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Va.)","African Americans  -- West Virginia -- McDowell County ","African Americans  -- West Virginia -- Mercer County","Special access restriction applies.","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 at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.","William \"Bill\" Archer's papers represent his work as a journalist, historian, and musician. He grew up in Claysville, Pennsylvania. His parents provided roots in the Scotch-Irish heritage from his mother and Russian roots from his father, Carl Wesley Archer. After graduating from McGuffey High School in 1967, Archer attended West Virginia University where he graduated in 1972 with a Bachelor's degree in English. He also completed twelve hours of graduate work in English with WVU. ","Although Archer's first writing job in southern West Virginia was with the Twin-State Marketer (Bluefield, VA) beginning in 1986, he contributed sporadically to the Bluefield Daily Telegraph beginning in 1983. In 1992, he joined the staff of the Bluefield paper and continued his work there as a reporter and senior editor until 2016. During this time, he was also a stringer from the State Journal, a West Virginia business publication, 1999-2003. Archer covered the news extensively not just in Bluefield but in adjacent counties in West Virginia and northwestern Virginia. ","Due to Archer's important coverage of news events in Southern West Virginia and service to his community, he has received a number of awards: ","1994\nFor his substantial contribution to news coverage, he received the Award of Excellence for Outstanding Editorial Achievement from Thomson Newspapers\n2000\nFor his coverage of the collapse of the First National Bank of Keystone Bank, he received the Outstanding Journalist Award from the West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association\n2003\nThe Mercer County National Association for the Advancement of Colored People awarded him the Merit Award\nThe Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 9696, awarded him two Distinguished Service Awards\n2007\nArcher was dubbed \"the consummate community newspaper reporter\" by a former publisher of the Bluefield Daily Telegraph when he was named a West Virginia History Hero by the Mercer County Historical Society\n2013\nHe received two awards the Shott Excellence in Media Award and the National Coal Heritage Area Research Documentation Award\n2015\nThe local American Legion awarded him the Distinguished Citizenship Award","Archer authored a number of local history books and approximately 125 magazine articles in addition to his newspaper reporting. The books, in the \"Images of America\" series from Arcadia Publishing, document the history of the cities of Bluefield, Princeton, and Welch. His county histories include Mercer County (WV), McDowell County (WV), and Bland County (VA). He has written numerous articles for Wonderful West Virginia, and also has contributed to Goldenseal, The West Virginia Encyclopedia, Appalachian Heritage, Coal People, and Virginia Cavalcade.","Archer's interest in the varied music of southern West Virginia is reflected in some of his writing, but he also wrote poetry and songs. He recorded and performed original music compositions with Karl Miller for more than thirty years. He wrote the lyrics for the musical \"Bramwell--100\" about the 100th anniversary of the town of Bramwell. ","After retiring as a writer, Archere extended his service to the community as a Mercer County Commissioner for the 2017-2022 term. This time of his life postdates the donated materials in this collection. ","William Archer and his wife Evonda continue to reside in Bluefield.","This collection (A\u0026M 4388) contains a partial copy of the Matewan Trial transcript.","See also: \nA\u0026M 3608, Matewan Trial Transcript \nPages 2012 to 3958  (February 12, 1921 – February 23, 1921) \nPlus 1 page of index of witnesses","Compare to: \nA\u0026M 4388, William Archer Papers, Box 8, Folders 1-7, Matewan Trial Transcript  \nPages 1 to 11, list of witnesses, in Folder 1 \nPages 3340 to 4671  (February 22, 1921 – February 28, 1921)","West Virgina Archives and History in Charleston, West Virginia appears to hold the entire transcript: \nMingo County, Case file State vs. Sid Hatfield et al., transcripts, jury selection, witness statements (originals and photocopies), 1921 January 19 to March 16, 15 boxes","The papers of William \"Bill\" Archer, newspaper journalist for the  Bluefield Daily Telegraph  and historian, document Archer's research and reporting of events in Southern West Virginia, predominantly Mercer and McDowell Counties. In addition to his reporting, Archer wrote a number of local history books as well as articles for publications other than the Bluefield paper.  ","The largest part of the collection, six boxes of records and three of artifacts, focuses on the historic collapse in 1999 of the First National Bank of Keystone in McDowell County; subsequent criminal and civil court cases; and Congressional oversight hearings.  Another significant part of the collection, two boxes of records and three of artifacts, focuses on John Forbes Nash Jr., 1994 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics and a Bluefield native.  The files document Nash's time in Bluefield and at Bluefield State College, his family, and his career.  The Nash files also include reporting and research materials about the book and film,  A Beautiful Mind , about Nash's life and work.  ","Archer researched all aspects of coal country life.  Significant topics covered by him include music originating in the area, local African American culture and history, hometown heroes, disasters such as flooding and crashes, famous people connected to the area, court cases, coal mining and mining disasters, communities and their services, and transportation.  Of particular note, the collection documents Archer's trip to Japan in 1996 for the Interassociation for Ecology Symposia (INTECOL) on wood and forestry.  ","Photographs in the collection, mostly contemporary, detail many events during the time of Archer's reporting.  Of particular note are those by Melvin \"Mel\" Grubb, a long time photographer for  The Bluefield Daily Telegraph . The collection also includes a number of other media formats such as films and recordings.  ","And finally, throughout the collection there are a large number of Archer's newspaper columns which demonstrate the process of writing newspaper stories beginning with interview notes and ending with the final articles.  Also included are his writings in other literary forms such as local histories, stories, poems, and songs. Some stories and a cookbook were written under the pseudonym Richard Lucas.  ","Twelve compact discs of performances by Archer and Miller are found in Box 28.  Particularly represented in the collection is Archer's work on the musical \"Bramwell--100\" about the 100th anniversary of the town of Bramwell. A compact disc of the music and narration is one of those in Box 28. Digital files of his compositions include 131 files consisting of the compact disk recordings as well as the text of an essay reflecting on music; and songs, written and performed by Archer and Karl Miller.  ","In addition to the compact discs, Box 28 also contains handwritten and typed Archer compositions and includes love songs to his wife Evonda.  ","The collection consists of the following series:","Series 1. Keystone Bank \nSeries 2. John Nash  \nSeries 3. Subjects \nSeries 4. Photographs and Other Media \nSeries 5. Writings ","The Keystone Bank files (Boxes 5, 9-13) consist mostly of facsimile copies, sent by fax machines, of court proceedings regarding the historic collapse in 1999 of the First National Bank of Keystone in McDowell County, as well as research materials and handwritten notes of court proceedings and interviews. The series also contains artist sketches of court proceedings; two baseball caps; a bomber jacket; and other memorabilia (Boxes 20-22).","The John Forbes Nash, Jr. (1928-2015) was born in Bluefield, and was the 1994 recipient of the Nobel Prize for Economics for his work in the mathematics of game theory.  His biography,  A Beautiful Mind  (1998) by Sylvia Nasar, frankly discussed his struggle with paranoid schizophrenia and led to a major motion picture by the same name (2001). His materials (Boxes 15 and 16) consist of numerous tributes to him; correspondence between Archer and Nash and correspondence with Nash's sister, Martha Legg; correspondence with Sylvia Nasar; and promotional and press materials for the film A Beautiful Mind.  Artifacts (Boxes 25-27) for the film include a jacket, two T-shirts, and a baseball cap.","Digital materials include: identifier: 4388_digitran_4, which contains 24 jpeg photos related to Archer's work on John Nash. Identifier: 4388_disc6_b16_f14 contains the files for the DVD of the 2002 Bluefield Chamber of Commerce Dinner.","Series 1 and 2 document the specific subjects of the Keystone Bank and John Nash respectively.  Series 3 covers a wide range of subject matter relating to Mercer and McDowell Counties including community events; people in and connected to the area; and the history of local communities, including extensive coverage of the African American community and Bluefield State College among other topics. Formats for additional subjects include original newspaper clippings and copies from microfilm, handwritten interviews and story notes, correspondence, and original and facsimiles of research materials.  Archer's research materials and reporting on various topics are scattered throughout the collection (Boxes 1-3, 5-9, 14, 17-20, 22-23).","Music CD containing one track by Darnell Miller called, \"If Swinging Doors Don't Get Me, Lonesome Will\". Identifier: 4388_disc2_b1_f9","This folder also contains a floppy disk with two files containing information about Bluefield, WV in the 1950s and 1960s by J. Franklin Long. To access these files, request identifier 4388_disk2_b2_f10.","Includes brief biography and photo of Herbert \"Hub\" Hunter; photo Tazewell, VA; photo telephone operators; aerial photo of mine operation; photo of former Welch Lions Club members; football themed sketch of \"Stubby;\" computer CD of photos of elderly African-Americans at a birthday party (identifier: 4388_disc1_b7_f15); facsimile of 1911 NY Times about Bluefield incident and offer of an historical accounting; rescue squad recognition program, facsimile of web page about child survivor of Buchenwald and Max Kammer photo exhibit newspaper article; \"Songs of Yesterday\" booklet.","An Adobe Pro pdf file sent by William Archer as an attachment to an email.  The facsimile was probably scanned from an original. It is accompanied by an html file which is a copy of the West Virginia Division of Culture and History's webpage on Tyler Edward Hill, whom Archer believes authored the booklet. The booklet also includes a brief mention of the story that inpsired Archer's unfinished writing, \"White Slavery in Cinder Bottom\". Identifier: 4388_digitran_3","The collection contains a significant number of photographs, negatives, and some photos on CD and are dispersed throughout William Archer's papers.  Most of the photographs date from the 1990s and early 2000s, although some are older, of places, events, and people in Mercer and McDowell Counties. Other  formats include a motion picture film, books, videocassette recordings, sound audiocassette recordings, phonograph records, maps, and artwork.  Artifacts include jackets, t-shirts, baseball caps, and other objects.  (Boxes 1-3, 6-7, 17, 20)","This folder also contains a floppy disk with two files containing information about the Gary Country Club in McDowell County. To access these files, request identifier 4388_disk1_b1_f6.","The identifier for the image on CD, Vera Pocahontas Mine, No. 3, \"Day Shift\" Landgraff, WV, July 9-19, 1940, is 4388_disc3_b1_f35.","Oral history content consists of two published CDs titled \"Folks Are Talking: Oral Histories from the 1970s Gathered by Garret Mathews\". Garret Mathews was a writer for the Bluefield Daily Telegraph. The identifier for the oral history content is 4388_disc5_b7_f10 and the discs contain 33 tracks total.","\"Four for Bluefield\", identifier: 4388_disc22_b17_f10 is a copy of a CD in box 28 and can be accessed by requesting Identifier: 4388_disc18_box28. \"J.E. Martin House Project\", identifier 4388_disc21_b17_f10, consists of videos of the J.E. Martin House in Bluefield, WV and work on the house.","Two jpeg images of six individuals, one of whom is William Archer, in formal attire. The files were originally found on a disc, however, the disc was unable to be found. Identifier: 4388_disc23_missing.","This series includes newspaper columns written by Bill Archer on various topics (Boxes 1-6, 8, 14, 19, 24) as well as magazine articles and liteary forms he wrote.  Additional examples of his writing are scattered throughout all the series.  Most of the newspaper articles are original clippings, but some are facsimiles. Box 4 contains an extensive collection of his opinion pieces, and Box 28 contains magazine articles written by Archer.  The articles are from  Coal People Magazine ,  Goldenseal ,  Wonderful West Virginia , and a few other publications. Literary foms found throughout the collection include stories, poems, lyrics, and histories, both typed and handwritten. ","\nDigital files of his compositions include 120 files consisting of the text of an essay reflecting on music, and songs, written and performed by Archer and Karl Miller, copied from 12 compact computer discs.   ","Two electronic files, one a proposal for a book titled  The Under Thirty Minute Meals of Richard Lucas , a pseudonym for William Archer, and the other a section of the book \"Wok like a Man.\" The book proposal seems to have been a compilation of previously written columns. Files are in Microsoft Word format, as sent by William Archer in 2019. Identifier: 4388_digitran_2.","Two electronic Word documents emailed by William Archer.  One is a synopsis for a \"fact-based work of fiction\" titled \"Cinder Bottom.\"  The other is the start of a story titled \"White Slavery in Cinder Bottom\" and is about a young woman lured into prostitution by promise of a job. Identifier: 4388_digitran_3","Manuscript, edited by Archer's wife Evonda, for a story about protesting the Vietnam War and titled \"What Did You Do?\" The document, a  Adobe Acrobat Pro pdf file, was sent attached to an email.  At the end of the digital file are facsimiles of a 1967  Bluefield Daily Telegraph  newspaper article in two pages about the youth protests against the war.  Another digital file is a photograph of a war protest button, \"Confront the Warmakers, Oct. 21st, Wash. D.C. Support Our Boys in Vietnam--Bring Them Home\". Identifier: 4388_digitran_1.","Compact discs include: \n Stu and Bill Archer, the Archer Brothers , 21 songs; track 5 \"Cackleburr Drive\" written by Archer in 1971, all other songs assumed to be by written by others.\n Bramwell 100 Year Celebration ; music and narration\n Coalfield Visions, 1990 ; 10 songs, \"Cha[r]lton Singers featured on track 7, 'Route 52'\n Two for Pocahontas ; 2 songs: '114 Miners' \u0026 'Pocahontas Mine Song'\n Gaining Momentum ; 7 songs\n project duo ; 17 songs; \"Most songs were re-recordings except John Nash song\n Merry, Merry Christmas ; 10 songs written by others\n Four for Bluefield ; 4 songs; \"Remix of 4 Bluefield songs from  Project Duo , 'Land of Misted Mountains,' 'Lemonade Song,' 'Route 52,' 'John F. Nash of Bluefield'\n Sounds of the Hills, Volume 1 or 2 , 9 songs; \"Music celebrating our region's history and heritage, as performed live on April 18, 2007, at the Ya'Sou Deli in Kimball, West Virginia\n Glory in the Gospel, Volume 2 or 2 , 10 songs; \"Music of praise and worship in His holy name, as performed live on April 18, 2007, at the Ya'Sou Deli in Kimball, West Virginia\n Solid as the Bank of Kimball and the Wheelbarrow , 2 songs; \"Remix of 'Wheelbarrow Song' and 'Bank of Bramwell' to promote re-open of Bank in 2007\"\n \nAll content is retained as digital files, as well. These CDs are part of 4388 ADD 2020-02.","Identifier: 4388_disc9_box28. \"Music \u0026 Narration from Bramwell 100\", the 100th anniversary of the founding of Bramwell. Dated July 30, 1988 with \"Remix 2020\" written on the CD. 16 .wav files.","Identifier: 4388_disc10_box28. \"Gaining Momentum\", 7 .wav files. Album by Bill Archer and Karl Miller. Recorded 1992.","Identifier: 4388_disc11_box28. \"Solid as the Bank of Bramwell\", 2 .wav files. Album by Bill Archer and Karl Miller.","Identifier: 4388_disc12_box28. \"Coalfield Visions Remake 1993\", 10 .wav files. Album by Bill Archer and Karl Miller.","Identifier: 4388_disc13_box28. \"Two for Pocahontas\", 2 .wav files. Repackaged 1990 recordings by Bill Archer and Karl Miller.","Identifier: 4388_disc14_box28. \"Coalfield Visions\", original recording, 10 .wav files. Recordings by Bill Archer and Karl Miller.","Identifier: 4388_disc15_box28. \"The Archer Brothers\" by Stu and Bill Archer. 21 .wav files.","Identifier: 4388_disc16_box28. \"project duo\" by Bill Archer and Karl Miller. 17 .wav files.","Identifier: 4388_disc17_box28. \"Merry, Merry Christmas\" by Bill Archer and Karl Miller. 10 .wav files.","Identifier: 4388_disc18_box28. \"Four for Bluefield\" by Bill Archer and Karl Miller. 4 .wav files.","Identifier: 4388_disc19_box28. \"Sounds of the Hills: Live from Kimball, Part 1\" by Bill Archer and Karl Miller. 9 .wav files.","Identifier: 4388_disc20_box28. \"Sounds of the Hills: Live from Kimball, Part 2\" by Bill Archer and Karl Miller. 10 .wav files.","Identifier: 4388_add_2020-02_digtran_05. Word doc titled, \"Bill Archer Songs 1971-1995\" by Bill Archer. Autobiographical writings on his musical works, including historical background and lyrics.","Items transferred to the Rare Books Librarian:","Wilderness  by Vance G. 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This time of his life postdates the donated materials in this collection. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Archer and his wife Evonda continue to reside in Bluefield.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["William \"Bill\" Archer's papers represent his work as a journalist, historian, and musician. He grew up in Claysville, Pennsylvania. His parents provided roots in the Scotch-Irish heritage from his mother and Russian roots from his father, Carl Wesley Archer. After graduating from McGuffey High School in 1967, Archer attended West Virginia University where he graduated in 1972 with a Bachelor's degree in English. He also completed twelve hours of graduate work in English with WVU. ","Although Archer's first writing job in southern West Virginia was with the Twin-State Marketer (Bluefield, VA) beginning in 1986, he contributed sporadically to the Bluefield Daily Telegraph beginning in 1983. In 1992, he joined the staff of the Bluefield paper and continued his work there as a reporter and senior editor until 2016. During this time, he was also a stringer from the State Journal, a West Virginia business publication, 1999-2003. Archer covered the news extensively not just in Bluefield but in adjacent counties in West Virginia and northwestern Virginia. ","Due to Archer's important coverage of news events in Southern West Virginia and service to his community, he has received a number of awards: ","1994\nFor his substantial contribution to news coverage, he received the Award of Excellence for Outstanding Editorial Achievement from Thomson Newspapers\n2000\nFor his coverage of the collapse of the First National Bank of Keystone Bank, he received the Outstanding Journalist Award from the West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association\n2003\nThe Mercer County National Association for the Advancement of Colored People awarded him the Merit Award\nThe Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 9696, awarded him two Distinguished Service Awards\n2007\nArcher was dubbed \"the consummate community newspaper reporter\" by a former publisher of the Bluefield Daily Telegraph when he was named a West Virginia History Hero by the Mercer County Historical Society\n2013\nHe received two awards the Shott Excellence in Media Award and the National Coal Heritage Area Research Documentation Award\n2015\nThe local American Legion awarded him the Distinguished Citizenship Award","Archer authored a number of local history books and approximately 125 magazine articles in addition to his newspaper reporting. The books, in the \"Images of America\" series from Arcadia Publishing, document the history of the cities of Bluefield, Princeton, and Welch. His county histories include Mercer County (WV), McDowell County (WV), and Bland County (VA). He has written numerous articles for Wonderful West Virginia, and also has contributed to Goldenseal, The West Virginia Encyclopedia, Appalachian Heritage, Coal People, and Virginia Cavalcade.","Archer's interest in the varied music of southern West Virginia is reflected in some of his writing, but he also wrote poetry and songs. He recorded and performed original music compositions with Karl Miller for more than thirty years. He wrote the lyrics for the musical \"Bramwell--100\" about the 100th anniversary of the town of Bramwell. ","After retiring as a writer, Archere extended his service to the community as a Mercer County Commissioner for the 2017-2022 term. This time of his life postdates the donated materials in this collection. ","William Archer and his wife Evonda continue to reside in Bluefield."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], William Archer, Journalist, Research Papers regarding McDowell and Mercer Counties, A\u0026amp;M 4388, 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 Archer, Journalist, Research Papers regarding McDowell and Mercer Counties, A\u0026M 4388, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection (A\u0026amp;M 4388) contains a partial copy of the Matewan Trial transcript.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSee also:\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nA\u0026amp;M 3608, Matewan Trial Transcript\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPages 2012 to 3958  (February 12, 1921 – February 23, 1921)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPlus 1 page of index of witnesses\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCompare to:\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nA\u0026amp;M 4388, William Archer Papers, Box 8, Folders 1-7, Matewan Trial Transcript \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPages 1 to 11, list of witnesses, in Folder 1\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPages 3340 to 4671  (February 22, 1921 – February 28, 1921)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWest Virgina Archives and History in Charleston, West Virginia appears to hold the entire transcript:\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMingo County, Case file State vs. Sid Hatfield et al., transcripts, jury selection, witness statements (originals and photocopies), 1921 January 19 to March 16, 15 boxes\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["This collection (A\u0026M 4388) contains a partial copy of the Matewan Trial transcript.","See also: \nA\u0026M 3608, Matewan Trial Transcript \nPages 2012 to 3958  (February 12, 1921 – February 23, 1921) \nPlus 1 page of index of witnesses","Compare to: \nA\u0026M 4388, William Archer Papers, Box 8, Folders 1-7, Matewan Trial Transcript  \nPages 1 to 11, list of witnesses, in Folder 1 \nPages 3340 to 4671  (February 22, 1921 – February 28, 1921)","West Virgina Archives and History in Charleston, West Virginia appears to hold the entire transcript: \nMingo County, Case file State vs. Sid Hatfield et al., transcripts, jury selection, witness statements (originals and photocopies), 1921 January 19 to March 16, 15 boxes"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe papers of William \"Bill\" Archer, newspaper journalist for the \u003ctitle\u003eBluefield Daily Telegraph\u003c/title\u003e and historian, document Archer's research and reporting of events in Southern West Virginia, predominantly Mercer and McDowell Counties. In addition to his reporting, Archer wrote a number of local history books as well as articles for publications other than the Bluefield paper.  \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe largest part of the collection, six boxes of records and three of artifacts, focuses on the historic collapse in 1999 of the First National Bank of Keystone in McDowell County; subsequent criminal and civil court cases; and Congressional oversight hearings.  Another significant part of the collection, two boxes of records and three of artifacts, focuses on John Forbes Nash Jr., 1994 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics and a Bluefield native.  The files document Nash's time in Bluefield and at Bluefield State College, his family, and his career.  The Nash files also include reporting and research materials about the book and film, \u003ctitle\u003eA Beautiful Mind\u003c/title\u003e, about Nash's life and work.  \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eArcher researched all aspects of coal country life.  Significant topics covered by him include music originating in the area, local African American culture and history, hometown heroes, disasters such as flooding and crashes, famous people connected to the area, court cases, coal mining and mining disasters, communities and their services, and transportation.  Of particular note, the collection documents Archer's trip to Japan in 1996 for the Interassociation for Ecology Symposia (INTECOL) on wood and forestry.  \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePhotographs in the collection, mostly contemporary, detail many events during the time of Archer's reporting.  Of particular note are those by Melvin \"Mel\" Grubb, a long time photographer for \u003ctitle\u003eThe Bluefield Daily Telegraph\u003c/title\u003e. The collection also includes a number of other media formats such as films and recordings.  \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAnd finally, throughout the collection there are a large number of Archer's newspaper columns which demonstrate the process of writing newspaper stories beginning with interview notes and ending with the final articles.  Also included are his writings in other literary forms such as local histories, stories, poems, and songs. Some stories and a cookbook were written under the pseudonym Richard Lucas.  \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTwelve compact discs of performances by Archer and Miller are found in Box 28.  Particularly represented in the collection is Archer's work on the musical \"Bramwell--100\" about the 100th anniversary of the town of Bramwell. A compact disc of the music and narration is one of those in Box 28. Digital files of his compositions include 131 files consisting of the compact disk recordings as well as the text of an essay reflecting on music; and songs, written and performed by Archer and Karl Miller.  \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the compact discs, Box 28 also contains handwritten and typed Archer compositions and includes love songs to his wife Evonda.  \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe collection consists of the following series:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 1. Keystone Bank\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 2. John Nash\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e \nSeries 3. Subjects\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 4. Photographs and Other Media\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 5. Writings \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Keystone Bank files (Boxes 5, 9-13) consist mostly of facsimile copies, sent by fax machines, of court proceedings regarding the historic collapse in 1999 of the First National Bank of Keystone in McDowell County, as well as research materials and handwritten notes of court proceedings and interviews. The series also contains artist sketches of court proceedings; two baseball caps; a bomber jacket; and other memorabilia (Boxes 20-22).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe John Forbes Nash, Jr. (1928-2015) was born in Bluefield, and was the 1994 recipient of the Nobel Prize for Economics for his work in the mathematics of game theory.  His biography, \u003ctitle\u003eA Beautiful Mind\u003c/title\u003e (1998) by Sylvia Nasar, frankly discussed his struggle with paranoid schizophrenia and led to a major motion picture by the same name (2001). His materials (Boxes 15 and 16) consist of numerous tributes to him; correspondence between Archer and Nash and correspondence with Nash's sister, Martha Legg; correspondence with Sylvia Nasar; and promotional and press materials for the film A Beautiful Mind.  Artifacts (Boxes 25-27) for the film include a jacket, two T-shirts, and a baseball cap.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDigital materials include: identifier: 4388_digitran_4, which contains 24 jpeg photos related to Archer's work on John Nash. Identifier: 4388_disc6_b16_f14 contains the files for the DVD of the 2002 Bluefield Chamber of Commerce Dinner.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 1 and 2 document the specific subjects of the Keystone Bank and John Nash respectively.  Series 3 covers a wide range of subject matter relating to Mercer and McDowell Counties including community events; people in and connected to the area; and the history of local communities, including extensive coverage of the African American community and Bluefield State College among other topics. Formats for additional subjects include original newspaper clippings and copies from microfilm, handwritten interviews and story notes, correspondence, and original and facsimiles of research materials.  Archer's research materials and reporting on various topics are scattered throughout the collection (Boxes 1-3, 5-9, 14, 17-20, 22-23).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMusic CD containing one track by Darnell Miller called, \"If Swinging Doors Don't Get Me, Lonesome Will\". Identifier: 4388_disc2_b1_f9\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder also contains a floppy disk with two files containing information about Bluefield, WV in the 1950s and 1960s by J. Franklin Long. To access these files, request identifier 4388_disk2_b2_f10.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes brief biography and photo of Herbert \"Hub\" Hunter; photo Tazewell, VA; photo telephone operators; aerial photo of mine operation; photo of former Welch Lions Club members; football themed sketch of \"Stubby;\" computer CD of photos of elderly African-Americans at a birthday party (identifier: 4388_disc1_b7_f15); facsimile of 1911 NY Times about Bluefield incident and offer of an historical accounting; rescue squad recognition program, facsimile of web page about child survivor of Buchenwald and Max Kammer photo exhibit newspaper article; \"Songs of Yesterday\" booklet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn Adobe Pro pdf file sent by William Archer as an attachment to an email.  The facsimile was probably scanned from an original. It is accompanied by an html file which is a copy of the West Virginia Division of Culture and History's webpage on Tyler Edward Hill, whom Archer believes authored the booklet. The booklet also includes a brief mention of the story that inpsired Archer's unfinished writing, \"White Slavery in Cinder Bottom\". Identifier: 4388_digitran_3\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe collection contains a significant number of photographs, negatives, and some photos on CD and are dispersed throughout William Archer's papers.  Most of the photographs date from the 1990s and early 2000s, although some are older, of places, events, and people in Mercer and McDowell Counties. Other  formats include a motion picture film, books, videocassette recordings, sound audiocassette recordings, phonograph records, maps, and artwork.  Artifacts include jackets, t-shirts, baseball caps, and other objects.  (Boxes 1-3, 6-7, 17, 20)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder also contains a floppy disk with two files containing information about the Gary Country Club in McDowell County. To access these files, request identifier 4388_disk1_b1_f6.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe identifier for the image on CD, Vera Pocahontas Mine, No. 3, \"Day Shift\" Landgraff, WV, July 9-19, 1940, is 4388_disc3_b1_f35.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOral history content consists of two published CDs titled \"Folks Are Talking: Oral Histories from the 1970s Gathered by Garret Mathews\". Garret Mathews was a writer for the Bluefield Daily Telegraph. The identifier for the oral history content is 4388_disc5_b7_f10 and the discs contain 33 tracks total.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Four for Bluefield\", identifier: 4388_disc22_b17_f10 is a copy of a CD in box 28 and can be accessed by requesting Identifier: 4388_disc18_box28. \"J.E. Martin House Project\", identifier 4388_disc21_b17_f10, consists of videos of the J.E. Martin House in Bluefield, WV and work on the house.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo jpeg images of six individuals, one of whom is William Archer, in formal attire. The files were originally found on a disc, however, the disc was unable to be found. Identifier: 4388_disc23_missing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes newspaper columns written by Bill Archer on various topics (Boxes 1-6, 8, 14, 19, 24) as well as magazine articles and liteary forms he wrote.  Additional examples of his writing are scattered throughout all the series.  Most of the newspaper articles are original clippings, but some are facsimiles. Box 4 contains an extensive collection of his opinion pieces, and Box 28 contains magazine articles written by Archer.  The articles are from \u003ctitle\u003eCoal People Magazine\u003c/title\u003e, \u003ctitle\u003eGoldenseal\u003c/title\u003e, \u003ctitle\u003eWonderful West Virginia\u003c/title\u003e, and a few other publications. Literary foms found throughout the collection include stories, poems, lyrics, and histories, both typed and handwritten. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nDigital files of his compositions include 120 files consisting of the text of an essay reflecting on music, and songs, written and performed by Archer and Karl Miller, copied from 12 compact computer discs.   \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo electronic files, one a proposal for a book titled \u003ctitle\u003eThe Under Thirty Minute Meals of Richard Lucas\u003c/title\u003e, a pseudonym for William Archer, and the other a section of the book \"Wok like a Man.\" The book proposal seems to have been a compilation of previously written columns. Files are in Microsoft Word format, as sent by William Archer in 2019. Identifier: 4388_digitran_2.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo electronic Word documents emailed by William Archer.  One is a synopsis for a \"fact-based work of fiction\" titled \"Cinder Bottom.\"  The other is the start of a story titled \"White Slavery in Cinder Bottom\" and is about a young woman lured into prostitution by promise of a job. Identifier: 4388_digitran_3\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript, edited by Archer's wife Evonda, for a story about protesting the Vietnam War and titled \"What Did You Do?\" The document, a  Adobe Acrobat Pro pdf file, was sent attached to an email.  At the end of the digital file are facsimiles of a 1967 \u003ctitle\u003eBluefield Daily Telegraph\u003c/title\u003e newspaper article in two pages about the youth protests against the war.  Another digital file is a photograph of a war protest button, \"Confront the Warmakers, Oct. 21st, Wash. D.C. Support Our Boys in Vietnam--Bring Them Home\". Identifier: 4388_digitran_1.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCompact discs include: \n\u003ctitle\u003eStu and Bill Archer, the Archer Brothers\u003c/title\u003e, 21 songs; track 5 \"Cackleburr Drive\" written by Archer in 1971, all other songs assumed to be by written by others.\n\u003ctitle\u003eBramwell 100 Year Celebration\u003c/title\u003e; music and narration\n\u003ctitle\u003eCoalfield Visions, 1990\u003c/title\u003e; 10 songs, \"Cha[r]lton Singers featured on track 7, 'Route 52'\n\u003ctitle\u003eTwo for Pocahontas\u003c/title\u003e; 2 songs: '114 Miners' \u0026amp; 'Pocahontas Mine Song'\n\u003ctitle\u003eGaining Momentum\u003c/title\u003e; 7 songs\n\u003ctitle\u003eproject duo\u003c/title\u003e; 17 songs; \"Most songs were re-recordings except John Nash song\n\u003ctitle\u003eMerry, Merry Christmas\u003c/title\u003e; 10 songs written by others\n\u003ctitle\u003eFour for Bluefield\u003c/title\u003e; 4 songs; \"Remix of 4 Bluefield songs from \u003ctitle\u003eProject Duo\u003c/title\u003e, 'Land of Misted Mountains,' 'Lemonade Song,' 'Route 52,' 'John F. Nash of Bluefield'\n\u003ctitle\u003eSounds of the Hills, Volume 1 or 2\u003c/title\u003e, 9 songs; \"Music celebrating our region's history and heritage, as performed live on April 18, 2007, at the Ya'Sou Deli in Kimball, West Virginia\n\u003ctitle\u003eGlory in the Gospel, Volume 2 or 2\u003c/title\u003e, 10 songs; \"Music of praise and worship in His holy name, as performed live on April 18, 2007, at the Ya'Sou Deli in Kimball, West Virginia\n\u003ctitle\u003eSolid as the Bank of Kimball and the Wheelbarrow\u003c/title\u003e, 2 songs; \"Remix of 'Wheelbarrow Song' and 'Bank of Bramwell' to promote re-open of Bank in 2007\"\n\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nAll content is retained as digital files, as well. These CDs are part of 4388 ADD 2020-02.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIdentifier: 4388_disc9_box28. \"Music \u0026amp; Narration from Bramwell 100\", the 100th anniversary of the founding of Bramwell. Dated July 30, 1988 with \"Remix 2020\" written on the CD. 16 .wav files.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIdentifier: 4388_disc10_box28. \"Gaining Momentum\", 7 .wav files. Album by Bill Archer and Karl Miller. Recorded 1992.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIdentifier: 4388_disc11_box28. \"Solid as the Bank of Bramwell\", 2 .wav files. Album by Bill Archer and Karl Miller.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIdentifier: 4388_disc12_box28. \"Coalfield Visions Remake 1993\", 10 .wav files. Album by Bill Archer and Karl Miller.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIdentifier: 4388_disc13_box28. \"Two for Pocahontas\", 2 .wav files. Repackaged 1990 recordings by Bill Archer and Karl Miller.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIdentifier: 4388_disc14_box28. \"Coalfield Visions\", original recording, 10 .wav files. Recordings by Bill Archer and Karl Miller.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIdentifier: 4388_disc15_box28. \"The Archer Brothers\" by Stu and Bill Archer. 21 .wav files.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIdentifier: 4388_disc16_box28. \"project duo\" by Bill Archer and Karl Miller. 17 .wav files.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIdentifier: 4388_disc17_box28. \"Merry, Merry Christmas\" by Bill Archer and Karl Miller. 10 .wav files.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIdentifier: 4388_disc18_box28. \"Four for Bluefield\" by Bill Archer and Karl Miller. 4 .wav files.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIdentifier: 4388_disc19_box28. \"Sounds of the Hills: Live from Kimball, Part 1\" by Bill Archer and Karl Miller. 9 .wav files.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIdentifier: 4388_disc20_box28. \"Sounds of the Hills: Live from Kimball, Part 2\" by Bill Archer and Karl Miller. 10 .wav files.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIdentifier: 4388_add_2020-02_digtran_05. Word doc titled, \"Bill Archer Songs 1971-1995\" by Bill Archer. Autobiographical writings on his musical works, including historical background and lyrics.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The papers of William \"Bill\" Archer, newspaper journalist for the  Bluefield Daily Telegraph  and historian, document Archer's research and reporting of events in Southern West Virginia, predominantly Mercer and McDowell Counties. In addition to his reporting, Archer wrote a number of local history books as well as articles for publications other than the Bluefield paper.  ","The largest part of the collection, six boxes of records and three of artifacts, focuses on the historic collapse in 1999 of the First National Bank of Keystone in McDowell County; subsequent criminal and civil court cases; and Congressional oversight hearings.  Another significant part of the collection, two boxes of records and three of artifacts, focuses on John Forbes Nash Jr., 1994 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics and a Bluefield native.  The files document Nash's time in Bluefield and at Bluefield State College, his family, and his career.  The Nash files also include reporting and research materials about the book and film,  A Beautiful Mind , about Nash's life and work.  ","Archer researched all aspects of coal country life.  Significant topics covered by him include music originating in the area, local African American culture and history, hometown heroes, disasters such as flooding and crashes, famous people connected to the area, court cases, coal mining and mining disasters, communities and their services, and transportation.  Of particular note, the collection documents Archer's trip to Japan in 1996 for the Interassociation for Ecology Symposia (INTECOL) on wood and forestry.  ","Photographs in the collection, mostly contemporary, detail many events during the time of Archer's reporting.  Of particular note are those by Melvin \"Mel\" Grubb, a long time photographer for  The Bluefield Daily Telegraph . The collection also includes a number of other media formats such as films and recordings.  ","And finally, throughout the collection there are a large number of Archer's newspaper columns which demonstrate the process of writing newspaper stories beginning with interview notes and ending with the final articles.  Also included are his writings in other literary forms such as local histories, stories, poems, and songs. Some stories and a cookbook were written under the pseudonym Richard Lucas.  ","Twelve compact discs of performances by Archer and Miller are found in Box 28.  Particularly represented in the collection is Archer's work on the musical \"Bramwell--100\" about the 100th anniversary of the town of Bramwell. A compact disc of the music and narration is one of those in Box 28. Digital files of his compositions include 131 files consisting of the compact disk recordings as well as the text of an essay reflecting on music; and songs, written and performed by Archer and Karl Miller.  ","In addition to the compact discs, Box 28 also contains handwritten and typed Archer compositions and includes love songs to his wife Evonda.  ","The collection consists of the following series:","Series 1. Keystone Bank \nSeries 2. John Nash  \nSeries 3. Subjects \nSeries 4. Photographs and Other Media \nSeries 5. Writings ","The Keystone Bank files (Boxes 5, 9-13) consist mostly of facsimile copies, sent by fax machines, of court proceedings regarding the historic collapse in 1999 of the First National Bank of Keystone in McDowell County, as well as research materials and handwritten notes of court proceedings and interviews. The series also contains artist sketches of court proceedings; two baseball caps; a bomber jacket; and other memorabilia (Boxes 20-22).","The John Forbes Nash, Jr. (1928-2015) was born in Bluefield, and was the 1994 recipient of the Nobel Prize for Economics for his work in the mathematics of game theory.  His biography,  A Beautiful Mind  (1998) by Sylvia Nasar, frankly discussed his struggle with paranoid schizophrenia and led to a major motion picture by the same name (2001). His materials (Boxes 15 and 16) consist of numerous tributes to him; correspondence between Archer and Nash and correspondence with Nash's sister, Martha Legg; correspondence with Sylvia Nasar; and promotional and press materials for the film A Beautiful Mind.  Artifacts (Boxes 25-27) for the film include a jacket, two T-shirts, and a baseball cap.","Digital materials include: identifier: 4388_digitran_4, which contains 24 jpeg photos related to Archer's work on John Nash. Identifier: 4388_disc6_b16_f14 contains the files for the DVD of the 2002 Bluefield Chamber of Commerce Dinner.","Series 1 and 2 document the specific subjects of the Keystone Bank and John Nash respectively.  Series 3 covers a wide range of subject matter relating to Mercer and McDowell Counties including community events; people in and connected to the area; and the history of local communities, including extensive coverage of the African American community and Bluefield State College among other topics. Formats for additional subjects include original newspaper clippings and copies from microfilm, handwritten interviews and story notes, correspondence, and original and facsimiles of research materials.  Archer's research materials and reporting on various topics are scattered throughout the collection (Boxes 1-3, 5-9, 14, 17-20, 22-23).","Music CD containing one track by Darnell Miller called, \"If Swinging Doors Don't Get Me, Lonesome Will\". Identifier: 4388_disc2_b1_f9","This folder also contains a floppy disk with two files containing information about Bluefield, WV in the 1950s and 1960s by J. Franklin Long. To access these files, request identifier 4388_disk2_b2_f10.","Includes brief biography and photo of Herbert \"Hub\" Hunter; photo Tazewell, VA; photo telephone operators; aerial photo of mine operation; photo of former Welch Lions Club members; football themed sketch of \"Stubby;\" computer CD of photos of elderly African-Americans at a birthday party (identifier: 4388_disc1_b7_f15); facsimile of 1911 NY Times about Bluefield incident and offer of an historical accounting; rescue squad recognition program, facsimile of web page about child survivor of Buchenwald and Max Kammer photo exhibit newspaper article; \"Songs of Yesterday\" booklet.","An Adobe Pro pdf file sent by William Archer as an attachment to an email.  The facsimile was probably scanned from an original. It is accompanied by an html file which is a copy of the West Virginia Division of Culture and History's webpage on Tyler Edward Hill, whom Archer believes authored the booklet. The booklet also includes a brief mention of the story that inpsired Archer's unfinished writing, \"White Slavery in Cinder Bottom\". Identifier: 4388_digitran_3","The collection contains a significant number of photographs, negatives, and some photos on CD and are dispersed throughout William Archer's papers.  Most of the photographs date from the 1990s and early 2000s, although some are older, of places, events, and people in Mercer and McDowell Counties. Other  formats include a motion picture film, books, videocassette recordings, sound audiocassette recordings, phonograph records, maps, and artwork.  Artifacts include jackets, t-shirts, baseball caps, and other objects.  (Boxes 1-3, 6-7, 17, 20)","This folder also contains a floppy disk with two files containing information about the Gary Country Club in McDowell County. To access these files, request identifier 4388_disk1_b1_f6.","The identifier for the image on CD, Vera Pocahontas Mine, No. 3, \"Day Shift\" Landgraff, WV, July 9-19, 1940, is 4388_disc3_b1_f35.","Oral history content consists of two published CDs titled \"Folks Are Talking: Oral Histories from the 1970s Gathered by Garret Mathews\". Garret Mathews was a writer for the Bluefield Daily Telegraph. The identifier for the oral history content is 4388_disc5_b7_f10 and the discs contain 33 tracks total.","\"Four for Bluefield\", identifier: 4388_disc22_b17_f10 is a copy of a CD in box 28 and can be accessed by requesting Identifier: 4388_disc18_box28. \"J.E. Martin House Project\", identifier 4388_disc21_b17_f10, consists of videos of the J.E. Martin House in Bluefield, WV and work on the house.","Two jpeg images of six individuals, one of whom is William Archer, in formal attire. The files were originally found on a disc, however, the disc was unable to be found. Identifier: 4388_disc23_missing.","This series includes newspaper columns written by Bill Archer on various topics (Boxes 1-6, 8, 14, 19, 24) as well as magazine articles and liteary forms he wrote.  Additional examples of his writing are scattered throughout all the series.  Most of the newspaper articles are original clippings, but some are facsimiles. Box 4 contains an extensive collection of his opinion pieces, and Box 28 contains magazine articles written by Archer.  The articles are from  Coal People Magazine ,  Goldenseal ,  Wonderful West Virginia , and a few other publications. Literary foms found throughout the collection include stories, poems, lyrics, and histories, both typed and handwritten. ","\nDigital files of his compositions include 120 files consisting of the text of an essay reflecting on music, and songs, written and performed by Archer and Karl Miller, copied from 12 compact computer discs.   ","Two electronic files, one a proposal for a book titled  The Under Thirty Minute Meals of Richard Lucas , a pseudonym for William Archer, and the other a section of the book \"Wok like a Man.\" The book proposal seems to have been a compilation of previously written columns. Files are in Microsoft Word format, as sent by William Archer in 2019. Identifier: 4388_digitran_2.","Two electronic Word documents emailed by William Archer.  One is a synopsis for a \"fact-based work of fiction\" titled \"Cinder Bottom.\"  The other is the start of a story titled \"White Slavery in Cinder Bottom\" and is about a young woman lured into prostitution by promise of a job. Identifier: 4388_digitran_3","Manuscript, edited by Archer's wife Evonda, for a story about protesting the Vietnam War and titled \"What Did You Do?\" The document, a  Adobe Acrobat Pro pdf file, was sent attached to an email.  At the end of the digital file are facsimiles of a 1967  Bluefield Daily Telegraph  newspaper article in two pages about the youth protests against the war.  Another digital file is a photograph of a war protest button, \"Confront the Warmakers, Oct. 21st, Wash. D.C. Support Our Boys in Vietnam--Bring Them Home\". Identifier: 4388_digitran_1.","Compact discs include: \n Stu and Bill Archer, the Archer Brothers , 21 songs; track 5 \"Cackleburr Drive\" written by Archer in 1971, all other songs assumed to be by written by others.\n Bramwell 100 Year Celebration ; music and narration\n Coalfield Visions, 1990 ; 10 songs, \"Cha[r]lton Singers featured on track 7, 'Route 52'\n Two for Pocahontas ; 2 songs: '114 Miners' \u0026 'Pocahontas Mine Song'\n Gaining Momentum ; 7 songs\n project duo ; 17 songs; \"Most songs were re-recordings except John Nash song\n Merry, Merry Christmas ; 10 songs written by others\n Four for Bluefield ; 4 songs; \"Remix of 4 Bluefield songs from  Project Duo , 'Land of Misted Mountains,' 'Lemonade Song,' 'Route 52,' 'John F. Nash of Bluefield'\n Sounds of the Hills, Volume 1 or 2 , 9 songs; \"Music celebrating our region's history and heritage, as performed live on April 18, 2007, at the Ya'Sou Deli in Kimball, West Virginia\n Glory in the Gospel, Volume 2 or 2 , 10 songs; \"Music of praise and worship in His holy name, as performed live on April 18, 2007, at the Ya'Sou Deli in Kimball, West Virginia\n Solid as the Bank of Kimball and the Wheelbarrow , 2 songs; \"Remix of 'Wheelbarrow Song' and 'Bank of Bramwell' to promote re-open of Bank in 2007\"\n \nAll content is retained as digital files, as well. These CDs are part of 4388 ADD 2020-02.","Identifier: 4388_disc9_box28. \"Music \u0026 Narration from Bramwell 100\", the 100th anniversary of the founding of Bramwell. Dated July 30, 1988 with \"Remix 2020\" written on the CD. 16 .wav files.","Identifier: 4388_disc10_box28. \"Gaining Momentum\", 7 .wav files. Album by Bill Archer and Karl Miller. Recorded 1992.","Identifier: 4388_disc11_box28. \"Solid as the Bank of Bramwell\", 2 .wav files. Album by Bill Archer and Karl Miller.","Identifier: 4388_disc12_box28. \"Coalfield Visions Remake 1993\", 10 .wav files. Album by Bill Archer and Karl Miller.","Identifier: 4388_disc13_box28. \"Two for Pocahontas\", 2 .wav files. Repackaged 1990 recordings by Bill Archer and Karl Miller.","Identifier: 4388_disc14_box28. \"Coalfield Visions\", original recording, 10 .wav files. Recordings by Bill Archer and Karl Miller.","Identifier: 4388_disc15_box28. \"The Archer Brothers\" by Stu and Bill Archer. 21 .wav files.","Identifier: 4388_disc16_box28. \"project duo\" by Bill Archer and Karl Miller. 17 .wav files.","Identifier: 4388_disc17_box28. \"Merry, Merry Christmas\" by Bill Archer and Karl Miller. 10 .wav files.","Identifier: 4388_disc18_box28. \"Four for Bluefield\" by Bill Archer and Karl Miller. 4 .wav files.","Identifier: 4388_disc19_box28. \"Sounds of the Hills: Live from Kimball, Part 1\" by Bill Archer and Karl Miller. 9 .wav files.","Identifier: 4388_disc20_box28. \"Sounds of the Hills: Live from Kimball, Part 2\" by Bill Archer and Karl Miller. 10 .wav files.","Identifier: 4388_add_2020-02_digtran_05. Word doc titled, \"Bill Archer Songs 1971-1995\" by Bill Archer. 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Va.)","African Americans  -- West Virginia -- McDowell County ","African Americans  -- West Virginia -- Mercer County","Special access restriction applies.","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 at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.","William \"Bill\" Archer's papers represent his work as a journalist, historian, and musician. He grew up in Claysville, Pennsylvania. His parents provided roots in the Scotch-Irish heritage from his mother and Russian roots from his father, Carl Wesley Archer. After graduating from McGuffey High School in 1967, Archer attended West Virginia University where he graduated in 1972 with a Bachelor's degree in English. He also completed twelve hours of graduate work in English with WVU. ","Although Archer's first writing job in southern West Virginia was with the Twin-State Marketer (Bluefield, VA) beginning in 1986, he contributed sporadically to the Bluefield Daily Telegraph beginning in 1983. In 1992, he joined the staff of the Bluefield paper and continued his work there as a reporter and senior editor until 2016. During this time, he was also a stringer from the State Journal, a West Virginia business publication, 1999-2003. Archer covered the news extensively not just in Bluefield but in adjacent counties in West Virginia and northwestern Virginia. ","Due to Archer's important coverage of news events in Southern West Virginia and service to his community, he has received a number of awards: ","1994\nFor his substantial contribution to news coverage, he received the Award of Excellence for Outstanding Editorial Achievement from Thomson Newspapers\n2000\nFor his coverage of the collapse of the First National Bank of Keystone Bank, he received the Outstanding Journalist Award from the West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association\n2003\nThe Mercer County National Association for the Advancement of Colored People awarded him the Merit Award\nThe Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 9696, awarded him two Distinguished Service Awards\n2007\nArcher was dubbed \"the consummate community newspaper reporter\" by a former publisher of the Bluefield Daily Telegraph when he was named a West Virginia History Hero by the Mercer County Historical Society\n2013\nHe received two awards the Shott Excellence in Media Award and the National Coal Heritage Area Research Documentation Award\n2015\nThe local American Legion awarded him the Distinguished Citizenship Award","Archer authored a number of local history books and approximately 125 magazine articles in addition to his newspaper reporting. The books, in the \"Images of America\" series from Arcadia Publishing, document the history of the cities of Bluefield, Princeton, and Welch. His county histories include Mercer County (WV), McDowell County (WV), and Bland County (VA). He has written numerous articles for Wonderful West Virginia, and also has contributed to Goldenseal, The West Virginia Encyclopedia, Appalachian Heritage, Coal People, and Virginia Cavalcade.","Archer's interest in the varied music of southern West Virginia is reflected in some of his writing, but he also wrote poetry and songs. He recorded and performed original music compositions with Karl Miller for more than thirty years. He wrote the lyrics for the musical \"Bramwell--100\" about the 100th anniversary of the town of Bramwell. ","After retiring as a writer, Archere extended his service to the community as a Mercer County Commissioner for the 2017-2022 term. This time of his life postdates the donated materials in this collection. ","William Archer and his wife Evonda continue to reside in Bluefield.","This collection (A\u0026M 4388) contains a partial copy of the Matewan Trial transcript.","See also: \nA\u0026M 3608, Matewan Trial Transcript \nPages 2012 to 3958  (February 12, 1921 – February 23, 1921) \nPlus 1 page of index of witnesses","Compare to: \nA\u0026M 4388, William Archer Papers, Box 8, Folders 1-7, Matewan Trial Transcript  \nPages 1 to 11, list of witnesses, in Folder 1 \nPages 3340 to 4671  (February 22, 1921 – February 28, 1921)","West Virgina Archives and History in Charleston, West Virginia appears to hold the entire transcript: \nMingo County, Case file State vs. Sid Hatfield et al., transcripts, jury selection, witness statements (originals and photocopies), 1921 January 19 to March 16, 15 boxes","The papers of William \"Bill\" Archer, newspaper journalist for the  Bluefield Daily Telegraph  and historian, document Archer's research and reporting of events in Southern West Virginia, predominantly Mercer and McDowell Counties. In addition to his reporting, Archer wrote a number of local history books as well as articles for publications other than the Bluefield paper.  ","The largest part of the collection, six boxes of records and three of artifacts, focuses on the historic collapse in 1999 of the First National Bank of Keystone in McDowell County; subsequent criminal and civil court cases; and Congressional oversight hearings.  Another significant part of the collection, two boxes of records and three of artifacts, focuses on John Forbes Nash Jr., 1994 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics and a Bluefield native.  The files document Nash's time in Bluefield and at Bluefield State College, his family, and his career.  The Nash files also include reporting and research materials about the book and film,  A Beautiful Mind , about Nash's life and work.  ","Archer researched all aspects of coal country life.  Significant topics covered by him include music originating in the area, local African American culture and history, hometown heroes, disasters such as flooding and crashes, famous people connected to the area, court cases, coal mining and mining disasters, communities and their services, and transportation.  Of particular note, the collection documents Archer's trip to Japan in 1996 for the Interassociation for Ecology Symposia (INTECOL) on wood and forestry.  ","Photographs in the collection, mostly contemporary, detail many events during the time of Archer's reporting.  Of particular note are those by Melvin \"Mel\" Grubb, a long time photographer for  The Bluefield Daily Telegraph . The collection also includes a number of other media formats such as films and recordings.  ","And finally, throughout the collection there are a large number of Archer's newspaper columns which demonstrate the process of writing newspaper stories beginning with interview notes and ending with the final articles.  Also included are his writings in other literary forms such as local histories, stories, poems, and songs. Some stories and a cookbook were written under the pseudonym Richard Lucas.  ","Twelve compact discs of performances by Archer and Miller are found in Box 28.  Particularly represented in the collection is Archer's work on the musical \"Bramwell--100\" about the 100th anniversary of the town of Bramwell. A compact disc of the music and narration is one of those in Box 28. Digital files of his compositions include 131 files consisting of the compact disk recordings as well as the text of an essay reflecting on music; and songs, written and performed by Archer and Karl Miller.  ","In addition to the compact discs, Box 28 also contains handwritten and typed Archer compositions and includes love songs to his wife Evonda.  ","The collection consists of the following series:","Series 1. Keystone Bank \nSeries 2. John Nash  \nSeries 3. Subjects \nSeries 4. Photographs and Other Media \nSeries 5. Writings ","The Keystone Bank files (Boxes 5, 9-13) consist mostly of facsimile copies, sent by fax machines, of court proceedings regarding the historic collapse in 1999 of the First National Bank of Keystone in McDowell County, as well as research materials and handwritten notes of court proceedings and interviews. The series also contains artist sketches of court proceedings; two baseball caps; a bomber jacket; and other memorabilia (Boxes 20-22).","The John Forbes Nash, Jr. (1928-2015) was born in Bluefield, and was the 1994 recipient of the Nobel Prize for Economics for his work in the mathematics of game theory.  His biography,  A Beautiful Mind  (1998) by Sylvia Nasar, frankly discussed his struggle with paranoid schizophrenia and led to a major motion picture by the same name (2001). His materials (Boxes 15 and 16) consist of numerous tributes to him; correspondence between Archer and Nash and correspondence with Nash's sister, Martha Legg; correspondence with Sylvia Nasar; and promotional and press materials for the film A Beautiful Mind.  Artifacts (Boxes 25-27) for the film include a jacket, two T-shirts, and a baseball cap.","Digital materials include: identifier: 4388_digitran_4, which contains 24 jpeg photos related to Archer's work on John Nash. Identifier: 4388_disc6_b16_f14 contains the files for the DVD of the 2002 Bluefield Chamber of Commerce Dinner.","Series 1 and 2 document the specific subjects of the Keystone Bank and John Nash respectively.  Series 3 covers a wide range of subject matter relating to Mercer and McDowell Counties including community events; people in and connected to the area; and the history of local communities, including extensive coverage of the African American community and Bluefield State College among other topics. Formats for additional subjects include original newspaper clippings and copies from microfilm, handwritten interviews and story notes, correspondence, and original and facsimiles of research materials.  Archer's research materials and reporting on various topics are scattered throughout the collection (Boxes 1-3, 5-9, 14, 17-20, 22-23).","Music CD containing one track by Darnell Miller called, \"If Swinging Doors Don't Get Me, Lonesome Will\". Identifier: 4388_disc2_b1_f9","This folder also contains a floppy disk with two files containing information about Bluefield, WV in the 1950s and 1960s by J. Franklin Long. To access these files, request identifier 4388_disk2_b2_f10.","Includes brief biography and photo of Herbert \"Hub\" Hunter; photo Tazewell, VA; photo telephone operators; aerial photo of mine operation; photo of former Welch Lions Club members; football themed sketch of \"Stubby;\" computer CD of photos of elderly African-Americans at a birthday party (identifier: 4388_disc1_b7_f15); facsimile of 1911 NY Times about Bluefield incident and offer of an historical accounting; rescue squad recognition program, facsimile of web page about child survivor of Buchenwald and Max Kammer photo exhibit newspaper article; \"Songs of Yesterday\" booklet.","An Adobe Pro pdf file sent by William Archer as an attachment to an email.  The facsimile was probably scanned from an original. It is accompanied by an html file which is a copy of the West Virginia Division of Culture and History's webpage on Tyler Edward Hill, whom Archer believes authored the booklet. The booklet also includes a brief mention of the story that inpsired Archer's unfinished writing, \"White Slavery in Cinder Bottom\". Identifier: 4388_digitran_3","The collection contains a significant number of photographs, negatives, and some photos on CD and are dispersed throughout William Archer's papers.  Most of the photographs date from the 1990s and early 2000s, although some are older, of places, events, and people in Mercer and McDowell Counties. Other  formats include a motion picture film, books, videocassette recordings, sound audiocassette recordings, phonograph records, maps, and artwork.  Artifacts include jackets, t-shirts, baseball caps, and other objects.  (Boxes 1-3, 6-7, 17, 20)","This folder also contains a floppy disk with two files containing information about the Gary Country Club in McDowell County. To access these files, request identifier 4388_disk1_b1_f6.","The identifier for the image on CD, Vera Pocahontas Mine, No. 3, \"Day Shift\" Landgraff, WV, July 9-19, 1940, is 4388_disc3_b1_f35.","Oral history content consists of two published CDs titled \"Folks Are Talking: Oral Histories from the 1970s Gathered by Garret Mathews\". Garret Mathews was a writer for the Bluefield Daily Telegraph. The identifier for the oral history content is 4388_disc5_b7_f10 and the discs contain 33 tracks total.","\"Four for Bluefield\", identifier: 4388_disc22_b17_f10 is a copy of a CD in box 28 and can be accessed by requesting Identifier: 4388_disc18_box28. \"J.E. Martin House Project\", identifier 4388_disc21_b17_f10, consists of videos of the J.E. Martin House in Bluefield, WV and work on the house.","Two jpeg images of six individuals, one of whom is William Archer, in formal attire. The files were originally found on a disc, however, the disc was unable to be found. Identifier: 4388_disc23_missing.","This series includes newspaper columns written by Bill Archer on various topics (Boxes 1-6, 8, 14, 19, 24) as well as magazine articles and liteary forms he wrote.  Additional examples of his writing are scattered throughout all the series.  Most of the newspaper articles are original clippings, but some are facsimiles. Box 4 contains an extensive collection of his opinion pieces, and Box 28 contains magazine articles written by Archer.  The articles are from  Coal People Magazine ,  Goldenseal ,  Wonderful West Virginia , and a few other publications. Literary foms found throughout the collection include stories, poems, lyrics, and histories, both typed and handwritten. ","\nDigital files of his compositions include 120 files consisting of the text of an essay reflecting on music, and songs, written and performed by Archer and Karl Miller, copied from 12 compact computer discs.   ","Two electronic files, one a proposal for a book titled  The Under Thirty Minute Meals of Richard Lucas , a pseudonym for William Archer, and the other a section of the book \"Wok like a Man.\" The book proposal seems to have been a compilation of previously written columns. Files are in Microsoft Word format, as sent by William Archer in 2019. Identifier: 4388_digitran_2.","Two electronic Word documents emailed by William Archer.  One is a synopsis for a \"fact-based work of fiction\" titled \"Cinder Bottom.\"  The other is the start of a story titled \"White Slavery in Cinder Bottom\" and is about a young woman lured into prostitution by promise of a job. Identifier: 4388_digitran_3","Manuscript, edited by Archer's wife Evonda, for a story about protesting the Vietnam War and titled \"What Did You Do?\" The document, a  Adobe Acrobat Pro pdf file, was sent attached to an email.  At the end of the digital file are facsimiles of a 1967  Bluefield Daily Telegraph  newspaper article in two pages about the youth protests against the war.  Another digital file is a photograph of a war protest button, \"Confront the Warmakers, Oct. 21st, Wash. D.C. Support Our Boys in Vietnam--Bring Them Home\". Identifier: 4388_digitran_1.","Compact discs include: \n Stu and Bill Archer, the Archer Brothers , 21 songs; track 5 \"Cackleburr Drive\" written by Archer in 1971, all other songs assumed to be by written by others.\n Bramwell 100 Year Celebration ; music and narration\n Coalfield Visions, 1990 ; 10 songs, \"Cha[r]lton Singers featured on track 7, 'Route 52'\n Two for Pocahontas ; 2 songs: '114 Miners' \u0026 'Pocahontas Mine Song'\n Gaining Momentum ; 7 songs\n project duo ; 17 songs; \"Most songs were re-recordings except John Nash song\n Merry, Merry Christmas ; 10 songs written by others\n Four for Bluefield ; 4 songs; \"Remix of 4 Bluefield songs from  Project Duo , 'Land of Misted Mountains,' 'Lemonade Song,' 'Route 52,' 'John F. Nash of Bluefield'\n Sounds of the Hills, Volume 1 or 2 , 9 songs; \"Music celebrating our region's history and heritage, as performed live on April 18, 2007, at the Ya'Sou Deli in Kimball, West Virginia\n Glory in the Gospel, Volume 2 or 2 , 10 songs; \"Music of praise and worship in His holy name, as performed live on April 18, 2007, at the Ya'Sou Deli in Kimball, West Virginia\n Solid as the Bank of Kimball and the Wheelbarrow , 2 songs; \"Remix of 'Wheelbarrow Song' and 'Bank of Bramwell' to promote re-open of Bank in 2007\"\n \nAll content is retained as digital files, as well. These CDs are part of 4388 ADD 2020-02.","Identifier: 4388_disc9_box28. \"Music \u0026 Narration from Bramwell 100\", the 100th anniversary of the founding of Bramwell. Dated July 30, 1988 with \"Remix 2020\" written on the CD. 16 .wav files.","Identifier: 4388_disc10_box28. \"Gaining Momentum\", 7 .wav files. Album by Bill Archer and Karl Miller. Recorded 1992.","Identifier: 4388_disc11_box28. \"Solid as the Bank of Bramwell\", 2 .wav files. Album by Bill Archer and Karl Miller.","Identifier: 4388_disc12_box28. \"Coalfield Visions Remake 1993\", 10 .wav files. Album by Bill Archer and Karl Miller.","Identifier: 4388_disc13_box28. \"Two for Pocahontas\", 2 .wav files. Repackaged 1990 recordings by Bill Archer and Karl Miller.","Identifier: 4388_disc14_box28. \"Coalfield Visions\", original recording, 10 .wav files. Recordings by Bill Archer and Karl Miller.","Identifier: 4388_disc15_box28. \"The Archer Brothers\" by Stu and Bill Archer. 21 .wav files.","Identifier: 4388_disc16_box28. \"project duo\" by Bill Archer and Karl Miller. 17 .wav files.","Identifier: 4388_disc17_box28. \"Merry, Merry Christmas\" by Bill Archer and Karl Miller. 10 .wav files.","Identifier: 4388_disc18_box28. \"Four for Bluefield\" by Bill Archer and Karl Miller. 4 .wav files.","Identifier: 4388_disc19_box28. \"Sounds of the Hills: Live from Kimball, Part 1\" by Bill Archer and Karl Miller. 9 .wav files.","Identifier: 4388_disc20_box28. \"Sounds of the Hills: Live from Kimball, Part 2\" by Bill Archer and Karl Miller. 10 .wav files.","Identifier: 4388_add_2020-02_digtran_05. Word doc titled, \"Bill Archer Songs 1971-1995\" by Bill Archer. Autobiographical writings on his musical works, including historical background and lyrics.","Items transferred to the Rare Books Librarian:","Wilderness  by Vance G. 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He grew up in Claysville, Pennsylvania. His parents provided roots in the Scotch-Irish heritage from his mother and Russian roots from his father, Carl Wesley Archer. After graduating from McGuffey High School in 1967, Archer attended West Virginia University where he graduated in 1972 with a Bachelor's degree in English. He also completed twelve hours of graduate work in English with WVU. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAlthough Archer's first writing job in southern West Virginia was with the Twin-State Marketer (Bluefield, VA) beginning in 1986, he contributed sporadically to the Bluefield Daily Telegraph beginning in 1983. In 1992, he joined the staff of the Bluefield paper and continued his work there as a reporter and senior editor until 2016. During this time, he was also a stringer from the State Journal, a West Virginia business publication, 1999-2003. 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The books, in the \"Images of America\" series from Arcadia Publishing, document the history of the cities of Bluefield, Princeton, and Welch. His county histories include Mercer County (WV), McDowell County (WV), and Bland County (VA). He has written numerous articles for Wonderful West Virginia, and also has contributed to Goldenseal, The West Virginia Encyclopedia, Appalachian Heritage, Coal People, and Virginia Cavalcade.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eArcher's interest in the varied music of southern West Virginia is reflected in some of his writing, but he also wrote poetry and songs. He recorded and performed original music compositions with Karl Miller for more than thirty years. He wrote the lyrics for the musical \"Bramwell--100\" about the 100th anniversary of the town of Bramwell. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAfter retiring as a writer, Archere extended his service to the community as a Mercer County Commissioner for the 2017-2022 term. This time of his life postdates the donated materials in this collection. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Archer and his wife Evonda continue to reside in Bluefield.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["William \"Bill\" Archer's papers represent his work as a journalist, historian, and musician. He grew up in Claysville, Pennsylvania. His parents provided roots in the Scotch-Irish heritage from his mother and Russian roots from his father, Carl Wesley Archer. After graduating from McGuffey High School in 1967, Archer attended West Virginia University where he graduated in 1972 with a Bachelor's degree in English. He also completed twelve hours of graduate work in English with WVU. ","Although Archer's first writing job in southern West Virginia was with the Twin-State Marketer (Bluefield, VA) beginning in 1986, he contributed sporadically to the Bluefield Daily Telegraph beginning in 1983. In 1992, he joined the staff of the Bluefield paper and continued his work there as a reporter and senior editor until 2016. During this time, he was also a stringer from the State Journal, a West Virginia business publication, 1999-2003. Archer covered the news extensively not just in Bluefield but in adjacent counties in West Virginia and northwestern Virginia. ","Due to Archer's important coverage of news events in Southern West Virginia and service to his community, he has received a number of awards: ","1994\nFor his substantial contribution to news coverage, he received the Award of Excellence for Outstanding Editorial Achievement from Thomson Newspapers\n2000\nFor his coverage of the collapse of the First National Bank of Keystone Bank, he received the Outstanding Journalist Award from the West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association\n2003\nThe Mercer County National Association for the Advancement of Colored People awarded him the Merit Award\nThe Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 9696, awarded him two Distinguished Service Awards\n2007\nArcher was dubbed \"the consummate community newspaper reporter\" by a former publisher of the Bluefield Daily Telegraph when he was named a West Virginia History Hero by the Mercer County Historical Society\n2013\nHe received two awards the Shott Excellence in Media Award and the National Coal Heritage Area Research Documentation Award\n2015\nThe local American Legion awarded him the Distinguished Citizenship Award","Archer authored a number of local history books and approximately 125 magazine articles in addition to his newspaper reporting. The books, in the \"Images of America\" series from Arcadia Publishing, document the history of the cities of Bluefield, Princeton, and Welch. His county histories include Mercer County (WV), McDowell County (WV), and Bland County (VA). He has written numerous articles for Wonderful West Virginia, and also has contributed to Goldenseal, The West Virginia Encyclopedia, Appalachian Heritage, Coal People, and Virginia Cavalcade.","Archer's interest in the varied music of southern West Virginia is reflected in some of his writing, but he also wrote poetry and songs. He recorded and performed original music compositions with Karl Miller for more than thirty years. He wrote the lyrics for the musical \"Bramwell--100\" about the 100th anniversary of the town of Bramwell. ","After retiring as a writer, Archere extended his service to the community as a Mercer County Commissioner for the 2017-2022 term. This time of his life postdates the donated materials in this collection. ","William Archer and his wife Evonda continue to reside in Bluefield."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], William Archer, Journalist, Research Papers regarding McDowell and Mercer Counties, A\u0026amp;M 4388, 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 Archer, Journalist, Research Papers regarding McDowell and Mercer Counties, A\u0026M 4388, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection (A\u0026amp;M 4388) contains a partial copy of the Matewan Trial transcript.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSee also:\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nA\u0026amp;M 3608, Matewan Trial Transcript\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPages 2012 to 3958  (February 12, 1921 – February 23, 1921)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPlus 1 page of index of witnesses\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCompare to:\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nA\u0026amp;M 4388, William Archer Papers, Box 8, Folders 1-7, Matewan Trial Transcript \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPages 1 to 11, list of witnesses, in Folder 1\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPages 3340 to 4671  (February 22, 1921 – February 28, 1921)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWest Virgina Archives and History in Charleston, West Virginia appears to hold the entire transcript:\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMingo County, Case file State vs. Sid Hatfield et al., transcripts, jury selection, witness statements (originals and photocopies), 1921 January 19 to March 16, 15 boxes\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["This collection (A\u0026M 4388) contains a partial copy of the Matewan Trial transcript.","See also: \nA\u0026M 3608, Matewan Trial Transcript \nPages 2012 to 3958  (February 12, 1921 – February 23, 1921) \nPlus 1 page of index of witnesses","Compare to: \nA\u0026M 4388, William Archer Papers, Box 8, Folders 1-7, Matewan Trial Transcript  \nPages 1 to 11, list of witnesses, in Folder 1 \nPages 3340 to 4671  (February 22, 1921 – February 28, 1921)","West Virgina Archives and History in Charleston, West Virginia appears to hold the entire transcript: \nMingo County, Case file State vs. Sid Hatfield et al., transcripts, jury selection, witness statements (originals and photocopies), 1921 January 19 to March 16, 15 boxes"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe papers of William \"Bill\" Archer, newspaper journalist for the \u003ctitle\u003eBluefield Daily Telegraph\u003c/title\u003e and historian, document Archer's research and reporting of events in Southern West Virginia, predominantly Mercer and McDowell Counties. In addition to his reporting, Archer wrote a number of local history books as well as articles for publications other than the Bluefield paper.  \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe largest part of the collection, six boxes of records and three of artifacts, focuses on the historic collapse in 1999 of the First National Bank of Keystone in McDowell County; subsequent criminal and civil court cases; and Congressional oversight hearings.  Another significant part of the collection, two boxes of records and three of artifacts, focuses on John Forbes Nash Jr., 1994 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics and a Bluefield native.  The files document Nash's time in Bluefield and at Bluefield State College, his family, and his career.  The Nash files also include reporting and research materials about the book and film, \u003ctitle\u003eA Beautiful Mind\u003c/title\u003e, about Nash's life and work.  \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eArcher researched all aspects of coal country life.  Significant topics covered by him include music originating in the area, local African American culture and history, hometown heroes, disasters such as flooding and crashes, famous people connected to the area, court cases, coal mining and mining disasters, communities and their services, and transportation.  Of particular note, the collection documents Archer's trip to Japan in 1996 for the Interassociation for Ecology Symposia (INTECOL) on wood and forestry.  \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePhotographs in the collection, mostly contemporary, detail many events during the time of Archer's reporting.  Of particular note are those by Melvin \"Mel\" Grubb, a long time photographer for \u003ctitle\u003eThe Bluefield Daily Telegraph\u003c/title\u003e. The collection also includes a number of other media formats such as films and recordings.  \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAnd finally, throughout the collection there are a large number of Archer's newspaper columns which demonstrate the process of writing newspaper stories beginning with interview notes and ending with the final articles.  Also included are his writings in other literary forms such as local histories, stories, poems, and songs. Some stories and a cookbook were written under the pseudonym Richard Lucas.  \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTwelve compact discs of performances by Archer and Miller are found in Box 28.  Particularly represented in the collection is Archer's work on the musical \"Bramwell--100\" about the 100th anniversary of the town of Bramwell. A compact disc of the music and narration is one of those in Box 28. Digital files of his compositions include 131 files consisting of the compact disk recordings as well as the text of an essay reflecting on music; and songs, written and performed by Archer and Karl Miller.  \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the compact discs, Box 28 also contains handwritten and typed Archer compositions and includes love songs to his wife Evonda.  \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe collection consists of the following series:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 1. Keystone Bank\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 2. John Nash\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e \nSeries 3. Subjects\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 4. Photographs and Other Media\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 5. Writings \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Keystone Bank files (Boxes 5, 9-13) consist mostly of facsimile copies, sent by fax machines, of court proceedings regarding the historic collapse in 1999 of the First National Bank of Keystone in McDowell County, as well as research materials and handwritten notes of court proceedings and interviews. The series also contains artist sketches of court proceedings; two baseball caps; a bomber jacket; and other memorabilia (Boxes 20-22).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe John Forbes Nash, Jr. (1928-2015) was born in Bluefield, and was the 1994 recipient of the Nobel Prize for Economics for his work in the mathematics of game theory.  His biography, \u003ctitle\u003eA Beautiful Mind\u003c/title\u003e (1998) by Sylvia Nasar, frankly discussed his struggle with paranoid schizophrenia and led to a major motion picture by the same name (2001). His materials (Boxes 15 and 16) consist of numerous tributes to him; correspondence between Archer and Nash and correspondence with Nash's sister, Martha Legg; correspondence with Sylvia Nasar; and promotional and press materials for the film A Beautiful Mind.  Artifacts (Boxes 25-27) for the film include a jacket, two T-shirts, and a baseball cap.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDigital materials include: identifier: 4388_digitran_4, which contains 24 jpeg photos related to Archer's work on John Nash. Identifier: 4388_disc6_b16_f14 contains the files for the DVD of the 2002 Bluefield Chamber of Commerce Dinner.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 1 and 2 document the specific subjects of the Keystone Bank and John Nash respectively.  Series 3 covers a wide range of subject matter relating to Mercer and McDowell Counties including community events; people in and connected to the area; and the history of local communities, including extensive coverage of the African American community and Bluefield State College among other topics. Formats for additional subjects include original newspaper clippings and copies from microfilm, handwritten interviews and story notes, correspondence, and original and facsimiles of research materials.  Archer's research materials and reporting on various topics are scattered throughout the collection (Boxes 1-3, 5-9, 14, 17-20, 22-23).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMusic CD containing one track by Darnell Miller called, \"If Swinging Doors Don't Get Me, Lonesome Will\". Identifier: 4388_disc2_b1_f9\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder also contains a floppy disk with two files containing information about Bluefield, WV in the 1950s and 1960s by J. Franklin Long. To access these files, request identifier 4388_disk2_b2_f10.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes brief biography and photo of Herbert \"Hub\" Hunter; photo Tazewell, VA; photo telephone operators; aerial photo of mine operation; photo of former Welch Lions Club members; football themed sketch of \"Stubby;\" computer CD of photos of elderly African-Americans at a birthday party (identifier: 4388_disc1_b7_f15); facsimile of 1911 NY Times about Bluefield incident and offer of an historical accounting; rescue squad recognition program, facsimile of web page about child survivor of Buchenwald and Max Kammer photo exhibit newspaper article; \"Songs of Yesterday\" booklet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn Adobe Pro pdf file sent by William Archer as an attachment to an email.  The facsimile was probably scanned from an original. It is accompanied by an html file which is a copy of the West Virginia Division of Culture and History's webpage on Tyler Edward Hill, whom Archer believes authored the booklet. The booklet also includes a brief mention of the story that inpsired Archer's unfinished writing, \"White Slavery in Cinder Bottom\". Identifier: 4388_digitran_3\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe collection contains a significant number of photographs, negatives, and some photos on CD and are dispersed throughout William Archer's papers.  Most of the photographs date from the 1990s and early 2000s, although some are older, of places, events, and people in Mercer and McDowell Counties. Other  formats include a motion picture film, books, videocassette recordings, sound audiocassette recordings, phonograph records, maps, and artwork.  Artifacts include jackets, t-shirts, baseball caps, and other objects.  (Boxes 1-3, 6-7, 17, 20)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder also contains a floppy disk with two files containing information about the Gary Country Club in McDowell County. To access these files, request identifier 4388_disk1_b1_f6.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe identifier for the image on CD, Vera Pocahontas Mine, No. 3, \"Day Shift\" Landgraff, WV, July 9-19, 1940, is 4388_disc3_b1_f35.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOral history content consists of two published CDs titled \"Folks Are Talking: Oral Histories from the 1970s Gathered by Garret Mathews\". Garret Mathews was a writer for the Bluefield Daily Telegraph. The identifier for the oral history content is 4388_disc5_b7_f10 and the discs contain 33 tracks total.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Four for Bluefield\", identifier: 4388_disc22_b17_f10 is a copy of a CD in box 28 and can be accessed by requesting Identifier: 4388_disc18_box28. \"J.E. Martin House Project\", identifier 4388_disc21_b17_f10, consists of videos of the J.E. Martin House in Bluefield, WV and work on the house.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo jpeg images of six individuals, one of whom is William Archer, in formal attire. The files were originally found on a disc, however, the disc was unable to be found. Identifier: 4388_disc23_missing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes newspaper columns written by Bill Archer on various topics (Boxes 1-6, 8, 14, 19, 24) as well as magazine articles and liteary forms he wrote.  Additional examples of his writing are scattered throughout all the series.  Most of the newspaper articles are original clippings, but some are facsimiles. Box 4 contains an extensive collection of his opinion pieces, and Box 28 contains magazine articles written by Archer.  The articles are from \u003ctitle\u003eCoal People Magazine\u003c/title\u003e, \u003ctitle\u003eGoldenseal\u003c/title\u003e, \u003ctitle\u003eWonderful West Virginia\u003c/title\u003e, and a few other publications. Literary foms found throughout the collection include stories, poems, lyrics, and histories, both typed and handwritten. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nDigital files of his compositions include 120 files consisting of the text of an essay reflecting on music, and songs, written and performed by Archer and Karl Miller, copied from 12 compact computer discs.   \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo electronic files, one a proposal for a book titled \u003ctitle\u003eThe Under Thirty Minute Meals of Richard Lucas\u003c/title\u003e, a pseudonym for William Archer, and the other a section of the book \"Wok like a Man.\" The book proposal seems to have been a compilation of previously written columns. Files are in Microsoft Word format, as sent by William Archer in 2019. Identifier: 4388_digitran_2.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo electronic Word documents emailed by William Archer.  One is a synopsis for a \"fact-based work of fiction\" titled \"Cinder Bottom.\"  The other is the start of a story titled \"White Slavery in Cinder Bottom\" and is about a young woman lured into prostitution by promise of a job. Identifier: 4388_digitran_3\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript, edited by Archer's wife Evonda, for a story about protesting the Vietnam War and titled \"What Did You Do?\" The document, a  Adobe Acrobat Pro pdf file, was sent attached to an email.  At the end of the digital file are facsimiles of a 1967 \u003ctitle\u003eBluefield Daily Telegraph\u003c/title\u003e newspaper article in two pages about the youth protests against the war.  Another digital file is a photograph of a war protest button, \"Confront the Warmakers, Oct. 21st, Wash. D.C. Support Our Boys in Vietnam--Bring Them Home\". Identifier: 4388_digitran_1.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCompact discs include: \n\u003ctitle\u003eStu and Bill Archer, the Archer Brothers\u003c/title\u003e, 21 songs; track 5 \"Cackleburr Drive\" written by Archer in 1971, all other songs assumed to be by written by others.\n\u003ctitle\u003eBramwell 100 Year Celebration\u003c/title\u003e; music and narration\n\u003ctitle\u003eCoalfield Visions, 1990\u003c/title\u003e; 10 songs, \"Cha[r]lton Singers featured on track 7, 'Route 52'\n\u003ctitle\u003eTwo for Pocahontas\u003c/title\u003e; 2 songs: '114 Miners' \u0026amp; 'Pocahontas Mine Song'\n\u003ctitle\u003eGaining Momentum\u003c/title\u003e; 7 songs\n\u003ctitle\u003eproject duo\u003c/title\u003e; 17 songs; \"Most songs were re-recordings except John Nash song\n\u003ctitle\u003eMerry, Merry Christmas\u003c/title\u003e; 10 songs written by others\n\u003ctitle\u003eFour for Bluefield\u003c/title\u003e; 4 songs; \"Remix of 4 Bluefield songs from \u003ctitle\u003eProject Duo\u003c/title\u003e, 'Land of Misted Mountains,' 'Lemonade Song,' 'Route 52,' 'John F. Nash of Bluefield'\n\u003ctitle\u003eSounds of the Hills, Volume 1 or 2\u003c/title\u003e, 9 songs; \"Music celebrating our region's history and heritage, as performed live on April 18, 2007, at the Ya'Sou Deli in Kimball, West Virginia\n\u003ctitle\u003eGlory in the Gospel, Volume 2 or 2\u003c/title\u003e, 10 songs; \"Music of praise and worship in His holy name, as performed live on April 18, 2007, at the Ya'Sou Deli in Kimball, West Virginia\n\u003ctitle\u003eSolid as the Bank of Kimball and the Wheelbarrow\u003c/title\u003e, 2 songs; \"Remix of 'Wheelbarrow Song' and 'Bank of Bramwell' to promote re-open of Bank in 2007\"\n\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nAll content is retained as digital files, as well. These CDs are part of 4388 ADD 2020-02.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIdentifier: 4388_disc9_box28. \"Music \u0026amp; Narration from Bramwell 100\", the 100th anniversary of the founding of Bramwell. Dated July 30, 1988 with \"Remix 2020\" written on the CD. 16 .wav files.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIdentifier: 4388_disc10_box28. \"Gaining Momentum\", 7 .wav files. Album by Bill Archer and Karl Miller. Recorded 1992.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIdentifier: 4388_disc11_box28. \"Solid as the Bank of Bramwell\", 2 .wav files. Album by Bill Archer and Karl Miller.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIdentifier: 4388_disc12_box28. \"Coalfield Visions Remake 1993\", 10 .wav files. Album by Bill Archer and Karl Miller.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIdentifier: 4388_disc13_box28. \"Two for Pocahontas\", 2 .wav files. Repackaged 1990 recordings by Bill Archer and Karl Miller.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIdentifier: 4388_disc14_box28. \"Coalfield Visions\", original recording, 10 .wav files. Recordings by Bill Archer and Karl Miller.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIdentifier: 4388_disc15_box28. \"The Archer Brothers\" by Stu and Bill Archer. 21 .wav files.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIdentifier: 4388_disc16_box28. \"project duo\" by Bill Archer and Karl Miller. 17 .wav files.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIdentifier: 4388_disc17_box28. \"Merry, Merry Christmas\" by Bill Archer and Karl Miller. 10 .wav files.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIdentifier: 4388_disc18_box28. \"Four for Bluefield\" by Bill Archer and Karl Miller. 4 .wav files.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIdentifier: 4388_disc19_box28. \"Sounds of the Hills: Live from Kimball, Part 1\" by Bill Archer and Karl Miller. 9 .wav files.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIdentifier: 4388_disc20_box28. \"Sounds of the Hills: Live from Kimball, Part 2\" by Bill Archer and Karl Miller. 10 .wav files.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIdentifier: 4388_add_2020-02_digtran_05. Word doc titled, \"Bill Archer Songs 1971-1995\" by Bill Archer. Autobiographical writings on his musical works, including historical background and lyrics.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The papers of William \"Bill\" Archer, newspaper journalist for the  Bluefield Daily Telegraph  and historian, document Archer's research and reporting of events in Southern West Virginia, predominantly Mercer and McDowell Counties. In addition to his reporting, Archer wrote a number of local history books as well as articles for publications other than the Bluefield paper.  ","The largest part of the collection, six boxes of records and three of artifacts, focuses on the historic collapse in 1999 of the First National Bank of Keystone in McDowell County; subsequent criminal and civil court cases; and Congressional oversight hearings.  Another significant part of the collection, two boxes of records and three of artifacts, focuses on John Forbes Nash Jr., 1994 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics and a Bluefield native.  The files document Nash's time in Bluefield and at Bluefield State College, his family, and his career.  The Nash files also include reporting and research materials about the book and film,  A Beautiful Mind , about Nash's life and work.  ","Archer researched all aspects of coal country life.  Significant topics covered by him include music originating in the area, local African American culture and history, hometown heroes, disasters such as flooding and crashes, famous people connected to the area, court cases, coal mining and mining disasters, communities and their services, and transportation.  Of particular note, the collection documents Archer's trip to Japan in 1996 for the Interassociation for Ecology Symposia (INTECOL) on wood and forestry.  ","Photographs in the collection, mostly contemporary, detail many events during the time of Archer's reporting.  Of particular note are those by Melvin \"Mel\" Grubb, a long time photographer for  The Bluefield Daily Telegraph . The collection also includes a number of other media formats such as films and recordings.  ","And finally, throughout the collection there are a large number of Archer's newspaper columns which demonstrate the process of writing newspaper stories beginning with interview notes and ending with the final articles.  Also included are his writings in other literary forms such as local histories, stories, poems, and songs. Some stories and a cookbook were written under the pseudonym Richard Lucas.  ","Twelve compact discs of performances by Archer and Miller are found in Box 28.  Particularly represented in the collection is Archer's work on the musical \"Bramwell--100\" about the 100th anniversary of the town of Bramwell. A compact disc of the music and narration is one of those in Box 28. Digital files of his compositions include 131 files consisting of the compact disk recordings as well as the text of an essay reflecting on music; and songs, written and performed by Archer and Karl Miller.  ","In addition to the compact discs, Box 28 also contains handwritten and typed Archer compositions and includes love songs to his wife Evonda.  ","The collection consists of the following series:","Series 1. Keystone Bank \nSeries 2. John Nash  \nSeries 3. Subjects \nSeries 4. Photographs and Other Media \nSeries 5. Writings ","The Keystone Bank files (Boxes 5, 9-13) consist mostly of facsimile copies, sent by fax machines, of court proceedings regarding the historic collapse in 1999 of the First National Bank of Keystone in McDowell County, as well as research materials and handwritten notes of court proceedings and interviews. The series also contains artist sketches of court proceedings; two baseball caps; a bomber jacket; and other memorabilia (Boxes 20-22).","The John Forbes Nash, Jr. (1928-2015) was born in Bluefield, and was the 1994 recipient of the Nobel Prize for Economics for his work in the mathematics of game theory.  His biography,  A Beautiful Mind  (1998) by Sylvia Nasar, frankly discussed his struggle with paranoid schizophrenia and led to a major motion picture by the same name (2001). His materials (Boxes 15 and 16) consist of numerous tributes to him; correspondence between Archer and Nash and correspondence with Nash's sister, Martha Legg; correspondence with Sylvia Nasar; and promotional and press materials for the film A Beautiful Mind.  Artifacts (Boxes 25-27) for the film include a jacket, two T-shirts, and a baseball cap.","Digital materials include: identifier: 4388_digitran_4, which contains 24 jpeg photos related to Archer's work on John Nash. Identifier: 4388_disc6_b16_f14 contains the files for the DVD of the 2002 Bluefield Chamber of Commerce Dinner.","Series 1 and 2 document the specific subjects of the Keystone Bank and John Nash respectively.  Series 3 covers a wide range of subject matter relating to Mercer and McDowell Counties including community events; people in and connected to the area; and the history of local communities, including extensive coverage of the African American community and Bluefield State College among other topics. Formats for additional subjects include original newspaper clippings and copies from microfilm, handwritten interviews and story notes, correspondence, and original and facsimiles of research materials.  Archer's research materials and reporting on various topics are scattered throughout the collection (Boxes 1-3, 5-9, 14, 17-20, 22-23).","Music CD containing one track by Darnell Miller called, \"If Swinging Doors Don't Get Me, Lonesome Will\". Identifier: 4388_disc2_b1_f9","This folder also contains a floppy disk with two files containing information about Bluefield, WV in the 1950s and 1960s by J. Franklin Long. To access these files, request identifier 4388_disk2_b2_f10.","Includes brief biography and photo of Herbert \"Hub\" Hunter; photo Tazewell, VA; photo telephone operators; aerial photo of mine operation; photo of former Welch Lions Club members; football themed sketch of \"Stubby;\" computer CD of photos of elderly African-Americans at a birthday party (identifier: 4388_disc1_b7_f15); facsimile of 1911 NY Times about Bluefield incident and offer of an historical accounting; rescue squad recognition program, facsimile of web page about child survivor of Buchenwald and Max Kammer photo exhibit newspaper article; \"Songs of Yesterday\" booklet.","An Adobe Pro pdf file sent by William Archer as an attachment to an email.  The facsimile was probably scanned from an original. It is accompanied by an html file which is a copy of the West Virginia Division of Culture and History's webpage on Tyler Edward Hill, whom Archer believes authored the booklet. The booklet also includes a brief mention of the story that inpsired Archer's unfinished writing, \"White Slavery in Cinder Bottom\". Identifier: 4388_digitran_3","The collection contains a significant number of photographs, negatives, and some photos on CD and are dispersed throughout William Archer's papers.  Most of the photographs date from the 1990s and early 2000s, although some are older, of places, events, and people in Mercer and McDowell Counties. Other  formats include a motion picture film, books, videocassette recordings, sound audiocassette recordings, phonograph records, maps, and artwork.  Artifacts include jackets, t-shirts, baseball caps, and other objects.  (Boxes 1-3, 6-7, 17, 20)","This folder also contains a floppy disk with two files containing information about the Gary Country Club in McDowell County. To access these files, request identifier 4388_disk1_b1_f6.","The identifier for the image on CD, Vera Pocahontas Mine, No. 3, \"Day Shift\" Landgraff, WV, July 9-19, 1940, is 4388_disc3_b1_f35.","Oral history content consists of two published CDs titled \"Folks Are Talking: Oral Histories from the 1970s Gathered by Garret Mathews\". Garret Mathews was a writer for the Bluefield Daily Telegraph. The identifier for the oral history content is 4388_disc5_b7_f10 and the discs contain 33 tracks total.","\"Four for Bluefield\", identifier: 4388_disc22_b17_f10 is a copy of a CD in box 28 and can be accessed by requesting Identifier: 4388_disc18_box28. \"J.E. Martin House Project\", identifier 4388_disc21_b17_f10, consists of videos of the J.E. Martin House in Bluefield, WV and work on the house.","Two jpeg images of six individuals, one of whom is William Archer, in formal attire. The files were originally found on a disc, however, the disc was unable to be found. Identifier: 4388_disc23_missing.","This series includes newspaper columns written by Bill Archer on various topics (Boxes 1-6, 8, 14, 19, 24) as well as magazine articles and liteary forms he wrote.  Additional examples of his writing are scattered throughout all the series.  Most of the newspaper articles are original clippings, but some are facsimiles. Box 4 contains an extensive collection of his opinion pieces, and Box 28 contains magazine articles written by Archer.  The articles are from  Coal People Magazine ,  Goldenseal ,  Wonderful West Virginia , and a few other publications. Literary foms found throughout the collection include stories, poems, lyrics, and histories, both typed and handwritten. ","\nDigital files of his compositions include 120 files consisting of the text of an essay reflecting on music, and songs, written and performed by Archer and Karl Miller, copied from 12 compact computer discs.   ","Two electronic files, one a proposal for a book titled  The Under Thirty Minute Meals of Richard Lucas , a pseudonym for William Archer, and the other a section of the book \"Wok like a Man.\" The book proposal seems to have been a compilation of previously written columns. Files are in Microsoft Word format, as sent by William Archer in 2019. Identifier: 4388_digitran_2.","Two electronic Word documents emailed by William Archer.  One is a synopsis for a \"fact-based work of fiction\" titled \"Cinder Bottom.\"  The other is the start of a story titled \"White Slavery in Cinder Bottom\" and is about a young woman lured into prostitution by promise of a job. Identifier: 4388_digitran_3","Manuscript, edited by Archer's wife Evonda, for a story about protesting the Vietnam War and titled \"What Did You Do?\" The document, a  Adobe Acrobat Pro pdf file, was sent attached to an email.  At the end of the digital file are facsimiles of a 1967  Bluefield Daily Telegraph  newspaper article in two pages about the youth protests against the war.  Another digital file is a photograph of a war protest button, \"Confront the Warmakers, Oct. 21st, Wash. D.C. Support Our Boys in Vietnam--Bring Them Home\". Identifier: 4388_digitran_1.","Compact discs include: \n Stu and Bill Archer, the Archer Brothers , 21 songs; track 5 \"Cackleburr Drive\" written by Archer in 1971, all other songs assumed to be by written by others.\n Bramwell 100 Year Celebration ; music and narration\n Coalfield Visions, 1990 ; 10 songs, \"Cha[r]lton Singers featured on track 7, 'Route 52'\n Two for Pocahontas ; 2 songs: '114 Miners' \u0026 'Pocahontas Mine Song'\n Gaining Momentum ; 7 songs\n project duo ; 17 songs; \"Most songs were re-recordings except John Nash song\n Merry, Merry Christmas ; 10 songs written by others\n Four for Bluefield ; 4 songs; \"Remix of 4 Bluefield songs from  Project Duo , 'Land of Misted Mountains,' 'Lemonade Song,' 'Route 52,' 'John F. Nash of Bluefield'\n Sounds of the Hills, Volume 1 or 2 , 9 songs; \"Music celebrating our region's history and heritage, as performed live on April 18, 2007, at the Ya'Sou Deli in Kimball, West Virginia\n Glory in the Gospel, Volume 2 or 2 , 10 songs; \"Music of praise and worship in His holy name, as performed live on April 18, 2007, at the Ya'Sou Deli in Kimball, West Virginia\n Solid as the Bank of Kimball and the Wheelbarrow , 2 songs; \"Remix of 'Wheelbarrow Song' and 'Bank of Bramwell' to promote re-open of Bank in 2007\"\n \nAll content is retained as digital files, as well. These CDs are part of 4388 ADD 2020-02.","Identifier: 4388_disc9_box28. \"Music \u0026 Narration from Bramwell 100\", the 100th anniversary of the founding of Bramwell. Dated July 30, 1988 with \"Remix 2020\" written on the CD. 16 .wav files.","Identifier: 4388_disc10_box28. \"Gaining Momentum\", 7 .wav files. Album by Bill Archer and Karl Miller. Recorded 1992.","Identifier: 4388_disc11_box28. \"Solid as the Bank of Bramwell\", 2 .wav files. Album by Bill Archer and Karl Miller.","Identifier: 4388_disc12_box28. \"Coalfield Visions Remake 1993\", 10 .wav files. Album by Bill Archer and Karl Miller.","Identifier: 4388_disc13_box28. \"Two for Pocahontas\", 2 .wav files. Repackaged 1990 recordings by Bill Archer and Karl Miller.","Identifier: 4388_disc14_box28. \"Coalfield Visions\", original recording, 10 .wav files. Recordings by Bill Archer and Karl Miller.","Identifier: 4388_disc15_box28. \"The Archer Brothers\" by Stu and Bill Archer. 21 .wav files.","Identifier: 4388_disc16_box28. \"project duo\" by Bill Archer and Karl Miller. 17 .wav files.","Identifier: 4388_disc17_box28. \"Merry, Merry Christmas\" by Bill Archer and Karl Miller. 10 .wav files.","Identifier: 4388_disc18_box28. \"Four for Bluefield\" by Bill Archer and Karl Miller. 4 .wav files.","Identifier: 4388_disc19_box28. \"Sounds of the Hills: Live from Kimball, Part 1\" by Bill Archer and Karl Miller. 9 .wav files.","Identifier: 4388_disc20_box28. \"Sounds of the Hills: Live from Kimball, Part 2\" by Bill Archer and Karl Miller. 10 .wav files.","Identifier: 4388_add_2020-02_digtran_05. Word doc titled, \"Bill Archer Songs 1971-1995\" by Bill Archer. 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Letters date from as early as the American Civil War (1864) to the year after Stratton's death (1940). For the most part, letters are about social and family news, though some of the early letters contain Civil War and post-bellum news from the South. Letters from friends in Oregon, Colorado, and Nevada also provide details on Indian affairs, railroad growth, and cattle in the West. The collection also contains a large number of wedding and graduation invitations for events in Oxford, New York, where Stratton spent much of his life.","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viblbv_repositories_2_resources_2533#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_2533","ead_ssi":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_2533","_root_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_2533","_nest_parent_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_2533","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_2533.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Stratton, William Avery, Correspondence","title_ssm":["William Avery Stratton Correspondence"],"title_tesim":["William Avery Stratton Correspondence"],"unitdate_ssm":["1864-1940","1864-1880"],"unitdate_bulk_ssim":["1864-1880"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1864-1940"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Ms.2009.114"],"text":["Ms.2009.114","William Avery Stratton Correspondence","Local/Regional History and Appalachian South","Civil War","United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865","Correspondence","The collection is open for research.","The collection is arranged in three series–Series I: Correspondence, 1864-1940, Series II: Invitations, 1874-1935, and Series III: Ephemera. ","Series I: Correspondence, 1864-1940, contains more than 75 years of personal and business letters written to, and in a few cases, by, Stratton. A majority of the letters are from immediate and extended family. The remainder are from friends and business associates. In addition to his own jobs over the years, Stratton appears to have facilitated business transactions for his family's dairy.","Hattie Chase (Stratton's cousin), wrote Stratton a number of letters from Georgia concerning treatment and perceptions of African-Americans in the south after the American Civil War. Her letters continue into the early 1870s. After 1871, Stratton's brother, Edward, also writes about African-Americans, when he moved to Bolton, Mississippi, for a job with Robinson \u0026 Withers, later Robinson \u0026 Williams, then C. L. Robinson \u0026 Co. Charles L. Robinson was probably a relation through William and Edward's mother and step-mother.","Starting in 1878, Stratton received letters from a cousin, Eli Ten Brock, and a number of other friends living out west. These letters contain discussion of troubles with Indians, the growth of the railroad, and cattle driving in Oregon, Colorado, Nevada, and Texas. These were not the only colorful characters with whom he corresponded. After an unknown attack of some kind while living in Mississippi, a friend advised him that \"if I had been in your place I would have shot a hole in him big enough to see what he had for last meal.\" His friend then recommends he buy a pistol and \"shoot the H--l out of the first man that attempts to molest [him].\" Later letters from his sister and brother-in-law, Alice and Ira MacFarland, relate stories of gold mining and ranching in Nevada.","This series is arranged chronologically.","Series II: Invitations, 1874-1935, includes invitations to events in and around Oxford, New York, and other locations. It contains two subseries: Subseries I: Weddings and Anniversaries, 1874-1935, and Subseries II: Graduations and Reunions, 1890-1900. Subseries I includes weddings and anniversary party invitations and announcements. Many of these have place cards attached. Subseries II contains invitations to graduation and reunion events at the Oxford Academy, some of which have attached calling cards.","This series is arranged chronologically within each subseries. ","George Stratton (1823-1910) married Mariette Robinson (abt. 1824-1865) in January 1845. They had six children, all born in Oxford, New York: William Avery (1845-1939), Edward L. (b. December 1847), Harvey J. (b. January 1850), Luke A. (1853-1862), Tracy Frink (b. June 1858), and Alice Robinson (b. February 1864). Some time between 1866 and 1870, George married his first wife's cousin, Maria A. Robinson. George and his four sons who survived to adulthood were all involved in dairy farming and lumber work at one time or another. Stratton seems to have worked in both business, probably in an office capacity, after mid-1881.","Although some details of Stratton's life are unknown, a great deal can be found in the letters. He spent much of his life in parts of Chenango County, New York. He never married. He went to the Oxford Academy, which continued to serve (in an expanded form), as the central school district for Oxford. Around 1866, he attended business college in Poughkeepsie, New York. ","In 1870 and early 1871, Stratton seems to have been looking for work. After a brief trip to visit family and friends in Mississippi and Georgia in the spring of 1871, he settled in Washington, DC, having taken a clerk position with the Office of Internal Revenue, Treasury Department. In 1877, he left the Treasury Department and traveled in California and Oregon. Letters from his trip, as well as after, suggest he may be been looking to find work there. He was back in Oxford the next year, however. By the spring of 1879, Stratton was working for Lord and Taylor in New York City. In 1881, he moved to Othello, Mississippi. Some time after May 1881, he returned again to Chenango County. It is unclear if he remained with the family business(es) or found other work. He died in 1939. His sister, Alice, was his only sibling still alive at that time. ","The guide to the William Avery Stratton Correspondence by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement, and description of the William Avery Stratton Correspondence commenced in August 2009 and was completed in September 2009.","The collection contains correspondence to William Avery Stratton from friends and family. Letters date from as early as the American Civil War (1864) to the year after Stratton's death (1940). For the most part, letters are about social and family news, though some of the early letters contain Civil War and post-bellum news from the South. Letters from friends in Oregon, Colorado, and Nevada also provide details on Indian affairs, railroad growth, and cattle in the West. The collection also contains a large number of wedding and graduation invitations for events in Oxford, New York, where Stratton spent much of his life.","A significant portion of the family correspondence shares news from places around the country. There is also an emphasis on family business (the selling of butter from the farm, land, and stock dividends, for example) and local politics. Stratton's extended family lived throughout central and eastern New York, as well as in other parts of the country, and appear often throughout the correspondence both as writers and topics. In addition to  Stratton s, other connected families include the  Chase s, the  Robinson s, the  Ten Brock s ( Ten Broeck s) and the  Juliand s. A list of major correspondents by decade is provided under \"Series I: Correspondence\" below.","Note:  There is very little correspondence for the period of June 1882 through November 1890, and none for the period of 1920 to 1934. ","In addition to letters, the collection also contains a series of wedding and graduation invitations. During the second half of his life, while living predominantly in Oxford, New York, Stratton appears to have been a popular invitee. Many of the graduation invitations are for his old school, the Oxford Academy. Other materials include miscellaneous photographs and business papers.","Major Correspondents, 1864-1869: Alice Brown, Hattie Chase, M.H. Hall, Wallace Mott, Anna (Annie), Julia, and Ida Nichols, George Stratton, Sarah Stratton (later Juliand), and Minnie Tremain. Major Correspondents, 1870-1879: Hattie Chase, Lottie Lewis (later Currier), Edward L. Stratton, Harvey J. Stratton, George Stratton, and Maria A. Stratton. Major Correspondents, 1880-1889: Edward L. Stratton, and Tracy F. Stratton. Major Correspondents, 1890-1899: George Juliand, II, Ira MacFarland, and Jennie Randall. Major Correspondents, 1900-1909: None.  Major Correspondents, 1910-1919: Edward L. Stratton. Major Correspondents, 1920-1934: No correspondence from this period. Major Correspondents, 1935-1940: Alice Stratton MacFarland.","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.","The collection contains correspondence to William Avery Stratton from friends and family. Letters date from as early as the American Civil War (1864) to the year after Stratton's death (1940). For the most part, letters are about social and family news, though some of the early letters contain Civil War and post-bellum news from the South. Letters from friends in Oregon, Colorado, and Nevada also provide details on Indian affairs, railroad growth, and cattle in the West. The collection also contains a large number of wedding and graduation invitations for events in Oxford, New York, where Stratton spent much of his life.","Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Stratton family (Oxford, New York)","Stratton","Chase","Robinson","Ten Brock","Ten Broeck","Juliand","Currier, Lottie (Charlotte?) 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These letters contain discussion of troubles with Indians, the growth of the railroad, and cattle driving in Oregon, Colorado, Nevada, and Texas. These were not the only colorful characters with whom he corresponded. After an unknown attack of some kind while living in Mississippi, a friend advised him that \"if I had been in your place I would have shot a hole in him big enough to see what he had for last meal.\" His friend then recommends he buy a pistol and \"shoot the H--l out of the first man that attempts to molest [him].\" Later letters from his sister and brother-in-law, Alice and Ira MacFarland, relate stories of gold mining and ranching in Nevada.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged chronologically.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries II: Invitations, 1874-1935, includes invitations to events in and around Oxford, New York, and other locations. It contains two subseries: Subseries I: Weddings and Anniversaries, 1874-1935, and Subseries II: Graduations and Reunions, 1890-1900. Subseries I includes weddings and anniversary party invitations and announcements. Many of these have place cards attached. Subseries II contains invitations to graduation and reunion events at the Oxford Academy, some of which have attached calling cards.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged chronologically within each subseries. \u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["The collection is arranged in three series–Series I: Correspondence, 1864-1940, Series II: Invitations, 1874-1935, and Series III: Ephemera. ","Series I: Correspondence, 1864-1940, contains more than 75 years of personal and business letters written to, and in a few cases, by, Stratton. A majority of the letters are from immediate and extended family. The remainder are from friends and business associates. In addition to his own jobs over the years, Stratton appears to have facilitated business transactions for his family's dairy.","Hattie Chase (Stratton's cousin), wrote Stratton a number of letters from Georgia concerning treatment and perceptions of African-Americans in the south after the American Civil War. Her letters continue into the early 1870s. After 1871, Stratton's brother, Edward, also writes about African-Americans, when he moved to Bolton, Mississippi, for a job with Robinson \u0026 Withers, later Robinson \u0026 Williams, then C. L. Robinson \u0026 Co. Charles L. Robinson was probably a relation through William and Edward's mother and step-mother.","Starting in 1878, Stratton received letters from a cousin, Eli Ten Brock, and a number of other friends living out west. These letters contain discussion of troubles with Indians, the growth of the railroad, and cattle driving in Oregon, Colorado, Nevada, and Texas. These were not the only colorful characters with whom he corresponded. After an unknown attack of some kind while living in Mississippi, a friend advised him that \"if I had been in your place I would have shot a hole in him big enough to see what he had for last meal.\" His friend then recommends he buy a pistol and \"shoot the H--l out of the first man that attempts to molest [him].\" Later letters from his sister and brother-in-law, Alice and Ira MacFarland, relate stories of gold mining and ranching in Nevada.","This series is arranged chronologically.","Series II: Invitations, 1874-1935, includes invitations to events in and around Oxford, New York, and other locations. It contains two subseries: Subseries I: Weddings and Anniversaries, 1874-1935, and Subseries II: Graduations and Reunions, 1890-1900. Subseries I includes weddings and anniversary party invitations and announcements. Many of these have place cards attached. Subseries II contains invitations to graduation and reunion events at the Oxford Academy, some of which have attached calling cards.","This series is arranged chronologically within each subseries. "],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eGeorge Stratton (1823-1910) married Mariette Robinson (abt. 1824-1865) in January 1845. They had six children, all born in Oxford, New York: William Avery (1845-1939), Edward L. (b. December 1847), Harvey J. (b. January 1850), Luke A. (1853-1862), Tracy Frink (b. June 1858), and Alice Robinson (b. February 1864). Some time between 1866 and 1870, George married his first wife's cousin, Maria A. Robinson. George and his four sons who survived to adulthood were all involved in dairy farming and lumber work at one time or another. Stratton seems to have worked in both business, probably in an office capacity, after mid-1881.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAlthough some details of Stratton's life are unknown, a great deal can be found in the letters. He spent much of his life in parts of Chenango County, New York. He never married. He went to the Oxford Academy, which continued to serve (in an expanded form), as the central school district for Oxford. Around 1866, he attended business college in Poughkeepsie, New York. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn 1870 and early 1871, Stratton seems to have been looking for work. After a brief trip to visit family and friends in Mississippi and Georgia in the spring of 1871, he settled in Washington, DC, having taken a clerk position with the Office of Internal Revenue, Treasury Department. In 1877, he left the Treasury Department and traveled in California and Oregon. Letters from his trip, as well as after, suggest he may be been looking to find work there. He was back in Oxford the next year, however. By the spring of 1879, Stratton was working for Lord and Taylor in New York City. In 1881, he moved to Othello, Mississippi. Some time after May 1881, he returned again to Chenango County. 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He spent much of his life in parts of Chenango County, New York. He never married. He went to the Oxford Academy, which continued to serve (in an expanded form), as the central school district for Oxford. Around 1866, he attended business college in Poughkeepsie, New York. ","In 1870 and early 1871, Stratton seems to have been looking for work. After a brief trip to visit family and friends in Mississippi and Georgia in the spring of 1871, he settled in Washington, DC, having taken a clerk position with the Office of Internal Revenue, Treasury Department. In 1877, he left the Treasury Department and traveled in California and Oregon. Letters from his trip, as well as after, suggest he may be been looking to find work there. He was back in Oxford the next year, however. By the spring of 1879, Stratton was working for Lord and Taylor in New York City. In 1881, he moved to Othello, Mississippi. Some time after May 1881, he returned again to Chenango County. It is unclear if he remained with the family business(es) or found other work. He died in 1939. His sister, Alice, was his only sibling still alive at that time. 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Letters date from as early as the American Civil War (1864) to the year after Stratton's death (1940). For the most part, letters are about social and family news, though some of the early letters contain Civil War and post-bellum news from the South. Letters from friends in Oregon, Colorado, and Nevada also provide details on Indian affairs, railroad growth, and cattle in the West. The collection also contains a large number of wedding and graduation invitations for events in Oxford, New York, where Stratton spent much of his life.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA significant portion of the family correspondence shares news from places around the country. There is also an emphasis on family business (the selling of butter from the farm, land, and stock dividends, for example) and local politics. Stratton's extended family lived throughout central and eastern New York, as well as in other parts of the country, and appear often throughout the correspondence both as writers and topics. In addition to \u003cfamname normal=\"Stratton family\"\u003eStratton\u003c/famname\u003es, other connected families include the \u003cfamname normal=\"Chase family\"\u003eChase\u003c/famname\u003es, the \u003cfamname normal=\"Robinson family\"\u003eRobinson\u003c/famname\u003es, the \u003cfamname normal=\"Ten Brock family\"\u003eTen Brock\u003c/famname\u003es (\u003cfamname normal=\"Ten Brock family\"\u003eTen Broeck\u003c/famname\u003es) and the \u003cfamname normal=\"Juliand family\"\u003eJuliand\u003c/famname\u003es. A list of major correspondents by decade is provided under \"Series I: Correspondence\" below.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eNote:\u003c/emph\u003e There is very little correspondence for the period of June 1882 through November 1890, and none for the period of 1920 to 1934. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to letters, the collection also contains a series of wedding and graduation invitations. During the second half of his life, while living predominantly in Oxford, New York, Stratton appears to have been a popular invitee. Many of the graduation invitations are for his old school, the Oxford Academy. Other materials include miscellaneous photographs and business papers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003clist\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eMajor Correspondents, 1864-1869: Alice Brown, Hattie Chase, M.H. Hall, Wallace Mott, Anna (Annie), Julia, and Ida Nichols, George Stratton, Sarah Stratton (later Juliand), and Minnie Tremain.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eMajor Correspondents, 1870-1879: Hattie Chase, Lottie Lewis (later Currier), Edward L. Stratton, Harvey J. Stratton, George Stratton, and Maria A. Stratton.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eMajor Correspondents, 1880-1889: Edward L. Stratton, and Tracy F. Stratton.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eMajor Correspondents, 1890-1899: George Juliand, II, Ira MacFarland, and Jennie Randall.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eMajor Correspondents, 1900-1909: None. \u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eMajor Correspondents, 1910-1919: Edward L. Stratton.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eMajor Correspondents, 1920-1934: No correspondence from this period.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eMajor Correspondents, 1935-1940: Alice Stratton MacFarland.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003c/list\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content","Scope Note"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The collection contains correspondence to William Avery Stratton from friends and family. Letters date from as early as the American Civil War (1864) to the year after Stratton's death (1940). For the most part, letters are about social and family news, though some of the early letters contain Civil War and post-bellum news from the South. Letters from friends in Oregon, Colorado, and Nevada also provide details on Indian affairs, railroad growth, and cattle in the West. The collection also contains a large number of wedding and graduation invitations for events in Oxford, New York, where Stratton spent much of his life.","A significant portion of the family correspondence shares news from places around the country. There is also an emphasis on family business (the selling of butter from the farm, land, and stock dividends, for example) and local politics. Stratton's extended family lived throughout central and eastern New York, as well as in other parts of the country, and appear often throughout the correspondence both as writers and topics. In addition to  Stratton s, other connected families include the  Chase s, the  Robinson s, the  Ten Brock s ( Ten Broeck s) and the  Juliand s. A list of major correspondents by decade is provided under \"Series I: Correspondence\" below.","Note:  There is very little correspondence for the period of June 1882 through November 1890, and none for the period of 1920 to 1934. ","In addition to letters, the collection also contains a series of wedding and graduation invitations. During the second half of his life, while living predominantly in Oxford, New York, Stratton appears to have been a popular invitee. Many of the graduation invitations are for his old school, the Oxford Academy. Other materials include miscellaneous photographs and business papers.","Major Correspondents, 1864-1869: Alice Brown, Hattie Chase, M.H. Hall, Wallace Mott, Anna (Annie), Julia, and Ida Nichols, George Stratton, Sarah Stratton (later Juliand), and Minnie Tremain. Major Correspondents, 1870-1879: Hattie Chase, Lottie Lewis (later Currier), Edward L. Stratton, Harvey J. Stratton, George Stratton, and Maria A. Stratton. Major Correspondents, 1880-1889: Edward L. Stratton, and Tracy F. Stratton. Major Correspondents, 1890-1899: George Juliand, II, Ira MacFarland, and Jennie Randall. Major Correspondents, 1900-1909: None.  Major Correspondents, 1910-1919: Edward L. Stratton. Major Correspondents, 1920-1934: No correspondence from this period. Major Correspondents, 1935-1940: Alice Stratton MacFarland."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuapublication\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_a2c557dbed680fa65195ca0d39786ac4\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe collection contains correspondence to William Avery Stratton from friends and family. Letters date from as early as the American Civil War (1864) to the year after Stratton's death (1940). For the most part, letters are about social and family news, though some of the early letters contain Civil War and post-bellum news from the South. Letters from friends in Oregon, Colorado, and Nevada also provide details on Indian affairs, railroad growth, and cattle in the West. The collection also contains a large number of wedding and graduation invitations for events in Oxford, New York, where Stratton spent much of his life.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The collection contains correspondence to William Avery Stratton from friends and family. Letters date from as early as the American Civil War (1864) to the year after Stratton's death (1940). For the most part, letters are about social and family news, though some of the early letters contain Civil War and post-bellum news from the South. Letters from friends in Oregon, Colorado, and Nevada also provide details on Indian affairs, railroad growth, and cattle in the West. 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","Series I: Correspondence, 1864-1940, contains more than 75 years of personal and business letters written to, and in a few cases, by, Stratton. A majority of the letters are from immediate and extended family. The remainder are from friends and business associates. In addition to his own jobs over the years, Stratton appears to have facilitated business transactions for his family's dairy.","Hattie Chase (Stratton's cousin), wrote Stratton a number of letters from Georgia concerning treatment and perceptions of African-Americans in the south after the American Civil War. Her letters continue into the early 1870s. After 1871, Stratton's brother, Edward, also writes about African-Americans, when he moved to Bolton, Mississippi, for a job with Robinson \u0026 Withers, later Robinson \u0026 Williams, then C. L. Robinson \u0026 Co. Charles L. Robinson was probably a relation through William and Edward's mother and step-mother.","Starting in 1878, Stratton received letters from a cousin, Eli Ten Brock, and a number of other friends living out west. These letters contain discussion of troubles with Indians, the growth of the railroad, and cattle driving in Oregon, Colorado, Nevada, and Texas. These were not the only colorful characters with whom he corresponded. After an unknown attack of some kind while living in Mississippi, a friend advised him that \"if I had been in your place I would have shot a hole in him big enough to see what he had for last meal.\" His friend then recommends he buy a pistol and \"shoot the H--l out of the first man that attempts to molest [him].\" Later letters from his sister and brother-in-law, Alice and Ira MacFarland, relate stories of gold mining and ranching in Nevada.","This series is arranged chronologically.","Series II: Invitations, 1874-1935, includes invitations to events in and around Oxford, New York, and other locations. It contains two subseries: Subseries I: Weddings and Anniversaries, 1874-1935, and Subseries II: Graduations and Reunions, 1890-1900. Subseries I includes weddings and anniversary party invitations and announcements. Many of these have place cards attached. Subseries II contains invitations to graduation and reunion events at the Oxford Academy, some of which have attached calling cards.","This series is arranged chronologically within each subseries. ","George Stratton (1823-1910) married Mariette Robinson (abt. 1824-1865) in January 1845. They had six children, all born in Oxford, New York: William Avery (1845-1939), Edward L. (b. December 1847), Harvey J. (b. January 1850), Luke A. (1853-1862), Tracy Frink (b. June 1858), and Alice Robinson (b. February 1864). Some time between 1866 and 1870, George married his first wife's cousin, Maria A. Robinson. George and his four sons who survived to adulthood were all involved in dairy farming and lumber work at one time or another. Stratton seems to have worked in both business, probably in an office capacity, after mid-1881.","Although some details of Stratton's life are unknown, a great deal can be found in the letters. He spent much of his life in parts of Chenango County, New York. He never married. He went to the Oxford Academy, which continued to serve (in an expanded form), as the central school district for Oxford. Around 1866, he attended business college in Poughkeepsie, New York. ","In 1870 and early 1871, Stratton seems to have been looking for work. After a brief trip to visit family and friends in Mississippi and Georgia in the spring of 1871, he settled in Washington, DC, having taken a clerk position with the Office of Internal Revenue, Treasury Department. In 1877, he left the Treasury Department and traveled in California and Oregon. Letters from his trip, as well as after, suggest he may be been looking to find work there. He was back in Oxford the next year, however. By the spring of 1879, Stratton was working for Lord and Taylor in New York City. In 1881, he moved to Othello, Mississippi. Some time after May 1881, he returned again to Chenango County. It is unclear if he remained with the family business(es) or found other work. He died in 1939. His sister, Alice, was his only sibling still alive at that time. ","The guide to the William Avery Stratton Correspondence by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement, and description of the William Avery Stratton Correspondence commenced in August 2009 and was completed in September 2009.","The collection contains correspondence to William Avery Stratton from friends and family. Letters date from as early as the American Civil War (1864) to the year after Stratton's death (1940). For the most part, letters are about social and family news, though some of the early letters contain Civil War and post-bellum news from the South. Letters from friends in Oregon, Colorado, and Nevada also provide details on Indian affairs, railroad growth, and cattle in the West. The collection also contains a large number of wedding and graduation invitations for events in Oxford, New York, where Stratton spent much of his life.","A significant portion of the family correspondence shares news from places around the country. There is also an emphasis on family business (the selling of butter from the farm, land, and stock dividends, for example) and local politics. Stratton's extended family lived throughout central and eastern New York, as well as in other parts of the country, and appear often throughout the correspondence both as writers and topics. In addition to  Stratton s, other connected families include the  Chase s, the  Robinson s, the  Ten Brock s ( Ten Broeck s) and the  Juliand s. A list of major correspondents by decade is provided under \"Series I: Correspondence\" below.","Note:  There is very little correspondence for the period of June 1882 through November 1890, and none for the period of 1920 to 1934. ","In addition to letters, the collection also contains a series of wedding and graduation invitations. During the second half of his life, while living predominantly in Oxford, New York, Stratton appears to have been a popular invitee. Many of the graduation invitations are for his old school, the Oxford Academy. Other materials include miscellaneous photographs and business papers.","Major Correspondents, 1864-1869: Alice Brown, Hattie Chase, M.H. Hall, Wallace Mott, Anna (Annie), Julia, and Ida Nichols, George Stratton, Sarah Stratton (later Juliand), and Minnie Tremain. Major Correspondents, 1870-1879: Hattie Chase, Lottie Lewis (later Currier), Edward L. Stratton, Harvey J. Stratton, George Stratton, and Maria A. Stratton. Major Correspondents, 1880-1889: Edward L. Stratton, and Tracy F. Stratton. Major Correspondents, 1890-1899: George Juliand, II, Ira MacFarland, and Jennie Randall. Major Correspondents, 1900-1909: None.  Major Correspondents, 1910-1919: Edward L. Stratton. Major Correspondents, 1920-1934: No correspondence from this period. Major Correspondents, 1935-1940: Alice Stratton MacFarland.","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.","The collection contains correspondence to William Avery Stratton from friends and family. Letters date from as early as the American Civil War (1864) to the year after Stratton's death (1940). For the most part, letters are about social and family news, though some of the early letters contain Civil War and post-bellum news from the South. Letters from friends in Oregon, Colorado, and Nevada also provide details on Indian affairs, railroad growth, and cattle in the West. The collection also contains a large number of wedding and graduation invitations for events in Oxford, New York, where Stratton spent much of his life.","Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Stratton family (Oxford, New York)","Stratton","Chase","Robinson","Ten Brock","Ten Broeck","Juliand","Currier, Lottie (Charlotte?) 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","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . 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A majority of the letters are from immediate and extended family. The remainder are from friends and business associates. In addition to his own jobs over the years, Stratton appears to have facilitated business transactions for his family's dairy.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHattie Chase (Stratton's cousin), wrote Stratton a number of letters from Georgia concerning treatment and perceptions of African-Americans in the south after the American Civil War. Her letters continue into the early 1870s. After 1871, Stratton's brother, Edward, also writes about African-Americans, when he moved to Bolton, Mississippi, for a job with Robinson \u0026amp; Withers, later Robinson \u0026amp; Williams, then C. L. Robinson \u0026amp; Co. Charles L. Robinson was probably a relation through William and Edward's mother and step-mother.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eStarting in 1878, Stratton received letters from a cousin, Eli Ten Brock, and a number of other friends living out west. These letters contain discussion of troubles with Indians, the growth of the railroad, and cattle driving in Oregon, Colorado, Nevada, and Texas. These were not the only colorful characters with whom he corresponded. After an unknown attack of some kind while living in Mississippi, a friend advised him that \"if I had been in your place I would have shot a hole in him big enough to see what he had for last meal.\" His friend then recommends he buy a pistol and \"shoot the H--l out of the first man that attempts to molest [him].\" Later letters from his sister and brother-in-law, Alice and Ira MacFarland, relate stories of gold mining and ranching in Nevada.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged chronologically.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries II: Invitations, 1874-1935, includes invitations to events in and around Oxford, New York, and other locations. It contains two subseries: Subseries I: Weddings and Anniversaries, 1874-1935, and Subseries II: Graduations and Reunions, 1890-1900. Subseries I includes weddings and anniversary party invitations and announcements. Many of these have place cards attached. Subseries II contains invitations to graduation and reunion events at the Oxford Academy, some of which have attached calling cards.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged chronologically within each subseries. \u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["The collection is arranged in three series–Series I: Correspondence, 1864-1940, Series II: Invitations, 1874-1935, and Series III: Ephemera. ","Series I: Correspondence, 1864-1940, contains more than 75 years of personal and business letters written to, and in a few cases, by, Stratton. A majority of the letters are from immediate and extended family. The remainder are from friends and business associates. In addition to his own jobs over the years, Stratton appears to have facilitated business transactions for his family's dairy.","Hattie Chase (Stratton's cousin), wrote Stratton a number of letters from Georgia concerning treatment and perceptions of African-Americans in the south after the American Civil War. Her letters continue into the early 1870s. After 1871, Stratton's brother, Edward, also writes about African-Americans, when he moved to Bolton, Mississippi, for a job with Robinson \u0026 Withers, later Robinson \u0026 Williams, then C. L. Robinson \u0026 Co. Charles L. Robinson was probably a relation through William and Edward's mother and step-mother.","Starting in 1878, Stratton received letters from a cousin, Eli Ten Brock, and a number of other friends living out west. These letters contain discussion of troubles with Indians, the growth of the railroad, and cattle driving in Oregon, Colorado, Nevada, and Texas. These were not the only colorful characters with whom he corresponded. After an unknown attack of some kind while living in Mississippi, a friend advised him that \"if I had been in your place I would have shot a hole in him big enough to see what he had for last meal.\" His friend then recommends he buy a pistol and \"shoot the H--l out of the first man that attempts to molest [him].\" Later letters from his sister and brother-in-law, Alice and Ira MacFarland, relate stories of gold mining and ranching in Nevada.","This series is arranged chronologically.","Series II: Invitations, 1874-1935, includes invitations to events in and around Oxford, New York, and other locations. It contains two subseries: Subseries I: Weddings and Anniversaries, 1874-1935, and Subseries II: Graduations and Reunions, 1890-1900. Subseries I includes weddings and anniversary party invitations and announcements. Many of these have place cards attached. Subseries II contains invitations to graduation and reunion events at the Oxford Academy, some of which have attached calling cards.","This series is arranged chronologically within each subseries. "],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eGeorge Stratton (1823-1910) married Mariette Robinson (abt. 1824-1865) in January 1845. They had six children, all born in Oxford, New York: William Avery (1845-1939), Edward L. (b. December 1847), Harvey J. (b. January 1850), Luke A. (1853-1862), Tracy Frink (b. June 1858), and Alice Robinson (b. February 1864). Some time between 1866 and 1870, George married his first wife's cousin, Maria A. Robinson. George and his four sons who survived to adulthood were all involved in dairy farming and lumber work at one time or another. Stratton seems to have worked in both business, probably in an office capacity, after mid-1881.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAlthough some details of Stratton's life are unknown, a great deal can be found in the letters. He spent much of his life in parts of Chenango County, New York. He never married. He went to the Oxford Academy, which continued to serve (in an expanded form), as the central school district for Oxford. Around 1866, he attended business college in Poughkeepsie, New York. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn 1870 and early 1871, Stratton seems to have been looking for work. After a brief trip to visit family and friends in Mississippi and Georgia in the spring of 1871, he settled in Washington, DC, having taken a clerk position with the Office of Internal Revenue, Treasury Department. In 1877, he left the Treasury Department and traveled in California and Oregon. Letters from his trip, as well as after, suggest he may be been looking to find work there. He was back in Oxford the next year, however. By the spring of 1879, Stratton was working for Lord and Taylor in New York City. In 1881, he moved to Othello, Mississippi. Some time after May 1881, he returned again to Chenango County. 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He spent much of his life in parts of Chenango County, New York. He never married. He went to the Oxford Academy, which continued to serve (in an expanded form), as the central school district for Oxford. Around 1866, he attended business college in Poughkeepsie, New York. ","In 1870 and early 1871, Stratton seems to have been looking for work. After a brief trip to visit family and friends in Mississippi and Georgia in the spring of 1871, he settled in Washington, DC, having taken a clerk position with the Office of Internal Revenue, Treasury Department. In 1877, he left the Treasury Department and traveled in California and Oregon. Letters from his trip, as well as after, suggest he may be been looking to find work there. He was back in Oxford the next year, however. By the spring of 1879, Stratton was working for Lord and Taylor in New York City. In 1881, he moved to Othello, Mississippi. Some time after May 1881, he returned again to Chenango County. It is unclear if he remained with the family business(es) or found other work. He died in 1939. His sister, Alice, was his only sibling still alive at that time. 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Letters date from as early as the American Civil War (1864) to the year after Stratton's death (1940). For the most part, letters are about social and family news, though some of the early letters contain Civil War and post-bellum news from the South. Letters from friends in Oregon, Colorado, and Nevada also provide details on Indian affairs, railroad growth, and cattle in the West. The collection also contains a large number of wedding and graduation invitations for events in Oxford, New York, where Stratton spent much of his life.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA significant portion of the family correspondence shares news from places around the country. There is also an emphasis on family business (the selling of butter from the farm, land, and stock dividends, for example) and local politics. Stratton's extended family lived throughout central and eastern New York, as well as in other parts of the country, and appear often throughout the correspondence both as writers and topics. In addition to \u003cfamname normal=\"Stratton family\"\u003eStratton\u003c/famname\u003es, other connected families include the \u003cfamname normal=\"Chase family\"\u003eChase\u003c/famname\u003es, the \u003cfamname normal=\"Robinson family\"\u003eRobinson\u003c/famname\u003es, the \u003cfamname normal=\"Ten Brock family\"\u003eTen Brock\u003c/famname\u003es (\u003cfamname normal=\"Ten Brock family\"\u003eTen Broeck\u003c/famname\u003es) and the \u003cfamname normal=\"Juliand family\"\u003eJuliand\u003c/famname\u003es. A list of major correspondents by decade is provided under \"Series I: Correspondence\" below.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eNote:\u003c/emph\u003e There is very little correspondence for the period of June 1882 through November 1890, and none for the period of 1920 to 1934. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to letters, the collection also contains a series of wedding and graduation invitations. 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Letters from friends in Oregon, Colorado, and Nevada also provide details on Indian affairs, railroad growth, and cattle in the West. The collection also contains a large number of wedding and graduation invitations for events in Oxford, New York, where Stratton spent much of his life.","A significant portion of the family correspondence shares news from places around the country. There is also an emphasis on family business (the selling of butter from the farm, land, and stock dividends, for example) and local politics. Stratton's extended family lived throughout central and eastern New York, as well as in other parts of the country, and appear often throughout the correspondence both as writers and topics. In addition to  Stratton s, other connected families include the  Chase s, the  Robinson s, the  Ten Brock s ( Ten Broeck s) and the  Juliand s. A list of major correspondents by decade is provided under \"Series I: Correspondence\" below.","Note:  There is very little correspondence for the period of June 1882 through November 1890, and none for the period of 1920 to 1934. ","In addition to letters, the collection also contains a series of wedding and graduation invitations. During the second half of his life, while living predominantly in Oxford, New York, Stratton appears to have been a popular invitee. Many of the graduation invitations are for his old school, the Oxford Academy. Other materials include miscellaneous photographs and business papers.","Major Correspondents, 1864-1869: Alice Brown, Hattie Chase, M.H. Hall, Wallace Mott, Anna (Annie), Julia, and Ida Nichols, George Stratton, Sarah Stratton (later Juliand), and Minnie Tremain. Major Correspondents, 1870-1879: Hattie Chase, Lottie Lewis (later Currier), Edward L. Stratton, Harvey J. Stratton, George Stratton, and Maria A. Stratton. Major Correspondents, 1880-1889: Edward L. Stratton, and Tracy F. Stratton. Major Correspondents, 1890-1899: George Juliand, II, Ira MacFarland, and Jennie Randall. Major Correspondents, 1900-1909: None.  Major Correspondents, 1910-1919: Edward L. Stratton. Major Correspondents, 1920-1934: No correspondence from this period. Major Correspondents, 1935-1940: Alice Stratton MacFarland."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuapublication\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_a2c557dbed680fa65195ca0d39786ac4\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe collection contains correspondence to William Avery Stratton from friends and family. Letters date from as early as the American Civil War (1864) to the year after Stratton's death (1940). For the most part, letters are about social and family news, though some of the early letters contain Civil War and post-bellum news from the South. Letters from friends in Oregon, Colorado, and Nevada also provide details on Indian affairs, railroad growth, and cattle in the West. 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