10,000 grant to the Freewill Baptists to create a teacher college under three conditions: first, the school must eventually become a degree-granting college; second, the school had to be open to all applicants, regardless of race or gender; and finally, the most difficult of the prerequisites, the Freewill Baptist Church had to match his $10,000 donation within a year. After a year-long effort the money was raised, and Storer Normal School opened its doors; and by March 1868 it received its state charter.","In the beginning local residents were resistant to a \"colored school\" and tried to shut it down through slander, vandalism, and local politics. One teacher wrote, \"it is unusual for me to go to the Post Office without being hooted at, and twice I have been stoned on the streets at noonday.\" The attitudes of local residents eventually changed, however, so that later in his life Reverend Brackett became a respected citizen of Harpers Ferry.","Though Storer remained primarily a teacher college, in time it began adding courses in higher education to its curriculum so that students could graduate with a normal degree for teaching, or an academic degree for going on to college. In 1938, under the leadership of school president Henry T. McDonald, Storer became a college. Its enrollment peaked at around 400, and then dipped lower during World War II. 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Reverend Brackett realized the only way to reach all of the students was to train African American teachers, thus necessitating the expansion of the school into a teacher college.","The philanthropist John Storer from Maine came forward and offered a $10,000 grant to the Freewill Baptists to create a teacher college under three conditions: first, the school must eventually become a degree-granting college; second, the school had to be open to all applicants, regardless of race or gender; and finally, the most difficult of the prerequisites, the Freewill Baptist Church had to match his $10,000 donation within a year. After a year-long effort the money was raised, and Storer Normal School opened its doors; and by March 1868 it received its state charter.","In the beginning local residents were resistant to a \"colored school\" and tried to shut it down through slander, vandalism, and local politics. One teacher wrote, \"it is unusual for me to go to the Post Office without being hooted at, and twice I have been stoned on the streets at noonday.\" The attitudes of local residents eventually changed, however, so that later in his life Reverend Brackett became a respected citizen of Harpers Ferry.","Though Storer remained primarily a teacher college, in time it began adding courses in higher education to its curriculum so that students could graduate with a normal degree for teaching, or an academic degree for going on to college. In 1938, under the leadership of school president Henry T. McDonald, Storer became a college. Its enrollment peaked at around 400, and then dipped lower during World War II. The College survived until 1955 when declining enrollment, financial stress, and court-ordered desegregation combined to close it.","In addition to its progressive role in educating African Americans, the College became associated with other advocates of civil rights, such as Frederick Douglas, who visited Storer Normal School in 1881 to deliver a speech on John Brown, and the Niagra Movement led by William Du Bois, who held a conference at Storer in 1906. The NAACP was later to adopt many of the goals of the Niagra Movement.","[This historical note was sourced from the West Virginia Encyclopedia and Wikipedia.]","1131, 1168, 1322, 1471, 2621","Records of Storer College, West Virginia's first African American institution of higher learning, located in Harpers Ferry. This collection contains mainly administrative and operational records of the college. Types of records include annual reports, publications, memorabilia, artifacts, and other material. 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SEE ALSO Academies","Teachers' letters and papers.","Universities and colleges","Women --  Education","Women's history -- 1850-1899","Women's history -- 1900-1929","Women's history -- 1929-1950","Women's history -- 1951-present","World War, 1914-1918 -- Letters","World War, 1939-1945 -- Letters","World War, 1939-1945","World War, 1914-1918"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["87.58 Linear Feet (160 document cases, 5 in. each; 28 document cases, 2.5 in. each; 7 record cartons, 15 in. each; 4 notecard boxes, 5 in. each; 2 notecard boxes, 4.5 in. each; 5 large flat storage boxes, 5 in. each; 4 large flat storage boxes, 3.5 in. each; 1.5 large flat storage boxes, 3 in. each; 1 small artifact box, 1.5 in.; 1 oversize folder, 0.25 in.; 1 reel microfilm, 1.75 in.)"],"extent_tesim":["87.58 Linear Feet (160 document cases, 5 in. each; 28 document cases, 2.5 in. each; 7 record cartons, 15 in. each; 4 notecard boxes, 5 in. each; 2 notecard boxes, 4.5 in. each; 5 large flat storage boxes, 5 in. each; 4 large flat storage boxes, 3.5 in. each; 1.5 large flat storage boxes, 3 in. each; 1 small artifact box, 1.5 in.; 1 oversize folder, 0.25 in.; 1 reel microfilm, 1.75 in.)"],"date_range_isim":[1865,1866,1867,1868,1869,1870,1871,1872,1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879,1880,1881,1882,1883,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898,1899,1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909,1910,1911,1912,1913,1914,1915,1916,1917,1918,1919,1920,1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNo special access restriction applies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eResearchers may access digitized materials by visiting the link attached to each item or by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the \u003ca href=\"https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWest Virginia \u0026amp; Regional History Center reference department\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["No special access restriction applies.","Researchers may access digitized materials by visiting the link attached to each item or by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center reference department."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eStorer College of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, emerged from the aftermath of the Civil War with the purpose of educating former slaves who were now facing the world with few skills and no education. It began in 1865 as a school in the Lockwood House, a private residence, with the support of the Freewill Baptist Home Mission Society of New England under Reverend Nathan Cook Brackett; in 1867 it officially became Storer Normal School, with the mission of training teachers; and in 1938 Storer became a College. The College closed in 1955 due to declining enrollment, financial problems, and the advent of desegregation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlthough there were dedicated teachers in the beginning, by 1867 there were still only 16 instructors to educate 2,500 students. 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One teacher wrote, \"it is unusual for me to go to the Post Office without being hooted at, and twice I have been stoned on the streets at noonday.\" The attitudes of local residents eventually changed, however, so that later in his life Reverend Brackett became a respected citizen of Harpers Ferry.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThough Storer remained primarily a teacher college, in time it began adding courses in higher education to its curriculum so that students could graduate with a normal degree for teaching, or an academic degree for going on to college. In 1938, under the leadership of school president Henry T. McDonald, Storer became a college. Its enrollment peaked at around 400, and then dipped lower during World War II. 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It began in 1865 as a school in the Lockwood House, a private residence, with the support of the Freewill Baptist Home Mission Society of New England under Reverend Nathan Cook Brackett; in 1867 it officially became Storer Normal School, with the mission of training teachers; and in 1938 Storer became a College. The College closed in 1955 due to declining enrollment, financial problems, and the advent of desegregation.","Although there were dedicated teachers in the beginning, by 1867 there were still only 16 instructors to educate 2,500 students. Reverend Brackett realized the only way to reach all of the students was to train African American teachers, thus necessitating the expansion of the school into a teacher college.","The philanthropist John Storer from Maine came forward and offered a $10,000 grant to the Freewill Baptists to create a teacher college under three conditions: first, the school must eventually become a degree-granting college; second, the school had to be open to all applicants, regardless of race or gender; and finally, the most difficult of the prerequisites, the Freewill Baptist Church had to match his $10,000 donation within a year. After a year-long effort the money was raised, and Storer Normal School opened its doors; and by March 1868 it received its state charter.","In the beginning local residents were resistant to a \"colored school\" and tried to shut it down through slander, vandalism, and local politics. One teacher wrote, \"it is unusual for me to go to the Post Office without being hooted at, and twice I have been stoned on the streets at noonday.\" The attitudes of local residents eventually changed, however, so that later in his life Reverend Brackett became a respected citizen of Harpers Ferry.","Though Storer remained primarily a teacher college, in time it began adding courses in higher education to its curriculum so that students could graduate with a normal degree for teaching, or an academic degree for going on to college. In 1938, under the leadership of school president Henry T. McDonald, Storer became a college. Its enrollment peaked at around 400, and then dipped lower during World War II. The College survived until 1955 when declining enrollment, financial stress, and court-ordered desegregation combined to close it.","In addition to its progressive role in educating African Americans, the College became associated with other advocates of civil rights, such as Frederick Douglas, who visited Storer Normal School in 1881 to deliver a speech on John Brown, and the Niagra Movement led by William Du Bois, who held a conference at Storer in 1906. The NAACP was later to adopt many of the goals of the Niagra Movement.","[This historical note was sourced from the West Virginia Encyclopedia and Wikipedia.]"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Storer College Administrative and Operational Records, A\u0026amp;M 1322, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Storer College Administrative and Operational Records, A\u0026M 1322, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e1131, 1168, 1322, 1471, 2621\u003c/p\u003e  "],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related A\u0026M Collections"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["1131, 1168, 1322, 1471, 2621"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRecords of Storer College, West Virginia's first African American institution of higher learning, located in Harpers Ferry. This collection contains mainly administrative and operational records of the college. Types of records include annual reports, publications, memorabilia, artifacts, and other material. This collection includes material regarding John Brown's Fort.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe collection is organized into eighteen series, including:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 1. Correspondence; 1865-1953; boxes 1a-61 (73 containers)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 2. Miscellaneous Correspondence; 1892-1957, undated; boxes 62-72 (14 containers)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 3. Individual Correspondence; 1920s-1950s; boxes 73-85b (25 containers)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 4. President's Reports; 1907-1955; box 86a, folders 1a-4 (partial container)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 5. Board of Trustees; 1926-1960; box 86a, folder 5-box 87b, folder 2b (2 containers, 2 partial containers).\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 6. Dean of Women Reports; 1939-1944; box 87b, folder 3 (partial container)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 7. Executive Committee; 1924-1957; box 88a - box 88b, folder 1 (1 container, 1 partial container)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 8. Woman's Commission; 1937-1948; box 88b, folder 2 (partial container)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 9. By-Laws; 1867-1953; box 88b, folders 3-4 (partial container)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 10. Faculty; 1940s-1950s; boxes 89-90 (2 containers)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 11. Printed Material; 1920s-1950s; boxes 91-92 (2 containers)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 12. Student Records; 1890s-1950s; boxes 93a-122, 137-138 (35 containers)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 13. Financial Records; 1867-1956, undated; boxes 123a-136, 139-159, 164-169 (45 containers)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 14. 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This collection includes material regarding John Brown's Fort.","The collection is organized into eighteen series, including:","Series 1. Correspondence; 1865-1953; boxes 1a-61 (73 containers)\nSeries 2. Miscellaneous Correspondence; 1892-1957, undated; boxes 62-72 (14 containers)\nSeries 3. Individual Correspondence; 1920s-1950s; boxes 73-85b (25 containers)\nSeries 4. President's Reports; 1907-1955; box 86a, folders 1a-4 (partial container)\nSeries 5. Board of Trustees; 1926-1960; box 86a, folder 5-box 87b, folder 2b (2 containers, 2 partial containers).\nSeries 6. Dean of Women Reports; 1939-1944; box 87b, folder 3 (partial container)\nSeries 7. Executive Committee; 1924-1957; box 88a - box 88b, folder 1 (1 container, 1 partial container)\nSeries 8. Woman's Commission; 1937-1948; box 88b, folder 2 (partial container)\nSeries 9. By-Laws; 1867-1953; box 88b, folders 3-4 (partial container)\nSeries 10. Faculty; 1940s-1950s; boxes 89-90 (2 containers)\nSeries 11. 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For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_5c340650e135ba41d647d77be84aba99\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. 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An addendum (2004 January) includes mostly business papers of the Pietro Company, as well as some family papers and historical documentation of Morgantown, WV. Notable are the map and blue print of the Pietro Castle grounds (later the Good Counsel Friary). Another addendum (2013 January) includes an accounting ledger, financial documents, legal papers (some involving a dispute with a Franciscan monastery, circa 1950), and blueprints (1911-1917, 1941-1954). See Scope and Content Note and Historical Note for more details and additional addenda. For additional Pietro family and business papers, see A\u0026amp;M 2768.","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_943#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_943","ead_ssi":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_943","_root_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_943","_nest_parent_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_943","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WVU/repositories_2_resources_943.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/210871","title_ssm":["Thoney Pietro, Contractor, Papers"],"title_tesim":["Thoney Pietro, Contractor, Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["circa 1867-1982"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["circa 1867-1982"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1867/1982"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Thoney Pietro, Contractor, Papers, 1867/1982"],"text":["Thoney Pietro, Contractor, Papers, 1867/1982","A\u0026M 2836","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/943","Morgantown (W. Va.)","Account books","Builders and contractors.","Italian immigrants - Sons of Italy.","No special access restriction applies.","During reprocessing in 2022, the arrangement of the collection was altered to improve housing of the materials for long term preservation. In order to help users who have citations from prior to this reprocessing, we have below a list matching the new boxes with the previous (\"old\") box content.","Box 1: Old Box 1 and Old Box 5 (except folder 3 containing the State v. Pietro and other correspondence which is in Box 3 now).","Box 2: Old Box 2 (except the unfoldered hardback ledger, now in Box 5).","Box 3: Old Box 3, and Old box 5, folder 3.","Box 4: Old Box 4.","Box 5: Ledger from Old Box 2.","Box 6: Old Box 6.","Box 7: Old Box 1 ADD 2004 (except for the plans for Penn. Ave. House, now in oversized folders).","Box 8: Old Box 2 ADD 2004.","Box 9: Old Box 3 ADD 2004.","Box 10: Old Box 4 ADD 2004.","Box 11: Old Box 5 ADD 2004.","Box 12: Old Box 1 ADD 2013 (except one map moved to oversize folder), and content from unnumbered OS box (added as Folder 2).","Box 13: Castle Blueprints (ADD 2004)","Box 14: new addendum from 2021-2022","Oversize folders: Old Oversized Box with no number [from original accession], plus additions of oversized material from previous boxes.","Thoney Pietro, born Ferdinando Pitassi in Ateleta, Italy on March 1, 1877, arrived at Ellis Island in 1896. First living in Pittsburgh, Pietro met and married his first wife, Josephine Bell, who also immigrated from Italy with her family. Upon moving to Morgantown, they had one daughter, Mary Virginia Pietro, born 1907. Josephine died in 1908. He married his second wife, Blanche, who died in 1909. He and his third wife, Mary, had one child, George Henry Pietro, born 1910.","Pietro is noted for his work in construction, pavement, and excavation in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. In his personal time, Pietro promoted Italian culture and language in the community- he was a founding member of the Junior Sons of Italy Organization in Morgantown and a key player in the enactment of Italian language classes in schools. In 1934, he was awarded a medal by the Italian government for what was translated to, \"Diffusion of Italian Culture to Foreign,\" all of which is noted throughout the collection. Throughout his life in Morgantown, Pietro built two homes–  including a castle, now belonging to the Good Counsel Friary, on Tyrone Road. Pietro died on July 21, 1972.","This collection holds the personal and business papers of Thoney Pietro, a Morgantown, WV contractor and president of the Thoney Pietro Company. This collection highlights the social and business aspects and built landscape of Morgantown, WV and its surrounding areas during the early to mid 20th century. The collection includes personal and business correspondence, legal documents, time books and checkbook ledgers from the Pietro Company, business cards, blueprints, stock certificates, photographs, documents pertaining to the Sons of Italy Organization, the WVU Libraries' Bust of Dante Alighieri, Thoney Pietro Company Stockholders, and the implementation of teaching the Italian language in schools, among others. Other items of interest include correspondence with Italian prisoners of war during the Second World War, to people of interest such as Jennings Randolph, and letters to friends and family in Italy.","The addendum of 2004/01, held in boxes 7 through 11 and 13 and oversize folders, includes mostly business papers of the Pietro Company, as well as some family papers of and historical documentations of Morgantown, WV. Notable items include the blueprints and specifications of the Construction of his Pennsylvania Avenue residence, business correspondence, and photographs of construction projects.","The addendum of 2013/01, held in box 12 and an oversize folder, includes an accounting ledger, which contains various financial documents, legal papers, and blueprints. Items of interest include drawings and blueprints for the Pietro Castle.","The addendum of 2021-2022, in box 14, includes envelopes, cards, and business material.","The following books were forwarded to Harold Forbes for processing: Wheeling telephone directory (1934), Charleston telephone directory (1934-1935), Morgantown telephone directory (1955), West Virginia tourism report (1937), and \"Italian-American Who's Who\" (1935).","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","Personal letters, business correspondence, account and time books, and Sons of Italy papers of Thoney Pietro, a member of the Morgantown contracting company of Pietro Brothers. An addendum (2004 January) includes mostly business papers of the Pietro Company, as well as some family papers and historical documentation of Morgantown, WV. Notable are the map and blue print of the Pietro Castle grounds (later the Good Counsel Friary). Another addendum (2013 January) includes an accounting ledger, financial documents, legal papers (some involving a dispute with a Franciscan monastery, circa 1950), and blueprints (1911-1917, 1941-1954). See Scope and Content Note and Historical Note for more details and additional addenda. For additional Pietro family and business papers, see A\u0026M 2768.","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. 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In 1934, he was awarded a medal by the Italian government for what was translated to, \"Diffusion of Italian Culture to Foreign,\" all of which is noted throughout the collection. Throughout his life in Morgantown, Pietro built two homes–  including a castle, now belonging to the Good Counsel Friary, on Tyrone Road. Pietro died on July 21, 1972."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Thoney Pietro, Contractor, Papers, A\u0026amp;M 2836, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Thoney Pietro, Contractor, Papers, A\u0026M 2836, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection holds the personal and business papers of Thoney Pietro, a Morgantown, WV contractor and president of the Thoney Pietro Company. This collection highlights the social and business aspects and built landscape of Morgantown, WV and its surrounding areas during the early to mid 20th century. The collection includes personal and business correspondence, legal documents, time books and checkbook ledgers from the Pietro Company, business cards, blueprints, stock certificates, photographs, documents pertaining to the Sons of Italy Organization, the WVU Libraries' Bust of Dante Alighieri, Thoney Pietro Company Stockholders, and the implementation of teaching the Italian language in schools, among others. Other items of interest include correspondence with Italian prisoners of war during the Second World War, to people of interest such as Jennings Randolph, and letters to friends and family in Italy. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe addendum of 2004/01, held in boxes 7 through 11 and 13 and oversize folders, includes mostly business papers of the Pietro Company, as well as some family papers of and historical documentations of Morgantown, WV. 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The collection includes personal and business correspondence, legal documents, time books and checkbook ledgers from the Pietro Company, business cards, blueprints, stock certificates, photographs, documents pertaining to the Sons of Italy Organization, the WVU Libraries' Bust of Dante Alighieri, Thoney Pietro Company Stockholders, and the implementation of teaching the Italian language in schools, among others. Other items of interest include correspondence with Italian prisoners of war during the Second World War, to people of interest such as Jennings Randolph, and letters to friends and family in Italy.","The addendum of 2004/01, held in boxes 7 through 11 and 13 and oversize folders, includes mostly business papers of the Pietro Company, as well as some family papers of and historical documentations of Morgantown, WV. Notable items include the blueprints and specifications of the Construction of his Pennsylvania Avenue residence, business correspondence, and photographs of construction projects.","The addendum of 2013/01, held in box 12 and an oversize folder, includes an accounting ledger, which contains various financial documents, legal papers, and blueprints. Items of interest include drawings and blueprints for the Pietro Castle.","The addendum of 2021-2022, in box 14, includes envelopes, cards, and business material."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe following books were forwarded to Harold Forbes for processing: Wheeling telephone directory (1934), Charleston telephone directory (1934-1935), Morgantown telephone directory (1955), West Virginia tourism report (1937), and \"Italian-American Who's Who\" (1935).\u003c/p\u003e  "],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["The following books were forwarded to Harold Forbes for processing: Wheeling telephone directory (1934), Charleston telephone directory (1934-1935), Morgantown telephone directory (1955), West Virginia tourism report (1937), and \"Italian-American Who's Who\" (1935)."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_0162fdb1b0e4546ec7ed85b06356bdd1\"\u003ePersonal letters, business correspondence, account and time books, and Sons of Italy papers of Thoney Pietro, a member of the Morgantown contracting company of Pietro Brothers. An addendum (2004 January) includes mostly business papers of the Pietro Company, as well as some family papers and historical documentation of Morgantown, WV. Notable are the map and blue print of the Pietro Castle grounds (later the Good Counsel Friary). Another addendum (2013 January) includes an accounting ledger, financial documents, legal papers (some involving a dispute with a Franciscan monastery, circa 1950), and blueprints (1911-1917, 1941-1954). See Scope and Content Note and Historical Note for more details and additional addenda. For additional Pietro family and business papers, see A\u0026amp;M 2768.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["Personal letters, business correspondence, account and time books, and Sons of Italy papers of Thoney Pietro, a member of the Morgantown contracting company of Pietro Brothers. An addendum (2004 January) includes mostly business papers of the Pietro Company, as well as some family papers and historical documentation of Morgantown, WV. Notable are the map and blue print of the Pietro Castle grounds (later the Good Counsel Friary). Another addendum (2013 January) includes an accounting ledger, financial documents, legal papers (some involving a dispute with a Franciscan monastery, circa 1950), and blueprints (1911-1917, 1941-1954). See Scope and Content Note and Historical Note for more details and additional addenda. For additional Pietro family and business papers, see A\u0026M 2768."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_d7185c420fb61aebb3ec123069534c33\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/\"\u003eWest Virginia \u0026amp; Regional History Center\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/physloc\u003e\n    "],"physloc_tesim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. 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