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The records have been gathered via multiple accruals from 1956 to 2016. Originally, these collections were divided between A\u0026M 873 and A\u0026M 1701, the latter also being composed of thirteen addenda and A\u0026M 1858.","In an attempt to organize the collections in a more coherent fashion for patron use and to reflect the creator(s) in a more concise manner, the material was reevaluated and reorganized into the three sets of papers with distinct series and subseries: A\u0026M 873: Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers; A\u0026M 1858: Helen Holt (1913-2015) Papers; and A\u0026M 4218: Rush Dew Holt Family Papers.","Because of the 2016-2017 reorganization, the physical arrangement no longer matches the intellectual arrangement and series order. Furthermore, any box and folder citations created prior to the above-mentioned project are likely no longer accurate.","For assistance locating material using an older citation, please ask a staff member of the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center.","Rush Dew Holt was born in Weston, West Virginia, on June 19, 1905 to parents, Dr. Matthew S. Holt and Chihela (Dew) Holt. From an early age, Holt displayed scholarly potential. By age three, he was able to read first-grade primers, and eventually became interested in numerous topics for which he was able to provide detailed statistics. Among these interests was politics, and by age six, Holt had decided he would become a Democrat.","The potential displayed by Holt as a child continued into his school years. At age five, he began public education in the second grade, and he skipped grades on two more occasions. He attended Weston High School, and after graduating with honors at age fourteen, Holt applied to the University of Cincinnati; however, the register rejected the application because Holt, while academically qualified, was considered too young. Not one to admit defeat, a trait that would prove to be a lifelong characteristic, Holt turned to West Virginia University where he was accepted. As the youngest member of the freshman class, Holt found it difficult to obtain full acceptance as a college student, and his academic record reflected his apparent dissatisfaction. After two years at West Virginia University, Holt transferred to Salem College where the enrollment was smaller (approximately 300 students) and where he was able to live with his uncle, Professor Samuel Dew. It was at Salem College that Holt regained his self-confidence. His academic performance improved, and he maintained a B-plus average. In addition to academics, Holt excelled on the debate team. He was the editor-in-chief of the school paper, and he managed the tennis team.","In 1924, Holt received a Bachelor of Arts Degree and qualification to teach at secondary schools. Shortly after his graduation, he was hired to teach at Bedford High School in Virginia where he taught English and history in addition to serving as the school's athletic director. After one academic year, Holt returned to Weston, West Virginia, where he took a position at St. Patrick's High School as the athletic director. Holt also coached the basketball team with abundant success, leading the team to two national tournaments for Catholic schools. During this time, Holt also taught history as a part-time instructor at Glenville Normal School and Salem College, but his fascination with athletics persisted. In addition to coaching and occasional officiating, Holt also began writing about sports. Eventually, he began to contribute columns to daily West Virginia newspapers.","By the late 1920s, Holt was attracted to the political environment, and he began to contribute to candidates who were friends of and/or who shared the views of his father. In the summer of 1928, Holt went one step further by announcing his candidacy as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates. Despite Lewis County having been predominately Republican, in addition to not having received significant party backing, Holt still obtained a higher-than-expected amount of support, losing his race by only 500 votes. Once again, however, Holt would not admit defeat. In 1930 Holt again announced his candidacy for the West Virginia House of Delegates. During the campaign, he visited locations all around Lewis County, spoke to anyone who would listen, and ensured that the grievances such as those concerning government cost, increased taxes, and the power of privately owned public utilities would all be addressed. As expected with any campaign, Holt received criticism, and those who opposed him likened the young politician to his father who they declared was a radical, a socialist, and an atheist. Despite the scornful claims, Holt, by a margin of 2,150 votes, was elected to his first public office as a Democrat to the West Virginia Legislature where he served from 1931-1935. During his years as a delegate, as promised during his campaign, Holt spoke out against corrupt practices such as government spending, an issue he addressed not even a week into the 1931 session. In addition to debating issues in the House, Holt also wrote to state supported universities, highway commissioners, and auditors in West Virginia and numerous other states to gather financial figures concerning spending, salaries, and taxes among others. Holt also began an investigation in 1931 to uncover rates, operating costs, and profits of privately and publically owned utility companies. All of these endeavors were only the first chapter in Holt's political career.","By 1934 he had gained the political support and the backing of union workers which was enough to defeat incumbent United States Senator Henry Hatfield. At age twenty-nine, Holt became the youngest person to win a United States Senate seat; however, there was immediate criticism. No sooner had the votes been tallied before a protest was filed concerning Holt's credentials: the fact that he had run for an office when he had not been of the required age. In addition to discontent within his own state, Holt also received overwhelming opposition in Washington, D.C. from Senate Republicans who threatened to object on the grounds of the constitutional age requirement. Despite the criticism, Holt's election was not overturned; however, he had to wait until he turned thirty, over five months after the Seventy-forth Congress had convened, before he could participate in senatorial proceedings.","Just as he had been active in the West Virginia Legislature, Holt did not hesitate to address both major and minor issues on Capitol Hill either. During his time in the Senate, Holt served on several committees including Education and Labor, Immigration, Mines and Mining, Naval Affairs, and Post Offices and Post Roads. He also served as a member of the United States delegation to the 1939 Interparliamentary Conference in Oslo, Norway.","Although Holt had once been referred to as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's \"Golden Boy,\" such alliances and the policies that had formed them began to dissolve by 1936. He became estranged from fellow Democrat and West Virginian Senator Matthew Neely, and Holt ended his support for the United Mine Workers of America and the Works Progress Administration, the latter of which he claimed was corrupt. Eventually, Holt criticized the Roosevelt administration for its New Deal policies, he adamantly fought Roosevelt's attempt to alter the Supreme Court by changing the number of sitting justices from nine to twelve, and he spoke out against the proposition of allowing a presidential third term. Furthermore, as unrest began in Europe with Germany's invasion of Poland, Holt campaigned against any attempts by the administration to involve the United States in the War. The responses from constituents about Holt's actions were mixed; nevertheless, the young senator's sudden change led to his unsuccessful renomination attempt in 1940. Holt did not even make it past the primary election.","After his Senate term ended, Holt remained in Washington, D.C. and began to support himself as a lecturer and a writer of political issues, particularly neutrality for which he received the support of the America First Committee. It was also during this time that Holt met Helen Louise Froelich, a biology teacher at National Park College near Washington. They were married a year later and moved to West Virginia. The couple had two children: a daughter, Helen Jane Holt (born in 1945) and a son, Rush Dew Holt, Jr. (born in 1948). When Senator Holt's sister, Jane (Holt) Chase, died in 1952, the couple adopted her son, David. After the Holts returned to West Virginia in 1941, Holt stayed involved in politics by accepting speaking engagements.","During the remainder of the 1940s, Holt ran several times for state offices with modest success. He was elected to the State House of Delegates in 1942 and was reelected in 1944 by write-in vote and 1946 without opposition. After a failed attempt to win the West Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 1944 and the nomination for United States Senator in 1948, Holt changed political affiliation. Despite this, his lack of success to achieve positions beyond the House of Delegates continued. In 1950, he won the Republican nomination to represent West Virginia's Third District in the United States House of Representatives but lost in the general election, and in 1952 Holt came very close to winning the race for West Virginia governor as the Republican candidate but lost to William Marland by fewer than 30,000 votes. Success returned in 1954 when Holt was elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates by the voters of Lewis County, but he was unable to finish his term due to illness.","Holt died on February 8, 1955 after a long, tough campaign against cancer.","Chronological List of Events:","June 19, 1905: born","1920: graduated from high school","1920-1922: attended West Virginia University","1922-1924: attended Salem College, received a BA degree","1924-1925: taught English and history and served as athletic director at Bedford High School in Virginia","1925-1928: served as athletic director and basketball coach at St. Patrick's High School (Catholic school) in Weston, West Virginia; taught history as a part-time instructor at Glenville Normal School and Salem College; and contributed sport columns to daily West Virginia newspapers","1928: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates, lost by 500 votes","1930: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates, won by 2,150 votes, served from 1931-1935","1934: ran as a Democrat for the United States Senate and won despite being only twenty-nine years old","1939: served as a member of the United States delegation to the Interparliamentary Conference in Oslo, Norway","1940: ran for renomination to the Senate, failed to win the primary election","1941: married Helen Louise Froelich","1942: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates and won, reelected in 1944, 1946, and 1948, served until 1950.","1944: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia gubernatorial nomination but was unsuccessful","1945: birth of Helen Jane Holt","1948: birth of Rush Dew Holt, Jr.","1948: ran as a Democrat for the United States Senate nomination but was unsuccessful","1948: switched political affiliation to the Republican Party","1952: ran as the Republican candidate for West Virginia Governor but lost to William Marland by fewer than 30,000 votes","1954: ran as a Republican for the West Virginia House of Delegates and won","February 8, 1955: death","Sources:","Coffey, William Ellis. 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Legislative Records (1920-1955 and undated) includes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, statistics, transcripts, financial records, and project records, among other miscellaneous material relative to Rush Holt's committee-based and general legislative activity. Constituent Services (1923-1954 and undated) includes mail received by Rush Holt during his time in the West Virginia House of Delegates and the United States Senate from constituents providing political opinions to Holt or requesting government publications and bulletins, copies of speeches, educational material, and Rush Holt's recommendation to the United States Military or Naval Academy. Press and Media Activity (1925-2003 and undated) includes original and photocopied articles from newspapers and similar publications, typescripts of press releases, pen-and-ink drawn political cartoons, transcripts of speeches, and sound recordings, among other material representing Rush Holt's involvement with the press and media. Administrative Files (1937-1940) includes material documenting the daily office activities of Rush Holt and his staff during the former's senatorial term.","The collection is divided into six series as follows:","Series 1. Personal and Political Papers; 1840-2000 and undated (bulk 1918-1955)","Includes material related to Rush Holt's personal, family, and political life. Additional material related to his work in politics can be found in Series 3 through 6. Types of material include correspondence; invitations and cards; material representing campaign activities; material from college courses; bills for recordings, radio station receipts, and election expenditures; typescripts, newsletters, manuscripts, and photocopies of material written by Rush Holt; publications to which Rush Holt subscribed and collected; photographs that represent Rush Holt's personal life and political career; ephemera collected by Rush Holt; and election results collected by Rush Holt.","Series 2. Artifacts; 1939-1952 and undated","Includes personal and political items collected by Rush Holt.","Series 3. Legislative Records; 1920-1955 and undated","Includes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, statistics, transcripts, financial records, and project records, among other miscellaneous material relative to Rush Holt's committee-based and general legislative activity.","Series 4. Constituent Services; 1923-1954 and undated","Includes mail received by Rush Holt during his time in the West Virginia House of Delegates and the United States Senate from constituents requesting government publications and bulletins, copies of speeches, educational material, and Rush Holt's recommendation to the United States Military or Naval Academy. In some cases, this series also includes typescript responses, many of which are generic.","Series 5. Press and Media Activity; 1925-2003 and undated (bulk 1925-1955)","Includes original and photocopied articles from newspapers and similar publications, typescripts of press releases, pen-and-ink drawn political cartoons, transcripts of speeches, and sound recordings, among other material representing Rush Holt's involvement with the press and media.","Series 6. 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Furthermore, any box and folder citations created prior to the above-mentioned project are likely no longer accurate.","For assistance locating material using an older citation, please ask a staff member of the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRush Dew Holt was born in Weston, West Virginia, on June 19, 1905 to parents, Dr. Matthew S. Holt and Chihela (Dew) Holt. From an early age, Holt displayed scholarly potential. By age three, he was able to read first-grade primers, and eventually became interested in numerous topics for which he was able to provide detailed statistics. Among these interests was politics, and by age six, Holt had decided he would become a Democrat.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe potential displayed by Holt as a child continued into his school years. At age five, he began public education in the second grade, and he skipped grades on two more occasions. He attended Weston High School, and after graduating with honors at age fourteen, Holt applied to the University of Cincinnati; however, the register rejected the application because Holt, while academically qualified, was considered too young. Not one to admit defeat, a trait that would prove to be a lifelong characteristic, Holt turned to West Virginia University where he was accepted. As the youngest member of the freshman class, Holt found it difficult to obtain full acceptance as a college student, and his academic record reflected his apparent dissatisfaction. After two years at West Virginia University, Holt transferred to Salem College where the enrollment was smaller (approximately 300 students) and where he was able to live with his uncle, Professor Samuel Dew. It was at Salem College that Holt regained his self-confidence. His academic performance improved, and he maintained a B-plus average. In addition to academics, Holt excelled on the debate team. He was the editor-in-chief of the school paper, and he managed the tennis team.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn 1924, Holt received a Bachelor of Arts Degree and qualification to teach at secondary schools. Shortly after his graduation, he was hired to teach at Bedford High School in Virginia where he taught English and history in addition to serving as the school's athletic director. After one academic year, Holt returned to Weston, West Virginia, where he took a position at St. Patrick's High School as the athletic director. Holt also coached the basketball team with abundant success, leading the team to two national tournaments for Catholic schools. During this time, Holt also taught history as a part-time instructor at Glenville Normal School and Salem College, but his fascination with athletics persisted. In addition to coaching and occasional officiating, Holt also began writing about sports. Eventually, he began to contribute columns to daily West Virginia newspapers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBy the late 1920s, Holt was attracted to the political environment, and he began to contribute to candidates who were friends of and/or who shared the views of his father. In the summer of 1928, Holt went one step further by announcing his candidacy as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates. Despite Lewis County having been predominately Republican, in addition to not having received significant party backing, Holt still obtained a higher-than-expected amount of support, losing his race by only 500 votes. Once again, however, Holt would not admit defeat. In 1930 Holt again announced his candidacy for the West Virginia House of Delegates. During the campaign, he visited locations all around Lewis County, spoke to anyone who would listen, and ensured that the grievances such as those concerning government cost, increased taxes, and the power of privately owned public utilities would all be addressed. As expected with any campaign, Holt received criticism, and those who opposed him likened the young politician to his father who they declared was a radical, a socialist, and an atheist. Despite the scornful claims, Holt, by a margin of 2,150 votes, was elected to his first public office as a Democrat to the West Virginia Legislature where he served from 1931-1935. During his years as a delegate, as promised during his campaign, Holt spoke out against corrupt practices such as government spending, an issue he addressed not even a week into the 1931 session. In addition to debating issues in the House, Holt also wrote to state supported universities, highway commissioners, and auditors in West Virginia and numerous other states to gather financial figures concerning spending, salaries, and taxes among others. Holt also began an investigation in 1931 to uncover rates, operating costs, and profits of privately and publically owned utility companies. All of these endeavors were only the first chapter in Holt's political career.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBy 1934 he had gained the political support and the backing of union workers which was enough to defeat incumbent United States Senator Henry Hatfield. At age twenty-nine, Holt became the youngest person to win a United States Senate seat; however, there was immediate criticism. No sooner had the votes been tallied before a protest was filed concerning Holt's credentials: the fact that he had run for an office when he had not been of the required age. In addition to discontent within his own state, Holt also received overwhelming opposition in Washington, D.C. from Senate Republicans who threatened to object on the grounds of the constitutional age requirement. Despite the criticism, Holt's election was not overturned; however, he had to wait until he turned thirty, over five months after the Seventy-forth Congress had convened, before he could participate in senatorial proceedings.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJust as he had been active in the West Virginia Legislature, Holt did not hesitate to address both major and minor issues on Capitol Hill either. During his time in the Senate, Holt served on several committees including Education and Labor, Immigration, Mines and Mining, Naval Affairs, and Post Offices and Post Roads. He also served as a member of the United States delegation to the 1939 Interparliamentary Conference in Oslo, Norway.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlthough Holt had once been referred to as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's \"Golden Boy,\" such alliances and the policies that had formed them began to dissolve by 1936. He became estranged from fellow Democrat and West Virginian Senator Matthew Neely, and Holt ended his support for the United Mine Workers of America and the Works Progress Administration, the latter of which he claimed was corrupt. Eventually, Holt criticized the Roosevelt administration for its New Deal policies, he adamantly fought Roosevelt's attempt to alter the Supreme Court by changing the number of sitting justices from nine to twelve, and he spoke out against the proposition of allowing a presidential third term. Furthermore, as unrest began in Europe with Germany's invasion of Poland, Holt campaigned against any attempts by the administration to involve the United States in the War. The responses from constituents about Holt's actions were mixed; nevertheless, the young senator's sudden change led to his unsuccessful renomination attempt in 1940. Holt did not even make it past the primary election.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAfter his Senate term ended, Holt remained in Washington, D.C. and began to support himself as a lecturer and a writer of political issues, particularly neutrality for which he received the support of the America First Committee. It was also during this time that Holt met Helen Louise Froelich, a biology teacher at National Park College near Washington. They were married a year later and moved to West Virginia. The couple had two children: a daughter, Helen Jane Holt (born in 1945) and a son, Rush Dew Holt, Jr. (born in 1948). When Senator Holt's sister, Jane (Holt) Chase, died in 1952, the couple adopted her son, David. After the Holts returned to West Virginia in 1941, Holt stayed involved in politics by accepting speaking engagements. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDuring the remainder of the 1940s, Holt ran several times for state offices with modest success. He was elected to the State House of Delegates in 1942 and was reelected in 1944 by write-in vote and 1946 without opposition. After a failed attempt to win the West Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 1944 and the nomination for United States Senator in 1948, Holt changed political affiliation. Despite this, his lack of success to achieve positions beyond the House of Delegates continued. In 1950, he won the Republican nomination to represent West Virginia's Third District in the United States House of Representatives but lost in the general election, and in 1952 Holt came very close to winning the race for West Virginia governor as the Republican candidate but lost to William Marland by fewer than 30,000 votes. Success returned in 1954 when Holt was elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates by the voters of Lewis County, but he was unable to finish his term due to illness.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHolt died on February 8, 1955 after a long, tough campaign against cancer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eChronological List of Events:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJune 19, 1905: born\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1920: graduated from high school\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1920-1922: attended West Virginia University\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1922-1924: attended Salem College, received a BA degree \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1924-1925: taught English and history and served as athletic director at Bedford High School in Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1925-1928: served as athletic director and basketball coach at St. Patrick's High School (Catholic school) in Weston, West Virginia; taught history as a part-time instructor at Glenville Normal School and Salem College; and contributed sport columns to daily West Virginia newspapers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1928: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates, lost by 500 votes \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1930: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates, won by 2,150 votes, served from 1931-1935 \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1934: ran as a Democrat for the United States Senate and won despite being only twenty-nine years old\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1939: served as a member of the United States delegation to the Interparliamentary Conference in Oslo, Norway\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1940: ran for renomination to the Senate, failed to win the primary election\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1941: married Helen Louise Froelich\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1942: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates and won, reelected in 1944, 1946, and 1948, served until 1950.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1944: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia gubernatorial nomination but was unsuccessful  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1945: birth of Helen Jane Holt\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1948: birth of Rush Dew Holt, Jr.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1948: ran as a Democrat for the United States Senate nomination but was unsuccessful \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1948: switched political affiliation to the Republican Party \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1952: ran as the Republican candidate for West Virginia Governor but lost to William Marland by fewer than 30,000 votes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1954: ran as a Republican for the West Virginia House of Delegates and won\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFebruary 8, 1955: death \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSources:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCoffey, William Ellis. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eRush Dew Holt: The Boy Senator.\u003c/emph\u003e Dissertation, West Virginia University, 1970. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA\u0026amp;M 0873, Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries.  \u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["Rush Dew Holt was born in Weston, West Virginia, on June 19, 1905 to parents, Dr. Matthew S. Holt and Chihela (Dew) Holt. From an early age, Holt displayed scholarly potential. By age three, he was able to read first-grade primers, and eventually became interested in numerous topics for which he was able to provide detailed statistics. Among these interests was politics, and by age six, Holt had decided he would become a Democrat.","The potential displayed by Holt as a child continued into his school years. At age five, he began public education in the second grade, and he skipped grades on two more occasions. He attended Weston High School, and after graduating with honors at age fourteen, Holt applied to the University of Cincinnati; however, the register rejected the application because Holt, while academically qualified, was considered too young. Not one to admit defeat, a trait that would prove to be a lifelong characteristic, Holt turned to West Virginia University where he was accepted. As the youngest member of the freshman class, Holt found it difficult to obtain full acceptance as a college student, and his academic record reflected his apparent dissatisfaction. After two years at West Virginia University, Holt transferred to Salem College where the enrollment was smaller (approximately 300 students) and where he was able to live with his uncle, Professor Samuel Dew. It was at Salem College that Holt regained his self-confidence. His academic performance improved, and he maintained a B-plus average. In addition to academics, Holt excelled on the debate team. He was the editor-in-chief of the school paper, and he managed the tennis team.","In 1924, Holt received a Bachelor of Arts Degree and qualification to teach at secondary schools. Shortly after his graduation, he was hired to teach at Bedford High School in Virginia where he taught English and history in addition to serving as the school's athletic director. After one academic year, Holt returned to Weston, West Virginia, where he took a position at St. Patrick's High School as the athletic director. Holt also coached the basketball team with abundant success, leading the team to two national tournaments for Catholic schools. During this time, Holt also taught history as a part-time instructor at Glenville Normal School and Salem College, but his fascination with athletics persisted. In addition to coaching and occasional officiating, Holt also began writing about sports. Eventually, he began to contribute columns to daily West Virginia newspapers.","By the late 1920s, Holt was attracted to the political environment, and he began to contribute to candidates who were friends of and/or who shared the views of his father. In the summer of 1928, Holt went one step further by announcing his candidacy as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates. Despite Lewis County having been predominately Republican, in addition to not having received significant party backing, Holt still obtained a higher-than-expected amount of support, losing his race by only 500 votes. Once again, however, Holt would not admit defeat. In 1930 Holt again announced his candidacy for the West Virginia House of Delegates. During the campaign, he visited locations all around Lewis County, spoke to anyone who would listen, and ensured that the grievances such as those concerning government cost, increased taxes, and the power of privately owned public utilities would all be addressed. As expected with any campaign, Holt received criticism, and those who opposed him likened the young politician to his father who they declared was a radical, a socialist, and an atheist. Despite the scornful claims, Holt, by a margin of 2,150 votes, was elected to his first public office as a Democrat to the West Virginia Legislature where he served from 1931-1935. During his years as a delegate, as promised during his campaign, Holt spoke out against corrupt practices such as government spending, an issue he addressed not even a week into the 1931 session. In addition to debating issues in the House, Holt also wrote to state supported universities, highway commissioners, and auditors in West Virginia and numerous other states to gather financial figures concerning spending, salaries, and taxes among others. Holt also began an investigation in 1931 to uncover rates, operating costs, and profits of privately and publically owned utility companies. All of these endeavors were only the first chapter in Holt's political career.","By 1934 he had gained the political support and the backing of union workers which was enough to defeat incumbent United States Senator Henry Hatfield. At age twenty-nine, Holt became the youngest person to win a United States Senate seat; however, there was immediate criticism. No sooner had the votes been tallied before a protest was filed concerning Holt's credentials: the fact that he had run for an office when he had not been of the required age. In addition to discontent within his own state, Holt also received overwhelming opposition in Washington, D.C. from Senate Republicans who threatened to object on the grounds of the constitutional age requirement. Despite the criticism, Holt's election was not overturned; however, he had to wait until he turned thirty, over five months after the Seventy-forth Congress had convened, before he could participate in senatorial proceedings.","Just as he had been active in the West Virginia Legislature, Holt did not hesitate to address both major and minor issues on Capitol Hill either. During his time in the Senate, Holt served on several committees including Education and Labor, Immigration, Mines and Mining, Naval Affairs, and Post Offices and Post Roads. He also served as a member of the United States delegation to the 1939 Interparliamentary Conference in Oslo, Norway.","Although Holt had once been referred to as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's \"Golden Boy,\" such alliances and the policies that had formed them began to dissolve by 1936. He became estranged from fellow Democrat and West Virginian Senator Matthew Neely, and Holt ended his support for the United Mine Workers of America and the Works Progress Administration, the latter of which he claimed was corrupt. Eventually, Holt criticized the Roosevelt administration for its New Deal policies, he adamantly fought Roosevelt's attempt to alter the Supreme Court by changing the number of sitting justices from nine to twelve, and he spoke out against the proposition of allowing a presidential third term. Furthermore, as unrest began in Europe with Germany's invasion of Poland, Holt campaigned against any attempts by the administration to involve the United States in the War. The responses from constituents about Holt's actions were mixed; nevertheless, the young senator's sudden change led to his unsuccessful renomination attempt in 1940. Holt did not even make it past the primary election.","After his Senate term ended, Holt remained in Washington, D.C. and began to support himself as a lecturer and a writer of political issues, particularly neutrality for which he received the support of the America First Committee. It was also during this time that Holt met Helen Louise Froelich, a biology teacher at National Park College near Washington. They were married a year later and moved to West Virginia. The couple had two children: a daughter, Helen Jane Holt (born in 1945) and a son, Rush Dew Holt, Jr. (born in 1948). When Senator Holt's sister, Jane (Holt) Chase, died in 1952, the couple adopted her son, David. After the Holts returned to West Virginia in 1941, Holt stayed involved in politics by accepting speaking engagements.","During the remainder of the 1940s, Holt ran several times for state offices with modest success. He was elected to the State House of Delegates in 1942 and was reelected in 1944 by write-in vote and 1946 without opposition. After a failed attempt to win the West Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 1944 and the nomination for United States Senator in 1948, Holt changed political affiliation. Despite this, his lack of success to achieve positions beyond the House of Delegates continued. In 1950, he won the Republican nomination to represent West Virginia's Third District in the United States House of Representatives but lost in the general election, and in 1952 Holt came very close to winning the race for West Virginia governor as the Republican candidate but lost to William Marland by fewer than 30,000 votes. Success returned in 1954 when Holt was elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates by the voters of Lewis County, but he was unable to finish his term due to illness.","Holt died on February 8, 1955 after a long, tough campaign against cancer.","Chronological List of Events:","June 19, 1905: born","1920: graduated from high school","1920-1922: attended West Virginia University","1922-1924: attended Salem College, received a BA degree","1924-1925: taught English and history and served as athletic director at Bedford High School in Virginia","1925-1928: served as athletic director and basketball coach at St. Patrick's High School (Catholic school) in Weston, West Virginia; taught history as a part-time instructor at Glenville Normal School and Salem College; and contributed sport columns to daily West Virginia newspapers","1928: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates, lost by 500 votes","1930: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates, won by 2,150 votes, served from 1931-1935","1934: ran as a Democrat for the United States Senate and won despite being only twenty-nine years old","1939: served as a member of the United States delegation to the Interparliamentary Conference in Oslo, Norway","1940: ran for renomination to the Senate, failed to win the primary election","1941: married Helen Louise Froelich","1942: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates and won, reelected in 1944, 1946, and 1948, served until 1950.","1944: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia gubernatorial nomination but was unsuccessful","1945: birth of Helen Jane Holt","1948: birth of Rush Dew Holt, Jr.","1948: ran as a Democrat for the United States Senate nomination but was unsuccessful","1948: switched political affiliation to the Republican Party","1952: ran as the Republican candidate for West Virginia Governor but lost to William Marland by fewer than 30,000 votes","1954: ran as a Republican for the West Virginia House of Delegates and won","February 8, 1955: death","Sources:","Coffey, William Ellis. Rush Dew Holt: The Boy Senator. Dissertation, West Virginia University, 1970.","A\u0026M 0873, Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers, A\u0026amp;M 0873, 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], Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers, A\u0026M 0873, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e1858, 3001, 3943, 4039, 4218, 4386\u003c/p\u003e  "],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related A\u0026M Collections"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["1858, 3001, 3943, 4039, 4218, 4386"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers of Rush Dew Holt, Sr. (1905-1955) relating to his personal and political activities. Types of material include publications, clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera, among others. The collection is divided into six series: Personal and Political Papers (1840-2000 and undated) includes correspondence; invitations and cards; material representing campaign activities; and material from college courses, among other material that represents Rush Holt's personal life and political career; and ephemera collected by Rush Holt. Artifacts (1939-1952 and undated) includes personal and political items collected by Rush Holt. Legislative Records (1920-1955 and undated) includes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, statistics, transcripts, financial records, and project records, among other miscellaneous material relative to Rush Holt's committee-based and general legislative activity. Constituent Services (1923-1954 and undated) includes mail received by Rush Holt during his time in the West Virginia House of Delegates and the United States Senate from constituents providing political opinions to Holt or requesting government publications and bulletins, copies of speeches, educational material, and Rush Holt's recommendation to the United States Military or Naval Academy. Press and Media Activity (1925-2003 and undated) includes original and photocopied articles from newspapers and similar publications, typescripts of press releases, pen-and-ink drawn political cartoons, transcripts of speeches, and sound recordings, among other material representing Rush Holt's involvement with the press and media. Administrative Files (1937-1940) includes material documenting the daily office activities of Rush Holt and his staff during the former's senatorial term.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe collection is divided into six series as follows:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 1. Personal and Political Papers; 1840-2000 and undated (bulk 1918-1955)\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes material related to Rush Holt's personal, family, and political life. Additional material related to his work in politics can be found in Series 3 through 6. Types of material include correspondence; invitations and cards; material representing campaign activities; material from college courses; bills for recordings, radio station receipts, and election expenditures; typescripts, newsletters, manuscripts, and photocopies of material written by Rush Holt; publications to which Rush Holt subscribed and collected; photographs that represent Rush Holt's personal life and political career; ephemera collected by Rush Holt; and election results collected by Rush Holt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 2. Artifacts; 1939-1952 and undated\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes personal and political items collected by Rush Holt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 3. Legislative Records; 1920-1955 and undated\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, statistics, transcripts, financial records, and project records, among other miscellaneous material relative to Rush Holt's committee-based and general legislative activity.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 4. Constituent Services; 1923-1954 and undated\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes mail received by Rush Holt during his time in the West Virginia House of Delegates and the United States Senate from constituents requesting government publications and bulletins, copies of speeches, educational material, and Rush Holt's recommendation to the United States Military or Naval Academy. In some cases, this series also includes typescript responses, many of which are generic.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 5. 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The collection is divided into six series: Personal and Political Papers (1840-2000 and undated) includes correspondence; invitations and cards; material representing campaign activities; and material from college courses, among other material that represents Rush Holt's personal life and political career; and ephemera collected by Rush Holt. Artifacts (1939-1952 and undated) includes personal and political items collected by Rush Holt. Legislative Records (1920-1955 and undated) includes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, statistics, transcripts, financial records, and project records, among other miscellaneous material relative to Rush Holt's committee-based and general legislative activity. Constituent Services (1923-1954 and undated) includes mail received by Rush Holt during his time in the West Virginia House of Delegates and the United States Senate from constituents providing political opinions to Holt or requesting government publications and bulletins, copies of speeches, educational material, and Rush Holt's recommendation to the United States Military or Naval Academy. Press and Media Activity (1925-2003 and undated) includes original and photocopied articles from newspapers and similar publications, typescripts of press releases, pen-and-ink drawn political cartoons, transcripts of speeches, and sound recordings, among other material representing Rush Holt's involvement with the press and media. Administrative Files (1937-1940) includes material documenting the daily office activities of Rush Holt and his staff during the former's senatorial term.","The collection is divided into six series as follows:","Series 1. Personal and Political Papers; 1840-2000 and undated (bulk 1918-1955)","Includes material related to Rush Holt's personal, family, and political life. Additional material related to his work in politics can be found in Series 3 through 6. Types of material include correspondence; invitations and cards; material representing campaign activities; material from college courses; bills for recordings, radio station receipts, and election expenditures; typescripts, newsletters, manuscripts, and photocopies of material written by Rush Holt; publications to which Rush Holt subscribed and collected; photographs that represent Rush Holt's personal life and political career; ephemera collected by Rush Holt; and election results collected by Rush Holt.","Series 2. Artifacts; 1939-1952 and undated","Includes personal and political items collected by Rush Holt.","Series 3. Legislative Records; 1920-1955 and undated","Includes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, statistics, transcripts, financial records, and project records, among other miscellaneous material relative to Rush Holt's committee-based and general legislative activity.","Series 4. Constituent Services; 1923-1954 and undated","Includes mail received by Rush Holt during his time in the West Virginia House of Delegates and the United States Senate from constituents requesting government publications and bulletins, copies of speeches, educational material, and Rush Holt's recommendation to the United States Military or Naval Academy. In some cases, this series also includes typescript responses, many of which are generic.","Series 5. Press and Media Activity; 1925-2003 and undated (bulk 1925-1955)","Includes original and photocopied articles from newspapers and similar publications, typescripts of press releases, pen-and-ink drawn political cartoons, transcripts of speeches, and sound recordings, among other material representing Rush Holt's involvement with the press and media.","Series 6. Administrative Files; 1937-1940","Includes material documenting the daily office activities of Rush Holt and his staff during the former's senatorial term."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eEphemeral items not specific to Rush Dew Holt were moved to the Printed Ephemera Collection. Several local basketball scorecards were moved to A\u0026amp;M 4216, the Annual West Virginia State High School Basketball Tournament Programs collection.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e17 reels of undated sound recordings, chiefly relating to the political career of Rush Dew Holt, were separated to the oral history collection, C432 R699-R715 (17 tapes). These tapes include some personal material as well.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["Ephemeral items not specific to Rush Dew Holt were moved to the Printed Ephemera Collection. Several local basketball scorecards were moved to A\u0026M 4216, the Annual West Virginia State High School Basketball Tournament Programs collection.","17 reels of undated sound recordings, chiefly relating to the political career of Rush Dew Holt, were separated to the oral history collection, C432 R699-R715 (17 tapes). These tapes include some personal material as well."],"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_7f7aca18f594cb9e240c48f7fdefc04e\"\u003ePapers of Rush Dew Holt, Sr. (1905-1955) relating to his personal and political activities. Types of material include publications, clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera, among others. 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The records have been gathered via multiple accruals from 1956 to 2016. Originally, these collections were divided between A\u0026M 873 and A\u0026M 1701, the latter also being composed of thirteen addenda and A\u0026M 1858.","In an attempt to organize the collections in a more coherent fashion for patron use and to reflect the creator(s) in a more concise manner, the material was reevaluated and reorganized into the three sets of papers with distinct series and subseries: A\u0026M 873: Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers; A\u0026M 1858: Helen Holt (1913-2015) Papers; and A\u0026M 4218: Rush Dew Holt Family Papers.","Because of the 2016-2017 reorganization, the physical arrangement no longer matches the intellectual arrangement and series order. Furthermore, any box and folder citations created prior to the above-mentioned project are likely no longer accurate.","For assistance locating material using an older citation, please ask a staff member of the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center.","Rush Dew Holt was born in Weston, West Virginia, on June 19, 1905 to parents, Dr. Matthew S. Holt and Chihela (Dew) Holt. From an early age, Holt displayed scholarly potential. By age three, he was able to read first-grade primers, and eventually became interested in numerous topics for which he was able to provide detailed statistics. Among these interests was politics, and by age six, Holt had decided he would become a Democrat.","The potential displayed by Holt as a child continued into his school years. At age five, he began public education in the second grade, and he skipped grades on two more occasions. He attended Weston High School, and after graduating with honors at age fourteen, Holt applied to the University of Cincinnati; however, the register rejected the application because Holt, while academically qualified, was considered too young. Not one to admit defeat, a trait that would prove to be a lifelong characteristic, Holt turned to West Virginia University where he was accepted. As the youngest member of the freshman class, Holt found it difficult to obtain full acceptance as a college student, and his academic record reflected his apparent dissatisfaction. After two years at West Virginia University, Holt transferred to Salem College where the enrollment was smaller (approximately 300 students) and where he was able to live with his uncle, Professor Samuel Dew. It was at Salem College that Holt regained his self-confidence. His academic performance improved, and he maintained a B-plus average. In addition to academics, Holt excelled on the debate team. He was the editor-in-chief of the school paper, and he managed the tennis team.","In 1924, Holt received a Bachelor of Arts Degree and qualification to teach at secondary schools. Shortly after his graduation, he was hired to teach at Bedford High School in Virginia where he taught English and history in addition to serving as the school's athletic director. After one academic year, Holt returned to Weston, West Virginia, where he took a position at St. Patrick's High School as the athletic director. Holt also coached the basketball team with abundant success, leading the team to two national tournaments for Catholic schools. During this time, Holt also taught history as a part-time instructor at Glenville Normal School and Salem College, but his fascination with athletics persisted. In addition to coaching and occasional officiating, Holt also began writing about sports. Eventually, he began to contribute columns to daily West Virginia newspapers.","By the late 1920s, Holt was attracted to the political environment, and he began to contribute to candidates who were friends of and/or who shared the views of his father. In the summer of 1928, Holt went one step further by announcing his candidacy as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates. Despite Lewis County having been predominately Republican, in addition to not having received significant party backing, Holt still obtained a higher-than-expected amount of support, losing his race by only 500 votes. Once again, however, Holt would not admit defeat. In 1930 Holt again announced his candidacy for the West Virginia House of Delegates. During the campaign, he visited locations all around Lewis County, spoke to anyone who would listen, and ensured that the grievances such as those concerning government cost, increased taxes, and the power of privately owned public utilities would all be addressed. As expected with any campaign, Holt received criticism, and those who opposed him likened the young politician to his father who they declared was a radical, a socialist, and an atheist. Despite the scornful claims, Holt, by a margin of 2,150 votes, was elected to his first public office as a Democrat to the West Virginia Legislature where he served from 1931-1935. During his years as a delegate, as promised during his campaign, Holt spoke out against corrupt practices such as government spending, an issue he addressed not even a week into the 1931 session. In addition to debating issues in the House, Holt also wrote to state supported universities, highway commissioners, and auditors in West Virginia and numerous other states to gather financial figures concerning spending, salaries, and taxes among others. Holt also began an investigation in 1931 to uncover rates, operating costs, and profits of privately and publically owned utility companies. All of these endeavors were only the first chapter in Holt's political career.","By 1934 he had gained the political support and the backing of union workers which was enough to defeat incumbent United States Senator Henry Hatfield. At age twenty-nine, Holt became the youngest person to win a United States Senate seat; however, there was immediate criticism. No sooner had the votes been tallied before a protest was filed concerning Holt's credentials: the fact that he had run for an office when he had not been of the required age. In addition to discontent within his own state, Holt also received overwhelming opposition in Washington, D.C. from Senate Republicans who threatened to object on the grounds of the constitutional age requirement. Despite the criticism, Holt's election was not overturned; however, he had to wait until he turned thirty, over five months after the Seventy-forth Congress had convened, before he could participate in senatorial proceedings.","Just as he had been active in the West Virginia Legislature, Holt did not hesitate to address both major and minor issues on Capitol Hill either. During his time in the Senate, Holt served on several committees including Education and Labor, Immigration, Mines and Mining, Naval Affairs, and Post Offices and Post Roads. He also served as a member of the United States delegation to the 1939 Interparliamentary Conference in Oslo, Norway.","Although Holt had once been referred to as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's \"Golden Boy,\" such alliances and the policies that had formed them began to dissolve by 1936. He became estranged from fellow Democrat and West Virginian Senator Matthew Neely, and Holt ended his support for the United Mine Workers of America and the Works Progress Administration, the latter of which he claimed was corrupt. Eventually, Holt criticized the Roosevelt administration for its New Deal policies, he adamantly fought Roosevelt's attempt to alter the Supreme Court by changing the number of sitting justices from nine to twelve, and he spoke out against the proposition of allowing a presidential third term. Furthermore, as unrest began in Europe with Germany's invasion of Poland, Holt campaigned against any attempts by the administration to involve the United States in the War. The responses from constituents about Holt's actions were mixed; nevertheless, the young senator's sudden change led to his unsuccessful renomination attempt in 1940. Holt did not even make it past the primary election.","After his Senate term ended, Holt remained in Washington, D.C. and began to support himself as a lecturer and a writer of political issues, particularly neutrality for which he received the support of the America First Committee. It was also during this time that Holt met Helen Louise Froelich, a biology teacher at National Park College near Washington. They were married a year later and moved to West Virginia. The couple had two children: a daughter, Helen Jane Holt (born in 1945) and a son, Rush Dew Holt, Jr. (born in 1948). When Senator Holt's sister, Jane (Holt) Chase, died in 1952, the couple adopted her son, David. After the Holts returned to West Virginia in 1941, Holt stayed involved in politics by accepting speaking engagements.","During the remainder of the 1940s, Holt ran several times for state offices with modest success. He was elected to the State House of Delegates in 1942 and was reelected in 1944 by write-in vote and 1946 without opposition. After a failed attempt to win the West Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 1944 and the nomination for United States Senator in 1948, Holt changed political affiliation. Despite this, his lack of success to achieve positions beyond the House of Delegates continued. In 1950, he won the Republican nomination to represent West Virginia's Third District in the United States House of Representatives but lost in the general election, and in 1952 Holt came very close to winning the race for West Virginia governor as the Republican candidate but lost to William Marland by fewer than 30,000 votes. Success returned in 1954 when Holt was elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates by the voters of Lewis County, but he was unable to finish his term due to illness.","Holt died on February 8, 1955 after a long, tough campaign against cancer.","Chronological List of Events:","June 19, 1905: born","1920: graduated from high school","1920-1922: attended West Virginia University","1922-1924: attended Salem College, received a BA degree","1924-1925: taught English and history and served as athletic director at Bedford High School in Virginia","1925-1928: served as athletic director and basketball coach at St. Patrick's High School (Catholic school) in Weston, West Virginia; taught history as a part-time instructor at Glenville Normal School and Salem College; and contributed sport columns to daily West Virginia newspapers","1928: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates, lost by 500 votes","1930: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates, won by 2,150 votes, served from 1931-1935","1934: ran as a Democrat for the United States Senate and won despite being only twenty-nine years old","1939: served as a member of the United States delegation to the Interparliamentary Conference in Oslo, Norway","1940: ran for renomination to the Senate, failed to win the primary election","1941: married Helen Louise Froelich","1942: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates and won, reelected in 1944, 1946, and 1948, served until 1950.","1944: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia gubernatorial nomination but was unsuccessful","1945: birth of Helen Jane Holt","1948: birth of Rush Dew Holt, Jr.","1948: ran as a Democrat for the United States Senate nomination but was unsuccessful","1948: switched political affiliation to the Republican Party","1952: ran as the Republican candidate for West Virginia Governor but lost to William Marland by fewer than 30,000 votes","1954: ran as a Republican for the West Virginia House of Delegates and won","February 8, 1955: death","Sources:","Coffey, William Ellis. 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Legislative Records (1920-1955 and undated) includes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, statistics, transcripts, financial records, and project records, among other miscellaneous material relative to Rush Holt's committee-based and general legislative activity. Constituent Services (1923-1954 and undated) includes mail received by Rush Holt during his time in the West Virginia House of Delegates and the United States Senate from constituents providing political opinions to Holt or requesting government publications and bulletins, copies of speeches, educational material, and Rush Holt's recommendation to the United States Military or Naval Academy. Press and Media Activity (1925-2003 and undated) includes original and photocopied articles from newspapers and similar publications, typescripts of press releases, pen-and-ink drawn political cartoons, transcripts of speeches, and sound recordings, among other material representing Rush Holt's involvement with the press and media. Administrative Files (1937-1940) includes material documenting the daily office activities of Rush Holt and his staff during the former's senatorial term.","The collection is divided into six series as follows:","Series 1. Personal and Political Papers; 1840-2000 and undated (bulk 1918-1955)","Includes material related to Rush Holt's personal, family, and political life. Additional material related to his work in politics can be found in Series 3 through 6. Types of material include correspondence; invitations and cards; material representing campaign activities; material from college courses; bills for recordings, radio station receipts, and election expenditures; typescripts, newsletters, manuscripts, and photocopies of material written by Rush Holt; publications to which Rush Holt subscribed and collected; photographs that represent Rush Holt's personal life and political career; ephemera collected by Rush Holt; and election results collected by Rush Holt.","Series 2. Artifacts; 1939-1952 and undated","Includes personal and political items collected by Rush Holt.","Series 3. Legislative Records; 1920-1955 and undated","Includes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, statistics, transcripts, financial records, and project records, among other miscellaneous material relative to Rush Holt's committee-based and general legislative activity.","Series 4. Constituent Services; 1923-1954 and undated","Includes mail received by Rush Holt during his time in the West Virginia House of Delegates and the United States Senate from constituents requesting government publications and bulletins, copies of speeches, educational material, and Rush Holt's recommendation to the United States Military or Naval Academy. In some cases, this series also includes typescript responses, many of which are generic.","Series 5. Press and Media Activity; 1925-2003 and undated (bulk 1925-1955)","Includes original and photocopied articles from newspapers and similar publications, typescripts of press releases, pen-and-ink drawn political cartoons, transcripts of speeches, and sound recordings, among other material representing Rush Holt's involvement with the press and media.","Series 6. 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He attended Weston High School, and after graduating with honors at age fourteen, Holt applied to the University of Cincinnati; however, the register rejected the application because Holt, while academically qualified, was considered too young. Not one to admit defeat, a trait that would prove to be a lifelong characteristic, Holt turned to West Virginia University where he was accepted. As the youngest member of the freshman class, Holt found it difficult to obtain full acceptance as a college student, and his academic record reflected his apparent dissatisfaction. After two years at West Virginia University, Holt transferred to Salem College where the enrollment was smaller (approximately 300 students) and where he was able to live with his uncle, Professor Samuel Dew. It was at Salem College that Holt regained his self-confidence. His academic performance improved, and he maintained a B-plus average. In addition to academics, Holt excelled on the debate team. He was the editor-in-chief of the school paper, and he managed the tennis team.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn 1924, Holt received a Bachelor of Arts Degree and qualification to teach at secondary schools. Shortly after his graduation, he was hired to teach at Bedford High School in Virginia where he taught English and history in addition to serving as the school's athletic director. After one academic year, Holt returned to Weston, West Virginia, where he took a position at St. Patrick's High School as the athletic director. Holt also coached the basketball team with abundant success, leading the team to two national tournaments for Catholic schools. During this time, Holt also taught history as a part-time instructor at Glenville Normal School and Salem College, but his fascination with athletics persisted. In addition to coaching and occasional officiating, Holt also began writing about sports. Eventually, he began to contribute columns to daily West Virginia newspapers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBy the late 1920s, Holt was attracted to the political environment, and he began to contribute to candidates who were friends of and/or who shared the views of his father. In the summer of 1928, Holt went one step further by announcing his candidacy as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates. Despite Lewis County having been predominately Republican, in addition to not having received significant party backing, Holt still obtained a higher-than-expected amount of support, losing his race by only 500 votes. Once again, however, Holt would not admit defeat. In 1930 Holt again announced his candidacy for the West Virginia House of Delegates. During the campaign, he visited locations all around Lewis County, spoke to anyone who would listen, and ensured that the grievances such as those concerning government cost, increased taxes, and the power of privately owned public utilities would all be addressed. As expected with any campaign, Holt received criticism, and those who opposed him likened the young politician to his father who they declared was a radical, a socialist, and an atheist. Despite the scornful claims, Holt, by a margin of 2,150 votes, was elected to his first public office as a Democrat to the West Virginia Legislature where he served from 1931-1935. During his years as a delegate, as promised during his campaign, Holt spoke out against corrupt practices such as government spending, an issue he addressed not even a week into the 1931 session. In addition to debating issues in the House, Holt also wrote to state supported universities, highway commissioners, and auditors in West Virginia and numerous other states to gather financial figures concerning spending, salaries, and taxes among others. Holt also began an investigation in 1931 to uncover rates, operating costs, and profits of privately and publically owned utility companies. All of these endeavors were only the first chapter in Holt's political career.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBy 1934 he had gained the political support and the backing of union workers which was enough to defeat incumbent United States Senator Henry Hatfield. At age twenty-nine, Holt became the youngest person to win a United States Senate seat; however, there was immediate criticism. No sooner had the votes been tallied before a protest was filed concerning Holt's credentials: the fact that he had run for an office when he had not been of the required age. In addition to discontent within his own state, Holt also received overwhelming opposition in Washington, D.C. from Senate Republicans who threatened to object on the grounds of the constitutional age requirement. Despite the criticism, Holt's election was not overturned; however, he had to wait until he turned thirty, over five months after the Seventy-forth Congress had convened, before he could participate in senatorial proceedings.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJust as he had been active in the West Virginia Legislature, Holt did not hesitate to address both major and minor issues on Capitol Hill either. During his time in the Senate, Holt served on several committees including Education and Labor, Immigration, Mines and Mining, Naval Affairs, and Post Offices and Post Roads. He also served as a member of the United States delegation to the 1939 Interparliamentary Conference in Oslo, Norway.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlthough Holt had once been referred to as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's \"Golden Boy,\" such alliances and the policies that had formed them began to dissolve by 1936. He became estranged from fellow Democrat and West Virginian Senator Matthew Neely, and Holt ended his support for the United Mine Workers of America and the Works Progress Administration, the latter of which he claimed was corrupt. Eventually, Holt criticized the Roosevelt administration for its New Deal policies, he adamantly fought Roosevelt's attempt to alter the Supreme Court by changing the number of sitting justices from nine to twelve, and he spoke out against the proposition of allowing a presidential third term. Furthermore, as unrest began in Europe with Germany's invasion of Poland, Holt campaigned against any attempts by the administration to involve the United States in the War. The responses from constituents about Holt's actions were mixed; nevertheless, the young senator's sudden change led to his unsuccessful renomination attempt in 1940. Holt did not even make it past the primary election.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAfter his Senate term ended, Holt remained in Washington, D.C. and began to support himself as a lecturer and a writer of political issues, particularly neutrality for which he received the support of the America First Committee. It was also during this time that Holt met Helen Louise Froelich, a biology teacher at National Park College near Washington. They were married a year later and moved to West Virginia. The couple had two children: a daughter, Helen Jane Holt (born in 1945) and a son, Rush Dew Holt, Jr. (born in 1948). When Senator Holt's sister, Jane (Holt) Chase, died in 1952, the couple adopted her son, David. After the Holts returned to West Virginia in 1941, Holt stayed involved in politics by accepting speaking engagements. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDuring the remainder of the 1940s, Holt ran several times for state offices with modest success. He was elected to the State House of Delegates in 1942 and was reelected in 1944 by write-in vote and 1946 without opposition. After a failed attempt to win the West Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 1944 and the nomination for United States Senator in 1948, Holt changed political affiliation. Despite this, his lack of success to achieve positions beyond the House of Delegates continued. In 1950, he won the Republican nomination to represent West Virginia's Third District in the United States House of Representatives but lost in the general election, and in 1952 Holt came very close to winning the race for West Virginia governor as the Republican candidate but lost to William Marland by fewer than 30,000 votes. Success returned in 1954 when Holt was elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates by the voters of Lewis County, but he was unable to finish his term due to illness.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHolt died on February 8, 1955 after a long, tough campaign against cancer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eChronological List of Events:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJune 19, 1905: born\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1920: graduated from high school\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1920-1922: attended West Virginia University\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1922-1924: attended Salem College, received a BA degree \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1924-1925: taught English and history and served as athletic director at Bedford High School in Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1925-1928: served as athletic director and basketball coach at St. Patrick's High School (Catholic school) in Weston, West Virginia; taught history as a part-time instructor at Glenville Normal School and Salem College; and contributed sport columns to daily West Virginia newspapers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1928: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates, lost by 500 votes \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1930: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates, won by 2,150 votes, served from 1931-1935 \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1934: ran as a Democrat for the United States Senate and won despite being only twenty-nine years old\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1939: served as a member of the United States delegation to the Interparliamentary Conference in Oslo, Norway\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1940: ran for renomination to the Senate, failed to win the primary election\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1941: married Helen Louise Froelich\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1942: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates and won, reelected in 1944, 1946, and 1948, served until 1950.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1944: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia gubernatorial nomination but was unsuccessful  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1945: birth of Helen Jane Holt\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1948: birth of Rush Dew Holt, Jr.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1948: ran as a Democrat for the United States Senate nomination but was unsuccessful \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1948: switched political affiliation to the Republican Party \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1952: ran as the Republican candidate for West Virginia Governor but lost to William Marland by fewer than 30,000 votes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1954: ran as a Republican for the West Virginia House of Delegates and won\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFebruary 8, 1955: death \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSources:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCoffey, William Ellis. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eRush Dew Holt: The Boy Senator.\u003c/emph\u003e Dissertation, West Virginia University, 1970. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA\u0026amp;M 0873, Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries.  \u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["Rush Dew Holt was born in Weston, West Virginia, on June 19, 1905 to parents, Dr. Matthew S. Holt and Chihela (Dew) Holt. From an early age, Holt displayed scholarly potential. By age three, he was able to read first-grade primers, and eventually became interested in numerous topics for which he was able to provide detailed statistics. Among these interests was politics, and by age six, Holt had decided he would become a Democrat.","The potential displayed by Holt as a child continued into his school years. At age five, he began public education in the second grade, and he skipped grades on two more occasions. He attended Weston High School, and after graduating with honors at age fourteen, Holt applied to the University of Cincinnati; however, the register rejected the application because Holt, while academically qualified, was considered too young. Not one to admit defeat, a trait that would prove to be a lifelong characteristic, Holt turned to West Virginia University where he was accepted. As the youngest member of the freshman class, Holt found it difficult to obtain full acceptance as a college student, and his academic record reflected his apparent dissatisfaction. After two years at West Virginia University, Holt transferred to Salem College where the enrollment was smaller (approximately 300 students) and where he was able to live with his uncle, Professor Samuel Dew. It was at Salem College that Holt regained his self-confidence. His academic performance improved, and he maintained a B-plus average. In addition to academics, Holt excelled on the debate team. He was the editor-in-chief of the school paper, and he managed the tennis team.","In 1924, Holt received a Bachelor of Arts Degree and qualification to teach at secondary schools. Shortly after his graduation, he was hired to teach at Bedford High School in Virginia where he taught English and history in addition to serving as the school's athletic director. After one academic year, Holt returned to Weston, West Virginia, where he took a position at St. Patrick's High School as the athletic director. Holt also coached the basketball team with abundant success, leading the team to two national tournaments for Catholic schools. During this time, Holt also taught history as a part-time instructor at Glenville Normal School and Salem College, but his fascination with athletics persisted. In addition to coaching and occasional officiating, Holt also began writing about sports. Eventually, he began to contribute columns to daily West Virginia newspapers.","By the late 1920s, Holt was attracted to the political environment, and he began to contribute to candidates who were friends of and/or who shared the views of his father. In the summer of 1928, Holt went one step further by announcing his candidacy as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates. Despite Lewis County having been predominately Republican, in addition to not having received significant party backing, Holt still obtained a higher-than-expected amount of support, losing his race by only 500 votes. Once again, however, Holt would not admit defeat. In 1930 Holt again announced his candidacy for the West Virginia House of Delegates. During the campaign, he visited locations all around Lewis County, spoke to anyone who would listen, and ensured that the grievances such as those concerning government cost, increased taxes, and the power of privately owned public utilities would all be addressed. As expected with any campaign, Holt received criticism, and those who opposed him likened the young politician to his father who they declared was a radical, a socialist, and an atheist. Despite the scornful claims, Holt, by a margin of 2,150 votes, was elected to his first public office as a Democrat to the West Virginia Legislature where he served from 1931-1935. During his years as a delegate, as promised during his campaign, Holt spoke out against corrupt practices such as government spending, an issue he addressed not even a week into the 1931 session. In addition to debating issues in the House, Holt also wrote to state supported universities, highway commissioners, and auditors in West Virginia and numerous other states to gather financial figures concerning spending, salaries, and taxes among others. Holt also began an investigation in 1931 to uncover rates, operating costs, and profits of privately and publically owned utility companies. All of these endeavors were only the first chapter in Holt's political career.","By 1934 he had gained the political support and the backing of union workers which was enough to defeat incumbent United States Senator Henry Hatfield. At age twenty-nine, Holt became the youngest person to win a United States Senate seat; however, there was immediate criticism. No sooner had the votes been tallied before a protest was filed concerning Holt's credentials: the fact that he had run for an office when he had not been of the required age. In addition to discontent within his own state, Holt also received overwhelming opposition in Washington, D.C. from Senate Republicans who threatened to object on the grounds of the constitutional age requirement. Despite the criticism, Holt's election was not overturned; however, he had to wait until he turned thirty, over five months after the Seventy-forth Congress had convened, before he could participate in senatorial proceedings.","Just as he had been active in the West Virginia Legislature, Holt did not hesitate to address both major and minor issues on Capitol Hill either. During his time in the Senate, Holt served on several committees including Education and Labor, Immigration, Mines and Mining, Naval Affairs, and Post Offices and Post Roads. He also served as a member of the United States delegation to the 1939 Interparliamentary Conference in Oslo, Norway.","Although Holt had once been referred to as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's \"Golden Boy,\" such alliances and the policies that had formed them began to dissolve by 1936. He became estranged from fellow Democrat and West Virginian Senator Matthew Neely, and Holt ended his support for the United Mine Workers of America and the Works Progress Administration, the latter of which he claimed was corrupt. Eventually, Holt criticized the Roosevelt administration for its New Deal policies, he adamantly fought Roosevelt's attempt to alter the Supreme Court by changing the number of sitting justices from nine to twelve, and he spoke out against the proposition of allowing a presidential third term. Furthermore, as unrest began in Europe with Germany's invasion of Poland, Holt campaigned against any attempts by the administration to involve the United States in the War. The responses from constituents about Holt's actions were mixed; nevertheless, the young senator's sudden change led to his unsuccessful renomination attempt in 1940. Holt did not even make it past the primary election.","After his Senate term ended, Holt remained in Washington, D.C. and began to support himself as a lecturer and a writer of political issues, particularly neutrality for which he received the support of the America First Committee. It was also during this time that Holt met Helen Louise Froelich, a biology teacher at National Park College near Washington. They were married a year later and moved to West Virginia. The couple had two children: a daughter, Helen Jane Holt (born in 1945) and a son, Rush Dew Holt, Jr. (born in 1948). When Senator Holt's sister, Jane (Holt) Chase, died in 1952, the couple adopted her son, David. After the Holts returned to West Virginia in 1941, Holt stayed involved in politics by accepting speaking engagements.","During the remainder of the 1940s, Holt ran several times for state offices with modest success. He was elected to the State House of Delegates in 1942 and was reelected in 1944 by write-in vote and 1946 without opposition. After a failed attempt to win the West Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 1944 and the nomination for United States Senator in 1948, Holt changed political affiliation. Despite this, his lack of success to achieve positions beyond the House of Delegates continued. In 1950, he won the Republican nomination to represent West Virginia's Third District in the United States House of Representatives but lost in the general election, and in 1952 Holt came very close to winning the race for West Virginia governor as the Republican candidate but lost to William Marland by fewer than 30,000 votes. Success returned in 1954 when Holt was elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates by the voters of Lewis County, but he was unable to finish his term due to illness.","Holt died on February 8, 1955 after a long, tough campaign against cancer.","Chronological List of Events:","June 19, 1905: born","1920: graduated from high school","1920-1922: attended West Virginia University","1922-1924: attended Salem College, received a BA degree","1924-1925: taught English and history and served as athletic director at Bedford High School in Virginia","1925-1928: served as athletic director and basketball coach at St. Patrick's High School (Catholic school) in Weston, West Virginia; taught history as a part-time instructor at Glenville Normal School and Salem College; and contributed sport columns to daily West Virginia newspapers","1928: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates, lost by 500 votes","1930: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates, won by 2,150 votes, served from 1931-1935","1934: ran as a Democrat for the United States Senate and won despite being only twenty-nine years old","1939: served as a member of the United States delegation to the Interparliamentary Conference in Oslo, Norway","1940: ran for renomination to the Senate, failed to win the primary election","1941: married Helen Louise Froelich","1942: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates and won, reelected in 1944, 1946, and 1948, served until 1950.","1944: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia gubernatorial nomination but was unsuccessful","1945: birth of Helen Jane Holt","1948: birth of Rush Dew Holt, Jr.","1948: ran as a Democrat for the United States Senate nomination but was unsuccessful","1948: switched political affiliation to the Republican Party","1952: ran as the Republican candidate for West Virginia Governor but lost to William Marland by fewer than 30,000 votes","1954: ran as a Republican for the West Virginia House of Delegates and won","February 8, 1955: death","Sources:","Coffey, William Ellis. 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Types of material include publications, clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera, among others. The collection is divided into six series: Personal and Political Papers (1840-2000 and undated) includes correspondence; invitations and cards; material representing campaign activities; and material from college courses, among other material that represents Rush Holt's personal life and political career; and ephemera collected by Rush Holt. Artifacts (1939-1952 and undated) includes personal and political items collected by Rush Holt. Legislative Records (1920-1955 and undated) includes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, statistics, transcripts, financial records, and project records, among other miscellaneous material relative to Rush Holt's committee-based and general legislative activity. Constituent Services (1923-1954 and undated) includes mail received by Rush Holt during his time in the West Virginia House of Delegates and the United States Senate from constituents providing political opinions to Holt or requesting government publications and bulletins, copies of speeches, educational material, and Rush Holt's recommendation to the United States Military or Naval Academy. Press and Media Activity (1925-2003 and undated) includes original and photocopied articles from newspapers and similar publications, typescripts of press releases, pen-and-ink drawn political cartoons, transcripts of speeches, and sound recordings, among other material representing Rush Holt's involvement with the press and media. Administrative Files (1937-1940) includes material documenting the daily office activities of Rush Holt and his staff during the former's senatorial term.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe collection is divided into six series as follows:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 1. Personal and Political Papers; 1840-2000 and undated (bulk 1918-1955)\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes material related to Rush Holt's personal, family, and political life. Additional material related to his work in politics can be found in Series 3 through 6. 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Here, Willey received a rudimentary formal education with readings from the classics and the Bible.","In 1827, Willey walked the forty miles from his home to Uniontown, Pennsylvania to attend Madison College (later Allegheny College) where he excelled in classical studies and mathematics. After three and one half years he received a B.A. degree, and then read law in the office of Philip Doddridge and John Campbell in Wellsburg, Brooke County, Virginia. He was admitted to the bar in 1833; in addition, he received an M.A. degree from Augusta College in Kentucky in 1834.","Willey settled in Morgantown, Monongalia County, Virginia, in 1832, with his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Patrick Ray, a prominent citizen of Morgantown who was Clerk of the Court and a founder of the Morgantown Female Academy (to which he gave his home). The Willey family subsequently included seven children: Mary Ellen, wife of Dr. M.L. Casselberry of Morgantown; Sarah Barnes, wife of J. 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Following revision of the proposal to include emancipation of slaves and a favorable referendum by the West Virginia voters, statehood was achieved in 1863.","Willey returned to the Senate in 1863 and was elected to the full six-year term in 1865. During his tenure, he initially opposed Republican lawmakers over issues involving the war, confiscation of rebel property, and slavery. But because of his \"ardent support\" of the Union, Willey's political views evolved through the years to support Republican aims, including national emancipation of slaves and disenfranchisement of disloyal citizens. He considered the latter appropriate in order to keep \"southern sympathizers\" from gaining control of West Virginia and perhaps reuniting the state with Virginia. Although Willey was aligned with conservative Republicans in the Senate, he did vote for the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Reconstruction Acts, the removal of President Johnson, and the 14th and 15th Amendments. He opposed the Freedman's Bureau and the Enforcement Acts of 1870. Many in West Virginia opposed Republican Party policies, and in 1870 the party lost control of state government. Willey left the Senate in 1871 and returned to his Morgantown law practice and the County Clerkship (1882-1890).","Willey remained active in politics throughout his later life. He served in the 1872 State Constitutional Convention and supported Republican Party policies and candidates, and was chairman of the West Virginia delegation to the GOP National Convention in 1876. He also continued his active service in the Methodist Church where he was an advocate for lay participation in the national conference and served as delegate from West Virginia in 1880. Willey was much in demand as a public speaker throughout his life -- he was called, \"old man eloquent\" -- because of his commanding appearance, \"thrilling\" voice, evident sincerity, and knowledge. He spoke frequently on Temperance, Methodist beliefs, politics, the classics, and history. He collected a large library, wrote numerous articles and a biography of Philip Doddridge. He received several honorary degrees, including LLD from Allegheny College and West Virginia University. Willey's last public appearance was at the funeral of Governor Pierpont when he gave a \"stirring\" eulogy. He was 88 years of age.","Waitman T. Willey, \"Grand Old Man of West Virginia,\" died May 2, 1900, at his home, Chancery Hill, in Morgantown. His funeral was the largest ever held in Morgantown to that time. He was interred in Oak Grove Cemetery.","Notes:","1. In June, 1861, Willey was not present at the second convention in Wheeling at which the Reorganized Government of Virginia was established in preparation for statehood. His father and stepmother were fatally ill at the time and he was at home.","2. Willey never wrote a history of the statehood deliberations, politics, or conventions. 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He served in the 1872 State Constitutional Convention and supported Republican Party policies and candidates, and was chairman of the West Virginia delegation to the GOP National Convention in 1876. He also continued his active service in the Methodist Church where he was an advocate for lay participation in the national conference and served as delegate from West Virginia in 1880. Willey was much in demand as a public speaker throughout his life -- he was called, \"old man eloquent\" -- because of his commanding appearance, \"thrilling\" voice, evident sincerity, and knowledge. He spoke frequently on Temperance, Methodist beliefs, politics, the classics, and history. He collected a large library, wrote numerous articles and a biography of Philip Doddridge. He received several honorary degrees, including LLD from Allegheny College and West Virginia University. Willey's last public appearance was at the funeral of Governor Pierpont when he gave a \"stirring\" eulogy. 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Here, Willey received a rudimentary formal education with readings from the classics and the Bible.","In 1827, Willey walked the forty miles from his home to Uniontown, Pennsylvania to attend Madison College (later Allegheny College) where he excelled in classical studies and mathematics. After three and one half years he received a B.A. degree, and then read law in the office of Philip Doddridge and John Campbell in Wellsburg, Brooke County, Virginia. He was admitted to the bar in 1833; in addition, he received an M.A. degree from Augusta College in Kentucky in 1834.","Willey settled in Morgantown, Monongalia County, Virginia, in 1832, with his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Patrick Ray, a prominent citizen of Morgantown who was Clerk of the Court and a founder of the Morgantown Female Academy (to which he gave his home). The Willey family subsequently included seven children: Mary Ellen, wife of Dr. M.L. Casselberry of Morgantown; Sarah Barnes, wife of J. Marshall Hagans, distinguished judge; William Patrick, professor of law at West Virginia University; Julia, wife of Major William McGrew, Union Army officer, West Virginia state senator, and Morgantown banker; Thomas Ray, United States government clerk in the Interior Department; Louisa, unmarried, who remained at home; and John Byrne, deputy clerk of Monongalia County.","Waitman T. Willey maintained a successful and lucrative law practice in Morgantown for 67 years. He served as Monongalia County Clerk and clerk of the Circuit Superior Court from 1841 to 1852, and was Morgantown's first Superintendent of Schools. Willey had an early interest in politics and was an active member of the conservative Whig Party: he served as an elector for the Harrison-Tyler election of 1840, was an unsuccessful Whig candidate for Congress in 1852, an unsuccessful Opposition (Whig Party) candidate for Lt. Governor of Virginia in 1859, and a delegate to the Constitutional Union Party convention which nominated Bell and Everett for President and Vice President in 1860. In 1850, Willey had been a delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention where he championed western Virginia interests, white manhood suffrage, and governmental reforms. Again, in 1861, he was a delegate to the Virginia Convention that voted for secession (Willey voted against it). In the subsequent, Pro-Union, reorganized legislature (the \"Restored Government of Virginia at Wheeling\"), Willey was elected to Congress to complete the term of James M. Mason for two years. While in the Senate, Willey actively introduced legislation to admit West Virginia into the Union. The Reorganized Government proposed a new state Constitution that Willey supported in Congress in 1862. Following revision of the proposal to include emancipation of slaves and a favorable referendum by the West Virginia voters, statehood was achieved in 1863.","Willey returned to the Senate in 1863 and was elected to the full six-year term in 1865. During his tenure, he initially opposed Republican lawmakers over issues involving the war, confiscation of rebel property, and slavery. But because of his \"ardent support\" of the Union, Willey's political views evolved through the years to support Republican aims, including national emancipation of slaves and disenfranchisement of disloyal citizens. He considered the latter appropriate in order to keep \"southern sympathizers\" from gaining control of West Virginia and perhaps reuniting the state with Virginia. Although Willey was aligned with conservative Republicans in the Senate, he did vote for the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Reconstruction Acts, the removal of President Johnson, and the 14th and 15th Amendments. He opposed the Freedman's Bureau and the Enforcement Acts of 1870. Many in West Virginia opposed Republican Party policies, and in 1870 the party lost control of state government. Willey left the Senate in 1871 and returned to his Morgantown law practice and the County Clerkship (1882-1890).","Willey remained active in politics throughout his later life. He served in the 1872 State Constitutional Convention and supported Republican Party policies and candidates, and was chairman of the West Virginia delegation to the GOP National Convention in 1876. He also continued his active service in the Methodist Church where he was an advocate for lay participation in the national conference and served as delegate from West Virginia in 1880. Willey was much in demand as a public speaker throughout his life -- he was called, \"old man eloquent\" -- because of his commanding appearance, \"thrilling\" voice, evident sincerity, and knowledge. He spoke frequently on Temperance, Methodist beliefs, politics, the classics, and history. He collected a large library, wrote numerous articles and a biography of Philip Doddridge. He received several honorary degrees, including LLD from Allegheny College and West Virginia University. Willey's last public appearance was at the funeral of Governor Pierpont when he gave a \"stirring\" eulogy. He was 88 years of age.","Waitman T. Willey, \"Grand Old Man of West Virginia,\" died May 2, 1900, at his home, Chancery Hill, in Morgantown. His funeral was the largest ever held in Morgantown to that time. He was interred in Oak Grove Cemetery.","Notes:","1. In June, 1861, Willey was not present at the second convention in Wheeling at which the Reorganized Government of Virginia was established in preparation for statehood. His father and stepmother were fatally ill at the time and he was at home.","2. Willey never wrote a history of the statehood deliberations, politics, or conventions. 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In 1823, the family (which now included stepmother, Mary McCormack Willey) moved to a farm on the Monongahela River in Monongalia County near present-day Rivesville. Here, Willey received a rudimentary formal education with readings from the classics and the Bible.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn 1827, Willey walked the forty miles from his home to Uniontown, Pennsylvania to attend Madison College (later Allegheny College) where he excelled in classical studies and mathematics. After three and one half years he received a B.A. degree, and then read law in the office of Philip Doddridge and John Campbell in Wellsburg, Brooke County, Virginia. 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Willey maintained a successful and lucrative law practice in Morgantown for 67 years. He served as Monongalia County Clerk and clerk of the Circuit Superior Court from 1841 to 1852, and was Morgantown's first Superintendent of Schools. Willey had an early interest in politics and was an active member of the conservative Whig Party: he served as an elector for the Harrison-Tyler election of 1840, was an unsuccessful Whig candidate for Congress in 1852, an unsuccessful Opposition (Whig Party) candidate for Lt. Governor of Virginia in 1859, and a delegate to the Constitutional Union Party convention which nominated Bell and Everett for President and Vice President in 1860. In 1850, Willey had been a delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention where he championed western Virginia interests, white manhood suffrage, and governmental reforms. Again, in 1861, he was a delegate to the Virginia Convention that voted for secession (Willey voted against it). In the subsequent, Pro-Union, reorganized legislature (the \"Restored Government of Virginia at Wheeling\"), Willey was elected to Congress to complete the term of James M. Mason for two years. While in the Senate, Willey actively introduced legislation to admit West Virginia into the Union. The Reorganized Government proposed a new state Constitution that Willey supported in Congress in 1862. Following revision of the proposal to include emancipation of slaves and a favorable referendum by the West Virginia voters, statehood was achieved in 1863.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilley returned to the Senate in 1863 and was elected to the full six-year term in 1865. During his tenure, he initially opposed Republican lawmakers over issues involving the war, confiscation of rebel property, and slavery. But because of his \"ardent support\" of the Union, Willey's political views evolved through the years to support Republican aims, including national emancipation of slaves and disenfranchisement of disloyal citizens. He considered the latter appropriate in order to keep \"southern sympathizers\" from gaining control of West Virginia and perhaps reuniting the state with Virginia. Although Willey was aligned with conservative Republicans in the Senate, he did vote for the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Reconstruction Acts, the removal of President Johnson, and the 14th and 15th Amendments. He opposed the Freedman's Bureau and the Enforcement Acts of 1870. Many in West Virginia opposed Republican Party policies, and in 1870 the party lost control of state government. Willey left the Senate in 1871 and returned to his Morgantown law practice and the County Clerkship (1882-1890).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilley remained active in politics throughout his later life. He served in the 1872 State Constitutional Convention and supported Republican Party policies and candidates, and was chairman of the West Virginia delegation to the GOP National Convention in 1876. He also continued his active service in the Methodist Church where he was an advocate for lay participation in the national conference and served as delegate from West Virginia in 1880. Willey was much in demand as a public speaker throughout his life -- he was called, \"old man eloquent\" -- because of his commanding appearance, \"thrilling\" voice, evident sincerity, and knowledge. He spoke frequently on Temperance, Methodist beliefs, politics, the classics, and history. He collected a large library, wrote numerous articles and a biography of Philip Doddridge. He received several honorary degrees, including LLD from Allegheny College and West Virginia University. Willey's last public appearance was at the funeral of Governor Pierpont when he gave a \"stirring\" eulogy. He was 88 years of age.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWaitman T. Willey, \"Grand Old Man of West Virginia,\" died May 2, 1900, at his home, Chancery Hill, in Morgantown. His funeral was the largest ever held in Morgantown to that time. He was interred in Oak Grove Cemetery.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1. In June, 1861, Willey was not present at the second convention in Wheeling at which the Reorganized Government of Virginia was established in preparation for statehood. His father and stepmother were fatally ill at the time and he was at home.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2. Willey never wrote a history of the statehood deliberations, politics, or conventions. He felt he was too biased to do justice to the history. No history was ever written by the participants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBibliography:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1. Ambler, C.H.; \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eWaitman Thomas Willey\u003c/emph\u003e, 1954, Standard Printing and Publishing C., Huntington, W. Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n2. Corson, L.D.; \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eLegislative Career of Waitman T. Willey\u003c/emph\u003e, 1942, master's thesis, West Virginia University.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3. Moore, J.T.; \"Waitman T. Willey,\" in \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eDictionary of American Biography\u003c/emph\u003e, p. 426.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4. Obituary, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eMorgantown Weekly Post\u003c/emph\u003e, Thursday, May 10, 1900.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5. Ware, A.F.; \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eA Study of the Rhetoric of Waitman T. Willey in the West Virginia Statehood Movement\u003c/emph\u003e, 1952, master's thesis, West Virginia University.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e6. White, L.C.; \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eWest Virginia and Her U.S. Senators in the Impeachment of President Andrew Johnson\u003c/emph\u003e, 1928, master's thesis, West Virginia University.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e7. Willey, Waitman T.; \"Liberty and Union,\" 1854, Wheeling, J.E. Wharton, publisher. A speech.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e8. Willey, Waitman T.; address delivered before the Constitutional Convention of West Virginia in the City of Wheeling, 12 February 1863.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e9. Willey, Waitman T.; \"Historical Address,\" Celebration of the Municipal Centennial of Morgantown, 1885.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e10. Willey, William P.; The Formation of the State of West Virginia, 1901, The News Publishing Co., Wheeling, W. Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrepared by Carole B. Boyd, M.D., 2000.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["Waitman Thomas Willey, West Virginia pioneer, lawyer, Methodist churchman, and United States Senator, was born October 18, 1811, at Buffalo Creek, Virginia (near Fairmont in Marion County, West Virginia), the son of William Willey, Jr., former Revolutionary War soldier under General Anthony Wayne, and Sarah Barnes, a member of a prominent family of northwestern Virginia.","Willey's first twelve years were spent at Buffalo Creek where his father's farm was a frontier homestead isolated from the few towns in the area. In 1823, the family (which now included stepmother, Mary McCormack Willey) moved to a farm on the Monongahela River in Monongalia County near present-day Rivesville. Here, Willey received a rudimentary formal education with readings from the classics and the Bible.","In 1827, Willey walked the forty miles from his home to Uniontown, Pennsylvania to attend Madison College (later Allegheny College) where he excelled in classical studies and mathematics. After three and one half years he received a B.A. degree, and then read law in the office of Philip Doddridge and John Campbell in Wellsburg, Brooke County, Virginia. He was admitted to the bar in 1833; in addition, he received an M.A. degree from Augusta College in Kentucky in 1834.","Willey settled in Morgantown, Monongalia County, Virginia, in 1832, with his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Patrick Ray, a prominent citizen of Morgantown who was Clerk of the Court and a founder of the Morgantown Female Academy (to which he gave his home). The Willey family subsequently included seven children: Mary Ellen, wife of Dr. M.L. Casselberry of Morgantown; Sarah Barnes, wife of J. Marshall Hagans, distinguished judge; William Patrick, professor of law at West Virginia University; Julia, wife of Major William McGrew, Union Army officer, West Virginia state senator, and Morgantown banker; Thomas Ray, United States government clerk in the Interior Department; Louisa, unmarried, who remained at home; and John Byrne, deputy clerk of Monongalia County.","Waitman T. Willey maintained a successful and lucrative law practice in Morgantown for 67 years. He served as Monongalia County Clerk and clerk of the Circuit Superior Court from 1841 to 1852, and was Morgantown's first Superintendent of Schools. Willey had an early interest in politics and was an active member of the conservative Whig Party: he served as an elector for the Harrison-Tyler election of 1840, was an unsuccessful Whig candidate for Congress in 1852, an unsuccessful Opposition (Whig Party) candidate for Lt. Governor of Virginia in 1859, and a delegate to the Constitutional Union Party convention which nominated Bell and Everett for President and Vice President in 1860. In 1850, Willey had been a delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention where he championed western Virginia interests, white manhood suffrage, and governmental reforms. Again, in 1861, he was a delegate to the Virginia Convention that voted for secession (Willey voted against it). In the subsequent, Pro-Union, reorganized legislature (the \"Restored Government of Virginia at Wheeling\"), Willey was elected to Congress to complete the term of James M. Mason for two years. While in the Senate, Willey actively introduced legislation to admit West Virginia into the Union. The Reorganized Government proposed a new state Constitution that Willey supported in Congress in 1862. Following revision of the proposal to include emancipation of slaves and a favorable referendum by the West Virginia voters, statehood was achieved in 1863.","Willey returned to the Senate in 1863 and was elected to the full six-year term in 1865. During his tenure, he initially opposed Republican lawmakers over issues involving the war, confiscation of rebel property, and slavery. But because of his \"ardent support\" of the Union, Willey's political views evolved through the years to support Republican aims, including national emancipation of slaves and disenfranchisement of disloyal citizens. He considered the latter appropriate in order to keep \"southern sympathizers\" from gaining control of West Virginia and perhaps reuniting the state with Virginia. Although Willey was aligned with conservative Republicans in the Senate, he did vote for the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Reconstruction Acts, the removal of President Johnson, and the 14th and 15th Amendments. He opposed the Freedman's Bureau and the Enforcement Acts of 1870. Many in West Virginia opposed Republican Party policies, and in 1870 the party lost control of state government. Willey left the Senate in 1871 and returned to his Morgantown law practice and the County Clerkship (1882-1890).","Willey remained active in politics throughout his later life. He served in the 1872 State Constitutional Convention and supported Republican Party policies and candidates, and was chairman of the West Virginia delegation to the GOP National Convention in 1876. He also continued his active service in the Methodist Church where he was an advocate for lay participation in the national conference and served as delegate from West Virginia in 1880. Willey was much in demand as a public speaker throughout his life -- he was called, \"old man eloquent\" -- because of his commanding appearance, \"thrilling\" voice, evident sincerity, and knowledge. He spoke frequently on Temperance, Methodist beliefs, politics, the classics, and history. He collected a large library, wrote numerous articles and a biography of Philip Doddridge. He received several honorary degrees, including LLD from Allegheny College and West Virginia University. Willey's last public appearance was at the funeral of Governor Pierpont when he gave a \"stirring\" eulogy. He was 88 years of age.","Waitman T. Willey, \"Grand Old Man of West Virginia,\" died May 2, 1900, at his home, Chancery Hill, in Morgantown. His funeral was the largest ever held in Morgantown to that time. He was interred in Oak Grove Cemetery.","Notes:","1. In June, 1861, Willey was not present at the second convention in Wheeling at which the Reorganized Government of Virginia was established in preparation for statehood. His father and stepmother were fatally ill at the time and he was at home.","2. Willey never wrote a history of the statehood deliberations, politics, or conventions. He felt he was too biased to do justice to the history. No history was ever written by the participants.","Bibliography:","1. Ambler, C.H.; Waitman Thomas Willey, 1954, Standard Printing and Publishing C., Huntington, W. Va.","2. Corson, L.D.; Legislative Career of Waitman T. Willey, 1942, master's thesis, West Virginia University.","3. Moore, J.T.; \"Waitman T. Willey,\" in Dictionary of American Biography, p. 426.","4. Obituary, Morgantown Weekly Post, Thursday, May 10, 1900.","5. Ware, A.F.; A Study of the Rhetoric of Waitman T. Willey in the West Virginia Statehood Movement, 1952, master's thesis, West Virginia University.","6. White, L.C.; West Virginia and Her U.S. Senators in the Impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, 1928, master's thesis, West Virginia University.","7. Willey, Waitman T.; \"Liberty and Union,\" 1854, Wheeling, J.E. Wharton, publisher. A speech.","8. Willey, Waitman T.; address delivered before the Constitutional Convention of West Virginia in the City of Wheeling, 12 February 1863.","9. Willey, Waitman T.; \"Historical Address,\" Celebration of the Municipal Centennial of Morgantown, 1885.","10. Willey, William P.; The Formation of the State of West Virginia, 1901, The News Publishing Co., Wheeling, W. Va.","Prepared by Carole B. Boyd, M.D., 2000."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Waitman T. Willey (1811-1900) Papers, A\u0026amp;M 1361, 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], Waitman T. 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A resident of Monongalia County, Willey was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1850, the Secession Convention of 1861, the First Wheeling Convention of 1861, and the Constitutional Convention of 1871. He was U.S. Senator from the Restored Government of Virginia (1861-1863) and Senator from West Virginia (1863-1871). Includes several thousand pieces of incoming correspondence to Waitman T. Willey dating from 1833 to 1900 (bulk 1859-1869) concerning political, social, and economic affairs. There is much material on the temperance movement in Virginia (1845-1860), the Civil War, and the statehood movement in West Virginia. Also includes miscellaneous financial records (1837-1869) and legal papers (1820-1856); Willey's diary (entries from 1830-1899, posthumously added clippings through 1908); and other material. 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Va.)","United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865","Virginia -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865","West Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865","West Virginia - Politics and government - 1861-1865.","West Virginia -- Politics and government","United States -- Politics and government","Politics and government.","Secession","Temperance","Politicians -- United States","Statehood politics -- West Virginia","Diaries","No special access restriction applies.","Researchers may access digitized materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center reference department.","Waitman Thomas Willey, West Virginia pioneer, lawyer, Methodist churchman, and United States Senator, was born October 18, 1811, at Buffalo Creek, Virginia (near Fairmont in Marion County, West Virginia), the son of William Willey, Jr., former Revolutionary War soldier under General Anthony Wayne, and Sarah Barnes, a member of a prominent family of northwestern Virginia.","Willey's first twelve years were spent at Buffalo Creek where his father's farm was a frontier homestead isolated from the few towns in the area. In 1823, the family (which now included stepmother, Mary McCormack Willey) moved to a farm on the Monongahela River in Monongalia County near present-day Rivesville. Here, Willey received a rudimentary formal education with readings from the classics and the Bible.","In 1827, Willey walked the forty miles from his home to Uniontown, Pennsylvania to attend Madison College (later Allegheny College) where he excelled in classical studies and mathematics. After three and one half years he received a B.A. degree, and then read law in the office of Philip Doddridge and John Campbell in Wellsburg, Brooke County, Virginia. He was admitted to the bar in 1833; in addition, he received an M.A. degree from Augusta College in Kentucky in 1834.","Willey settled in Morgantown, Monongalia County, Virginia, in 1832, with his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Patrick Ray, a prominent citizen of Morgantown who was Clerk of the Court and a founder of the Morgantown Female Academy (to which he gave his home). The Willey family subsequently included seven children: Mary Ellen, wife of Dr. M.L. Casselberry of Morgantown; Sarah Barnes, wife of J. Marshall Hagans, distinguished judge; William Patrick, professor of law at West Virginia University; Julia, wife of Major William McGrew, Union Army officer, West Virginia state senator, and Morgantown banker; Thomas Ray, United States government clerk in the Interior Department; Louisa, unmarried, who remained at home; and John Byrne, deputy clerk of Monongalia County.","Waitman T. Willey maintained a successful and lucrative law practice in Morgantown for 67 years. He served as Monongalia County Clerk and clerk of the Circuit Superior Court from 1841 to 1852, and was Morgantown's first Superintendent of Schools. Willey had an early interest in politics and was an active member of the conservative Whig Party: he served as an elector for the Harrison-Tyler election of 1840, was an unsuccessful Whig candidate for Congress in 1852, an unsuccessful Opposition (Whig Party) candidate for Lt. Governor of Virginia in 1859, and a delegate to the Constitutional Union Party convention which nominated Bell and Everett for President and Vice President in 1860. In 1850, Willey had been a delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention where he championed western Virginia interests, white manhood suffrage, and governmental reforms. Again, in 1861, he was a delegate to the Virginia Convention that voted for secession (Willey voted against it). In the subsequent, Pro-Union, reorganized legislature (the \"Restored Government of Virginia at Wheeling\"), Willey was elected to Congress to complete the term of James M. Mason for two years. While in the Senate, Willey actively introduced legislation to admit West Virginia into the Union. The Reorganized Government proposed a new state Constitution that Willey supported in Congress in 1862. Following revision of the proposal to include emancipation of slaves and a favorable referendum by the West Virginia voters, statehood was achieved in 1863.","Willey returned to the Senate in 1863 and was elected to the full six-year term in 1865. During his tenure, he initially opposed Republican lawmakers over issues involving the war, confiscation of rebel property, and slavery. But because of his \"ardent support\" of the Union, Willey's political views evolved through the years to support Republican aims, including national emancipation of slaves and disenfranchisement of disloyal citizens. He considered the latter appropriate in order to keep \"southern sympathizers\" from gaining control of West Virginia and perhaps reuniting the state with Virginia. Although Willey was aligned with conservative Republicans in the Senate, he did vote for the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Reconstruction Acts, the removal of President Johnson, and the 14th and 15th Amendments. He opposed the Freedman's Bureau and the Enforcement Acts of 1870. Many in West Virginia opposed Republican Party policies, and in 1870 the party lost control of state government. Willey left the Senate in 1871 and returned to his Morgantown law practice and the County Clerkship (1882-1890).","Willey remained active in politics throughout his later life. He served in the 1872 State Constitutional Convention and supported Republican Party policies and candidates, and was chairman of the West Virginia delegation to the GOP National Convention in 1876. He also continued his active service in the Methodist Church where he was an advocate for lay participation in the national conference and served as delegate from West Virginia in 1880. Willey was much in demand as a public speaker throughout his life -- he was called, \"old man eloquent\" -- because of his commanding appearance, \"thrilling\" voice, evident sincerity, and knowledge. He spoke frequently on Temperance, Methodist beliefs, politics, the classics, and history. He collected a large library, wrote numerous articles and a biography of Philip Doddridge. He received several honorary degrees, including LLD from Allegheny College and West Virginia University. Willey's last public appearance was at the funeral of Governor Pierpont when he gave a \"stirring\" eulogy. He was 88 years of age.","Waitman T. Willey, \"Grand Old Man of West Virginia,\" died May 2, 1900, at his home, Chancery Hill, in Morgantown. His funeral was the largest ever held in Morgantown to that time. He was interred in Oak Grove Cemetery.","Notes:\n1. In June, 1861, Willey was not present at the second convention in Wheeling at which the Reorganized Government of Virginia was established in preparation for statehood. His father and stepmother were fatally ill at the time and he was at home.","2. Willey never wrote a history of the statehood deliberations, politics, or conventions. He felt he was too biased to do justice to the history. No history was ever written by the participants.","Bibliography:\n1. Ambler, C.H.; Waitman Thomas Willey, 1954, Standard Printing and Publishing C., Huntington, W. Va.","2. Corson, L.D.; Legislative Career of Waitman T. Willey, 1942, master's thesis, West Virginia University.","3. Moore, J.T.; \"Waitman T. Willey,\" in Dictionary of American Biography, p. 426.","4. Obituary, Morgantown Weekly Post, Thursday, May 10, 1900.","5. Ware, A.F.; A Study of the Rhetoric of Waitman T. Willey in the West Virginia Statehood Movement, 1952, master's thesis, West Virginia University.","6. White, L.C.; West Virginia and Her U.S. Senators in the Impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, 1928, master's thesis, West Virginia University.","7. Willey, Waitman T.; \"Liberty and Union,\" 1854, Wheeling, J.E. Wharton, publisher. A speech.","8. Willey, Waitman T.; address delivered before the Constitutional Convention of West Virginia in the City of Wheeling, 12 February 1863.","9. Willey, Waitman T.; \"Historical Address,\" Celebration of the Municipal Centennial of Morgantown, 1885.","10. Willey, William P.; The Formation of the State of West Virginia, 1901, The News Publishing Co., Wheeling, W. Va.","Prepared by Carole B. Boyd, M.D., 2000.","1361","Papers of Waitman T. Willey (1811-1900), lawyer, senator, and founding father of West Virginia. A resident of Monongalia County, Willey was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1850, the Secession Convention of 1861, the First Wheeling Convention of 1861, and the Constitutional Convention of 1871. He was U.S. Senator from the Restored Government of Virginia (1861-1863) and Senator from West Virginia (1863-1871). Includes several thousand pieces of incoming correspondence to Waitman T. Willey dating from 1833 to 1900 (bulk 1859-1869) concerning political, social, and economic affairs. There is much material on the temperance movement in Virginia (1845-1860), the Civil War, and the statehood movement in West Virginia. Also includes miscellaneous financial records (1837-1869) and legal papers (1820-1856); Willey's diary (entries from 1830-1899, posthumously added clippings through 1908); and other material.","Series include:","Series 1a. Incoming Correspondence -- Transcribed/Copied, 1840–1898, boxes 1-4\nSeries 1b. Incoming Correspondence -- Non-Transcribed/Not Copied, 1833–1900, boxes 4-16\nSeries 2. Financial Records, 1837–1869, boxes 17-18\nSeries 3. Legal Papers, 1820–1856, boxes 19-20\nSeries 4. W.T. Willey's Diary, 1830–1908, boxes 21-22\nSeries 5. 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In 1823, the family (which now included stepmother, Mary McCormack Willey) moved to a farm on the Monongahela River in Monongalia County near present-day Rivesville. Here, Willey received a rudimentary formal education with readings from the classics and the Bible.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn 1827, Willey walked the forty miles from his home to Uniontown, Pennsylvania to attend Madison College (later Allegheny College) where he excelled in classical studies and mathematics. After three and one half years he received a B.A. degree, and then read law in the office of Philip Doddridge and John Campbell in Wellsburg, Brooke County, Virginia. He was admitted to the bar in 1833; in addition, he received an M.A. degree from Augusta College in Kentucky in 1834.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilley settled in Morgantown, Monongalia County, Virginia, in 1832, with his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Patrick Ray, a prominent citizen of Morgantown who was Clerk of the Court and a founder of the Morgantown Female Academy (to which he gave his home). The Willey family subsequently included seven children: Mary Ellen, wife of Dr. M.L. Casselberry of Morgantown; Sarah Barnes, wife of J. Marshall Hagans, distinguished judge; William Patrick, professor of law at West Virginia University; Julia, wife of Major William McGrew, Union Army officer, West Virginia state senator, and Morgantown banker; Thomas Ray, United States government clerk in the Interior Department; Louisa, unmarried, who remained at home; and John Byrne, deputy clerk of Monongalia County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWaitman T. Willey maintained a successful and lucrative law practice in Morgantown for 67 years. He served as Monongalia County Clerk and clerk of the Circuit Superior Court from 1841 to 1852, and was Morgantown's first Superintendent of Schools. Willey had an early interest in politics and was an active member of the conservative Whig Party: he served as an elector for the Harrison-Tyler election of 1840, was an unsuccessful Whig candidate for Congress in 1852, an unsuccessful Opposition (Whig Party) candidate for Lt. Governor of Virginia in 1859, and a delegate to the Constitutional Union Party convention which nominated Bell and Everett for President and Vice President in 1860. In 1850, Willey had been a delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention where he championed western Virginia interests, white manhood suffrage, and governmental reforms. Again, in 1861, he was a delegate to the Virginia Convention that voted for secession (Willey voted against it). In the subsequent, Pro-Union, reorganized legislature (the \"Restored Government of Virginia at Wheeling\"), Willey was elected to Congress to complete the term of James M. Mason for two years. While in the Senate, Willey actively introduced legislation to admit West Virginia into the Union. The Reorganized Government proposed a new state Constitution that Willey supported in Congress in 1862. Following revision of the proposal to include emancipation of slaves and a favorable referendum by the West Virginia voters, statehood was achieved in 1863.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilley returned to the Senate in 1863 and was elected to the full six-year term in 1865. During his tenure, he initially opposed Republican lawmakers over issues involving the war, confiscation of rebel property, and slavery. But because of his \"ardent support\" of the Union, Willey's political views evolved through the years to support Republican aims, including national emancipation of slaves and disenfranchisement of disloyal citizens. He considered the latter appropriate in order to keep \"southern sympathizers\" from gaining control of West Virginia and perhaps reuniting the state with Virginia. Although Willey was aligned with conservative Republicans in the Senate, he did vote for the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Reconstruction Acts, the removal of President Johnson, and the 14th and 15th Amendments. He opposed the Freedman's Bureau and the Enforcement Acts of 1870. Many in West Virginia opposed Republican Party policies, and in 1870 the party lost control of state government. Willey left the Senate in 1871 and returned to his Morgantown law practice and the County Clerkship (1882-1890).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilley remained active in politics throughout his later life. He served in the 1872 State Constitutional Convention and supported Republican Party policies and candidates, and was chairman of the West Virginia delegation to the GOP National Convention in 1876. He also continued his active service in the Methodist Church where he was an advocate for lay participation in the national conference and served as delegate from West Virginia in 1880. Willey was much in demand as a public speaker throughout his life -- he was called, \"old man eloquent\" -- because of his commanding appearance, \"thrilling\" voice, evident sincerity, and knowledge. He spoke frequently on Temperance, Methodist beliefs, politics, the classics, and history. He collected a large library, wrote numerous articles and a biography of Philip Doddridge. He received several honorary degrees, including LLD from Allegheny College and West Virginia University. Willey's last public appearance was at the funeral of Governor Pierpont when he gave a \"stirring\" eulogy. He was 88 years of age.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWaitman T. Willey, \"Grand Old Man of West Virginia,\" died May 2, 1900, at his home, Chancery Hill, in Morgantown. His funeral was the largest ever held in Morgantown to that time. He was interred in Oak Grove Cemetery.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes:\n1. In June, 1861, Willey was not present at the second convention in Wheeling at which the Reorganized Government of Virginia was established in preparation for statehood. His father and stepmother were fatally ill at the time and he was at home.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2. Willey never wrote a history of the statehood deliberations, politics, or conventions. He felt he was too biased to do justice to the history. No history was ever written by the participants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBibliography:\n1. Ambler, C.H.; \u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eWaitman Thomas Willey\u003c/emph\u003e, 1954, Standard Printing and Publishing C., Huntington, W. Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2. Corson, L.D.; \u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eLegislative Career of Waitman T. Willey\u003c/emph\u003e, 1942, master's thesis, West Virginia University.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3. Moore, J.T.; \"Waitman T. Willey,\" in \u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eDictionary of American Biography\u003c/emph\u003e, p. 426.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eObituary\u003c/emph\u003e, \u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eMorgantown Weekly Post\u003c/emph\u003e, Thursday, May 10, 1900.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5. Ware, A.F.; \u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eA Study of the Rhetoric of Waitman T. Willey in the West Virginia Statehood Movement\u003c/emph\u003e, 1952, master's thesis, West Virginia University.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e6. 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Here, Willey received a rudimentary formal education with readings from the classics and the Bible.","In 1827, Willey walked the forty miles from his home to Uniontown, Pennsylvania to attend Madison College (later Allegheny College) where he excelled in classical studies and mathematics. After three and one half years he received a B.A. degree, and then read law in the office of Philip Doddridge and John Campbell in Wellsburg, Brooke County, Virginia. He was admitted to the bar in 1833; in addition, he received an M.A. degree from Augusta College in Kentucky in 1834.","Willey settled in Morgantown, Monongalia County, Virginia, in 1832, with his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Patrick Ray, a prominent citizen of Morgantown who was Clerk of the Court and a founder of the Morgantown Female Academy (to which he gave his home). The Willey family subsequently included seven children: Mary Ellen, wife of Dr. M.L. Casselberry of Morgantown; Sarah Barnes, wife of J. Marshall Hagans, distinguished judge; William Patrick, professor of law at West Virginia University; Julia, wife of Major William McGrew, Union Army officer, West Virginia state senator, and Morgantown banker; Thomas Ray, United States government clerk in the Interior Department; Louisa, unmarried, who remained at home; and John Byrne, deputy clerk of Monongalia County.","Waitman T. Willey maintained a successful and lucrative law practice in Morgantown for 67 years. He served as Monongalia County Clerk and clerk of the Circuit Superior Court from 1841 to 1852, and was Morgantown's first Superintendent of Schools. Willey had an early interest in politics and was an active member of the conservative Whig Party: he served as an elector for the Harrison-Tyler election of 1840, was an unsuccessful Whig candidate for Congress in 1852, an unsuccessful Opposition (Whig Party) candidate for Lt. Governor of Virginia in 1859, and a delegate to the Constitutional Union Party convention which nominated Bell and Everett for President and Vice President in 1860. In 1850, Willey had been a delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention where he championed western Virginia interests, white manhood suffrage, and governmental reforms. Again, in 1861, he was a delegate to the Virginia Convention that voted for secession (Willey voted against it). In the subsequent, Pro-Union, reorganized legislature (the \"Restored Government of Virginia at Wheeling\"), Willey was elected to Congress to complete the term of James M. Mason for two years. While in the Senate, Willey actively introduced legislation to admit West Virginia into the Union. The Reorganized Government proposed a new state Constitution that Willey supported in Congress in 1862. Following revision of the proposal to include emancipation of slaves and a favorable referendum by the West Virginia voters, statehood was achieved in 1863.","Willey returned to the Senate in 1863 and was elected to the full six-year term in 1865. During his tenure, he initially opposed Republican lawmakers over issues involving the war, confiscation of rebel property, and slavery. But because of his \"ardent support\" of the Union, Willey's political views evolved through the years to support Republican aims, including national emancipation of slaves and disenfranchisement of disloyal citizens. He considered the latter appropriate in order to keep \"southern sympathizers\" from gaining control of West Virginia and perhaps reuniting the state with Virginia. Although Willey was aligned with conservative Republicans in the Senate, he did vote for the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Reconstruction Acts, the removal of President Johnson, and the 14th and 15th Amendments. He opposed the Freedman's Bureau and the Enforcement Acts of 1870. Many in West Virginia opposed Republican Party policies, and in 1870 the party lost control of state government. Willey left the Senate in 1871 and returned to his Morgantown law practice and the County Clerkship (1882-1890).","Willey remained active in politics throughout his later life. He served in the 1872 State Constitutional Convention and supported Republican Party policies and candidates, and was chairman of the West Virginia delegation to the GOP National Convention in 1876. He also continued his active service in the Methodist Church where he was an advocate for lay participation in the national conference and served as delegate from West Virginia in 1880. Willey was much in demand as a public speaker throughout his life -- he was called, \"old man eloquent\" -- because of his commanding appearance, \"thrilling\" voice, evident sincerity, and knowledge. He spoke frequently on Temperance, Methodist beliefs, politics, the classics, and history. He collected a large library, wrote numerous articles and a biography of Philip Doddridge. He received several honorary degrees, including LLD from Allegheny College and West Virginia University. Willey's last public appearance was at the funeral of Governor Pierpont when he gave a \"stirring\" eulogy. He was 88 years of age.","Waitman T. Willey, \"Grand Old Man of West Virginia,\" died May 2, 1900, at his home, Chancery Hill, in Morgantown. His funeral was the largest ever held in Morgantown to that time. He was interred in Oak Grove Cemetery.","Notes:\n1. In June, 1861, Willey was not present at the second convention in Wheeling at which the Reorganized Government of Virginia was established in preparation for statehood. His father and stepmother were fatally ill at the time and he was at home.","2. Willey never wrote a history of the statehood deliberations, politics, or conventions. He felt he was too biased to do justice to the history. No history was ever written by the participants.","Bibliography:\n1. Ambler, C.H.; Waitman Thomas Willey, 1954, Standard Printing and Publishing C., Huntington, W. Va.","2. Corson, L.D.; Legislative Career of Waitman T. Willey, 1942, master's thesis, West Virginia University.","3. Moore, J.T.; \"Waitman T. Willey,\" in Dictionary of American Biography, p. 426.","4. Obituary, Morgantown Weekly Post, Thursday, May 10, 1900.","5. Ware, A.F.; A Study of the Rhetoric of Waitman T. Willey in the West Virginia Statehood Movement, 1952, master's thesis, West Virginia University.","6. White, L.C.; West Virginia and Her U.S. Senators in the Impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, 1928, master's thesis, West Virginia University.","7. Willey, Waitman T.; \"Liberty and Union,\" 1854, Wheeling, J.E. Wharton, publisher. A speech.","8. 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In 1823, the family (which now included stepmother, Mary McCormack Willey) moved to a farm on the Monongahela River in Monongalia County near present-day Rivesville. Here, Willey received a rudimentary formal education with readings from the classics and the Bible.","In 1827, Willey walked the forty miles from his home to Uniontown, Pennsylvania to attend Madison College (later Allegheny College) where he excelled in classical studies and mathematics. After three and one half years he received a B.A. degree, and then read law in the office of Philip Doddridge and John Campbell in Wellsburg, Brooke County, Virginia. He was admitted to the bar in 1833; in addition, he received an M.A. degree from Augusta College in Kentucky in 1834.","Willey settled in Morgantown, Monongalia County, Virginia, in 1832, with his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Patrick Ray, a prominent citizen of Morgantown who was Clerk of the Court and a founder of the Morgantown Female Academy (to which he gave his home). The Willey family subsequently included seven children: Mary Ellen, wife of Dr. M.L. Casselberry of Morgantown; Sarah Barnes, wife of J. Marshall Hagans, distinguished judge; William Patrick, professor of law at West Virginia University; Julia, wife of Major William McGrew, Union Army officer, West Virginia state senator, and Morgantown banker; Thomas Ray, United States government clerk in the Interior Department; Louisa, unmarried, who remained at home; and John Byrne, deputy clerk of Monongalia County.","Waitman T. Willey maintained a successful and lucrative law practice in Morgantown for 67 years. He served as Monongalia County Clerk and clerk of the Circuit Superior Court from 1841 to 1852, and was Morgantown's first Superintendent of Schools. Willey had an early interest in politics and was an active member of the conservative Whig Party: he served as an elector for the Harrison-Tyler election of 1840, was an unsuccessful Whig candidate for Congress in 1852, an unsuccessful Opposition (Whig Party) candidate for Lt. Governor of Virginia in 1859, and a delegate to the Constitutional Union Party convention which nominated Bell and Everett for President and Vice President in 1860. In 1850, Willey had been a delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention where he championed western Virginia interests, white manhood suffrage, and governmental reforms. Again, in 1861, he was a delegate to the Virginia Convention that voted for secession (Willey voted against it). In the subsequent, Pro-Union, reorganized legislature (the \"Restored Government of Virginia at Wheeling\"), Willey was elected to Congress to complete the term of James M. Mason for two years. While in the Senate, Willey actively introduced legislation to admit West Virginia into the Union. The Reorganized Government proposed a new state Constitution that Willey supported in Congress in 1862. Following revision of the proposal to include emancipation of slaves and a favorable referendum by the West Virginia voters, statehood was achieved in 1863.","Willey returned to the Senate in 1863 and was elected to the full six-year term in 1865. During his tenure, he initially opposed Republican lawmakers over issues involving the war, confiscation of rebel property, and slavery. But because of his \"ardent support\" of the Union, Willey's political views evolved through the years to support Republican aims, including national emancipation of slaves and disenfranchisement of disloyal citizens. He considered the latter appropriate in order to keep \"southern sympathizers\" from gaining control of West Virginia and perhaps reuniting the state with Virginia. Although Willey was aligned with conservative Republicans in the Senate, he did vote for the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Reconstruction Acts, the removal of President Johnson, and the 14th and 15th Amendments. He opposed the Freedman's Bureau and the Enforcement Acts of 1870. Many in West Virginia opposed Republican Party policies, and in 1870 the party lost control of state government. Willey left the Senate in 1871 and returned to his Morgantown law practice and the County Clerkship (1882-1890).","Willey remained active in politics throughout his later life. He served in the 1872 State Constitutional Convention and supported Republican Party policies and candidates, and was chairman of the West Virginia delegation to the GOP National Convention in 1876. He also continued his active service in the Methodist Church where he was an advocate for lay participation in the national conference and served as delegate from West Virginia in 1880. Willey was much in demand as a public speaker throughout his life -- he was called, \"old man eloquent\" -- because of his commanding appearance, \"thrilling\" voice, evident sincerity, and knowledge. He spoke frequently on Temperance, Methodist beliefs, politics, the classics, and history. He collected a large library, wrote numerous articles and a biography of Philip Doddridge. He received several honorary degrees, including LLD from Allegheny College and West Virginia University. Willey's last public appearance was at the funeral of Governor Pierpont when he gave a \"stirring\" eulogy. He was 88 years of age.","Waitman T. Willey, \"Grand Old Man of West Virginia,\" died May 2, 1900, at his home, Chancery Hill, in Morgantown. His funeral was the largest ever held in Morgantown to that time. He was interred in Oak Grove Cemetery.","Notes:\n1. In June, 1861, Willey was not present at the second convention in Wheeling at which the Reorganized Government of Virginia was established in preparation for statehood. His father and stepmother were fatally ill at the time and he was at home.","2. Willey never wrote a history of the statehood deliberations, politics, or conventions. He felt he was too biased to do justice to the history. No history was ever written by the participants.","Bibliography:\n1. Ambler, C.H.; Waitman Thomas Willey, 1954, Standard Printing and Publishing C., Huntington, W. Va.","2. Corson, L.D.; Legislative Career of Waitman T. Willey, 1942, master's thesis, West Virginia University.","3. Moore, J.T.; \"Waitman T. Willey,\" in Dictionary of American Biography, p. 426.","4. Obituary, Morgantown Weekly Post, Thursday, May 10, 1900.","5. Ware, A.F.; A Study of the Rhetoric of Waitman T. Willey in the West Virginia Statehood Movement, 1952, master's thesis, West Virginia University.","6. White, L.C.; West Virginia and Her U.S. Senators in the Impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, 1928, master's thesis, West Virginia University.","7. Willey, Waitman T.; \"Liberty and Union,\" 1854, Wheeling, J.E. Wharton, publisher. A speech.","8. Willey, Waitman T.; address delivered before the Constitutional Convention of West Virginia in the City of Wheeling, 12 February 1863.","9. Willey, Waitman T.; \"Historical Address,\" Celebration of the Municipal Centennial of Morgantown, 1885.","10. Willey, William P.; The Formation of the State of West Virginia, 1901, The News Publishing Co., Wheeling, W. Va.","Prepared by Carole B. Boyd, M.D., 2000.","1361","Papers of Waitman T. Willey (1811-1900), lawyer, senator, and founding father of West Virginia. A resident of Monongalia County, Willey was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1850, the Secession Convention of 1861, the First Wheeling Convention of 1861, and the Constitutional Convention of 1871. 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In 1823, the family (which now included stepmother, Mary McCormack Willey) moved to a farm on the Monongahela River in Monongalia County near present-day Rivesville. Here, Willey received a rudimentary formal education with readings from the classics and the Bible.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn 1827, Willey walked the forty miles from his home to Uniontown, Pennsylvania to attend Madison College (later Allegheny College) where he excelled in classical studies and mathematics. After three and one half years he received a B.A. degree, and then read law in the office of Philip Doddridge and John Campbell in Wellsburg, Brooke County, Virginia. He was admitted to the bar in 1833; in addition, he received an M.A. degree from Augusta College in Kentucky in 1834.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilley settled in Morgantown, Monongalia County, Virginia, in 1832, with his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Patrick Ray, a prominent citizen of Morgantown who was Clerk of the Court and a founder of the Morgantown Female Academy (to which he gave his home). The Willey family subsequently included seven children: Mary Ellen, wife of Dr. M.L. Casselberry of Morgantown; Sarah Barnes, wife of J. Marshall Hagans, distinguished judge; William Patrick, professor of law at West Virginia University; Julia, wife of Major William McGrew, Union Army officer, West Virginia state senator, and Morgantown banker; Thomas Ray, United States government clerk in the Interior Department; Louisa, unmarried, who remained at home; and John Byrne, deputy clerk of Monongalia County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWaitman T. Willey maintained a successful and lucrative law practice in Morgantown for 67 years. He served as Monongalia County Clerk and clerk of the Circuit Superior Court from 1841 to 1852, and was Morgantown's first Superintendent of Schools. Willey had an early interest in politics and was an active member of the conservative Whig Party: he served as an elector for the Harrison-Tyler election of 1840, was an unsuccessful Whig candidate for Congress in 1852, an unsuccessful Opposition (Whig Party) candidate for Lt. Governor of Virginia in 1859, and a delegate to the Constitutional Union Party convention which nominated Bell and Everett for President and Vice President in 1860. In 1850, Willey had been a delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention where he championed western Virginia interests, white manhood suffrage, and governmental reforms. Again, in 1861, he was a delegate to the Virginia Convention that voted for secession (Willey voted against it). In the subsequent, Pro-Union, reorganized legislature (the \"Restored Government of Virginia at Wheeling\"), Willey was elected to Congress to complete the term of James M. Mason for two years. While in the Senate, Willey actively introduced legislation to admit West Virginia into the Union. The Reorganized Government proposed a new state Constitution that Willey supported in Congress in 1862. Following revision of the proposal to include emancipation of slaves and a favorable referendum by the West Virginia voters, statehood was achieved in 1863.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilley returned to the Senate in 1863 and was elected to the full six-year term in 1865. During his tenure, he initially opposed Republican lawmakers over issues involving the war, confiscation of rebel property, and slavery. But because of his \"ardent support\" of the Union, Willey's political views evolved through the years to support Republican aims, including national emancipation of slaves and disenfranchisement of disloyal citizens. He considered the latter appropriate in order to keep \"southern sympathizers\" from gaining control of West Virginia and perhaps reuniting the state with Virginia. Although Willey was aligned with conservative Republicans in the Senate, he did vote for the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Reconstruction Acts, the removal of President Johnson, and the 14th and 15th Amendments. He opposed the Freedman's Bureau and the Enforcement Acts of 1870. Many in West Virginia opposed Republican Party policies, and in 1870 the party lost control of state government. Willey left the Senate in 1871 and returned to his Morgantown law practice and the County Clerkship (1882-1890).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilley remained active in politics throughout his later life. He served in the 1872 State Constitutional Convention and supported Republican Party policies and candidates, and was chairman of the West Virginia delegation to the GOP National Convention in 1876. He also continued his active service in the Methodist Church where he was an advocate for lay participation in the national conference and served as delegate from West Virginia in 1880. Willey was much in demand as a public speaker throughout his life -- he was called, \"old man eloquent\" -- because of his commanding appearance, \"thrilling\" voice, evident sincerity, and knowledge. He spoke frequently on Temperance, Methodist beliefs, politics, the classics, and history. He collected a large library, wrote numerous articles and a biography of Philip Doddridge. He received several honorary degrees, including LLD from Allegheny College and West Virginia University. Willey's last public appearance was at the funeral of Governor Pierpont when he gave a \"stirring\" eulogy. He was 88 years of age.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWaitman T. Willey, \"Grand Old Man of West Virginia,\" died May 2, 1900, at his home, Chancery Hill, in Morgantown. His funeral was the largest ever held in Morgantown to that time. He was interred in Oak Grove Cemetery.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes:\n1. In June, 1861, Willey was not present at the second convention in Wheeling at which the Reorganized Government of Virginia was established in preparation for statehood. His father and stepmother were fatally ill at the time and he was at home.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2. Willey never wrote a history of the statehood deliberations, politics, or conventions. He felt he was too biased to do justice to the history. No history was ever written by the participants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBibliography:\n1. Ambler, C.H.; \u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eWaitman Thomas Willey\u003c/emph\u003e, 1954, Standard Printing and Publishing C., Huntington, W. Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2. Corson, L.D.; \u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eLegislative Career of Waitman T. Willey\u003c/emph\u003e, 1942, master's thesis, West Virginia University.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3. Moore, J.T.; \"Waitman T. Willey,\" in \u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eDictionary of American Biography\u003c/emph\u003e, p. 426.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eObituary\u003c/emph\u003e, \u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eMorgantown Weekly Post\u003c/emph\u003e, Thursday, May 10, 1900.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5. Ware, A.F.; \u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eA Study of the Rhetoric of Waitman T. Willey in the West Virginia Statehood Movement\u003c/emph\u003e, 1952, master's thesis, West Virginia University.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e6. White, L.C.; \u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eWest Virginia and Her U.S. Senators in the Impeachment of President Andrew Johnson\u003c/emph\u003e, 1928, master's thesis, West Virginia University.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e7. Willey, Waitman T.; \"Liberty and Union,\" 1854, Wheeling, J.E. Wharton, publisher. A speech.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e8. Willey, Waitman T.; address delivered before the Constitutional Convention of West Virginia in the City of Wheeling, 12 February 1863.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e9. Willey, Waitman T.; \"Historical Address,\" Celebration of the Municipal Centennial of Morgantown, 1885.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e10. Willey, William P.; The Formation of the State of West Virginia, 1901, The News Publishing Co., Wheeling, W. Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrepared by Carole B. Boyd, M.D., 2000.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["Waitman Thomas Willey, West Virginia pioneer, lawyer, Methodist churchman, and United States Senator, was born October 18, 1811, at Buffalo Creek, Virginia (near Fairmont in Marion County, West Virginia), the son of William Willey, Jr., former Revolutionary War soldier under General Anthony Wayne, and Sarah Barnes, a member of a prominent family of northwestern Virginia.","Willey's first twelve years were spent at Buffalo Creek where his father's farm was a frontier homestead isolated from the few towns in the area. In 1823, the family (which now included stepmother, Mary McCormack Willey) moved to a farm on the Monongahela River in Monongalia County near present-day Rivesville. Here, Willey received a rudimentary formal education with readings from the classics and the Bible.","In 1827, Willey walked the forty miles from his home to Uniontown, Pennsylvania to attend Madison College (later Allegheny College) where he excelled in classical studies and mathematics. After three and one half years he received a B.A. degree, and then read law in the office of Philip Doddridge and John Campbell in Wellsburg, Brooke County, Virginia. He was admitted to the bar in 1833; in addition, he received an M.A. degree from Augusta College in Kentucky in 1834.","Willey settled in Morgantown, Monongalia County, Virginia, in 1832, with his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Patrick Ray, a prominent citizen of Morgantown who was Clerk of the Court and a founder of the Morgantown Female Academy (to which he gave his home). The Willey family subsequently included seven children: Mary Ellen, wife of Dr. M.L. Casselberry of Morgantown; Sarah Barnes, wife of J. Marshall Hagans, distinguished judge; William Patrick, professor of law at West Virginia University; Julia, wife of Major William McGrew, Union Army officer, West Virginia state senator, and Morgantown banker; Thomas Ray, United States government clerk in the Interior Department; Louisa, unmarried, who remained at home; and John Byrne, deputy clerk of Monongalia County.","Waitman T. Willey maintained a successful and lucrative law practice in Morgantown for 67 years. He served as Monongalia County Clerk and clerk of the Circuit Superior Court from 1841 to 1852, and was Morgantown's first Superintendent of Schools. Willey had an early interest in politics and was an active member of the conservative Whig Party: he served as an elector for the Harrison-Tyler election of 1840, was an unsuccessful Whig candidate for Congress in 1852, an unsuccessful Opposition (Whig Party) candidate for Lt. Governor of Virginia in 1859, and a delegate to the Constitutional Union Party convention which nominated Bell and Everett for President and Vice President in 1860. In 1850, Willey had been a delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention where he championed western Virginia interests, white manhood suffrage, and governmental reforms. Again, in 1861, he was a delegate to the Virginia Convention that voted for secession (Willey voted against it). In the subsequent, Pro-Union, reorganized legislature (the \"Restored Government of Virginia at Wheeling\"), Willey was elected to Congress to complete the term of James M. Mason for two years. While in the Senate, Willey actively introduced legislation to admit West Virginia into the Union. The Reorganized Government proposed a new state Constitution that Willey supported in Congress in 1862. Following revision of the proposal to include emancipation of slaves and a favorable referendum by the West Virginia voters, statehood was achieved in 1863.","Willey returned to the Senate in 1863 and was elected to the full six-year term in 1865. During his tenure, he initially opposed Republican lawmakers over issues involving the war, confiscation of rebel property, and slavery. But because of his \"ardent support\" of the Union, Willey's political views evolved through the years to support Republican aims, including national emancipation of slaves and disenfranchisement of disloyal citizens. He considered the latter appropriate in order to keep \"southern sympathizers\" from gaining control of West Virginia and perhaps reuniting the state with Virginia. Although Willey was aligned with conservative Republicans in the Senate, he did vote for the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Reconstruction Acts, the removal of President Johnson, and the 14th and 15th Amendments. He opposed the Freedman's Bureau and the Enforcement Acts of 1870. Many in West Virginia opposed Republican Party policies, and in 1870 the party lost control of state government. Willey left the Senate in 1871 and returned to his Morgantown law practice and the County Clerkship (1882-1890).","Willey remained active in politics throughout his later life. He served in the 1872 State Constitutional Convention and supported Republican Party policies and candidates, and was chairman of the West Virginia delegation to the GOP National Convention in 1876. He also continued his active service in the Methodist Church where he was an advocate for lay participation in the national conference and served as delegate from West Virginia in 1880. Willey was much in demand as a public speaker throughout his life -- he was called, \"old man eloquent\" -- because of his commanding appearance, \"thrilling\" voice, evident sincerity, and knowledge. He spoke frequently on Temperance, Methodist beliefs, politics, the classics, and history. He collected a large library, wrote numerous articles and a biography of Philip Doddridge. He received several honorary degrees, including LLD from Allegheny College and West Virginia University. Willey's last public appearance was at the funeral of Governor Pierpont when he gave a \"stirring\" eulogy. He was 88 years of age.","Waitman T. Willey, \"Grand Old Man of West Virginia,\" died May 2, 1900, at his home, Chancery Hill, in Morgantown. His funeral was the largest ever held in Morgantown to that time. He was interred in Oak Grove Cemetery.","Notes:\n1. In June, 1861, Willey was not present at the second convention in Wheeling at which the Reorganized Government of Virginia was established in preparation for statehood. His father and stepmother were fatally ill at the time and he was at home.","2. Willey never wrote a history of the statehood deliberations, politics, or conventions. He felt he was too biased to do justice to the history. No history was ever written by the participants.","Bibliography:\n1. Ambler, C.H.; Waitman Thomas Willey, 1954, Standard Printing and Publishing C., Huntington, W. Va.","2. Corson, L.D.; Legislative Career of Waitman T. Willey, 1942, master's thesis, West Virginia University.","3. Moore, J.T.; \"Waitman T. Willey,\" in Dictionary of American Biography, p. 426.","4. Obituary, Morgantown Weekly Post, Thursday, May 10, 1900.","5. Ware, A.F.; A Study of the Rhetoric of Waitman T. Willey in the West Virginia Statehood Movement, 1952, master's thesis, West Virginia University.","6. White, L.C.; West Virginia and Her U.S. Senators in the Impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, 1928, master's thesis, West Virginia University.","7. Willey, Waitman T.; \"Liberty and Union,\" 1854, Wheeling, J.E. Wharton, publisher. A speech.","8. Willey, Waitman T.; address delivered before the Constitutional Convention of West Virginia in the City of Wheeling, 12 February 1863.","9. Willey, Waitman T.; \"Historical Address,\" Celebration of the Municipal Centennial of Morgantown, 1885.","10. Willey, William P.; The Formation of the State of West Virginia, 1901, The News Publishing Co., Wheeling, W. Va.","Prepared by Carole B. Boyd, M.D., 2000."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Waitman T. Willey Papers, A\u0026amp;M 0003, 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], Waitman T. 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There is much material on the temperance movement in Virginia (1845-1860), the Civil War, and the statehood movement in West Virginia. Also includes miscellaneous financial records (1837-1869) and legal papers (1820-1856); Willey's diary (entries from 1830-1899, posthumously added clippings through 1908); and other material.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries include:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 1a. Incoming Correspondence -- Transcribed/Copied, 1840–1898, boxes 1-4\nSeries 1b. Incoming Correspondence -- Non-Transcribed/Not Copied, 1833–1900, boxes 4-16\nSeries 2. Financial Records, 1837–1869, boxes 17-18\nSeries 3. Legal Papers, 1820–1856, boxes 19-20\nSeries 4. W.T. Willey's Diary, 1830–1908, boxes 21-22\nSeries 5. Miscellaneous, 1827-1917, undated, box 22 and unboxed\u003c/p\u003e  "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Papers of Waitman T. Willey (1811-1900), lawyer, senator, and founding father of West Virginia. A resident of Monongalia County, Willey was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1850, the Secession Convention of 1861, the First Wheeling Convention of 1861, and the Constitutional Convention of 1871. He was U.S. Senator from the Restored Government of Virginia (1861-1863) and Senator from West Virginia (1863-1871). Includes several thousand pieces of incoming correspondence to Waitman T. Willey dating from 1833 to 1900 (bulk 1859-1869) concerning political, social, and economic affairs. There is much material on the temperance movement in Virginia (1845-1860), the Civil War, and the statehood movement in West Virginia. Also includes miscellaneous financial records (1837-1869) and legal papers (1820-1856); Willey's diary (entries from 1830-1899, posthumously added clippings through 1908); and other material.","Series include:","Series 1a. Incoming Correspondence -- Transcribed/Copied, 1840–1898, boxes 1-4\nSeries 1b. Incoming Correspondence -- Non-Transcribed/Not Copied, 1833–1900, boxes 4-16\nSeries 2. Financial Records, 1837–1869, boxes 17-18\nSeries 3. Legal Papers, 1820–1856, boxes 19-20\nSeries 4. W.T. Willey's Diary, 1830–1908, boxes 21-22\nSeries 5. Miscellaneous, 1827-1917, undated, box 22 and unboxed"],"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. 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Also includes miscellaneous financial records (1837-1869) and legal papers (1820-1856); Willey's diary (entries from 1830-1899, posthumously added clippings through 1908); and other material. For more information about Willey, see the Historical Note.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["Papers of Waitman T. Willey (1811-1900), lawyer, senator, and founding father of West Virginia. A resident of Monongalia County, Willey was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1850, the Secession Convention of 1861, the First Wheeling Convention of 1861, and the Constitutional Convention of 1871. He was U.S. Senator from the Restored Government of Virginia (1861-1863) and Senator from West Virginia (1863-1871). Includes several thousand pieces of incoming correspondence to Waitman T. Willey dating from 1833 to 1900 (bulk 1859-1869) concerning political, social, and economic affairs. There is much material on the temperance movement in Virginia (1845-1860), the Civil War, and the statehood movement in West Virginia. Also includes miscellaneous financial records (1837-1869) and legal papers (1820-1856); Willey's diary (entries from 1830-1899, posthumously added clippings through 1908); and other material. For more information about Willey, see the Historical Note."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_5cf97afe325843f43df11ef15816113b\"\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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Please make an appointment prior to visiting.","Researchers may access born digital materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center reference department.","David C. Hardesty, Jr. holds degrees from West Virginia University, Oxford University (which he attended as a Rhodes Scholar), and Harvard Law School. He also attended advanced courses in higher education leadership and decision theory at Harvard University.","Hardesty was the 21st president and CEO of West Virginia University from 1995-2007. While president, he served as chair of WVU Hospitals, Inc. and United Health System. WVU is a multi-campus public research university with comprehensive health sciences education. It enrolled approximately 35,000 students on all of its campuses in his last year as president.","While President, Hardesty led efforts to develop more than 25 student centered programs, including the first faculty led residential colleges in the university's history. These efforts resulted in rapid expansion of the university student body. He also led efforts to focus WVU's research programs, establish the world's first forensic science and biometrics degrees, increase the university's outreach and service activities, and create a new hospital system. WVU achieved a national reputation in the science of biometrics during his presidency. The health system he chaired expanded to become the largest in West Virginia.","While serving as president, Hardesty was a member of the National Security Higher Education Advisory Board; Chairman of the National 4-H Council; a director and officer in the Big East Conference; and a member of the Bowl Championship Series Presidential Oversight Committee. He was a founding director of the Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute.","Prior to becoming president of WVU, Hardesty engaged in the private practice of law in Charleston with Bowles Rice for 19 years and served as State Tax Commissioner during Senator John D. Rockefeller IV's first term as governor of West Virginia (1977-80).","Hardesty is a former member of the Board of Directors of Consol Energy, Inc., and is Of Counsel to the law firm of Bowles Rice. He has previously been a member of and chaired several charitable, civic, economic development, business, and education related boards.","Mr. Hardesty is the recipient of several honorary degrees and citations, including designation as a Distinguished West Virginian, West Virginian of the Year by the West Virginia Society of Washington, D.C., induction into the West Virginia Business Hall of Fame, induction into The National 4-H Hall of Fame, receipt of The National Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, and designation as a Graduate of Distinction by the West Virginia Education Alliance.","In 2009, the Festival of Ideas speakers' series at WVU was endowed and named in honor of Hardesty, who helped to found the series in 1966 when he was student body president. An annual lecture at the WVU Cancer Center is also named in his honor.","Hardesty is a frequent speaker on subjects related to the legal profession, higher education, and leadership. He and his wife, Susan, are co-authors of Leading the Public University, Essays, Speeches and Commentary, published for West Virginia University by the WVU Press (2007). He has facilitated retreats and other meetings of boards and community groups for over three decades.","(Adapted from \"David C. Hardesty, Jr.\" David C. Hardesty, Jr. | College of Law | West Virginia University. March 2017. Accessed July 05, 2019.)","Papers of President David C. Hardesty, Jr. of West Virginia University. Before becoming President of West Virginia University, Hardesty was a lawyer and partner of Bowles, Rice, McDavid, Graff \u0026 Love (1973-1994) and West Virginia Tax Commissioner (1977-1980), among various other positions. After finishing his 12-year term as West Virginia University President (1995-2007), Hardesty was a Professor of Law at the West Virginia University College of Law (2007-2018). Some of the series titles in the addendum of 2019/09/03, including series 21-30, repeat some of the earlier series titles (e.g. both Series 7 and Series 21 are titled \"Student Papers\").","Includes:\nSeries 1. Inauguration and Inception of Presidency, 1995-1996, boxes 1-2\nSeries 2. Publications and Reports, 1963-2004, boxes 3-5\nSeries 3. Athletics, 1995-2004, box 6\nSeries 4. Clipping Notebooks, 1995-2007, boxes 7-16\nSeries 5. Audio-Visual Material, 1989-2005, boxes 17-19 \nSeries 6. Oversize Posters, Newspapers, and Other Material, 1966-2004, boxes 20-21","Addenda of 2007/04/18, 2016/12/02, 2018/08/01, 2018/10/10, and 2019/09/03:\nSeries 7. Student Papers, 1964-1973, 1993-2015, boxes 22-23\nSeries 8. Career, 1970-2014, boxes 24-26\nSeries 9. West Virginia University Papers, 1900, 1929, 1965-2016, boxes 27-31\nSeries 10. Family Papers, 1906-2016, box 32\nSeries 11. Susan Hardesty Papers, 1962-2015, box 32\nSeries 12. Photographs, 1900-2016, boxes 33-34\nSeries 13. Awards, 1962-2008, boxes 35-37\nSeries 14. Clinton Inauguration, 1992-1993, box 38\nSeries 15. Artifacts, ca. 1990s-2013, boxes 39-40\nSeries 16. Gold \u0026 Blue Travelers, 1989-2010, boxes 41-55, unboxed\nSeries 17. Framed Items, 1961-2010, boxes 56-60\nSeries 18. Oversize Newspapers, Papers, and Other Material, ca. 1940s-2011, boxes 61-66\nSeries 19. Audio-Visual Material, Digital and Analog, 1995-2014, box 67\nSeries 20. Miscellaneous, 1838, 1930-1963, 1997-2016, box 68","Addenda of 2006/02/20 and 2019/09/03:\nSeries 21. Student Papers, 1969, box 69\nSeries 22. Career, 1979-1981, 2006-2019, box 69\nSeries 23. West Virginia University Papers, 1995-2019, boxes 69-71\nSeries 24. Susan Hardesty Papers, 1986-2018, boxes 71-72\nSeries 25. Family Papers, 1969, 1989-2018, box 72\nSeries 26. Photographs, 1982, 2014, undated, box 72\nSeries 27. Gold \u0026 Blue Travelers, 2015-2016, undated, box 72\nSeries 28. Miscellaneous, 2016-2019, undated, box 72\nSeries 29. 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WVU achieved a national reputation in the science of biometrics during his presidency. The health system he chaired expanded to become the largest in West Virginia.","While serving as president, Hardesty was a member of the National Security Higher Education Advisory Board; Chairman of the National 4-H Council; a director and officer in the Big East Conference; and a member of the Bowl Championship Series Presidential Oversight Committee. He was a founding director of the Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute.","Prior to becoming president of WVU, Hardesty engaged in the private practice of law in Charleston with Bowles Rice for 19 years and served as State Tax Commissioner during Senator John D. Rockefeller IV's first term as governor of West Virginia (1977-80).","Hardesty is a former member of the Board of Directors of Consol Energy, Inc., and is Of Counsel to the law firm of Bowles Rice. He has previously been a member of and chaired several charitable, civic, economic development, business, and education related boards.","Mr. Hardesty is the recipient of several honorary degrees and citations, including designation as a Distinguished West Virginian, West Virginian of the Year by the West Virginia Society of Washington, D.C., induction into the West Virginia Business Hall of Fame, induction into The National 4-H Hall of Fame, receipt of The National Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, and designation as a Graduate of Distinction by the West Virginia Education Alliance.","In 2009, the Festival of Ideas speakers' series at WVU was endowed and named in honor of Hardesty, who helped to found the series in 1966 when he was student body president. An annual lecture at the WVU Cancer Center is also named in his honor.","Hardesty is a frequent speaker on subjects related to the legal profession, higher education, and leadership. He and his wife, Susan, are co-authors of Leading the Public University, Essays, Speeches and Commentary, published for West Virginia University by the WVU Press (2007). He has facilitated retreats and other meetings of boards and community groups for over three decades.","(Adapted from \"David C. Hardesty, Jr.\" David C. Hardesty, Jr. | College of Law | West Virginia University. March 2017. Accessed July 05, 2019.)"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], West Virginia University, President David C. Hardesty, Jr., Papers, A\u0026amp;M 5114, 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], West Virginia University, President David C. 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The health system he chaired expanded to become the largest in West Virginia.","While serving as president, Hardesty was a member of the National Security Higher Education Advisory Board; Chairman of the National 4-H Council; a director and officer in the Big East Conference; and a member of the Bowl Championship Series Presidential Oversight Committee. He was a founding director of the Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute.","Prior to becoming president of WVU, Hardesty engaged in the private practice of law in Charleston with Bowles Rice for 19 years and served as State Tax Commissioner during Senator John D. Rockefeller IV's first term as governor of West Virginia (1977-80).","Hardesty is a former member of the Board of Directors of Consol Energy, Inc., and is Of Counsel to the law firm of Bowles Rice. 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Susan Hardesty Papers, 1962-2015, box 32\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 12. Photographs, 1900-2016, boxes 33-34\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 13. Awards, 1962-2008, boxes 35-37\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 14. Clinton Inauguration, 1992-1993, box 38\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 15. Artifacts, ca. 1990s-2013, boxes 39-40\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 16. Gold \u0026amp; Blue Travelers, 1989-2010, boxes 41-55, unboxed\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 17. Framed Items, 1961-2010, boxes 56-60\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 18. Oversize Newspapers, Papers, and Other Material, ca. 1940s-2011, boxes 61-66\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 19. Audio-Visual Material, Digital and Analog, 1995-2014, box 67\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 20. Miscellaneous, 1838, 1930-1963, 1997-2016, box 68\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAddenda of 2006/02/20 and 2019/09/03:\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 21. Student Papers, 1969, box 69\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 22. Career, 1979-1981, 2006-2019, box 69\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 23. West Virginia University Papers, 1995-2019, boxes 69-71\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 24. Susan Hardesty Papers, 1986-2018, boxes 71-72\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 25. Family Papers, 1969, 1989-2018, box 72\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 26. Photographs, 1982, 2014, undated, box 72\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 27. Gold \u0026amp; Blue Travelers, 2015-2016, undated, box 72\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 28. Miscellaneous, 2016-2019, undated, box 72\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 29. Artifacts, 2017-2019, undated, box 73\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 30. Audio-Visual Material, 1952, 1973-2008, box 74\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 31. Books, 1834-1923, 1964, 2007, undated, boxes 75-76\u003c/p\u003e  "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Papers of President David C. Hardesty, Jr. of West Virginia University. Before becoming President of West Virginia University, Hardesty was a lawyer and partner of Bowles, Rice, McDavid, Graff \u0026 Love (1973-1994) and West Virginia Tax Commissioner (1977-1980), among various other positions. After finishing his 12-year term as West Virginia University President (1995-2007), Hardesty was a Professor of Law at the West Virginia University College of Law (2007-2018). Some of the series titles in the addendum of 2019/09/03, including series 21-30, repeat some of the earlier series titles (e.g. both Series 7 and Series 21 are titled \"Student Papers\").","Includes:\nSeries 1. Inauguration and Inception of Presidency, 1995-1996, boxes 1-2\nSeries 2. Publications and Reports, 1963-2004, boxes 3-5\nSeries 3. Athletics, 1995-2004, box 6\nSeries 4. Clipping Notebooks, 1995-2007, boxes 7-16\nSeries 5. Audio-Visual Material, 1989-2005, boxes 17-19 \nSeries 6. Oversize Posters, Newspapers, and Other Material, 1966-2004, boxes 20-21","Addenda of 2007/04/18, 2016/12/02, 2018/08/01, 2018/10/10, and 2019/09/03:\nSeries 7. Student Papers, 1964-1973, 1993-2015, boxes 22-23\nSeries 8. Career, 1970-2014, boxes 24-26\nSeries 9. West Virginia University Papers, 1900, 1929, 1965-2016, boxes 27-31\nSeries 10. Family Papers, 1906-2016, box 32\nSeries 11. Susan Hardesty Papers, 1962-2015, box 32\nSeries 12. Photographs, 1900-2016, boxes 33-34\nSeries 13. Awards, 1962-2008, boxes 35-37\nSeries 14. Clinton Inauguration, 1992-1993, box 38\nSeries 15. Artifacts, ca. 1990s-2013, boxes 39-40\nSeries 16. Gold \u0026 Blue Travelers, 1989-2010, boxes 41-55, unboxed\nSeries 17. Framed Items, 1961-2010, boxes 56-60\nSeries 18. Oversize Newspapers, Papers, and Other Material, ca. 1940s-2011, boxes 61-66\nSeries 19. Audio-Visual Material, Digital and Analog, 1995-2014, box 67\nSeries 20. Miscellaneous, 1838, 1930-1963, 1997-2016, box 68","Addenda of 2006/02/20 and 2019/09/03:\nSeries 21. Student Papers, 1969, box 69\nSeries 22. Career, 1979-1981, 2006-2019, box 69\nSeries 23. West Virginia University Papers, 1995-2019, boxes 69-71\nSeries 24. Susan Hardesty Papers, 1986-2018, boxes 71-72\nSeries 25. Family Papers, 1969, 1989-2018, box 72\nSeries 26. Photographs, 1982, 2014, undated, box 72\nSeries 27. Gold \u0026 Blue Travelers, 2015-2016, undated, box 72\nSeries 28. Miscellaneous, 2016-2019, undated, box 72\nSeries 29. Artifacts, 2017-2019, undated, box 73\nSeries 30. Audio-Visual Material, 1952, 1973-2008, box 74\nSeries 31. Books, 1834-1923, 1964, 2007, undated, boxes 75-76"],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eOne vhs tape of demonstrations on the campus of West Virginia University in May 1970 in response to the shootings at Kent State University during Vietnam War protests; separated to the VHS - DVD collection. It is cataloged under no. 109.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["One vhs tape of demonstrations on the campus of West Virginia University in May 1970 in response to the shootings at Kent State University during Vietnam War protests; separated to the VHS - DVD collection. It is cataloged under no. 109."],"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."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_c3f81de8da7ff14d04b533a9e73122fd\"\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. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center"],"corpname_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","West Virginia University.  President"],"names_coll_ssim":["West Virginia University.  President","Hardesty, David C., Jr."],"persname_ssim":["Hardesty, David C., Jr."],"names_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","West Virginia University.  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Barns, Collector, Papers, 1842/1995, bulk 1940/1985","A\u0026M 3279","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","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","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/1482","West Virginia -- Politics and government","West Virginia -- History","Pennsylvania -- History","Pacifism -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends","Agriculture","Agriculture   -- West Virginia","Socialism","Economic history -- United States","Labor","West Virginia University  -- History","West Virginia University  -- Students","Requires signed form, since special access restriction applies.","All or part of this collection is stored offsite. Please make an appointment prior to visiting.","Student papers can only be accessed with the permission of a curator.","Dr. William D. Barns (1917-1991) was a professor of history at West Virginia University from 1940 1985. His fields of specialization were American agriculture and labor history, West Virginia and regional history, American economic history, and the United States since 1860. He received his undergraduate and masters degree from Penn State in 1939 and 1940 respectively, and his Ph.D. in History from West Virginia University in 1947. He was involved with several national and state organizations throughout his career, including the American Association of University Professors, the West Virginia Historical Society, and the West Virginia Academy of Science.","processing; 2013/05/02; jcm","Added a box of materials that were pulled out of Barns' books (box 116). Changed the extent from 343 ft. to 343 ft. 5 in. Also updated the contents list excel spreadsheet.","--","!!scanning; 2013/05/02; jcm","Box 116, folder 1 contains photos/photo postcards that could be reviewed for inclusion in WVHOV.","--","general; 2013/06/02; mt","The extent is now correct. It was part of the most recent Extent Project(Extent Project 7 2014/02/19).","--","missing; 2013/06/02; mt","The following boxes were not found when we labeled the boxes several years ago: 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 169, 239, and 284.","--","location; 2013/06/02; mt","The boxes containing serials/books/periodicals were stored on the 4th floor. The boxes were unpacked and moved to the 2nd floor and 3rd floor (Summer 2013 and Winter 2013). And then the materials on the 3rd floor were moved to the 2nd floor (Spring 2014). I think most of the Barns stuff is behind the locked door on the 2nd floor. But there may also be books/serials from this collection in with the unprocessed books on the elevator side of the 2nd floor.","--","archives and manuscripts; books and periodicals; pamphlets; photographs / postcards / prints / etc.","The material has been divided into three main sections of archives, books, and periodicals, and described to the box level. The contents of this collection were created or collected by Dr. William D. Barns and Mrs. Doretha Barns from the 1920s to 1995. The majority of the material pertains to the academic career of Dr. Barns. Mrs. Barns continued to collect material until 1995. Two large series that relate specifically to Mrs. Barns are the League of Women Voters and Mrs. Doretha Barns. In addition, she contributed to the series on the Federal Government, Miscellaneous, Pacifism, and Society of Friends.","The archival material in the collection reflects the personal and professional interests of Dr. Barns. Significant series related to his personal interests include the Morgantown \"Society of Friends\" meeting house; \"Pacifism\"; \"Newspaper Clippings\" of local, state, and national events; and \"West Virginia Government.\" Large series related to his professional career include \"West Virginia University\"; \"Professional Career\" (which includes his research notes, articles, and the book he wrote); \"Professional Organizations\" (which he participated in); and material on the \"West Virginia and National Grange.\"","Archival material also includes papers of T.C. Atkeson, known for being the national spokesman of the Grange in Washington D.C., 1919-1927. He was born in Putnam County in 1852, in the town of Buffalo, West Virginia. He was dean of the College of Agriculture at WVU from 1897 to 1910, and served as the WV State Grange master for twenty-one years. These papers include correspondence, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, certificates, etc. documenting speeches to Congress, history of the Grange, the WV Grange, among other topics.","The books in the collection include American and West Virginia history books, agriculture books, and many early edition novels. The periodicals are a mixture of academic journals such as Journal of American Historians and West Virginia History; research periodicals such as the Pennsylvania Farmer, the Grange Monthly, and the Farm Journal; and periodicals of personal interest to Dr. Barns such as the Link and Maclean's.","Fifteen copies of the Monticola, West Virginia University yearbook, separated to A\u0026M 5025 (1971-1984, 1986, 1992 (in boxes 40-41).","--","William D. Barns Collection books designated for Rare Book Room:","Allen, Lewis F. American Cattle: Their History, Breeding and Management. Revised. New York: O. Judd Co., 1887. Bluish green cloth, gilt stamped cow on front cover and decorative title and author in gilt on spine. Bookplate removed.","American Wit and Humor. Vol. 1. Philadelphia: Georg W. Jacobs, 1900. Bright and clean navy blue cloth cover, with gilt embossed title and boxed design of six ears of corn on cornstalks.","Ashby, N. B. The Riddle of the Sphinx: A Discussion of the Economic Questions Relating to Agriculture, land, Transportation, Money, Taxation, and Cost of Interchange. Des Moines, Iowa: Industrial Publishing Co., 1890. Rough-grained maroon cloth. Black embossed borders and corner decorations on front. Gilt stamped sphinx and pyramid on front cover. Gilt lettering and black design on spine. Floral endpapers.","Atherton, Gertrude. California: An Intimate History. New York: Harper, 1914. First edition with K-O on copyright page. Decorative cover, no dust jacket.","Atkeson, Thomas Clark. A Catechism of Agriculture: Illustrated. New York: Orange Judd, 1913. Chocolate brown grain cloth. Embossed design at top and bottom of covers. Title and author stamped in white in box on front cover and on spine. Very, very fine condition.","Atkeson, Thomas Clark. Semi-Centennial History of the Patrons of Husbandry. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1915. Chocolate brown cloth, with gilt embossed lettering on front cover and spine. Minor wear at bottom corners and bottom of spine, otherwise like-new copy of book by a West Virginia author.","Atkeson, Thomas Clark. Semi-Centennial History of the Patrons of Husbandry. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1915. Chocolate brown cloth, with gilt embossed lettering on front cover and spine. Stained all around edges of front cover and entire spine, book by a West Virginia author.","Bailey, L. H. The Horticulturist's Rule Book: A Compendium of Useful Information for Fruit-Growers, Truck-Gardeners, Florists and Others; Completed to the Beginning of the Year 1892. 2nd edition, revised. New York: Rural Publishing Company, 1892. Deep brown grain cloth cover, with embossed decoration at top and bottom of front cover. Gold stamped title, vine, watering can, hoe, and rake.","Blackmore, R. D. Lorna Doone, A Novel. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, [date not stated, circa 1900]. White half-paper decorated in gilt-highlighted violets; white cloth spine elaborately decorated in gilt title, author, publisher, and floral designs; all three edges gilt; corners and fore-edge of paper cover chipped.","Bridgeman, Thomas. The American Gardener's Assistant, In Three Parts: Containing Complete Practical Directions for the Cultivation of Vegetables, Flowers, Fruit Trees, and Grape-Vines. New edition revised, enlarged, and illustrated by S. Edwards Todd. Philadelphia: Porter \u0026 Coates, 1866. Smooth-grained brown cloth. Black embossed borders with decorations on front cover, blind embossed on back cover. Gilt stamped wreath on front cover. Gold stamped agricultural tools and watering can, with black and gold decorations and gold lettering, on spine.","Buck, Pearl S. Fighting Angel: Portrait of a Soul. New York: Triangle Books, 1939, reprinted April 1940. Hard cover, light blue faded by water spots, dust jacket in good condition. Owner's bookplate.","Buck, Solon J. The Agrarian Crusade: A Chronicle of the Farmer in Politics. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1920. Volume 45: The Chronicles of America Series. Extra-Illustrated edition. Smooth-grained maroon cloth cover. Borders, title, and author in gold on cover and spine. Highly ornate tablet in gold with white and black eagle and four open books on front cover. Gold decoration with open book on spine.","Butler, Frederick. The farmer's manual : being a plain practical treatise on the art of husbandry, designed to promote an acquaintance with the modern improvements in agriculture, together with remarks on gardening, and a treatise on the management of bees. Weathersfield [Conn.]: Published by the author, 1821. Lacks covers. Title page partially missing and stained. Extremely fragile.","Cachia, Anthony J. Libya under the Second Ottoman Occupation (1835-1911). Tripoli: Government Press, 1945. Signed by author and by Howard J. Forbes, previous owner.","Cobb, Irvin S. Roughing It De Luxe. Illustrated by John T. McCutcheon. New York: George H. Doran, 1914. Violet brown cloth. Title and author in gilt on front cover and spine. Black and white label at top of front cover picturing Santa Fe railway train with man perched atop the steam locomotive.","Cobleigh, Rolfe. Handy farm Devices and How to Make Them. (Farm Life Series) New York: Orange Judd Company, 1910. Olive green cloth cover, with black title, author, series, borders, and wheat designs stamped.","Connor, Ralph. The Major. New York: George H. Doran, 1917. Bright and clean blue cloth cover, with embossed raised figure of a soldier and raised gilt title.","Connor, Ralph. The Man From Glengarry: A Tale of the Ottawa. Special edition limited to 50,000 copies. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1901. Rust brown cloth cover. Title and author in black on front cover and spine. Tan outline of man standing on logs in a tree-lined river, with tan and black sky in background.","Connor, Ralph. The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land. New York: George H. Doran, 1919. Dark blue cloth. Four blind-embossed soldiers and leafless tree on front cover, with title, author, and flames in orange.","Connor, Ralph. The Sky Pilot: A Tale of the Foothills. Chicago: Fleming H. Revell, 1901. Dark tan cloth. Title and author in red on cover and spine. Standing man with sombrero and ammunition belt in navy blue on cover.","de Valette, Marc. La Methode Directe pour L'Enseignement des Langues Vivantes a l'aide des Tableaux Auxiliaires. Deuxieme livre. Deuxieme edition. Edinburgh: Printed at the Ballantyne Press, [1910?]. Dark green cloth, gilt stamped title on cover and spine, gilt stamped decorative design of a sower in front of rising sun, fleur de lis embossed rows at top and bottom of front cover.","Decorum: A Practical Treatise on Etiquette \u0026 Dress of the Best American Society, 1879. With illustrations and captions from Hill's Manual of Business and Social Forms. Westvaco Corporation, 1979. Clean and bright red-orange cloth covers, in decorative slip case.","Dickens, Charles. Bleak House. New York: Mershon Company, [1890s-1900s?] Maroon cloth. Blind stamped with designs of three elaborate hinges on front and back covers.","Ellsworth, Henry W. The American Swine Breeder: A Practical Treatise on the Selection, Rearing and Fattening of Swine. Boston: Weeks, Jordan and Company; Philadelphia: Hogan and Thompson, 1840. Brown cloth grain cover, with embossed design and gilt stamped spine.","Farjeon, Eleanor, and Herbert Farjeon. Kings and Queens. Illustrated by Rosalind Thornycroft. New York: E.P. Dutton, [no date]. Clean and bright paper cover with colored illustration of a king and a queen surrounded by red draperies, same design in same colors on dust jacket.","Farm Conveniences: A Practical Hand-Book for the Farm. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1884. Profusely illustrated. Olive green cloth with title and sickle stamped in gold on front cover and title and farming tools in gold on spine. Black lined tools and wheat on front cover. Bookplate of the Library of the West Virginia Experiment Station inside front cover. Decorative end papers.","Farm Implement News Buyer's Guide: Where to Purchase Farm Implements, Machines and Vehicles. Vol. III. Chicago: Farm Implement News Company, 1891. Numerous illustrations of farm machinery throughout, and advertising on endpapers. Olive green cloth cover, with title, publisher, and advertising stamped in black.","Fox, John, Jr. The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come. New York: Charles Scribner's, 1906. Bright and clean burgundy cloth cover, with embossed white title.","Fullerton, Edith Loring. How to Make a Vegetable Garden: A Practical and Suggestive Manual for the Home Garden. Illustrated by H. B. Fullerton. New York: Doubleday, Page \u0026 Co., 1905. Light green cloth, with title and borders in black. Front cover with photograph label of woman tilling a garden.","Hale, Philip H. The Book of Live Stock Champions, Being an Artistic Souvenir Supplement of the Monthly National Farmer and Stock Grower. St. Louis: Philip Henry Hale, 1912. Bright blue cloth cover, gilt border and lettering on front. Like new condition.","Halevy, Ludovic. The Abbe Constantin. Philadelphia: Henry Altemus, [date not stated, circa 1900]. Cloth covers with pink background, silver title, floral design with silver stems and green leaves, formed into wreath on front cover, soiled, worn at spine top and bottom; decorative half title and title pages.","Harris, Joseph. Talks on Manures: A Series of Familiar and Practical Talks. New and Enlarged edition. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1902. Chocolate brown cloth cover, embossed with designs. Gilt stamped shovel and pitchfork on front cover.","Harvey, William Hope. The Remedy. Chicago: Mundus Publishing Co., 1915. Marron cloth. Like new condition of a rarely seen book written by a West Virginia author, inscribed by author.","Hello Bill! A Book of After Dinner Stories. New York: H. M. Caldwell, 1911. Bright and clean purple cloth cover, with white title, clock, and antlered deer.","Henderson, Peter. Gardening for Profit: A Guide to the Successful Cultivation of the Market and Family Garden. New and enlarged edition. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1884. Green cloth, embossed with designs, bright gilt cabbage on front cover, gilt stamped title and publisher on spine. Clean with minimal wear and several small spots on cover.","Henderson, Peter. Gardening for Profit: A Guide to the Successful Cultivation of the Market and Family Garden. New and enlarged edition. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1874. Green cloth, embossed with designs, gilt cabbage on front cover, gilt stamped title and publisher on spine. Worn, soiled and stained, but sound.","Henderson, Peter. Practical Floriculture: A Guide to the Successful Cultivation of Florist's Plants, for the Amateur and Professional Florist. New and enlarged edition. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1897. Green cloth. Embossed design and gilt stamped title on front cover. Gilt stamped title, author, and publisher names on spine. Floral end papers.","Hough, Emerson. Fifty-four Forty or Fight. With illustrations by Arthur I. Keller. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1909. Bright and clean dark olive green cloth cover, with embossed geometrical designs and yellow title background.","Kelley, O. H. Origin and Progress of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry in the United States; A History from 1863 to 1873. Philadelphia: J. A. Wagenseller, 1875. Title, author, and sickle gold stamped on spine.","Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. The Song of Hiawatha. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, [date not stated, circa 1900]. Gray-brown cloth, orange \"L\" within wreath, acorn and orange oak leaf design on spine and five on front cover, black embossed title and author. Soiled and foxed.","Lucas, Daniel B., and J. Fairfax McLaughlin. Fisher Ames-Henry Clay, etc. New York: Charles L. Webster, 1891. West Virginia author, sound text, and clean black cloth cover.","Martin, Edward Winslow. History of the Grange Movement; or, The Farmer's War Against Monopolies: being... a History of the Rise and Progress of the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry... Philadelphia: National Publishing Co., 1873. Leather cover, embossed borders, black and gold title label on spine, marbled end papers.","Michel, Louise. La Commune. Bibliotheque Sociologique. 8th edition. Paris: Librarie P. V. Stock, 1921. Paper wrappers.","Montgomery, E. G. Productive Farm Crops. (Lippincott's Farm Manuals) Philadelphia: J.B Lippincott Company, 1918. Dark tan cloth, decorated in green lettering and vegetable vignettes, with orange background. Lightly marbled edges. Condition very fine, but interior foxed.","Morrell, L. A. The American Shepherd: Being a History of the Sheep, with their Breeds, Management, and Diseases. ... New York: Harper \u0026 Brothers, 1845. Brown cloth cover, embossed with a pattern and a blind-embossed design of a circle with arrows protruding from top and bottom.","Nolan, Aretas W. One Hundred lessons in Elementary Agriculture. Morgantown, WV: Acme Publishing Co., 1908. Dark brown cloth. Like new condition of a rarely seen book published in Morgantown.","Orr, James L. The National Grange Choir, Published by the Executive Committee of the National Grange, for use in the Granges of the United States. Philadelphia: Printed by J. A. Wagenseller, 1883. Oblong shaped book, music scores and lyrics.","Our Homes: How to Beautify Them. New York: O. Judd Co., 1887. Blue green cloth, with embossed border design. Gilt stamped spine with title, publisher, peacock feathers, flowers, and leaves.","Packard, S. S., and H. B. Bryant. The New Bryant and Stratton Common School Book-Keeping: Embracing Single and Double Entry. ... New York: American Book Company, 1878. Grey-taupe cloth cover, deeply embossed with elaborate designs, black stamped on front cover and blind on back. Includes publisher's symbol black embossed in center of front cover. Condition very fine.","Randall, Henry S. The Practical Shepherd: A Complete Treatise on the Breeding, Management and Diseases of Sheep. Nineteenth edition. Rochester, NY: D.D.T. Moore, 1864. Deep green cloth, blind embossed designs, embossed gilt stamped sheep on front cover, blind embossed sheep on back cover, gilt lettering and sheep on spine.","Randall, Henry S. The Practical Shepherd: A Complete Treatise on the Breeding, Management and Diseases of Sheep. Thirty-first edition. New York: The American News Company, 1863. Brown-orange cloth, embossed designs in black, bright gilt stamped sheep on cover, and black and gilt lettering on spine. Bumped corners, soiled spine, otherwise very nice condition.","Read, John E. Farming for Profit: A Hand-Book for the American Farmer. Philadelphia: P. W. Ziegler, 1882, c1880. Elaborately illustrated front cover, black embossed images of tools, crops, livestock, poultry, horse drawn carriage, basket, and gilt stamped title, plow, and basket. Same image on back but lacking gold. Spine similarly illustrated with cow's head and farming machinery.","Revell, Nellie. The Funny Side Out: After, Before and During Dinner Stories with Apologies to Whoever First Told Them. New York: George H. Doran, 1925. Red cloth with black lettering and design. Multiple figures, men and women, each occupying a diamond in a latticework design. Cover signed IRB (?).","Riley, James Whitcomb. Riley Farm-Rhymes. With country pictures by Will Vawter. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1905. Pink-orange cloth. Title and author on cover brown outlined in black. Spine includes ear of corn, with kernels in brown. Worm holes aligned with hinge between front cover and spine.","Robinson, Rowland E. Uncle Lisha's Shop and a Danvis Pioneer. Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle, 1933. Elaborate stamped turtle shell pattern on deep green cloth. Also gilt stamped pine branch and author's name on front cover. Gilt stamped lettering on spine. Very fine condition.","Root, A. I., and E. R. Root. The ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture.: A Cyclopedia of Everything Pertaining to the Care of the Honey-bee ... Medina, Ohio: The A. I. Root Company, 1910. Black cloth cover, blind embossed with title on front and back, and gold stamped 2.5 inch bee on front cover. Floral endpapers.","Rowlands, Walter. Among the Great Masters of Painting: Scenes in the Lives of Famous Painters. Boston: Dana Estes, 1901. Clean and bright white cloth cover, with embossed gilt title, columns, and artist's palette.","RUS : A Biographical Register of Rural Leadership in the United States and Canada. Compiled by L.H. Bailey and Ethel Zoe Bailey. \"Fourth issue.\" Ithaca, NY, 1930. Tan cloth with black title, date, four stars, and design of scythes and sickles.","Rus: A Biographical Register of Rural Leadership in the United States and Canada. Compiled by L. H. Bailey and Ethel Zoe Bailey. Ithaca, N.Y., 1925. \"Rus\" is Latin for \"the country.\" Decorative cloth cover.","Scott, Sir Walter. Ivanhoe, A Romance. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, [date not stated, circa 1900]. Light green cloth, clean, with multi-colored depiction of jousting knights with castle and trees in background. Author's name in black, and title in yellow-orange, outlined in black. Sword and crossed lances on spine.","Sheppard, Muriel Earley. Cloud by Day: A Story of Coal and Coke and People. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1947. Bright and clean black cloth cover, with pictorial dust jacket.","Stephens, C. A. Haps and Mishaps at the Old Farm. Norway, Maine: The Old Squire's Bookstore, 1925. Deep brown cloth with red lettering and maroon lines. With illustrated end papers and frontispiece.","Stephens, C. A. My Folks in Maine. Norway, Maine: The Old Squire's Bookstore, 1934. Tan cloth with light tan lettering and lines. With illustrated end papers and frontispiece.","Stephens, C. A. Katahdin Camps. Norway, Maine: The Old Squire's Bookstore, 1928. With illustrations by Jacob Bates Abbott. Mossy green cloth with dark green lettering and lines. Illustrated end papers.","Stiles, Kent B. Stamps: An Outline of Philately. Illustrated by numerous photographs. New York: Harper \u0026 Brothers, 1929. Third printing. Bright orange cloth, with black lettering, very modest wear and soil.","Stuart, Jesse. The Thread that Runs so True. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1949. Rust brown cloth in very fine condition. Signed by author. Dust jacket with title: The Thread That Runs so True: A Mountain School-teacher Tells His Story.","Tarkington, Booth. Beasley's Christmas Party. Illustrated by Ruth Sypherd Clements. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1909. Title page and numerous illustrations in color. Deep red cloth. Blind embossed design of holly leaves and berries on front cover. Title and author lettering gilt stamped on front cover and spine.","Tarkington, Booth. The Conquest of Canaan: A Novel. Illustrations by Lucius W. Hitchcock. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1905. Red-orange cloth. Gold stamped title and spine with decorative frame incorporating leaves and flowers.","Tarkington, Booth. The Midlander. Garden City: Doubleday, Page, and Co., 1924. Olive green cloth, with author, title, and frame stamped in gold. Dust jacket includes artist's cityscape on front, photo portrait of Tarkington on back, and list on the inside of publisher's other fiction books.","Terry, T. B. Our Farming; or, How We have Made a Run-down Farm Bring Both Profit and Pleasure; Potato, Wheat, and Clover Culture, Tillage, Tile Drainage, Manure Saving, etc., etc.; Treated Independently from A to Z. Philadelphia: The Farmer Company, 1893. Maroon cloth. Title stamped in gold on cover and spine. Some internal foxing.","The Arabian Nights. Orton Lowe, editor. Philadelphia: John C. Winston Company, 1924. Red cloth cover, with full size paper label on front cover bearing title and colored illustration of scene from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. Illustrated end papers. Sixty illustrations. With colored plates by Adelaide H. Bolton.","The Baptist Hymnal (Abridged) for Use in the Church and Home. W. Howard Doane, musical editor. E.H. Johnson, associate editor. Philadelphia: American Baptist Publication Society, 1883. Stamped on front and back paste-down end papers: Property of Beth-Eden Baptist Church, Allegheny, Pa. Hard cover.","The Chautauqua Collection (Choruses and Part-Songs). Compiled by Arthur Hallam. Cincinnati: The John Church Company, 1915. Deep green cloth with black stamped title.","Thomas, John J. The American Fruit Culturist: Containing Practical Directions for the Propagation and Culture of all Fruits Adapted to the United States. 21st edition, revised and enlarged by William H. S. Wood. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1920. Green cloth cover, with gold stamped raspberries on front.","Van Dyke, Henry. The Blue Flower. New York: Charles Scribner's, 1902. Multi-color cover design, signed within design by Margaret Armstrong.","Verne, Jules. The Lighthouse at the End of the World. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1924. Tan cloth with embossed green title, author, and full-rigged ship within frame, in very fine condtion. Dust jacket with colored illustration of ship and lighthouse.","White, William Allen. A Certain Rich Man. New York: Macmillan, 1909. Green cloth. Title set in gold framed rectangle, sheaves of wheat in gold on cover and spine, author's name in gold.","Willson, Marcius. Outlines of History: Illustrated by numerous [G]eographical and Historical Notes and Maps embracing Part I. Ancient History Part II. Modern History. School edition. New York: Ivison, Phinney, Blakeman \u0026 Co., 1868. Dark brown cloth blind embossed with border design and logo of publisher. Black leather spine with gilt stamped title.","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.","Dr. William D. Barns (1917-1991) was a professor of history at West Virginia University from 1940 to 1985. His fields of specialization were American agriculture and labor history, West Virginia and regional history, American economic history, and the United States since 1860. The material has been divided into three main sections of archives, books, and periodicals, and described to the box level. The contents of this collection were created or collected by Dr. William D. Barns and Mrs. Doretha Barns from the 1920s to 1995. The majority of the material pertains to the academic career of Dr. Barns. Mrs. Barns continued to collect material until 1995. Two large series that relate specifically to Mrs. Barns are the League of Women Voters and Mrs. Doretha Barns. In addition, she contributed to the series on the Federal Government, Miscellaneous, Pacifism, and Society of Friends.","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 \u0026 Regional History Center","West Virginia and Regional History Center","League of Women Voters (U.S.)","League of Women Voters (U.S.). Morgantown-Monongalia Branch","Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). Morgantown Friends Meeting","West Virginia University. Department of History","West Virginia University--Faculty.","National Grange","McMaster University","Barns, William D.","Barns, Doretha Mae, 1917-1997","Atkeson, Thomas Clark, 1852-1935","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["William D. Barns, Collector, Papers, 1842/1995, bulk 1940/1985"],"collection_ssim":["William D. 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He was involved with several national and state organizations throughout his career, including the American Association of University Professors, the West Virginia Historical Society, and the West Virginia Academy of Science."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eprocessing; 2013/05/02; jcm\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nAdded a box of materials that were pulled out of Barns' books (box 116). Changed the extent from 343 ft. to 343 ft. 5 in. Also updated the contents list excel spreadsheet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n--\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n!!scanning; 2013/05/02; jcm\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 116, folder 1 contains photos/photo postcards that could be reviewed for inclusion in WVHOV.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n--\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\ngeneral; 2013/06/02; mt\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nThe extent is now correct. 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He was born in Putnam County in 1852, in the town of Buffalo, West Virginia. He was dean of the College of Agriculture at WVU from 1897 to 1910, and served as the WV State Grange master for twenty-one years. These papers include correspondence, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, certificates, etc. documenting speeches to Congress, history of the Grange, the WV Grange, among other topics.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nThe books in the collection include American and West Virginia history books, agriculture books, and many early edition novels. 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The majority of the material pertains to the academic career of Dr. Barns. Mrs. Barns continued to collect material until 1995. Two large series that relate specifically to Mrs. Barns are the League of Women Voters and Mrs. Doretha Barns. In addition, she contributed to the series on the Federal Government, Miscellaneous, Pacifism, and Society of Friends.","The archival material in the collection reflects the personal and professional interests of Dr. Barns. Significant series related to his personal interests include the Morgantown \"Society of Friends\" meeting house; \"Pacifism\"; \"Newspaper Clippings\" of local, state, and national events; and \"West Virginia Government.\" Large series related to his professional career include \"West Virginia University\"; \"Professional Career\" (which includes his research notes, articles, and the book he wrote); \"Professional Organizations\" (which he participated in); and material on the \"West Virginia and National Grange.\"","Archival material also includes papers of T.C. Atkeson, known for being the national spokesman of the Grange in Washington D.C., 1919-1927. He was born in Putnam County in 1852, in the town of Buffalo, West Virginia. He was dean of the College of Agriculture at WVU from 1897 to 1910, and served as the WV State Grange master for twenty-one years. These papers include correspondence, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, certificates, etc. documenting speeches to Congress, history of the Grange, the WV Grange, among other topics.","The books in the collection include American and West Virginia history books, agriculture books, and many early edition novels. The periodicals are a mixture of academic journals such as Journal of American Historians and West Virginia History; research periodicals such as the Pennsylvania Farmer, the Grange Monthly, and the Farm Journal; and periodicals of personal interest to Dr. Barns such as the Link and Maclean's."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eFifteen copies of the Monticola, West Virginia University yearbook, separated to A\u0026amp;M 5025 (1971-1984, 1986, 1992 (in boxes 40-41).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n--\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nWilliam D. Barns Collection books designated for Rare Book Room:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nAllen, Lewis F. American Cattle: Their History, Breeding and Management. Revised. New York: O. Judd Co., 1887. Bluish green cloth, gilt stamped cow on front cover and decorative title and author in gilt on spine. Bookplate removed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nAmerican Wit and Humor. Vol. 1. Philadelphia: Georg W. Jacobs, 1900. Bright and clean navy blue cloth cover, with gilt embossed title and boxed design of six ears of corn on cornstalks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nAshby, N. B. The Riddle of the Sphinx: A Discussion of the Economic Questions Relating to Agriculture, land, Transportation, Money, Taxation, and Cost of Interchange. Des Moines, Iowa: Industrial Publishing Co., 1890. Rough-grained maroon cloth. Black embossed borders and corner decorations on front. Gilt stamped sphinx and pyramid on front cover. Gilt lettering and black design on spine. Floral endpapers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nAtherton, Gertrude. California: An Intimate History. New York: Harper, 1914. First edition with K-O on copyright page. Decorative cover, no dust jacket.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nAtkeson, Thomas Clark. A Catechism of Agriculture: Illustrated. New York: Orange Judd, 1913. Chocolate brown grain cloth. Embossed design at top and bottom of covers. Title and author stamped in white in box on front cover and on spine. Very, very fine condition.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nAtkeson, Thomas Clark. Semi-Centennial History of the Patrons of Husbandry. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1915. Chocolate brown cloth, with gilt embossed lettering on front cover and spine. Minor wear at bottom corners and bottom of spine, otherwise like-new copy of book by a West Virginia author.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nAtkeson, Thomas Clark. Semi-Centennial History of the Patrons of Husbandry. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1915. Chocolate brown cloth, with gilt embossed lettering on front cover and spine. Stained all around edges of front cover and entire spine, book by a West Virginia author.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBailey, L. H. The Horticulturist's Rule Book: A Compendium of Useful Information for Fruit-Growers, Truck-Gardeners, Florists and Others; Completed to the Beginning of the Year 1892. 2nd edition, revised. New York: Rural Publishing Company, 1892. Deep brown grain cloth cover, with embossed decoration at top and bottom of front cover. Gold stamped title, vine, watering can, hoe, and rake.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBlackmore, R. D. Lorna Doone, A Novel. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, [date not stated, circa 1900]. White half-paper decorated in gilt-highlighted violets; white cloth spine elaborately decorated in gilt title, author, publisher, and floral designs; all three edges gilt; corners and fore-edge of paper cover chipped.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBridgeman, Thomas. The American Gardener's Assistant, In Three Parts: Containing Complete Practical Directions for the Cultivation of Vegetables, Flowers, Fruit Trees, and Grape-Vines. New edition revised, enlarged, and illustrated by S. Edwards Todd. Philadelphia: Porter \u0026amp; Coates, 1866. Smooth-grained brown cloth. Black embossed borders with decorations on front cover, blind embossed on back cover. Gilt stamped wreath on front cover. Gold stamped agricultural tools and watering can, with black and gold decorations and gold lettering, on spine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBuck, Pearl S. Fighting Angel: Portrait of a Soul. New York: Triangle Books, 1939, reprinted April 1940. Hard cover, light blue faded by water spots, dust jacket in good condition. Owner's bookplate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBuck, Solon J. The Agrarian Crusade: A Chronicle of the Farmer in Politics. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1920. Volume 45: The Chronicles of America Series. Extra-Illustrated edition. Smooth-grained maroon cloth cover. Borders, title, and author in gold on cover and spine. Highly ornate tablet in gold with white and black eagle and four open books on front cover. Gold decoration with open book on spine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nButler, Frederick. The farmer's manual : being a plain practical treatise on the art of husbandry, designed to promote an acquaintance with the modern improvements in agriculture, together with remarks on gardening, and a treatise on the management of bees. Weathersfield [Conn.]: Published by the author, 1821. Lacks covers. Title page partially missing and stained. Extremely fragile.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nCachia, Anthony J. Libya under the Second Ottoman Occupation (1835-1911). Tripoli: Government Press, 1945. Signed by author and by Howard J. Forbes, previous owner.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nCobb, Irvin S. Roughing It De Luxe. Illustrated by John T. McCutcheon. New York: George H. Doran, 1914. Violet brown cloth. Title and author in gilt on front cover and spine. Black and white label at top of front cover picturing Santa Fe railway train with man perched atop the steam locomotive.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nCobleigh, Rolfe. Handy farm Devices and How to Make Them. (Farm Life Series) New York: Orange Judd Company, 1910. Olive green cloth cover, with black title, author, series, borders, and wheat designs stamped.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nConnor, Ralph. The Major. New York: George H. Doran, 1917. Bright and clean blue cloth cover, with embossed raised figure of a soldier and raised gilt title.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nConnor, Ralph. The Man From Glengarry: A Tale of the Ottawa. Special edition limited to 50,000 copies. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1901. Rust brown cloth cover. Title and author in black on front cover and spine. Tan outline of man standing on logs in a tree-lined river, with tan and black sky in background.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nConnor, Ralph. The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land. New York: George H. Doran, 1919. Dark blue cloth. Four blind-embossed soldiers and leafless tree on front cover, with title, author, and flames in orange.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nConnor, Ralph. The Sky Pilot: A Tale of the Foothills. Chicago: Fleming H. Revell, 1901. Dark tan cloth. Title and author in red on cover and spine. Standing man with sombrero and ammunition belt in navy blue on cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nde Valette, Marc. La Methode Directe pour L'Enseignement des Langues Vivantes a l'aide des Tableaux Auxiliaires. Deuxieme livre. Deuxieme edition. Edinburgh: Printed at the Ballantyne Press, [1910?]. Dark green cloth, gilt stamped title on cover and spine, gilt stamped decorative design of a sower in front of rising sun, fleur de lis embossed rows at top and bottom of front cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nDecorum: A Practical Treatise on Etiquette \u0026amp; Dress of the Best American Society, 1879. With illustrations and captions from Hill's Manual of Business and Social Forms. Westvaco Corporation, 1979. Clean and bright red-orange cloth covers, in decorative slip case.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nDickens, Charles. Bleak House. New York: Mershon Company, [1890s-1900s?] Maroon cloth. Blind stamped with designs of three elaborate hinges on front and back covers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nEllsworth, Henry W. The American Swine Breeder: A Practical Treatise on the Selection, Rearing and Fattening of Swine. Boston: Weeks, Jordan and Company; Philadelphia: Hogan and Thompson, 1840. Brown cloth grain cover, with embossed design and gilt stamped spine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nFarjeon, Eleanor, and Herbert Farjeon. Kings and Queens. Illustrated by Rosalind Thornycroft. New York: E.P. Dutton, [no date]. Clean and bright paper cover with colored illustration of a king and a queen surrounded by red draperies, same design in same colors on dust jacket.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nFarm Conveniences: A Practical Hand-Book for the Farm. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1884. Profusely illustrated. Olive green cloth with title and sickle stamped in gold on front cover and title and farming tools in gold on spine. Black lined tools and wheat on front cover. Bookplate of the Library of the West Virginia Experiment Station inside front cover. Decorative end papers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nFarm Implement News Buyer's Guide: Where to Purchase Farm Implements, Machines and Vehicles. Vol. III. Chicago: Farm Implement News Company, 1891. Numerous illustrations of farm machinery throughout, and advertising on endpapers. Olive green cloth cover, with title, publisher, and advertising stamped in black.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nFox, John, Jr. The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come. New York: Charles Scribner's, 1906. Bright and clean burgundy cloth cover, with embossed white title.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nFullerton, Edith Loring. How to Make a Vegetable Garden: A Practical and Suggestive Manual for the Home Garden. Illustrated by H. B. Fullerton. New York: Doubleday, Page \u0026amp; Co., 1905. Light green cloth, with title and borders in black. Front cover with photograph label of woman tilling a garden.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nHale, Philip H. The Book of Live Stock Champions, Being an Artistic Souvenir Supplement of the Monthly National Farmer and Stock Grower. St. Louis: Philip Henry Hale, 1912. Bright blue cloth cover, gilt border and lettering on front. Like new condition.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nHalevy, Ludovic. The Abbe Constantin. Philadelphia: Henry Altemus, [date not stated, circa 1900]. Cloth covers with pink background, silver title, floral design with silver stems and green leaves, formed into wreath on front cover, soiled, worn at spine top and bottom; decorative half title and title pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nHarris, Joseph. Talks on Manures: A Series of Familiar and Practical Talks. New and Enlarged edition. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1902. Chocolate brown cloth cover, embossed with designs. Gilt stamped shovel and pitchfork on front cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nHarvey, William Hope. The Remedy. Chicago: Mundus Publishing Co., 1915. Marron cloth. Like new condition of a rarely seen book written by a West Virginia author, inscribed by author.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nHello Bill! A Book of After Dinner Stories. New York: H. M. Caldwell, 1911. Bright and clean purple cloth cover, with white title, clock, and antlered deer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nHenderson, Peter. Gardening for Profit: A Guide to the Successful Cultivation of the Market and Family Garden. New and enlarged edition. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1884. Green cloth, embossed with designs, bright gilt cabbage on front cover, gilt stamped title and publisher on spine. Clean with minimal wear and several small spots on cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nHenderson, Peter. Gardening for Profit: A Guide to the Successful Cultivation of the Market and Family Garden. New and enlarged edition. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1874. Green cloth, embossed with designs, gilt cabbage on front cover, gilt stamped title and publisher on spine. Worn, soiled and stained, but sound.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nHenderson, Peter. Practical Floriculture: A Guide to the Successful Cultivation of Florist's Plants, for the Amateur and Professional Florist. New and enlarged edition. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1897. Green cloth. Embossed design and gilt stamped title on front cover. Gilt stamped title, author, and publisher names on spine. Floral end papers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nHough, Emerson. Fifty-four Forty or Fight. With illustrations by Arthur I. Keller. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1909. Bright and clean dark olive green cloth cover, with embossed geometrical designs and yellow title background.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nKelley, O. H. Origin and Progress of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry in the United States; A History from 1863 to 1873. Philadelphia: J. A. Wagenseller, 1875. Title, author, and sickle gold stamped on spine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nLongfellow, Henry Wadsworth. The Song of Hiawatha. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, [date not stated, circa 1900]. Gray-brown cloth, orange \"L\" within wreath, acorn and orange oak leaf design on spine and five on front cover, black embossed title and author. Soiled and foxed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nLucas, Daniel B., and J. Fairfax McLaughlin. Fisher Ames-Henry Clay, etc. New York: Charles L. Webster, 1891. West Virginia author, sound text, and clean black cloth cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nMartin, Edward Winslow. History of the Grange Movement; or, The Farmer's War Against Monopolies: being... a History of the Rise and Progress of the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry... Philadelphia: National Publishing Co., 1873. Leather cover, embossed borders, black and gold title label on spine, marbled end papers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nMichel, Louise. La Commune. Bibliotheque Sociologique. 8th edition. Paris: Librarie P. V. Stock, 1921. Paper wrappers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nMontgomery, E. G. Productive Farm Crops. (Lippincott's Farm Manuals) Philadelphia: J.B Lippincott Company, 1918. Dark tan cloth, decorated in green lettering and vegetable vignettes, with orange background. Lightly marbled edges. Condition very fine, but interior foxed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nMorrell, L. A. The American Shepherd: Being a History of the Sheep, with their Breeds, Management, and Diseases. ... New York: Harper \u0026amp; Brothers, 1845. Brown cloth cover, embossed with a pattern and a blind-embossed design of a circle with arrows protruding from top and bottom.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nNolan, Aretas W. One Hundred lessons in Elementary Agriculture. Morgantown, WV: Acme Publishing Co., 1908. Dark brown cloth. Like new condition of a rarely seen book published in Morgantown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nOrr, James L. The National Grange Choir, Published by the Executive Committee of the National Grange, for use in the Granges of the United States. Philadelphia: Printed by J. A. Wagenseller, 1883. Oblong shaped book, music scores and lyrics.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nOur Homes: How to Beautify Them. New York: O. Judd Co., 1887. Blue green cloth, with embossed border design. Gilt stamped spine with title, publisher, peacock feathers, flowers, and leaves.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nPackard, S. S., and H. B. Bryant. The New Bryant and Stratton Common School Book-Keeping: Embracing Single and Double Entry. ... New York: American Book Company, 1878. Grey-taupe cloth cover, deeply embossed with elaborate designs, black stamped on front cover and blind on back. Includes publisher's symbol black embossed in center of front cover. Condition very fine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nRandall, Henry S. The Practical Shepherd: A Complete Treatise on the Breeding, Management and Diseases of Sheep. Nineteenth edition. Rochester, NY: D.D.T. Moore, 1864. Deep green cloth, blind embossed designs, embossed gilt stamped sheep on front cover, blind embossed sheep on back cover, gilt lettering and sheep on spine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nRandall, Henry S. The Practical Shepherd: A Complete Treatise on the Breeding, Management and Diseases of Sheep. Thirty-first edition. New York: The American News Company, 1863. Brown-orange cloth, embossed designs in black, bright gilt stamped sheep on cover, and black and gilt lettering on spine. Bumped corners, soiled spine, otherwise very nice condition.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nRead, John E. Farming for Profit: A Hand-Book for the American Farmer. Philadelphia: P. W. Ziegler, 1882, c1880. Elaborately illustrated front cover, black embossed images of tools, crops, livestock, poultry, horse drawn carriage, basket, and gilt stamped title, plow, and basket. Same image on back but lacking gold. Spine similarly illustrated with cow's head and farming machinery.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nRevell, Nellie. The Funny Side Out: After, Before and During Dinner Stories with Apologies to Whoever First Told Them. New York: George H. Doran, 1925. Red cloth with black lettering and design. Multiple figures, men and women, each occupying a diamond in a latticework design. Cover signed IRB (?).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nRiley, James Whitcomb. Riley Farm-Rhymes. With country pictures by Will Vawter. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1905. Pink-orange cloth. Title and author on cover brown outlined in black. Spine includes ear of corn, with kernels in brown. Worm holes aligned with hinge between front cover and spine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nRobinson, Rowland E. Uncle Lisha's Shop and a Danvis Pioneer. Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle, 1933. Elaborate stamped turtle shell pattern on deep green cloth. Also gilt stamped pine branch and author's name on front cover. Gilt stamped lettering on spine. Very fine condition.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nRoot, A. I., and E. R. Root. The ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture.: A Cyclopedia of Everything Pertaining to the Care of the Honey-bee ... Medina, Ohio: The A. I. Root Company, 1910. Black cloth cover, blind embossed with title on front and back, and gold stamped 2.5 inch bee on front cover. Floral endpapers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nRowlands, Walter. Among the Great Masters of Painting: Scenes in the Lives of Famous Painters. Boston: Dana Estes, 1901. Clean and bright white cloth cover, with embossed gilt title, columns, and artist's palette.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nRUS : A Biographical Register of Rural Leadership in the United States and Canada. Compiled by L.H. Bailey and Ethel Zoe Bailey. \"Fourth issue.\" Ithaca, NY, 1930. Tan cloth with black title, date, four stars, and design of scythes and sickles.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nRus: A Biographical Register of Rural Leadership in the United States and Canada. Compiled by L. H. Bailey and Ethel Zoe Bailey. Ithaca, N.Y., 1925. \"Rus\" is Latin for \"the country.\" Decorative cloth cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nScott, Sir Walter. Ivanhoe, A Romance. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, [date not stated, circa 1900]. Light green cloth, clean, with multi-colored depiction of jousting knights with castle and trees in background. Author's name in black, and title in yellow-orange, outlined in black. Sword and crossed lances on spine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nSheppard, Muriel Earley. Cloud by Day: A Story of Coal and Coke and People. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1947. Bright and clean black cloth cover, with pictorial dust jacket.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nStephens, C. A. Haps and Mishaps at the Old Farm. Norway, Maine: The Old Squire's Bookstore, 1925. Deep brown cloth with red lettering and maroon lines. With illustrated end papers and frontispiece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nStephens, C. A. My Folks in Maine. Norway, Maine: The Old Squire's Bookstore, 1934. Tan cloth with light tan lettering and lines. With illustrated end papers and frontispiece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nStephens, C. A. Katahdin Camps. Norway, Maine: The Old Squire's Bookstore, 1928. With illustrations by Jacob Bates Abbott. Mossy green cloth with dark green lettering and lines. Illustrated end papers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nStiles, Kent B. Stamps: An Outline of Philately. Illustrated by numerous photographs. New York: Harper \u0026amp; Brothers, 1929. Third printing. Bright orange cloth, with black lettering, very modest wear and soil.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nStuart, Jesse. The Thread that Runs so True. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1949. Rust brown cloth in very fine condition. Signed by author. Dust jacket with title: The Thread That Runs so True: A Mountain School-teacher Tells His Story.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nTarkington, Booth. Beasley's Christmas Party. Illustrated by Ruth Sypherd Clements. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1909. Title page and numerous illustrations in color. Deep red cloth. Blind embossed design of holly leaves and berries on front cover. Title and author lettering gilt stamped on front cover and spine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nTarkington, Booth. The Conquest of Canaan: A Novel. Illustrations by Lucius W. Hitchcock. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1905. Red-orange cloth. Gold stamped title and spine with decorative frame incorporating leaves and flowers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nTarkington, Booth. The Midlander. Garden City: Doubleday, Page, and Co., 1924. Olive green cloth, with author, title, and frame stamped in gold. Dust jacket includes artist's cityscape on front, photo portrait of Tarkington on back, and list on the inside of publisher's other fiction books.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nTerry, T. B. Our Farming; or, How We have Made a Run-down Farm Bring Both Profit and Pleasure; Potato, Wheat, and Clover Culture, Tillage, Tile Drainage, Manure Saving, etc., etc.; Treated Independently from A to Z. Philadelphia: The Farmer Company, 1893. Maroon cloth. Title stamped in gold on cover and spine. Some internal foxing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nThe Arabian Nights. Orton Lowe, editor. Philadelphia: John C. Winston Company, 1924. Red cloth cover, with full size paper label on front cover bearing title and colored illustration of scene from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. Illustrated end papers. Sixty illustrations. With colored plates by Adelaide H. Bolton.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nThe Baptist Hymnal (Abridged) for Use in the Church and Home. W. Howard Doane, musical editor. E.H. Johnson, associate editor. Philadelphia: American Baptist Publication Society, 1883. Stamped on front and back paste-down end papers: Property of Beth-Eden Baptist Church, Allegheny, Pa. Hard cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nThe Chautauqua Collection (Choruses and Part-Songs). Compiled by Arthur Hallam. Cincinnati: The John Church Company, 1915. Deep green cloth with black stamped title.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nThomas, John J. The American Fruit Culturist: Containing Practical Directions for the Propagation and Culture of all Fruits Adapted to the United States. 21st edition, revised and enlarged by William H. S. Wood. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1920. Green cloth cover, with gold stamped raspberries on front.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nVan Dyke, Henry. The Blue Flower. New York: Charles Scribner's, 1902. Multi-color cover design, signed within design by Margaret Armstrong.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nVerne, Jules. The Lighthouse at the End of the World. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1924. Tan cloth with embossed green title, author, and full-rigged ship within frame, in very fine condtion. Dust jacket with colored illustration of ship and lighthouse.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nWhite, William Allen. A Certain Rich Man. New York: Macmillan, 1909. Green cloth. Title set in gold framed rectangle, sheaves of wheat in gold on cover and spine, author's name in gold.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nWillson, Marcius. Outlines of History: Illustrated by numerous [G]eographical and Historical Notes and Maps embracing Part I. Ancient History Part II. Modern History. School edition. New York: Ivison, Phinney, Blakeman \u0026amp; Co., 1868. Dark brown cloth blind embossed with border design and logo of publisher. Black leather spine with gilt stamped title.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["Fifteen copies of the Monticola, West Virginia University yearbook, separated to A\u0026M 5025 (1971-1984, 1986, 1992 (in boxes 40-41).","--","William D. Barns Collection books designated for Rare Book Room:","Allen, Lewis F. American Cattle: Their History, Breeding and Management. Revised. New York: O. Judd Co., 1887. Bluish green cloth, gilt stamped cow on front cover and decorative title and author in gilt on spine. Bookplate removed.","American Wit and Humor. Vol. 1. Philadelphia: Georg W. Jacobs, 1900. Bright and clean navy blue cloth cover, with gilt embossed title and boxed design of six ears of corn on cornstalks.","Ashby, N. B. The Riddle of the Sphinx: A Discussion of the Economic Questions Relating to Agriculture, land, Transportation, Money, Taxation, and Cost of Interchange. Des Moines, Iowa: Industrial Publishing Co., 1890. Rough-grained maroon cloth. Black embossed borders and corner decorations on front. Gilt stamped sphinx and pyramid on front cover. Gilt lettering and black design on spine. Floral endpapers.","Atherton, Gertrude. California: An Intimate History. New York: Harper, 1914. First edition with K-O on copyright page. Decorative cover, no dust jacket.","Atkeson, Thomas Clark. A Catechism of Agriculture: Illustrated. New York: Orange Judd, 1913. Chocolate brown grain cloth. Embossed design at top and bottom of covers. Title and author stamped in white in box on front cover and on spine. Very, very fine condition.","Atkeson, Thomas Clark. Semi-Centennial History of the Patrons of Husbandry. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1915. Chocolate brown cloth, with gilt embossed lettering on front cover and spine. Minor wear at bottom corners and bottom of spine, otherwise like-new copy of book by a West Virginia author.","Atkeson, Thomas Clark. Semi-Centennial History of the Patrons of Husbandry. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1915. Chocolate brown cloth, with gilt embossed lettering on front cover and spine. Stained all around edges of front cover and entire spine, book by a West Virginia author.","Bailey, L. H. The Horticulturist's Rule Book: A Compendium of Useful Information for Fruit-Growers, Truck-Gardeners, Florists and Others; Completed to the Beginning of the Year 1892. 2nd edition, revised. New York: Rural Publishing Company, 1892. Deep brown grain cloth cover, with embossed decoration at top and bottom of front cover. Gold stamped title, vine, watering can, hoe, and rake.","Blackmore, R. D. Lorna Doone, A Novel. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, [date not stated, circa 1900]. White half-paper decorated in gilt-highlighted violets; white cloth spine elaborately decorated in gilt title, author, publisher, and floral designs; all three edges gilt; corners and fore-edge of paper cover chipped.","Bridgeman, Thomas. The American Gardener's Assistant, In Three Parts: Containing Complete Practical Directions for the Cultivation of Vegetables, Flowers, Fruit Trees, and Grape-Vines. New edition revised, enlarged, and illustrated by S. Edwards Todd. Philadelphia: Porter \u0026 Coates, 1866. Smooth-grained brown cloth. Black embossed borders with decorations on front cover, blind embossed on back cover. Gilt stamped wreath on front cover. Gold stamped agricultural tools and watering can, with black and gold decorations and gold lettering, on spine.","Buck, Pearl S. Fighting Angel: Portrait of a Soul. New York: Triangle Books, 1939, reprinted April 1940. Hard cover, light blue faded by water spots, dust jacket in good condition. Owner's bookplate.","Buck, Solon J. The Agrarian Crusade: A Chronicle of the Farmer in Politics. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1920. Volume 45: The Chronicles of America Series. Extra-Illustrated edition. Smooth-grained maroon cloth cover. Borders, title, and author in gold on cover and spine. Highly ornate tablet in gold with white and black eagle and four open books on front cover. Gold decoration with open book on spine.","Butler, Frederick. The farmer's manual : being a plain practical treatise on the art of husbandry, designed to promote an acquaintance with the modern improvements in agriculture, together with remarks on gardening, and a treatise on the management of bees. Weathersfield [Conn.]: Published by the author, 1821. Lacks covers. Title page partially missing and stained. Extremely fragile.","Cachia, Anthony J. Libya under the Second Ottoman Occupation (1835-1911). Tripoli: Government Press, 1945. Signed by author and by Howard J. Forbes, previous owner.","Cobb, Irvin S. Roughing It De Luxe. Illustrated by John T. McCutcheon. New York: George H. Doran, 1914. Violet brown cloth. Title and author in gilt on front cover and spine. Black and white label at top of front cover picturing Santa Fe railway train with man perched atop the steam locomotive.","Cobleigh, Rolfe. Handy farm Devices and How to Make Them. (Farm Life Series) New York: Orange Judd Company, 1910. Olive green cloth cover, with black title, author, series, borders, and wheat designs stamped.","Connor, Ralph. The Major. New York: George H. Doran, 1917. Bright and clean blue cloth cover, with embossed raised figure of a soldier and raised gilt title.","Connor, Ralph. The Man From Glengarry: A Tale of the Ottawa. Special edition limited to 50,000 copies. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1901. Rust brown cloth cover. Title and author in black on front cover and spine. Tan outline of man standing on logs in a tree-lined river, with tan and black sky in background.","Connor, Ralph. The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land. New York: George H. Doran, 1919. Dark blue cloth. Four blind-embossed soldiers and leafless tree on front cover, with title, author, and flames in orange.","Connor, Ralph. The Sky Pilot: A Tale of the Foothills. Chicago: Fleming H. Revell, 1901. Dark tan cloth. Title and author in red on cover and spine. Standing man with sombrero and ammunition belt in navy blue on cover.","de Valette, Marc. La Methode Directe pour L'Enseignement des Langues Vivantes a l'aide des Tableaux Auxiliaires. Deuxieme livre. Deuxieme edition. Edinburgh: Printed at the Ballantyne Press, [1910?]. Dark green cloth, gilt stamped title on cover and spine, gilt stamped decorative design of a sower in front of rising sun, fleur de lis embossed rows at top and bottom of front cover.","Decorum: A Practical Treatise on Etiquette \u0026 Dress of the Best American Society, 1879. With illustrations and captions from Hill's Manual of Business and Social Forms. Westvaco Corporation, 1979. Clean and bright red-orange cloth covers, in decorative slip case.","Dickens, Charles. Bleak House. New York: Mershon Company, [1890s-1900s?] Maroon cloth. Blind stamped with designs of three elaborate hinges on front and back covers.","Ellsworth, Henry W. The American Swine Breeder: A Practical Treatise on the Selection, Rearing and Fattening of Swine. Boston: Weeks, Jordan and Company; Philadelphia: Hogan and Thompson, 1840. Brown cloth grain cover, with embossed design and gilt stamped spine.","Farjeon, Eleanor, and Herbert Farjeon. Kings and Queens. Illustrated by Rosalind Thornycroft. New York: E.P. Dutton, [no date]. Clean and bright paper cover with colored illustration of a king and a queen surrounded by red draperies, same design in same colors on dust jacket.","Farm Conveniences: A Practical Hand-Book for the Farm. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1884. Profusely illustrated. Olive green cloth with title and sickle stamped in gold on front cover and title and farming tools in gold on spine. Black lined tools and wheat on front cover. Bookplate of the Library of the West Virginia Experiment Station inside front cover. Decorative end papers.","Farm Implement News Buyer's Guide: Where to Purchase Farm Implements, Machines and Vehicles. Vol. III. Chicago: Farm Implement News Company, 1891. Numerous illustrations of farm machinery throughout, and advertising on endpapers. Olive green cloth cover, with title, publisher, and advertising stamped in black.","Fox, John, Jr. The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come. New York: Charles Scribner's, 1906. Bright and clean burgundy cloth cover, with embossed white title.","Fullerton, Edith Loring. How to Make a Vegetable Garden: A Practical and Suggestive Manual for the Home Garden. Illustrated by H. B. Fullerton. New York: Doubleday, Page \u0026 Co., 1905. Light green cloth, with title and borders in black. Front cover with photograph label of woman tilling a garden.","Hale, Philip H. The Book of Live Stock Champions, Being an Artistic Souvenir Supplement of the Monthly National Farmer and Stock Grower. St. Louis: Philip Henry Hale, 1912. Bright blue cloth cover, gilt border and lettering on front. Like new condition.","Halevy, Ludovic. The Abbe Constantin. Philadelphia: Henry Altemus, [date not stated, circa 1900]. Cloth covers with pink background, silver title, floral design with silver stems and green leaves, formed into wreath on front cover, soiled, worn at spine top and bottom; decorative half title and title pages.","Harris, Joseph. Talks on Manures: A Series of Familiar and Practical Talks. New and Enlarged edition. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1902. Chocolate brown cloth cover, embossed with designs. Gilt stamped shovel and pitchfork on front cover.","Harvey, William Hope. The Remedy. Chicago: Mundus Publishing Co., 1915. Marron cloth. Like new condition of a rarely seen book written by a West Virginia author, inscribed by author.","Hello Bill! A Book of After Dinner Stories. New York: H. M. Caldwell, 1911. Bright and clean purple cloth cover, with white title, clock, and antlered deer.","Henderson, Peter. Gardening for Profit: A Guide to the Successful Cultivation of the Market and Family Garden. New and enlarged edition. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1884. Green cloth, embossed with designs, bright gilt cabbage on front cover, gilt stamped title and publisher on spine. Clean with minimal wear and several small spots on cover.","Henderson, Peter. Gardening for Profit: A Guide to the Successful Cultivation of the Market and Family Garden. New and enlarged edition. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1874. Green cloth, embossed with designs, gilt cabbage on front cover, gilt stamped title and publisher on spine. Worn, soiled and stained, but sound.","Henderson, Peter. Practical Floriculture: A Guide to the Successful Cultivation of Florist's Plants, for the Amateur and Professional Florist. New and enlarged edition. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1897. Green cloth. Embossed design and gilt stamped title on front cover. Gilt stamped title, author, and publisher names on spine. Floral end papers.","Hough, Emerson. Fifty-four Forty or Fight. With illustrations by Arthur I. Keller. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1909. Bright and clean dark olive green cloth cover, with embossed geometrical designs and yellow title background.","Kelley, O. H. Origin and Progress of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry in the United States; A History from 1863 to 1873. Philadelphia: J. A. Wagenseller, 1875. Title, author, and sickle gold stamped on spine.","Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. The Song of Hiawatha. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, [date not stated, circa 1900]. Gray-brown cloth, orange \"L\" within wreath, acorn and orange oak leaf design on spine and five on front cover, black embossed title and author. Soiled and foxed.","Lucas, Daniel B., and J. Fairfax McLaughlin. Fisher Ames-Henry Clay, etc. New York: Charles L. Webster, 1891. West Virginia author, sound text, and clean black cloth cover.","Martin, Edward Winslow. History of the Grange Movement; or, The Farmer's War Against Monopolies: being... a History of the Rise and Progress of the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry... Philadelphia: National Publishing Co., 1873. Leather cover, embossed borders, black and gold title label on spine, marbled end papers.","Michel, Louise. La Commune. Bibliotheque Sociologique. 8th edition. Paris: Librarie P. V. Stock, 1921. Paper wrappers.","Montgomery, E. G. Productive Farm Crops. (Lippincott's Farm Manuals) Philadelphia: J.B Lippincott Company, 1918. Dark tan cloth, decorated in green lettering and vegetable vignettes, with orange background. Lightly marbled edges. Condition very fine, but interior foxed.","Morrell, L. A. The American Shepherd: Being a History of the Sheep, with their Breeds, Management, and Diseases. ... New York: Harper \u0026 Brothers, 1845. Brown cloth cover, embossed with a pattern and a blind-embossed design of a circle with arrows protruding from top and bottom.","Nolan, Aretas W. One Hundred lessons in Elementary Agriculture. Morgantown, WV: Acme Publishing Co., 1908. Dark brown cloth. Like new condition of a rarely seen book published in Morgantown.","Orr, James L. The National Grange Choir, Published by the Executive Committee of the National Grange, for use in the Granges of the United States. Philadelphia: Printed by J. A. Wagenseller, 1883. Oblong shaped book, music scores and lyrics.","Our Homes: How to Beautify Them. New York: O. Judd Co., 1887. Blue green cloth, with embossed border design. Gilt stamped spine with title, publisher, peacock feathers, flowers, and leaves.","Packard, S. S., and H. B. Bryant. The New Bryant and Stratton Common School Book-Keeping: Embracing Single and Double Entry. ... New York: American Book Company, 1878. Grey-taupe cloth cover, deeply embossed with elaborate designs, black stamped on front cover and blind on back. Includes publisher's symbol black embossed in center of front cover. Condition very fine.","Randall, Henry S. The Practical Shepherd: A Complete Treatise on the Breeding, Management and Diseases of Sheep. Nineteenth edition. Rochester, NY: D.D.T. Moore, 1864. Deep green cloth, blind embossed designs, embossed gilt stamped sheep on front cover, blind embossed sheep on back cover, gilt lettering and sheep on spine.","Randall, Henry S. The Practical Shepherd: A Complete Treatise on the Breeding, Management and Diseases of Sheep. Thirty-first edition. New York: The American News Company, 1863. Brown-orange cloth, embossed designs in black, bright gilt stamped sheep on cover, and black and gilt lettering on spine. Bumped corners, soiled spine, otherwise very nice condition.","Read, John E. Farming for Profit: A Hand-Book for the American Farmer. Philadelphia: P. W. Ziegler, 1882, c1880. Elaborately illustrated front cover, black embossed images of tools, crops, livestock, poultry, horse drawn carriage, basket, and gilt stamped title, plow, and basket. Same image on back but lacking gold. Spine similarly illustrated with cow's head and farming machinery.","Revell, Nellie. The Funny Side Out: After, Before and During Dinner Stories with Apologies to Whoever First Told Them. New York: George H. Doran, 1925. Red cloth with black lettering and design. Multiple figures, men and women, each occupying a diamond in a latticework design. Cover signed IRB (?).","Riley, James Whitcomb. Riley Farm-Rhymes. With country pictures by Will Vawter. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1905. Pink-orange cloth. Title and author on cover brown outlined in black. Spine includes ear of corn, with kernels in brown. Worm holes aligned with hinge between front cover and spine.","Robinson, Rowland E. Uncle Lisha's Shop and a Danvis Pioneer. Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle, 1933. Elaborate stamped turtle shell pattern on deep green cloth. Also gilt stamped pine branch and author's name on front cover. Gilt stamped lettering on spine. Very fine condition.","Root, A. I., and E. R. Root. The ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture.: A Cyclopedia of Everything Pertaining to the Care of the Honey-bee ... Medina, Ohio: The A. I. Root Company, 1910. Black cloth cover, blind embossed with title on front and back, and gold stamped 2.5 inch bee on front cover. Floral endpapers.","Rowlands, Walter. Among the Great Masters of Painting: Scenes in the Lives of Famous Painters. Boston: Dana Estes, 1901. Clean and bright white cloth cover, with embossed gilt title, columns, and artist's palette.","RUS : A Biographical Register of Rural Leadership in the United States and Canada. Compiled by L.H. Bailey and Ethel Zoe Bailey. \"Fourth issue.\" Ithaca, NY, 1930. Tan cloth with black title, date, four stars, and design of scythes and sickles.","Rus: A Biographical Register of Rural Leadership in the United States and Canada. Compiled by L. H. Bailey and Ethel Zoe Bailey. Ithaca, N.Y., 1925. \"Rus\" is Latin for \"the country.\" Decorative cloth cover.","Scott, Sir Walter. Ivanhoe, A Romance. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, [date not stated, circa 1900]. Light green cloth, clean, with multi-colored depiction of jousting knights with castle and trees in background. Author's name in black, and title in yellow-orange, outlined in black. Sword and crossed lances on spine.","Sheppard, Muriel Earley. Cloud by Day: A Story of Coal and Coke and People. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1947. Bright and clean black cloth cover, with pictorial dust jacket.","Stephens, C. A. Haps and Mishaps at the Old Farm. Norway, Maine: The Old Squire's Bookstore, 1925. Deep brown cloth with red lettering and maroon lines. With illustrated end papers and frontispiece.","Stephens, C. A. My Folks in Maine. Norway, Maine: The Old Squire's Bookstore, 1934. Tan cloth with light tan lettering and lines. With illustrated end papers and frontispiece.","Stephens, C. A. Katahdin Camps. Norway, Maine: The Old Squire's Bookstore, 1928. With illustrations by Jacob Bates Abbott. Mossy green cloth with dark green lettering and lines. Illustrated end papers.","Stiles, Kent B. Stamps: An Outline of Philately. Illustrated by numerous photographs. New York: Harper \u0026 Brothers, 1929. Third printing. Bright orange cloth, with black lettering, very modest wear and soil.","Stuart, Jesse. The Thread that Runs so True. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1949. Rust brown cloth in very fine condition. Signed by author. Dust jacket with title: The Thread That Runs so True: A Mountain School-teacher Tells His Story.","Tarkington, Booth. Beasley's Christmas Party. Illustrated by Ruth Sypherd Clements. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1909. Title page and numerous illustrations in color. Deep red cloth. Blind embossed design of holly leaves and berries on front cover. Title and author lettering gilt stamped on front cover and spine.","Tarkington, Booth. The Conquest of Canaan: A Novel. Illustrations by Lucius W. Hitchcock. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1905. Red-orange cloth. Gold stamped title and spine with decorative frame incorporating leaves and flowers.","Tarkington, Booth. The Midlander. Garden City: Doubleday, Page, and Co., 1924. Olive green cloth, with author, title, and frame stamped in gold. Dust jacket includes artist's cityscape on front, photo portrait of Tarkington on back, and list on the inside of publisher's other fiction books.","Terry, T. B. Our Farming; or, How We have Made a Run-down Farm Bring Both Profit and Pleasure; Potato, Wheat, and Clover Culture, Tillage, Tile Drainage, Manure Saving, etc., etc.; Treated Independently from A to Z. Philadelphia: The Farmer Company, 1893. Maroon cloth. Title stamped in gold on cover and spine. Some internal foxing.","The Arabian Nights. Orton Lowe, editor. Philadelphia: John C. Winston Company, 1924. Red cloth cover, with full size paper label on front cover bearing title and colored illustration of scene from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. Illustrated end papers. Sixty illustrations. With colored plates by Adelaide H. Bolton.","The Baptist Hymnal (Abridged) for Use in the Church and Home. W. Howard Doane, musical editor. E.H. Johnson, associate editor. Philadelphia: American Baptist Publication Society, 1883. Stamped on front and back paste-down end papers: Property of Beth-Eden Baptist Church, Allegheny, Pa. Hard cover.","The Chautauqua Collection (Choruses and Part-Songs). Compiled by Arthur Hallam. Cincinnati: The John Church Company, 1915. Deep green cloth with black stamped title.","Thomas, John J. The American Fruit Culturist: Containing Practical Directions for the Propagation and Culture of all Fruits Adapted to the United States. 21st edition, revised and enlarged by William H. S. Wood. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1920. Green cloth cover, with gold stamped raspberries on front.","Van Dyke, Henry. The Blue Flower. New York: Charles Scribner's, 1902. Multi-color cover design, signed within design by Margaret Armstrong.","Verne, Jules. The Lighthouse at the End of the World. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1924. Tan cloth with embossed green title, author, and full-rigged ship within frame, in very fine condtion. Dust jacket with colored illustration of ship and lighthouse.","White, William Allen. A Certain Rich Man. New York: Macmillan, 1909. Green cloth. Title set in gold framed rectangle, sheaves of wheat in gold on cover and spine, author's name in gold.","Willson, Marcius. Outlines of History: Illustrated by numerous [G]eographical and Historical Notes and Maps embracing Part I. Ancient History Part II. Modern History. School edition. New York: Ivison, Phinney, Blakeman \u0026 Co., 1868. Dark brown cloth blind embossed with border design and logo of publisher. Black leather spine with gilt stamped title."],"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_001ac27cc1b24c23f2c58de16cec70c2\"\u003eDr. William D. Barns (1917-1991) was a professor of history at West Virginia University from 1940 to 1985. His fields of specialization were American agriculture and labor history, West Virginia and regional history, American economic history, and the United States since 1860. The material has been divided into three main sections of archives, books, and periodicals, and described to the box level. The contents of this collection were created or collected by Dr. William D. Barns and Mrs. Doretha Barns from the 1920s to 1995. The majority of the material pertains to the academic career of Dr. Barns. Mrs. Barns continued to collect material until 1995. Two large series that relate specifically to Mrs. Barns are the League of Women Voters and Mrs. Doretha Barns. In addition, she contributed to the series on the Federal Government, Miscellaneous, Pacifism, and Society of Friends.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["Dr. William D. Barns (1917-1991) was a professor of history at West Virginia University from 1940 to 1985. His fields of specialization were American agriculture and labor history, West Virginia and regional history, American economic history, and the United States since 1860. The material has been divided into three main sections of archives, books, and periodicals, and described to the box level. The contents of this collection were created or collected by Dr. William D. Barns and Mrs. Doretha Barns from the 1920s to 1995. The majority of the material pertains to the academic career of Dr. Barns. Mrs. Barns continued to collect material until 1995. Two large series that relate specifically to Mrs. Barns are the League of Women Voters and Mrs. Doretha Barns. In addition, she contributed to the series on the Federal Government, Miscellaneous, Pacifism, and Society of Friends."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_2823a3380f10a49565d7e7fddb42a24e\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. 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Barns, Collector, Papers, 1842/1995, bulk 1940/1985","A\u0026M 3279","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","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","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/1482","West Virginia -- Politics and government","West Virginia -- History","Pennsylvania -- History","Pacifism -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends","Agriculture","Agriculture   -- West Virginia","Socialism","Economic history -- United States","Labor","West Virginia University  -- History","West Virginia University  -- Students","Requires signed form, since special access restriction applies.","All or part of this collection is stored offsite. Please make an appointment prior to visiting.","Student papers can only be accessed with the permission of a curator.","Dr. William D. Barns (1917-1991) was a professor of history at West Virginia University from 1940 1985. His fields of specialization were American agriculture and labor history, West Virginia and regional history, American economic history, and the United States since 1860. He received his undergraduate and masters degree from Penn State in 1939 and 1940 respectively, and his Ph.D. in History from West Virginia University in 1947. He was involved with several national and state organizations throughout his career, including the American Association of University Professors, the West Virginia Historical Society, and the West Virginia Academy of Science.","processing; 2013/05/02; jcm","Added a box of materials that were pulled out of Barns' books (box 116). Changed the extent from 343 ft. to 343 ft. 5 in. Also updated the contents list excel spreadsheet.","--","!!scanning; 2013/05/02; jcm","Box 116, folder 1 contains photos/photo postcards that could be reviewed for inclusion in WVHOV.","--","general; 2013/06/02; mt","The extent is now correct. It was part of the most recent Extent Project(Extent Project 7 2014/02/19).","--","missing; 2013/06/02; mt","The following boxes were not found when we labeled the boxes several years ago: 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 169, 239, and 284.","--","location; 2013/06/02; mt","The boxes containing serials/books/periodicals were stored on the 4th floor. The boxes were unpacked and moved to the 2nd floor and 3rd floor (Summer 2013 and Winter 2013). And then the materials on the 3rd floor were moved to the 2nd floor (Spring 2014). I think most of the Barns stuff is behind the locked door on the 2nd floor. But there may also be books/serials from this collection in with the unprocessed books on the elevator side of the 2nd floor.","--","archives and manuscripts; books and periodicals; pamphlets; photographs / postcards / prints / etc.","The material has been divided into three main sections of archives, books, and periodicals, and described to the box level. The contents of this collection were created or collected by Dr. William D. Barns and Mrs. Doretha Barns from the 1920s to 1995. The majority of the material pertains to the academic career of Dr. Barns. Mrs. Barns continued to collect material until 1995. Two large series that relate specifically to Mrs. Barns are the League of Women Voters and Mrs. Doretha Barns. In addition, she contributed to the series on the Federal Government, Miscellaneous, Pacifism, and Society of Friends.","The archival material in the collection reflects the personal and professional interests of Dr. Barns. Significant series related to his personal interests include the Morgantown \"Society of Friends\" meeting house; \"Pacifism\"; \"Newspaper Clippings\" of local, state, and national events; and \"West Virginia Government.\" Large series related to his professional career include \"West Virginia University\"; \"Professional Career\" (which includes his research notes, articles, and the book he wrote); \"Professional Organizations\" (which he participated in); and material on the \"West Virginia and National Grange.\"","Archival material also includes papers of T.C. Atkeson, known for being the national spokesman of the Grange in Washington D.C., 1919-1927. He was born in Putnam County in 1852, in the town of Buffalo, West Virginia. He was dean of the College of Agriculture at WVU from 1897 to 1910, and served as the WV State Grange master for twenty-one years. These papers include correspondence, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, certificates, etc. documenting speeches to Congress, history of the Grange, the WV Grange, among other topics.","The books in the collection include American and West Virginia history books, agriculture books, and many early edition novels. The periodicals are a mixture of academic journals such as Journal of American Historians and West Virginia History; research periodicals such as the Pennsylvania Farmer, the Grange Monthly, and the Farm Journal; and periodicals of personal interest to Dr. Barns such as the Link and Maclean's.","Fifteen copies of the Monticola, West Virginia University yearbook, separated to A\u0026M 5025 (1971-1984, 1986, 1992 (in boxes 40-41).","--","William D. Barns Collection books designated for Rare Book Room:","Allen, Lewis F. American Cattle: Their History, Breeding and Management. Revised. New York: O. Judd Co., 1887. Bluish green cloth, gilt stamped cow on front cover and decorative title and author in gilt on spine. Bookplate removed.","American Wit and Humor. Vol. 1. Philadelphia: Georg W. Jacobs, 1900. Bright and clean navy blue cloth cover, with gilt embossed title and boxed design of six ears of corn on cornstalks.","Ashby, N. B. The Riddle of the Sphinx: A Discussion of the Economic Questions Relating to Agriculture, land, Transportation, Money, Taxation, and Cost of Interchange. Des Moines, Iowa: Industrial Publishing Co., 1890. Rough-grained maroon cloth. Black embossed borders and corner decorations on front. Gilt stamped sphinx and pyramid on front cover. Gilt lettering and black design on spine. Floral endpapers.","Atherton, Gertrude. California: An Intimate History. New York: Harper, 1914. First edition with K-O on copyright page. Decorative cover, no dust jacket.","Atkeson, Thomas Clark. A Catechism of Agriculture: Illustrated. New York: Orange Judd, 1913. Chocolate brown grain cloth. Embossed design at top and bottom of covers. Title and author stamped in white in box on front cover and on spine. Very, very fine condition.","Atkeson, Thomas Clark. Semi-Centennial History of the Patrons of Husbandry. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1915. Chocolate brown cloth, with gilt embossed lettering on front cover and spine. Minor wear at bottom corners and bottom of spine, otherwise like-new copy of book by a West Virginia author.","Atkeson, Thomas Clark. Semi-Centennial History of the Patrons of Husbandry. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1915. Chocolate brown cloth, with gilt embossed lettering on front cover and spine. Stained all around edges of front cover and entire spine, book by a West Virginia author.","Bailey, L. H. The Horticulturist's Rule Book: A Compendium of Useful Information for Fruit-Growers, Truck-Gardeners, Florists and Others; Completed to the Beginning of the Year 1892. 2nd edition, revised. New York: Rural Publishing Company, 1892. Deep brown grain cloth cover, with embossed decoration at top and bottom of front cover. Gold stamped title, vine, watering can, hoe, and rake.","Blackmore, R. D. Lorna Doone, A Novel. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, [date not stated, circa 1900]. White half-paper decorated in gilt-highlighted violets; white cloth spine elaborately decorated in gilt title, author, publisher, and floral designs; all three edges gilt; corners and fore-edge of paper cover chipped.","Bridgeman, Thomas. The American Gardener's Assistant, In Three Parts: Containing Complete Practical Directions for the Cultivation of Vegetables, Flowers, Fruit Trees, and Grape-Vines. New edition revised, enlarged, and illustrated by S. Edwards Todd. Philadelphia: Porter \u0026 Coates, 1866. Smooth-grained brown cloth. Black embossed borders with decorations on front cover, blind embossed on back cover. Gilt stamped wreath on front cover. Gold stamped agricultural tools and watering can, with black and gold decorations and gold lettering, on spine.","Buck, Pearl S. Fighting Angel: Portrait of a Soul. New York: Triangle Books, 1939, reprinted April 1940. Hard cover, light blue faded by water spots, dust jacket in good condition. Owner's bookplate.","Buck, Solon J. The Agrarian Crusade: A Chronicle of the Farmer in Politics. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1920. Volume 45: The Chronicles of America Series. Extra-Illustrated edition. Smooth-grained maroon cloth cover. Borders, title, and author in gold on cover and spine. Highly ornate tablet in gold with white and black eagle and four open books on front cover. Gold decoration with open book on spine.","Butler, Frederick. The farmer's manual : being a plain practical treatise on the art of husbandry, designed to promote an acquaintance with the modern improvements in agriculture, together with remarks on gardening, and a treatise on the management of bees. Weathersfield [Conn.]: Published by the author, 1821. Lacks covers. Title page partially missing and stained. Extremely fragile.","Cachia, Anthony J. Libya under the Second Ottoman Occupation (1835-1911). Tripoli: Government Press, 1945. Signed by author and by Howard J. Forbes, previous owner.","Cobb, Irvin S. Roughing It De Luxe. Illustrated by John T. McCutcheon. New York: George H. Doran, 1914. Violet brown cloth. Title and author in gilt on front cover and spine. Black and white label at top of front cover picturing Santa Fe railway train with man perched atop the steam locomotive.","Cobleigh, Rolfe. Handy farm Devices and How to Make Them. (Farm Life Series) New York: Orange Judd Company, 1910. Olive green cloth cover, with black title, author, series, borders, and wheat designs stamped.","Connor, Ralph. The Major. New York: George H. Doran, 1917. Bright and clean blue cloth cover, with embossed raised figure of a soldier and raised gilt title.","Connor, Ralph. The Man From Glengarry: A Tale of the Ottawa. Special edition limited to 50,000 copies. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1901. Rust brown cloth cover. Title and author in black on front cover and spine. Tan outline of man standing on logs in a tree-lined river, with tan and black sky in background.","Connor, Ralph. The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land. New York: George H. Doran, 1919. Dark blue cloth. Four blind-embossed soldiers and leafless tree on front cover, with title, author, and flames in orange.","Connor, Ralph. The Sky Pilot: A Tale of the Foothills. Chicago: Fleming H. Revell, 1901. Dark tan cloth. Title and author in red on cover and spine. Standing man with sombrero and ammunition belt in navy blue on cover.","de Valette, Marc. La Methode Directe pour L'Enseignement des Langues Vivantes a l'aide des Tableaux Auxiliaires. Deuxieme livre. Deuxieme edition. Edinburgh: Printed at the Ballantyne Press, [1910?]. Dark green cloth, gilt stamped title on cover and spine, gilt stamped decorative design of a sower in front of rising sun, fleur de lis embossed rows at top and bottom of front cover.","Decorum: A Practical Treatise on Etiquette \u0026 Dress of the Best American Society, 1879. With illustrations and captions from Hill's Manual of Business and Social Forms. Westvaco Corporation, 1979. Clean and bright red-orange cloth covers, in decorative slip case.","Dickens, Charles. Bleak House. New York: Mershon Company, [1890s-1900s?] Maroon cloth. Blind stamped with designs of three elaborate hinges on front and back covers.","Ellsworth, Henry W. The American Swine Breeder: A Practical Treatise on the Selection, Rearing and Fattening of Swine. Boston: Weeks, Jordan and Company; Philadelphia: Hogan and Thompson, 1840. Brown cloth grain cover, with embossed design and gilt stamped spine.","Farjeon, Eleanor, and Herbert Farjeon. Kings and Queens. Illustrated by Rosalind Thornycroft. New York: E.P. Dutton, [no date]. Clean and bright paper cover with colored illustration of a king and a queen surrounded by red draperies, same design in same colors on dust jacket.","Farm Conveniences: A Practical Hand-Book for the Farm. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1884. Profusely illustrated. Olive green cloth with title and sickle stamped in gold on front cover and title and farming tools in gold on spine. Black lined tools and wheat on front cover. Bookplate of the Library of the West Virginia Experiment Station inside front cover. Decorative end papers.","Farm Implement News Buyer's Guide: Where to Purchase Farm Implements, Machines and Vehicles. Vol. III. Chicago: Farm Implement News Company, 1891. Numerous illustrations of farm machinery throughout, and advertising on endpapers. Olive green cloth cover, with title, publisher, and advertising stamped in black.","Fox, John, Jr. The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come. New York: Charles Scribner's, 1906. Bright and clean burgundy cloth cover, with embossed white title.","Fullerton, Edith Loring. How to Make a Vegetable Garden: A Practical and Suggestive Manual for the Home Garden. Illustrated by H. B. Fullerton. New York: Doubleday, Page \u0026 Co., 1905. Light green cloth, with title and borders in black. Front cover with photograph label of woman tilling a garden.","Hale, Philip H. The Book of Live Stock Champions, Being an Artistic Souvenir Supplement of the Monthly National Farmer and Stock Grower. St. Louis: Philip Henry Hale, 1912. Bright blue cloth cover, gilt border and lettering on front. Like new condition.","Halevy, Ludovic. The Abbe Constantin. Philadelphia: Henry Altemus, [date not stated, circa 1900]. Cloth covers with pink background, silver title, floral design with silver stems and green leaves, formed into wreath on front cover, soiled, worn at spine top and bottom; decorative half title and title pages.","Harris, Joseph. Talks on Manures: A Series of Familiar and Practical Talks. New and Enlarged edition. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1902. Chocolate brown cloth cover, embossed with designs. Gilt stamped shovel and pitchfork on front cover.","Harvey, William Hope. The Remedy. Chicago: Mundus Publishing Co., 1915. Marron cloth. Like new condition of a rarely seen book written by a West Virginia author, inscribed by author.","Hello Bill! A Book of After Dinner Stories. New York: H. M. Caldwell, 1911. Bright and clean purple cloth cover, with white title, clock, and antlered deer.","Henderson, Peter. Gardening for Profit: A Guide to the Successful Cultivation of the Market and Family Garden. New and enlarged edition. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1884. Green cloth, embossed with designs, bright gilt cabbage on front cover, gilt stamped title and publisher on spine. Clean with minimal wear and several small spots on cover.","Henderson, Peter. Gardening for Profit: A Guide to the Successful Cultivation of the Market and Family Garden. New and enlarged edition. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1874. Green cloth, embossed with designs, gilt cabbage on front cover, gilt stamped title and publisher on spine. Worn, soiled and stained, but sound.","Henderson, Peter. Practical Floriculture: A Guide to the Successful Cultivation of Florist's Plants, for the Amateur and Professional Florist. New and enlarged edition. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1897. Green cloth. Embossed design and gilt stamped title on front cover. Gilt stamped title, author, and publisher names on spine. Floral end papers.","Hough, Emerson. Fifty-four Forty or Fight. With illustrations by Arthur I. Keller. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1909. Bright and clean dark olive green cloth cover, with embossed geometrical designs and yellow title background.","Kelley, O. H. Origin and Progress of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry in the United States; A History from 1863 to 1873. Philadelphia: J. A. Wagenseller, 1875. Title, author, and sickle gold stamped on spine.","Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. The Song of Hiawatha. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, [date not stated, circa 1900]. Gray-brown cloth, orange \"L\" within wreath, acorn and orange oak leaf design on spine and five on front cover, black embossed title and author. Soiled and foxed.","Lucas, Daniel B., and J. Fairfax McLaughlin. Fisher Ames-Henry Clay, etc. New York: Charles L. Webster, 1891. West Virginia author, sound text, and clean black cloth cover.","Martin, Edward Winslow. History of the Grange Movement; or, The Farmer's War Against Monopolies: being... a History of the Rise and Progress of the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry... Philadelphia: National Publishing Co., 1873. Leather cover, embossed borders, black and gold title label on spine, marbled end papers.","Michel, Louise. La Commune. Bibliotheque Sociologique. 8th edition. Paris: Librarie P. V. Stock, 1921. Paper wrappers.","Montgomery, E. G. Productive Farm Crops. (Lippincott's Farm Manuals) Philadelphia: J.B Lippincott Company, 1918. Dark tan cloth, decorated in green lettering and vegetable vignettes, with orange background. Lightly marbled edges. Condition very fine, but interior foxed.","Morrell, L. A. The American Shepherd: Being a History of the Sheep, with their Breeds, Management, and Diseases. ... New York: Harper \u0026 Brothers, 1845. Brown cloth cover, embossed with a pattern and a blind-embossed design of a circle with arrows protruding from top and bottom.","Nolan, Aretas W. One Hundred lessons in Elementary Agriculture. Morgantown, WV: Acme Publishing Co., 1908. Dark brown cloth. Like new condition of a rarely seen book published in Morgantown.","Orr, James L. The National Grange Choir, Published by the Executive Committee of the National Grange, for use in the Granges of the United States. Philadelphia: Printed by J. A. Wagenseller, 1883. Oblong shaped book, music scores and lyrics.","Our Homes: How to Beautify Them. New York: O. Judd Co., 1887. Blue green cloth, with embossed border design. Gilt stamped spine with title, publisher, peacock feathers, flowers, and leaves.","Packard, S. S., and H. B. Bryant. The New Bryant and Stratton Common School Book-Keeping: Embracing Single and Double Entry. ... New York: American Book Company, 1878. Grey-taupe cloth cover, deeply embossed with elaborate designs, black stamped on front cover and blind on back. Includes publisher's symbol black embossed in center of front cover. Condition very fine.","Randall, Henry S. The Practical Shepherd: A Complete Treatise on the Breeding, Management and Diseases of Sheep. Nineteenth edition. Rochester, NY: D.D.T. Moore, 1864. Deep green cloth, blind embossed designs, embossed gilt stamped sheep on front cover, blind embossed sheep on back cover, gilt lettering and sheep on spine.","Randall, Henry S. The Practical Shepherd: A Complete Treatise on the Breeding, Management and Diseases of Sheep. Thirty-first edition. New York: The American News Company, 1863. Brown-orange cloth, embossed designs in black, bright gilt stamped sheep on cover, and black and gilt lettering on spine. Bumped corners, soiled spine, otherwise very nice condition.","Read, John E. Farming for Profit: A Hand-Book for the American Farmer. Philadelphia: P. W. Ziegler, 1882, c1880. Elaborately illustrated front cover, black embossed images of tools, crops, livestock, poultry, horse drawn carriage, basket, and gilt stamped title, plow, and basket. Same image on back but lacking gold. Spine similarly illustrated with cow's head and farming machinery.","Revell, Nellie. The Funny Side Out: After, Before and During Dinner Stories with Apologies to Whoever First Told Them. New York: George H. Doran, 1925. Red cloth with black lettering and design. Multiple figures, men and women, each occupying a diamond in a latticework design. Cover signed IRB (?).","Riley, James Whitcomb. Riley Farm-Rhymes. With country pictures by Will Vawter. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1905. Pink-orange cloth. Title and author on cover brown outlined in black. Spine includes ear of corn, with kernels in brown. Worm holes aligned with hinge between front cover and spine.","Robinson, Rowland E. Uncle Lisha's Shop and a Danvis Pioneer. Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle, 1933. Elaborate stamped turtle shell pattern on deep green cloth. Also gilt stamped pine branch and author's name on front cover. Gilt stamped lettering on spine. Very fine condition.","Root, A. I., and E. R. Root. The ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture.: A Cyclopedia of Everything Pertaining to the Care of the Honey-bee ... Medina, Ohio: The A. I. Root Company, 1910. Black cloth cover, blind embossed with title on front and back, and gold stamped 2.5 inch bee on front cover. Floral endpapers.","Rowlands, Walter. Among the Great Masters of Painting: Scenes in the Lives of Famous Painters. Boston: Dana Estes, 1901. Clean and bright white cloth cover, with embossed gilt title, columns, and artist's palette.","RUS : A Biographical Register of Rural Leadership in the United States and Canada. Compiled by L.H. Bailey and Ethel Zoe Bailey. \"Fourth issue.\" Ithaca, NY, 1930. Tan cloth with black title, date, four stars, and design of scythes and sickles.","Rus: A Biographical Register of Rural Leadership in the United States and Canada. Compiled by L. H. Bailey and Ethel Zoe Bailey. Ithaca, N.Y., 1925. \"Rus\" is Latin for \"the country.\" Decorative cloth cover.","Scott, Sir Walter. Ivanhoe, A Romance. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, [date not stated, circa 1900]. Light green cloth, clean, with multi-colored depiction of jousting knights with castle and trees in background. Author's name in black, and title in yellow-orange, outlined in black. Sword and crossed lances on spine.","Sheppard, Muriel Earley. Cloud by Day: A Story of Coal and Coke and People. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1947. Bright and clean black cloth cover, with pictorial dust jacket.","Stephens, C. A. Haps and Mishaps at the Old Farm. Norway, Maine: The Old Squire's Bookstore, 1925. Deep brown cloth with red lettering and maroon lines. With illustrated end papers and frontispiece.","Stephens, C. A. My Folks in Maine. Norway, Maine: The Old Squire's Bookstore, 1934. Tan cloth with light tan lettering and lines. With illustrated end papers and frontispiece.","Stephens, C. A. Katahdin Camps. Norway, Maine: The Old Squire's Bookstore, 1928. With illustrations by Jacob Bates Abbott. Mossy green cloth with dark green lettering and lines. Illustrated end papers.","Stiles, Kent B. Stamps: An Outline of Philately. Illustrated by numerous photographs. New York: Harper \u0026 Brothers, 1929. Third printing. Bright orange cloth, with black lettering, very modest wear and soil.","Stuart, Jesse. The Thread that Runs so True. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1949. Rust brown cloth in very fine condition. Signed by author. Dust jacket with title: The Thread That Runs so True: A Mountain School-teacher Tells His Story.","Tarkington, Booth. Beasley's Christmas Party. Illustrated by Ruth Sypherd Clements. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1909. Title page and numerous illustrations in color. Deep red cloth. Blind embossed design of holly leaves and berries on front cover. Title and author lettering gilt stamped on front cover and spine.","Tarkington, Booth. The Conquest of Canaan: A Novel. Illustrations by Lucius W. Hitchcock. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1905. Red-orange cloth. Gold stamped title and spine with decorative frame incorporating leaves and flowers.","Tarkington, Booth. The Midlander. Garden City: Doubleday, Page, and Co., 1924. Olive green cloth, with author, title, and frame stamped in gold. Dust jacket includes artist's cityscape on front, photo portrait of Tarkington on back, and list on the inside of publisher's other fiction books.","Terry, T. B. Our Farming; or, How We have Made a Run-down Farm Bring Both Profit and Pleasure; Potato, Wheat, and Clover Culture, Tillage, Tile Drainage, Manure Saving, etc., etc.; Treated Independently from A to Z. Philadelphia: The Farmer Company, 1893. Maroon cloth. Title stamped in gold on cover and spine. Some internal foxing.","The Arabian Nights. Orton Lowe, editor. Philadelphia: John C. Winston Company, 1924. Red cloth cover, with full size paper label on front cover bearing title and colored illustration of scene from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. Illustrated end papers. Sixty illustrations. With colored plates by Adelaide H. Bolton.","The Baptist Hymnal (Abridged) for Use in the Church and Home. W. Howard Doane, musical editor. E.H. Johnson, associate editor. Philadelphia: American Baptist Publication Society, 1883. Stamped on front and back paste-down end papers: Property of Beth-Eden Baptist Church, Allegheny, Pa. Hard cover.","The Chautauqua Collection (Choruses and Part-Songs). Compiled by Arthur Hallam. Cincinnati: The John Church Company, 1915. Deep green cloth with black stamped title.","Thomas, John J. The American Fruit Culturist: Containing Practical Directions for the Propagation and Culture of all Fruits Adapted to the United States. 21st edition, revised and enlarged by William H. S. Wood. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1920. Green cloth cover, with gold stamped raspberries on front.","Van Dyke, Henry. The Blue Flower. New York: Charles Scribner's, 1902. Multi-color cover design, signed within design by Margaret Armstrong.","Verne, Jules. The Lighthouse at the End of the World. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1924. Tan cloth with embossed green title, author, and full-rigged ship within frame, in very fine condtion. Dust jacket with colored illustration of ship and lighthouse.","White, William Allen. A Certain Rich Man. New York: Macmillan, 1909. Green cloth. Title set in gold framed rectangle, sheaves of wheat in gold on cover and spine, author's name in gold.","Willson, Marcius. Outlines of History: Illustrated by numerous [G]eographical and Historical Notes and Maps embracing Part I. Ancient History Part II. Modern History. School edition. New York: Ivison, Phinney, Blakeman \u0026 Co., 1868. Dark brown cloth blind embossed with border design and logo of publisher. Black leather spine with gilt stamped title.","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.","Dr. William D. Barns (1917-1991) was a professor of history at West Virginia University from 1940 to 1985. His fields of specialization were American agriculture and labor history, West Virginia and regional history, American economic history, and the United States since 1860. The material has been divided into three main sections of archives, books, and periodicals, and described to the box level. The contents of this collection were created or collected by Dr. William D. Barns and Mrs. Doretha Barns from the 1920s to 1995. The majority of the material pertains to the academic career of Dr. Barns. Mrs. Barns continued to collect material until 1995. Two large series that relate specifically to Mrs. Barns are the League of Women Voters and Mrs. Doretha Barns. 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It was part of the most recent Extent Project(Extent Project 7 2014/02/19).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n--\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nmissing; 2013/06/02; mt\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nThe following boxes were not found when we labeled the boxes several years ago: 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 169, 239, and 284.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n--\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nlocation; 2013/06/02; mt\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nThe boxes containing serials/books/periodicals were stored on the 4th floor. The boxes were unpacked and moved to the 2nd floor and 3rd floor (Summer 2013 and Winter 2013). And then the materials on the 3rd floor were moved to the 2nd floor (Spring 2014). I think most of the Barns stuff is behind the locked door on the 2nd floor. But there may also be books/serials from this collection in with the unprocessed books on the elevator side of the 2nd floor.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n--\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003earchives and manuscripts; books and periodicals; pamphlets; photographs / postcards / prints / etc.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"odd_heading_ssm":["Legacy Administrative Notes","Legacy Formats"],"odd_tesim":["processing; 2013/05/02; jcm","Added a box of materials that were pulled out of Barns' books (box 116). Changed the extent from 343 ft. to 343 ft. 5 in. Also updated the contents list excel spreadsheet.","--","!!scanning; 2013/05/02; jcm","Box 116, folder 1 contains photos/photo postcards that could be reviewed for inclusion in WVHOV.","--","general; 2013/06/02; mt","The extent is now correct. It was part of the most recent Extent Project(Extent Project 7 2014/02/19).","--","missing; 2013/06/02; mt","The following boxes were not found when we labeled the boxes several years ago: 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 169, 239, and 284.","--","location; 2013/06/02; mt","The boxes containing serials/books/periodicals were stored on the 4th floor. The boxes were unpacked and moved to the 2nd floor and 3rd floor (Summer 2013 and Winter 2013). And then the materials on the 3rd floor were moved to the 2nd floor (Spring 2014). I think most of the Barns stuff is behind the locked door on the 2nd floor. But there may also be books/serials from this collection in with the unprocessed books on the elevator side of the 2nd floor.","--","archives and manuscripts; books and periodicals; pamphlets; photographs / postcards / prints / etc."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], William D. Barns, Collector, Papers, A\u0026amp;M 3279, 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], William D. Barns, Collector, Papers, A\u0026M 3279, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe material has been divided into three main sections of archives, books, and periodicals, and described to the box level. The contents of this collection were created or collected by Dr. William D. Barns and Mrs. Doretha Barns from the 1920s to 1995. The majority of the material pertains to the academic career of Dr. Barns. Mrs. Barns continued to collect material until 1995. Two large series that relate specifically to Mrs. Barns are the League of Women Voters and Mrs. Doretha Barns. In addition, she contributed to the series on the Federal Government, Miscellaneous, Pacifism, and Society of Friends.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nThe archival material in the collection reflects the personal and professional interests of Dr. Barns. Significant series related to his personal interests include the Morgantown \"Society of Friends\" meeting house; \"Pacifism\"; \"Newspaper Clippings\" of local, state, and national events; and \"West Virginia Government.\" Large series related to his professional career include \"West Virginia University\"; \"Professional Career\" (which includes his research notes, articles, and the book he wrote); \"Professional Organizations\" (which he participated in); and material on the \"West Virginia and National Grange.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nArchival material also includes papers of T.C. Atkeson, known for being the national spokesman of the Grange in Washington D.C., 1919-1927. He was born in Putnam County in 1852, in the town of Buffalo, West Virginia. He was dean of the College of Agriculture at WVU from 1897 to 1910, and served as the WV State Grange master for twenty-one years. These papers include correspondence, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, certificates, etc. documenting speeches to Congress, history of the Grange, the WV Grange, among other topics.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nThe books in the collection include American and West Virginia history books, agriculture books, and many early edition novels. The periodicals are a mixture of academic journals such as \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eJournal of American Historians\u003c/emph\u003e and \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eWest Virginia History\u003c/emph\u003e; research periodicals such as the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003ePennsylvania Farmer\u003c/emph\u003e, the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eGrange Monthly\u003c/emph\u003e, and the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eFarm Journal\u003c/emph\u003e; and periodicals of personal interest to Dr. Barns such as the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eLink and Maclean's\u003c/emph\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The material has been divided into three main sections of archives, books, and periodicals, and described to the box level. The contents of this collection were created or collected by Dr. William D. Barns and Mrs. Doretha Barns from the 1920s to 1995. The majority of the material pertains to the academic career of Dr. Barns. Mrs. Barns continued to collect material until 1995. Two large series that relate specifically to Mrs. Barns are the League of Women Voters and Mrs. Doretha Barns. In addition, she contributed to the series on the Federal Government, Miscellaneous, Pacifism, and Society of Friends.","The archival material in the collection reflects the personal and professional interests of Dr. Barns. Significant series related to his personal interests include the Morgantown \"Society of Friends\" meeting house; \"Pacifism\"; \"Newspaper Clippings\" of local, state, and national events; and \"West Virginia Government.\" Large series related to his professional career include \"West Virginia University\"; \"Professional Career\" (which includes his research notes, articles, and the book he wrote); \"Professional Organizations\" (which he participated in); and material on the \"West Virginia and National Grange.\"","Archival material also includes papers of T.C. Atkeson, known for being the national spokesman of the Grange in Washington D.C., 1919-1927. He was born in Putnam County in 1852, in the town of Buffalo, West Virginia. He was dean of the College of Agriculture at WVU from 1897 to 1910, and served as the WV State Grange master for twenty-one years. These papers include correspondence, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, certificates, etc. documenting speeches to Congress, history of the Grange, the WV Grange, among other topics.","The books in the collection include American and West Virginia history books, agriculture books, and many early edition novels. The periodicals are a mixture of academic journals such as Journal of American Historians and West Virginia History; research periodicals such as the Pennsylvania Farmer, the Grange Monthly, and the Farm Journal; and periodicals of personal interest to Dr. Barns such as the Link and Maclean's."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eFifteen copies of the Monticola, West Virginia University yearbook, separated to A\u0026amp;M 5025 (1971-1984, 1986, 1992 (in boxes 40-41).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n--\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nWilliam D. Barns Collection books designated for Rare Book Room:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nAllen, Lewis F. American Cattle: Their History, Breeding and Management. Revised. New York: O. Judd Co., 1887. Bluish green cloth, gilt stamped cow on front cover and decorative title and author in gilt on spine. Bookplate removed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nAmerican Wit and Humor. Vol. 1. Philadelphia: Georg W. Jacobs, 1900. Bright and clean navy blue cloth cover, with gilt embossed title and boxed design of six ears of corn on cornstalks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nAshby, N. B. The Riddle of the Sphinx: A Discussion of the Economic Questions Relating to Agriculture, land, Transportation, Money, Taxation, and Cost of Interchange. Des Moines, Iowa: Industrial Publishing Co., 1890. Rough-grained maroon cloth. Black embossed borders and corner decorations on front. Gilt stamped sphinx and pyramid on front cover. Gilt lettering and black design on spine. Floral endpapers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nAtherton, Gertrude. California: An Intimate History. New York: Harper, 1914. First edition with K-O on copyright page. Decorative cover, no dust jacket.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nAtkeson, Thomas Clark. A Catechism of Agriculture: Illustrated. New York: Orange Judd, 1913. Chocolate brown grain cloth. Embossed design at top and bottom of covers. Title and author stamped in white in box on front cover and on spine. Very, very fine condition.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nAtkeson, Thomas Clark. Semi-Centennial History of the Patrons of Husbandry. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1915. Chocolate brown cloth, with gilt embossed lettering on front cover and spine. Minor wear at bottom corners and bottom of spine, otherwise like-new copy of book by a West Virginia author.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nAtkeson, Thomas Clark. Semi-Centennial History of the Patrons of Husbandry. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1915. Chocolate brown cloth, with gilt embossed lettering on front cover and spine. Stained all around edges of front cover and entire spine, book by a West Virginia author.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBailey, L. H. The Horticulturist's Rule Book: A Compendium of Useful Information for Fruit-Growers, Truck-Gardeners, Florists and Others; Completed to the Beginning of the Year 1892. 2nd edition, revised. New York: Rural Publishing Company, 1892. Deep brown grain cloth cover, with embossed decoration at top and bottom of front cover. Gold stamped title, vine, watering can, hoe, and rake.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBlackmore, R. D. Lorna Doone, A Novel. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, [date not stated, circa 1900]. White half-paper decorated in gilt-highlighted violets; white cloth spine elaborately decorated in gilt title, author, publisher, and floral designs; all three edges gilt; corners and fore-edge of paper cover chipped.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBridgeman, Thomas. The American Gardener's Assistant, In Three Parts: Containing Complete Practical Directions for the Cultivation of Vegetables, Flowers, Fruit Trees, and Grape-Vines. New edition revised, enlarged, and illustrated by S. Edwards Todd. Philadelphia: Porter \u0026amp; Coates, 1866. Smooth-grained brown cloth. Black embossed borders with decorations on front cover, blind embossed on back cover. Gilt stamped wreath on front cover. Gold stamped agricultural tools and watering can, with black and gold decorations and gold lettering, on spine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBuck, Pearl S. Fighting Angel: Portrait of a Soul. New York: Triangle Books, 1939, reprinted April 1940. Hard cover, light blue faded by water spots, dust jacket in good condition. Owner's bookplate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBuck, Solon J. The Agrarian Crusade: A Chronicle of the Farmer in Politics. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1920. Volume 45: The Chronicles of America Series. Extra-Illustrated edition. Smooth-grained maroon cloth cover. Borders, title, and author in gold on cover and spine. Highly ornate tablet in gold with white and black eagle and four open books on front cover. Gold decoration with open book on spine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nButler, Frederick. The farmer's manual : being a plain practical treatise on the art of husbandry, designed to promote an acquaintance with the modern improvements in agriculture, together with remarks on gardening, and a treatise on the management of bees. Weathersfield [Conn.]: Published by the author, 1821. Lacks covers. Title page partially missing and stained. Extremely fragile.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nCachia, Anthony J. Libya under the Second Ottoman Occupation (1835-1911). Tripoli: Government Press, 1945. Signed by author and by Howard J. Forbes, previous owner.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nCobb, Irvin S. Roughing It De Luxe. Illustrated by John T. McCutcheon. New York: George H. Doran, 1914. Violet brown cloth. Title and author in gilt on front cover and spine. Black and white label at top of front cover picturing Santa Fe railway train with man perched atop the steam locomotive.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nCobleigh, Rolfe. Handy farm Devices and How to Make Them. (Farm Life Series) New York: Orange Judd Company, 1910. Olive green cloth cover, with black title, author, series, borders, and wheat designs stamped.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nConnor, Ralph. The Major. New York: George H. Doran, 1917. Bright and clean blue cloth cover, with embossed raised figure of a soldier and raised gilt title.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nConnor, Ralph. The Man From Glengarry: A Tale of the Ottawa. Special edition limited to 50,000 copies. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1901. Rust brown cloth cover. Title and author in black on front cover and spine. Tan outline of man standing on logs in a tree-lined river, with tan and black sky in background.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nConnor, Ralph. The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land. New York: George H. Doran, 1919. Dark blue cloth. Four blind-embossed soldiers and leafless tree on front cover, with title, author, and flames in orange.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nConnor, Ralph. The Sky Pilot: A Tale of the Foothills. Chicago: Fleming H. Revell, 1901. Dark tan cloth. Title and author in red on cover and spine. Standing man with sombrero and ammunition belt in navy blue on cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nde Valette, Marc. La Methode Directe pour L'Enseignement des Langues Vivantes a l'aide des Tableaux Auxiliaires. Deuxieme livre. Deuxieme edition. Edinburgh: Printed at the Ballantyne Press, [1910?]. Dark green cloth, gilt stamped title on cover and spine, gilt stamped decorative design of a sower in front of rising sun, fleur de lis embossed rows at top and bottom of front cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nDecorum: A Practical Treatise on Etiquette \u0026amp; Dress of the Best American Society, 1879. With illustrations and captions from Hill's Manual of Business and Social Forms. Westvaco Corporation, 1979. Clean and bright red-orange cloth covers, in decorative slip case.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nDickens, Charles. Bleak House. New York: Mershon Company, [1890s-1900s?] Maroon cloth. Blind stamped with designs of three elaborate hinges on front and back covers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nEllsworth, Henry W. The American Swine Breeder: A Practical Treatise on the Selection, Rearing and Fattening of Swine. Boston: Weeks, Jordan and Company; Philadelphia: Hogan and Thompson, 1840. Brown cloth grain cover, with embossed design and gilt stamped spine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nFarjeon, Eleanor, and Herbert Farjeon. Kings and Queens. Illustrated by Rosalind Thornycroft. New York: E.P. Dutton, [no date]. Clean and bright paper cover with colored illustration of a king and a queen surrounded by red draperies, same design in same colors on dust jacket.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nFarm Conveniences: A Practical Hand-Book for the Farm. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1884. Profusely illustrated. Olive green cloth with title and sickle stamped in gold on front cover and title and farming tools in gold on spine. Black lined tools and wheat on front cover. Bookplate of the Library of the West Virginia Experiment Station inside front cover. Decorative end papers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nFarm Implement News Buyer's Guide: Where to Purchase Farm Implements, Machines and Vehicles. Vol. III. Chicago: Farm Implement News Company, 1891. Numerous illustrations of farm machinery throughout, and advertising on endpapers. Olive green cloth cover, with title, publisher, and advertising stamped in black.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nFox, John, Jr. The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come. New York: Charles Scribner's, 1906. Bright and clean burgundy cloth cover, with embossed white title.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nFullerton, Edith Loring. How to Make a Vegetable Garden: A Practical and Suggestive Manual for the Home Garden. Illustrated by H. B. Fullerton. New York: Doubleday, Page \u0026amp; Co., 1905. Light green cloth, with title and borders in black. Front cover with photograph label of woman tilling a garden.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nHale, Philip H. The Book of Live Stock Champions, Being an Artistic Souvenir Supplement of the Monthly National Farmer and Stock Grower. St. Louis: Philip Henry Hale, 1912. Bright blue cloth cover, gilt border and lettering on front. Like new condition.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nHalevy, Ludovic. The Abbe Constantin. Philadelphia: Henry Altemus, [date not stated, circa 1900]. Cloth covers with pink background, silver title, floral design with silver stems and green leaves, formed into wreath on front cover, soiled, worn at spine top and bottom; decorative half title and title pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nHarris, Joseph. Talks on Manures: A Series of Familiar and Practical Talks. New and Enlarged edition. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1902. Chocolate brown cloth cover, embossed with designs. Gilt stamped shovel and pitchfork on front cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nHarvey, William Hope. The Remedy. Chicago: Mundus Publishing Co., 1915. Marron cloth. Like new condition of a rarely seen book written by a West Virginia author, inscribed by author.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nHello Bill! A Book of After Dinner Stories. New York: H. M. Caldwell, 1911. Bright and clean purple cloth cover, with white title, clock, and antlered deer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nHenderson, Peter. Gardening for Profit: A Guide to the Successful Cultivation of the Market and Family Garden. New and enlarged edition. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1884. Green cloth, embossed with designs, bright gilt cabbage on front cover, gilt stamped title and publisher on spine. Clean with minimal wear and several small spots on cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nHenderson, Peter. Gardening for Profit: A Guide to the Successful Cultivation of the Market and Family Garden. New and enlarged edition. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1874. Green cloth, embossed with designs, gilt cabbage on front cover, gilt stamped title and publisher on spine. Worn, soiled and stained, but sound.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nHenderson, Peter. Practical Floriculture: A Guide to the Successful Cultivation of Florist's Plants, for the Amateur and Professional Florist. New and enlarged edition. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1897. Green cloth. Embossed design and gilt stamped title on front cover. Gilt stamped title, author, and publisher names on spine. Floral end papers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nHough, Emerson. Fifty-four Forty or Fight. With illustrations by Arthur I. Keller. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1909. Bright and clean dark olive green cloth cover, with embossed geometrical designs and yellow title background.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nKelley, O. H. Origin and Progress of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry in the United States; A History from 1863 to 1873. Philadelphia: J. A. Wagenseller, 1875. Title, author, and sickle gold stamped on spine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nLongfellow, Henry Wadsworth. The Song of Hiawatha. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, [date not stated, circa 1900]. Gray-brown cloth, orange \"L\" within wreath, acorn and orange oak leaf design on spine and five on front cover, black embossed title and author. Soiled and foxed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nLucas, Daniel B., and J. Fairfax McLaughlin. Fisher Ames-Henry Clay, etc. New York: Charles L. Webster, 1891. West Virginia author, sound text, and clean black cloth cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nMartin, Edward Winslow. History of the Grange Movement; or, The Farmer's War Against Monopolies: being... a History of the Rise and Progress of the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry... Philadelphia: National Publishing Co., 1873. Leather cover, embossed borders, black and gold title label on spine, marbled end papers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nMichel, Louise. La Commune. Bibliotheque Sociologique. 8th edition. Paris: Librarie P. V. Stock, 1921. Paper wrappers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nMontgomery, E. G. Productive Farm Crops. (Lippincott's Farm Manuals) Philadelphia: J.B Lippincott Company, 1918. Dark tan cloth, decorated in green lettering and vegetable vignettes, with orange background. Lightly marbled edges. Condition very fine, but interior foxed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nMorrell, L. A. The American Shepherd: Being a History of the Sheep, with their Breeds, Management, and Diseases. ... New York: Harper \u0026amp; Brothers, 1845. Brown cloth cover, embossed with a pattern and a blind-embossed design of a circle with arrows protruding from top and bottom.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nNolan, Aretas W. One Hundred lessons in Elementary Agriculture. Morgantown, WV: Acme Publishing Co., 1908. Dark brown cloth. Like new condition of a rarely seen book published in Morgantown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nOrr, James L. The National Grange Choir, Published by the Executive Committee of the National Grange, for use in the Granges of the United States. Philadelphia: Printed by J. A. Wagenseller, 1883. Oblong shaped book, music scores and lyrics.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nOur Homes: How to Beautify Them. New York: O. Judd Co., 1887. Blue green cloth, with embossed border design. Gilt stamped spine with title, publisher, peacock feathers, flowers, and leaves.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nPackard, S. S., and H. B. Bryant. The New Bryant and Stratton Common School Book-Keeping: Embracing Single and Double Entry. ... New York: American Book Company, 1878. Grey-taupe cloth cover, deeply embossed with elaborate designs, black stamped on front cover and blind on back. Includes publisher's symbol black embossed in center of front cover. Condition very fine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nRandall, Henry S. The Practical Shepherd: A Complete Treatise on the Breeding, Management and Diseases of Sheep. Nineteenth edition. Rochester, NY: D.D.T. Moore, 1864. Deep green cloth, blind embossed designs, embossed gilt stamped sheep on front cover, blind embossed sheep on back cover, gilt lettering and sheep on spine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nRandall, Henry S. The Practical Shepherd: A Complete Treatise on the Breeding, Management and Diseases of Sheep. Thirty-first edition. New York: The American News Company, 1863. Brown-orange cloth, embossed designs in black, bright gilt stamped sheep on cover, and black and gilt lettering on spine. Bumped corners, soiled spine, otherwise very nice condition.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nRead, John E. Farming for Profit: A Hand-Book for the American Farmer. Philadelphia: P. W. Ziegler, 1882, c1880. Elaborately illustrated front cover, black embossed images of tools, crops, livestock, poultry, horse drawn carriage, basket, and gilt stamped title, plow, and basket. Same image on back but lacking gold. Spine similarly illustrated with cow's head and farming machinery.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nRevell, Nellie. The Funny Side Out: After, Before and During Dinner Stories with Apologies to Whoever First Told Them. New York: George H. Doran, 1925. Red cloth with black lettering and design. Multiple figures, men and women, each occupying a diamond in a latticework design. Cover signed IRB (?).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nRiley, James Whitcomb. Riley Farm-Rhymes. With country pictures by Will Vawter. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1905. Pink-orange cloth. Title and author on cover brown outlined in black. Spine includes ear of corn, with kernels in brown. Worm holes aligned with hinge between front cover and spine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nRobinson, Rowland E. Uncle Lisha's Shop and a Danvis Pioneer. Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle, 1933. Elaborate stamped turtle shell pattern on deep green cloth. Also gilt stamped pine branch and author's name on front cover. Gilt stamped lettering on spine. Very fine condition.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nRoot, A. I., and E. R. Root. The ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture.: A Cyclopedia of Everything Pertaining to the Care of the Honey-bee ... Medina, Ohio: The A. I. Root Company, 1910. Black cloth cover, blind embossed with title on front and back, and gold stamped 2.5 inch bee on front cover. Floral endpapers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nRowlands, Walter. Among the Great Masters of Painting: Scenes in the Lives of Famous Painters. Boston: Dana Estes, 1901. Clean and bright white cloth cover, with embossed gilt title, columns, and artist's palette.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nRUS : A Biographical Register of Rural Leadership in the United States and Canada. Compiled by L.H. Bailey and Ethel Zoe Bailey. \"Fourth issue.\" Ithaca, NY, 1930. Tan cloth with black title, date, four stars, and design of scythes and sickles.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nRus: A Biographical Register of Rural Leadership in the United States and Canada. Compiled by L. H. Bailey and Ethel Zoe Bailey. Ithaca, N.Y., 1925. \"Rus\" is Latin for \"the country.\" Decorative cloth cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nScott, Sir Walter. Ivanhoe, A Romance. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, [date not stated, circa 1900]. Light green cloth, clean, with multi-colored depiction of jousting knights with castle and trees in background. Author's name in black, and title in yellow-orange, outlined in black. Sword and crossed lances on spine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nSheppard, Muriel Earley. Cloud by Day: A Story of Coal and Coke and People. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1947. Bright and clean black cloth cover, with pictorial dust jacket.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nStephens, C. A. Haps and Mishaps at the Old Farm. Norway, Maine: The Old Squire's Bookstore, 1925. Deep brown cloth with red lettering and maroon lines. With illustrated end papers and frontispiece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nStephens, C. A. My Folks in Maine. Norway, Maine: The Old Squire's Bookstore, 1934. Tan cloth with light tan lettering and lines. With illustrated end papers and frontispiece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nStephens, C. A. Katahdin Camps. Norway, Maine: The Old Squire's Bookstore, 1928. With illustrations by Jacob Bates Abbott. Mossy green cloth with dark green lettering and lines. Illustrated end papers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nStiles, Kent B. Stamps: An Outline of Philately. Illustrated by numerous photographs. New York: Harper \u0026amp; Brothers, 1929. Third printing. Bright orange cloth, with black lettering, very modest wear and soil.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nStuart, Jesse. The Thread that Runs so True. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1949. Rust brown cloth in very fine condition. Signed by author. Dust jacket with title: The Thread That Runs so True: A Mountain School-teacher Tells His Story.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nTarkington, Booth. Beasley's Christmas Party. Illustrated by Ruth Sypherd Clements. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1909. Title page and numerous illustrations in color. Deep red cloth. Blind embossed design of holly leaves and berries on front cover. Title and author lettering gilt stamped on front cover and spine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nTarkington, Booth. The Conquest of Canaan: A Novel. Illustrations by Lucius W. Hitchcock. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1905. Red-orange cloth. Gold stamped title and spine with decorative frame incorporating leaves and flowers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nTarkington, Booth. The Midlander. Garden City: Doubleday, Page, and Co., 1924. Olive green cloth, with author, title, and frame stamped in gold. Dust jacket includes artist's cityscape on front, photo portrait of Tarkington on back, and list on the inside of publisher's other fiction books.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nTerry, T. B. Our Farming; or, How We have Made a Run-down Farm Bring Both Profit and Pleasure; Potato, Wheat, and Clover Culture, Tillage, Tile Drainage, Manure Saving, etc., etc.; Treated Independently from A to Z. Philadelphia: The Farmer Company, 1893. Maroon cloth. Title stamped in gold on cover and spine. Some internal foxing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nThe Arabian Nights. Orton Lowe, editor. Philadelphia: John C. Winston Company, 1924. Red cloth cover, with full size paper label on front cover bearing title and colored illustration of scene from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. Illustrated end papers. Sixty illustrations. With colored plates by Adelaide H. Bolton.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nThe Baptist Hymnal (Abridged) for Use in the Church and Home. W. Howard Doane, musical editor. E.H. Johnson, associate editor. Philadelphia: American Baptist Publication Society, 1883. Stamped on front and back paste-down end papers: Property of Beth-Eden Baptist Church, Allegheny, Pa. Hard cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nThe Chautauqua Collection (Choruses and Part-Songs). Compiled by Arthur Hallam. Cincinnati: The John Church Company, 1915. Deep green cloth with black stamped title.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nThomas, John J. The American Fruit Culturist: Containing Practical Directions for the Propagation and Culture of all Fruits Adapted to the United States. 21st edition, revised and enlarged by William H. S. Wood. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1920. Green cloth cover, with gold stamped raspberries on front.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nVan Dyke, Henry. The Blue Flower. New York: Charles Scribner's, 1902. Multi-color cover design, signed within design by Margaret Armstrong.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nVerne, Jules. The Lighthouse at the End of the World. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1924. Tan cloth with embossed green title, author, and full-rigged ship within frame, in very fine condtion. Dust jacket with colored illustration of ship and lighthouse.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nWhite, William Allen. A Certain Rich Man. New York: Macmillan, 1909. Green cloth. Title set in gold framed rectangle, sheaves of wheat in gold on cover and spine, author's name in gold.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nWillson, Marcius. Outlines of History: Illustrated by numerous [G]eographical and Historical Notes and Maps embracing Part I. Ancient History Part II. Modern History. School edition. New York: Ivison, Phinney, Blakeman \u0026amp; Co., 1868. Dark brown cloth blind embossed with border design and logo of publisher. Black leather spine with gilt stamped title.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["Fifteen copies of the Monticola, West Virginia University yearbook, separated to A\u0026M 5025 (1971-1984, 1986, 1992 (in boxes 40-41).","--","William D. Barns Collection books designated for Rare Book Room:","Allen, Lewis F. American Cattle: Their History, Breeding and Management. Revised. New York: O. Judd Co., 1887. Bluish green cloth, gilt stamped cow on front cover and decorative title and author in gilt on spine. Bookplate removed.","American Wit and Humor. Vol. 1. Philadelphia: Georg W. Jacobs, 1900. Bright and clean navy blue cloth cover, with gilt embossed title and boxed design of six ears of corn on cornstalks.","Ashby, N. B. The Riddle of the Sphinx: A Discussion of the Economic Questions Relating to Agriculture, land, Transportation, Money, Taxation, and Cost of Interchange. Des Moines, Iowa: Industrial Publishing Co., 1890. Rough-grained maroon cloth. Black embossed borders and corner decorations on front. Gilt stamped sphinx and pyramid on front cover. Gilt lettering and black design on spine. Floral endpapers.","Atherton, Gertrude. California: An Intimate History. New York: Harper, 1914. First edition with K-O on copyright page. Decorative cover, no dust jacket.","Atkeson, Thomas Clark. A Catechism of Agriculture: Illustrated. New York: Orange Judd, 1913. Chocolate brown grain cloth. Embossed design at top and bottom of covers. Title and author stamped in white in box on front cover and on spine. Very, very fine condition.","Atkeson, Thomas Clark. Semi-Centennial History of the Patrons of Husbandry. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1915. Chocolate brown cloth, with gilt embossed lettering on front cover and spine. Minor wear at bottom corners and bottom of spine, otherwise like-new copy of book by a West Virginia author.","Atkeson, Thomas Clark. Semi-Centennial History of the Patrons of Husbandry. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1915. Chocolate brown cloth, with gilt embossed lettering on front cover and spine. Stained all around edges of front cover and entire spine, book by a West Virginia author.","Bailey, L. H. The Horticulturist's Rule Book: A Compendium of Useful Information for Fruit-Growers, Truck-Gardeners, Florists and Others; Completed to the Beginning of the Year 1892. 2nd edition, revised. New York: Rural Publishing Company, 1892. Deep brown grain cloth cover, with embossed decoration at top and bottom of front cover. Gold stamped title, vine, watering can, hoe, and rake.","Blackmore, R. D. Lorna Doone, A Novel. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, [date not stated, circa 1900]. White half-paper decorated in gilt-highlighted violets; white cloth spine elaborately decorated in gilt title, author, publisher, and floral designs; all three edges gilt; corners and fore-edge of paper cover chipped.","Bridgeman, Thomas. The American Gardener's Assistant, In Three Parts: Containing Complete Practical Directions for the Cultivation of Vegetables, Flowers, Fruit Trees, and Grape-Vines. New edition revised, enlarged, and illustrated by S. Edwards Todd. Philadelphia: Porter \u0026 Coates, 1866. Smooth-grained brown cloth. Black embossed borders with decorations on front cover, blind embossed on back cover. Gilt stamped wreath on front cover. Gold stamped agricultural tools and watering can, with black and gold decorations and gold lettering, on spine.","Buck, Pearl S. Fighting Angel: Portrait of a Soul. New York: Triangle Books, 1939, reprinted April 1940. Hard cover, light blue faded by water spots, dust jacket in good condition. Owner's bookplate.","Buck, Solon J. The Agrarian Crusade: A Chronicle of the Farmer in Politics. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1920. Volume 45: The Chronicles of America Series. Extra-Illustrated edition. Smooth-grained maroon cloth cover. Borders, title, and author in gold on cover and spine. Highly ornate tablet in gold with white and black eagle and four open books on front cover. Gold decoration with open book on spine.","Butler, Frederick. The farmer's manual : being a plain practical treatise on the art of husbandry, designed to promote an acquaintance with the modern improvements in agriculture, together with remarks on gardening, and a treatise on the management of bees. Weathersfield [Conn.]: Published by the author, 1821. Lacks covers. Title page partially missing and stained. Extremely fragile.","Cachia, Anthony J. Libya under the Second Ottoman Occupation (1835-1911). Tripoli: Government Press, 1945. Signed by author and by Howard J. Forbes, previous owner.","Cobb, Irvin S. Roughing It De Luxe. Illustrated by John T. McCutcheon. New York: George H. Doran, 1914. Violet brown cloth. Title and author in gilt on front cover and spine. Black and white label at top of front cover picturing Santa Fe railway train with man perched atop the steam locomotive.","Cobleigh, Rolfe. Handy farm Devices and How to Make Them. (Farm Life Series) New York: Orange Judd Company, 1910. Olive green cloth cover, with black title, author, series, borders, and wheat designs stamped.","Connor, Ralph. The Major. New York: George H. Doran, 1917. Bright and clean blue cloth cover, with embossed raised figure of a soldier and raised gilt title.","Connor, Ralph. The Man From Glengarry: A Tale of the Ottawa. Special edition limited to 50,000 copies. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1901. Rust brown cloth cover. Title and author in black on front cover and spine. Tan outline of man standing on logs in a tree-lined river, with tan and black sky in background.","Connor, Ralph. The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land. New York: George H. Doran, 1919. Dark blue cloth. Four blind-embossed soldiers and leafless tree on front cover, with title, author, and flames in orange.","Connor, Ralph. The Sky Pilot: A Tale of the Foothills. Chicago: Fleming H. Revell, 1901. Dark tan cloth. Title and author in red on cover and spine. Standing man with sombrero and ammunition belt in navy blue on cover.","de Valette, Marc. La Methode Directe pour L'Enseignement des Langues Vivantes a l'aide des Tableaux Auxiliaires. Deuxieme livre. Deuxieme edition. Edinburgh: Printed at the Ballantyne Press, [1910?]. Dark green cloth, gilt stamped title on cover and spine, gilt stamped decorative design of a sower in front of rising sun, fleur de lis embossed rows at top and bottom of front cover.","Decorum: A Practical Treatise on Etiquette \u0026 Dress of the Best American Society, 1879. With illustrations and captions from Hill's Manual of Business and Social Forms. Westvaco Corporation, 1979. Clean and bright red-orange cloth covers, in decorative slip case.","Dickens, Charles. Bleak House. New York: Mershon Company, [1890s-1900s?] Maroon cloth. Blind stamped with designs of three elaborate hinges on front and back covers.","Ellsworth, Henry W. The American Swine Breeder: A Practical Treatise on the Selection, Rearing and Fattening of Swine. Boston: Weeks, Jordan and Company; Philadelphia: Hogan and Thompson, 1840. Brown cloth grain cover, with embossed design and gilt stamped spine.","Farjeon, Eleanor, and Herbert Farjeon. Kings and Queens. Illustrated by Rosalind Thornycroft. New York: E.P. Dutton, [no date]. Clean and bright paper cover with colored illustration of a king and a queen surrounded by red draperies, same design in same colors on dust jacket.","Farm Conveniences: A Practical Hand-Book for the Farm. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1884. Profusely illustrated. Olive green cloth with title and sickle stamped in gold on front cover and title and farming tools in gold on spine. Black lined tools and wheat on front cover. Bookplate of the Library of the West Virginia Experiment Station inside front cover. Decorative end papers.","Farm Implement News Buyer's Guide: Where to Purchase Farm Implements, Machines and Vehicles. Vol. III. Chicago: Farm Implement News Company, 1891. Numerous illustrations of farm machinery throughout, and advertising on endpapers. Olive green cloth cover, with title, publisher, and advertising stamped in black.","Fox, John, Jr. The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come. New York: Charles Scribner's, 1906. Bright and clean burgundy cloth cover, with embossed white title.","Fullerton, Edith Loring. How to Make a Vegetable Garden: A Practical and Suggestive Manual for the Home Garden. Illustrated by H. B. Fullerton. New York: Doubleday, Page \u0026 Co., 1905. Light green cloth, with title and borders in black. Front cover with photograph label of woman tilling a garden.","Hale, Philip H. The Book of Live Stock Champions, Being an Artistic Souvenir Supplement of the Monthly National Farmer and Stock Grower. St. Louis: Philip Henry Hale, 1912. Bright blue cloth cover, gilt border and lettering on front. Like new condition.","Halevy, Ludovic. The Abbe Constantin. Philadelphia: Henry Altemus, [date not stated, circa 1900]. Cloth covers with pink background, silver title, floral design with silver stems and green leaves, formed into wreath on front cover, soiled, worn at spine top and bottom; decorative half title and title pages.","Harris, Joseph. Talks on Manures: A Series of Familiar and Practical Talks. New and Enlarged edition. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1902. Chocolate brown cloth cover, embossed with designs. Gilt stamped shovel and pitchfork on front cover.","Harvey, William Hope. The Remedy. Chicago: Mundus Publishing Co., 1915. Marron cloth. Like new condition of a rarely seen book written by a West Virginia author, inscribed by author.","Hello Bill! A Book of After Dinner Stories. New York: H. M. Caldwell, 1911. Bright and clean purple cloth cover, with white title, clock, and antlered deer.","Henderson, Peter. Gardening for Profit: A Guide to the Successful Cultivation of the Market and Family Garden. New and enlarged edition. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1884. Green cloth, embossed with designs, bright gilt cabbage on front cover, gilt stamped title and publisher on spine. Clean with minimal wear and several small spots on cover.","Henderson, Peter. Gardening for Profit: A Guide to the Successful Cultivation of the Market and Family Garden. New and enlarged edition. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1874. Green cloth, embossed with designs, gilt cabbage on front cover, gilt stamped title and publisher on spine. Worn, soiled and stained, but sound.","Henderson, Peter. Practical Floriculture: A Guide to the Successful Cultivation of Florist's Plants, for the Amateur and Professional Florist. New and enlarged edition. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1897. Green cloth. Embossed design and gilt stamped title on front cover. Gilt stamped title, author, and publisher names on spine. Floral end papers.","Hough, Emerson. Fifty-four Forty or Fight. With illustrations by Arthur I. Keller. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1909. Bright and clean dark olive green cloth cover, with embossed geometrical designs and yellow title background.","Kelley, O. H. Origin and Progress of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry in the United States; A History from 1863 to 1873. Philadelphia: J. A. Wagenseller, 1875. Title, author, and sickle gold stamped on spine.","Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. The Song of Hiawatha. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, [date not stated, circa 1900]. Gray-brown cloth, orange \"L\" within wreath, acorn and orange oak leaf design on spine and five on front cover, black embossed title and author. Soiled and foxed.","Lucas, Daniel B., and J. Fairfax McLaughlin. Fisher Ames-Henry Clay, etc. New York: Charles L. Webster, 1891. West Virginia author, sound text, and clean black cloth cover.","Martin, Edward Winslow. History of the Grange Movement; or, The Farmer's War Against Monopolies: being... a History of the Rise and Progress of the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry... Philadelphia: National Publishing Co., 1873. Leather cover, embossed borders, black and gold title label on spine, marbled end papers.","Michel, Louise. La Commune. Bibliotheque Sociologique. 8th edition. Paris: Librarie P. V. Stock, 1921. Paper wrappers.","Montgomery, E. G. Productive Farm Crops. (Lippincott's Farm Manuals) Philadelphia: J.B Lippincott Company, 1918. Dark tan cloth, decorated in green lettering and vegetable vignettes, with orange background. Lightly marbled edges. Condition very fine, but interior foxed.","Morrell, L. A. The American Shepherd: Being a History of the Sheep, with their Breeds, Management, and Diseases. ... New York: Harper \u0026 Brothers, 1845. Brown cloth cover, embossed with a pattern and a blind-embossed design of a circle with arrows protruding from top and bottom.","Nolan, Aretas W. One Hundred lessons in Elementary Agriculture. Morgantown, WV: Acme Publishing Co., 1908. Dark brown cloth. Like new condition of a rarely seen book published in Morgantown.","Orr, James L. The National Grange Choir, Published by the Executive Committee of the National Grange, for use in the Granges of the United States. Philadelphia: Printed by J. A. Wagenseller, 1883. Oblong shaped book, music scores and lyrics.","Our Homes: How to Beautify Them. New York: O. Judd Co., 1887. Blue green cloth, with embossed border design. Gilt stamped spine with title, publisher, peacock feathers, flowers, and leaves.","Packard, S. S., and H. B. Bryant. The New Bryant and Stratton Common School Book-Keeping: Embracing Single and Double Entry. ... New York: American Book Company, 1878. Grey-taupe cloth cover, deeply embossed with elaborate designs, black stamped on front cover and blind on back. Includes publisher's symbol black embossed in center of front cover. Condition very fine.","Randall, Henry S. The Practical Shepherd: A Complete Treatise on the Breeding, Management and Diseases of Sheep. Nineteenth edition. Rochester, NY: D.D.T. Moore, 1864. Deep green cloth, blind embossed designs, embossed gilt stamped sheep on front cover, blind embossed sheep on back cover, gilt lettering and sheep on spine.","Randall, Henry S. The Practical Shepherd: A Complete Treatise on the Breeding, Management and Diseases of Sheep. Thirty-first edition. New York: The American News Company, 1863. Brown-orange cloth, embossed designs in black, bright gilt stamped sheep on cover, and black and gilt lettering on spine. Bumped corners, soiled spine, otherwise very nice condition.","Read, John E. Farming for Profit: A Hand-Book for the American Farmer. Philadelphia: P. W. Ziegler, 1882, c1880. Elaborately illustrated front cover, black embossed images of tools, crops, livestock, poultry, horse drawn carriage, basket, and gilt stamped title, plow, and basket. Same image on back but lacking gold. Spine similarly illustrated with cow's head and farming machinery.","Revell, Nellie. The Funny Side Out: After, Before and During Dinner Stories with Apologies to Whoever First Told Them. New York: George H. Doran, 1925. Red cloth with black lettering and design. Multiple figures, men and women, each occupying a diamond in a latticework design. Cover signed IRB (?).","Riley, James Whitcomb. Riley Farm-Rhymes. With country pictures by Will Vawter. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1905. Pink-orange cloth. Title and author on cover brown outlined in black. Spine includes ear of corn, with kernels in brown. Worm holes aligned with hinge between front cover and spine.","Robinson, Rowland E. Uncle Lisha's Shop and a Danvis Pioneer. Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle, 1933. Elaborate stamped turtle shell pattern on deep green cloth. Also gilt stamped pine branch and author's name on front cover. Gilt stamped lettering on spine. Very fine condition.","Root, A. I., and E. R. Root. The ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture.: A Cyclopedia of Everything Pertaining to the Care of the Honey-bee ... Medina, Ohio: The A. I. Root Company, 1910. Black cloth cover, blind embossed with title on front and back, and gold stamped 2.5 inch bee on front cover. Floral endpapers.","Rowlands, Walter. Among the Great Masters of Painting: Scenes in the Lives of Famous Painters. Boston: Dana Estes, 1901. Clean and bright white cloth cover, with embossed gilt title, columns, and artist's palette.","RUS : A Biographical Register of Rural Leadership in the United States and Canada. Compiled by L.H. Bailey and Ethel Zoe Bailey. \"Fourth issue.\" Ithaca, NY, 1930. Tan cloth with black title, date, four stars, and design of scythes and sickles.","Rus: A Biographical Register of Rural Leadership in the United States and Canada. Compiled by L. H. Bailey and Ethel Zoe Bailey. Ithaca, N.Y., 1925. \"Rus\" is Latin for \"the country.\" Decorative cloth cover.","Scott, Sir Walter. Ivanhoe, A Romance. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, [date not stated, circa 1900]. Light green cloth, clean, with multi-colored depiction of jousting knights with castle and trees in background. Author's name in black, and title in yellow-orange, outlined in black. Sword and crossed lances on spine.","Sheppard, Muriel Earley. Cloud by Day: A Story of Coal and Coke and People. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1947. Bright and clean black cloth cover, with pictorial dust jacket.","Stephens, C. A. Haps and Mishaps at the Old Farm. Norway, Maine: The Old Squire's Bookstore, 1925. Deep brown cloth with red lettering and maroon lines. With illustrated end papers and frontispiece.","Stephens, C. A. My Folks in Maine. Norway, Maine: The Old Squire's Bookstore, 1934. Tan cloth with light tan lettering and lines. With illustrated end papers and frontispiece.","Stephens, C. A. Katahdin Camps. Norway, Maine: The Old Squire's Bookstore, 1928. With illustrations by Jacob Bates Abbott. Mossy green cloth with dark green lettering and lines. Illustrated end papers.","Stiles, Kent B. Stamps: An Outline of Philately. Illustrated by numerous photographs. New York: Harper \u0026 Brothers, 1929. Third printing. Bright orange cloth, with black lettering, very modest wear and soil.","Stuart, Jesse. The Thread that Runs so True. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1949. Rust brown cloth in very fine condition. Signed by author. Dust jacket with title: The Thread That Runs so True: A Mountain School-teacher Tells His Story.","Tarkington, Booth. Beasley's Christmas Party. Illustrated by Ruth Sypherd Clements. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1909. Title page and numerous illustrations in color. Deep red cloth. Blind embossed design of holly leaves and berries on front cover. Title and author lettering gilt stamped on front cover and spine.","Tarkington, Booth. The Conquest of Canaan: A Novel. Illustrations by Lucius W. Hitchcock. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1905. Red-orange cloth. Gold stamped title and spine with decorative frame incorporating leaves and flowers.","Tarkington, Booth. The Midlander. Garden City: Doubleday, Page, and Co., 1924. Olive green cloth, with author, title, and frame stamped in gold. Dust jacket includes artist's cityscape on front, photo portrait of Tarkington on back, and list on the inside of publisher's other fiction books.","Terry, T. B. Our Farming; or, How We have Made a Run-down Farm Bring Both Profit and Pleasure; Potato, Wheat, and Clover Culture, Tillage, Tile Drainage, Manure Saving, etc., etc.; Treated Independently from A to Z. Philadelphia: The Farmer Company, 1893. Maroon cloth. Title stamped in gold on cover and spine. Some internal foxing.","The Arabian Nights. Orton Lowe, editor. Philadelphia: John C. Winston Company, 1924. Red cloth cover, with full size paper label on front cover bearing title and colored illustration of scene from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. Illustrated end papers. Sixty illustrations. With colored plates by Adelaide H. Bolton.","The Baptist Hymnal (Abridged) for Use in the Church and Home. W. Howard Doane, musical editor. E.H. Johnson, associate editor. Philadelphia: American Baptist Publication Society, 1883. Stamped on front and back paste-down end papers: Property of Beth-Eden Baptist Church, Allegheny, Pa. Hard cover.","The Chautauqua Collection (Choruses and Part-Songs). Compiled by Arthur Hallam. Cincinnati: The John Church Company, 1915. Deep green cloth with black stamped title.","Thomas, John J. The American Fruit Culturist: Containing Practical Directions for the Propagation and Culture of all Fruits Adapted to the United States. 21st edition, revised and enlarged by William H. S. Wood. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1920. Green cloth cover, with gold stamped raspberries on front.","Van Dyke, Henry. The Blue Flower. New York: Charles Scribner's, 1902. Multi-color cover design, signed within design by Margaret Armstrong.","Verne, Jules. The Lighthouse at the End of the World. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1924. Tan cloth with embossed green title, author, and full-rigged ship within frame, in very fine condtion. Dust jacket with colored illustration of ship and lighthouse.","White, William Allen. A Certain Rich Man. New York: Macmillan, 1909. Green cloth. Title set in gold framed rectangle, sheaves of wheat in gold on cover and spine, author's name in gold.","Willson, Marcius. Outlines of History: Illustrated by numerous [G]eographical and Historical Notes and Maps embracing Part I. Ancient History Part II. Modern History. School edition. New York: Ivison, Phinney, Blakeman \u0026 Co., 1868. Dark brown cloth blind embossed with border design and logo of publisher. Black leather spine with gilt stamped title."],"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_001ac27cc1b24c23f2c58de16cec70c2\"\u003eDr. William D. Barns (1917-1991) was a professor of history at West Virginia University from 1940 to 1985. His fields of specialization were American agriculture and labor history, West Virginia and regional history, American economic history, and the United States since 1860. The material has been divided into three main sections of archives, books, and periodicals, and described to the box level. The contents of this collection were created or collected by Dr. William D. Barns and Mrs. Doretha Barns from the 1920s to 1995. The majority of the material pertains to the academic career of Dr. Barns. Mrs. Barns continued to collect material until 1995. Two large series that relate specifically to Mrs. Barns are the League of Women Voters and Mrs. Doretha Barns. In addition, she contributed to the series on the Federal Government, Miscellaneous, Pacifism, and Society of Friends.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["Dr. William D. Barns (1917-1991) was a professor of history at West Virginia University from 1940 to 1985. His fields of specialization were American agriculture and labor history, West Virginia and regional history, American economic history, and the United States since 1860. The material has been divided into three main sections of archives, books, and periodicals, and described to the box level. The contents of this collection were created or collected by Dr. William D. Barns and Mrs. Doretha Barns from the 1920s to 1995. The majority of the material pertains to the academic career of Dr. Barns. Mrs. Barns continued to collect material until 1995. Two large series that relate specifically to Mrs. Barns are the League of Women Voters and Mrs. Doretha Barns. In addition, she contributed to the series on the Federal Government, Miscellaneous, Pacifism, and Society of Friends."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_2823a3380f10a49565d7e7fddb42a24e\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. 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