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Tetrick maintained a lifetime interest in genealogy and local history, the result of which was this collection, perhaps the most comprehensive private family history collection ever compiled for West Virginia. Tetrick was also a founding member of the George Rogers Clark chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution.","\n Willis Guy Tetrick, Jr. (23 August 1911-30 December 1995) was the oldest of W. Guy Tetrick's four children. He attended West Virginia University, graduating in 1934. He was a retired lieutenant colonel from the Army Corps of Engineers and was owner and operator of Mineral Property Management. He shared his father's interest in history and genealogy.","\n A dedication ceremony for the collection was held on 20 September 1997. Copies of the program from this ceremony can be found in the Subject Series, box 6, folder 8C.","Genealogy research papers compiled by W. Guy Tetrick and his son Willis G. Tetrick, Jr. The Tetricks were from Harrison County and the material in the collection mainly regards families of Harrison County and north central West Virginia. The collection contains mostly original genealogical compilations and family histories. It also contains personal and business correspondence; financial records; publications regarding local and state history; newspapers and news clippings; obituaries, cemetery records; records of the Sons of the American Revolution; and other material.","This series consists of thirteen notebooks containing historic records relating to the West Virginia Cemetery Survey, including volumes 1-10, 14 and an index for cemeteries in Barbour, Braxton, Calhoun, Doddridge, Harrison, Jackson, Lewis, Marion, Marshall, Mason, Preston, Ritchie, Taylor, Tucker, Upshur, and Wetzel Counties, and for cemeteries of unknown location.","Contains correspondence and related material between W. Guy Tetrick, members of the Sons of the American Revolution, and other correspondents. The series contains letters, annual chapter reports, membership lists, clippings, pamphlets, photographs, bulletins, and material regarding family histories. Correspondents include the National Sons of the American Revolution, Franklin Burdette (Secretary of West Virginia Sons of the American Revolution), the George Rogers Clark Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, Margaret Anne Tetrick, Amy R. Anderson, the West Virginia Auditor's Office, the Upper Monongahela Valley Association, and the Caldwell Telephone Company. This series also includes correspondence regarding the West Virginia Sons of the American Revolution, organized alphabetically.","This series mainly consists of the correspondence of W. Guy Tetrick, organized alphabetically by correspondent, as well as related material including clippings, legal and financial documents, pamphlets, programs, telegrams, drafts of newspaper articles, a photograph of Henry N. Tetrick, and other material. Correspondents include the Exponent Corporation; Clarksburg Trust Company; C.M. Bailey; the Boise Placer Company; W.M. Morgan; Everett F. Moore; George H. Smith; D. J. Carter; and the Clinchfield Coal Company. Subjects of the correspondence include Tetrick's business dealings, family histories, and information regarding the property of Virginia A. Tetrick.","Contains nine diaries kept by W. Guy Tetrick. Most diary entries briefly describe daily events and activities; entries also describe weather conditions, places where Tetrick stayed, and financial information.","Contains material regarding genealogy and family history collected by W. Guy Tetrick. The majority of the material in the series concerns the history of various West Virginia families. The series also contains a Harrison County Clerk's property book, birth certificates, letters, maps, news clippings, pamphlets, and other material.","This series consists of ledgers containing genealogical and related information. The majority of this material regards families from north central West Virginia. There are wills, vital statistics, church and parish records, cemetery records, inventories and appraisals, property taxes, documents regarding land ownership, and other material. There are also Harrison County records and W. Guy Tetrick's notes.","This series consists of notebooks containing family genealogies and family histories, particularly those of north central West Virginia families. Also included within this series are census records; cemetery records; birth, marriage, and death records; and other material."," Most of the Genealogy Notebooks series was previously microfilmed and made accessible as A\u0026M 1306. There is also an index to material that was not microfilmed. Please refer to the control folder of this collection for a name index to post-microfilm insertions to the Genealogy Notebooks series.","Contains material regarding the historical and genealogical research performed by W. Guy Tetrick and others. Family histories compose the majority of the material within this series. Other material within the series includes correspondence, notebooks of information organized by county, West Virginia newspapers and news clippings, miscellaneous publications, posters, and material regarding W. Guy Tetrick, including letters and financial information.","Contains newspapers and news clippings collected by W. Guy Tetrick and others. Articles are mainly taken from West Virginia newspapers and concern historical subjects, mostly state and local history.","Contains obituaries, as well as photocopies of clippings, notices, and miscellaneous material.","Contains publications, including books, pamphlets, periodicals, newsletters, and other material. Items in this series mainly regard subjects of national, state, and local history, particularly West Virginia subjects and history. This series also contains two bibles and an epistle dedicatory.","Contains material related to the Sons of the American Revolution, including administrative and organizational documents, correspondence, and material relating to history and genealogy. The administrative and organizational material includes applications for membership, documents regarding the processing of applications, membership kits, pamphlets and other material regarding the application process. It also includes programs, pamphlets and other material regarding state, annual, and other meetings, as well as governing documents of the Sons of the American Revolution including its constitution, by-laws, and proposed amendments. This material also includes financial documents including treasurer's reports, an account book, checks, deposit tickets, financial statements, bills, tax forms, and other material. It also includes annual chapter reports, membership lists, minutes, memoranda, and other miscellaneous material. Correspondence within this series includes communications between members of the Sons of the American Revolution, its chapters, and outside parties such as the state government of West Virginia. It also includes miscellaneous correspondence. The material relating to history and genealogy within this series includes a history of the West Virginia Sons of the American Revolution; news clippings and other material regarding state history; supporting material for membership application, including birth, marriage, and death records; family histories; and material regarding Revolutionary War soldiers.","Contains Civil War Research Material (1929-1980), consisting of news clippings regarding Civil War history, typescript copies of muster rolls and other lists of soldiers, correspondence regarding Tetrick's research; and other material; property records (1891-1903) including hand written descriptions of agreements that indicate lot coordinates; two typescript copies of Monongalia District Court Records (1789); and typescript copies of volumes 1 through 9 of the Harrison County Minute Books (1792-1809).","Contains material regarding W. Guy Tetrick, including correspondence, financial records, pamphlets, photographs, and a diary, among other items. Corporate correspondents include the West Virginia Society, Sons of the American Revolution; the Central West Virginia Coal Producers Association; the Reserve Officers Association; the Harrison County Historical Society; the Historic Record Association; the Baltimore Office Supply Company; and H.E. Harris and Company Postage Stamps and Philatelic Supplies. Personal correspondents include Cleveland M. Bailey; J.S. Freeman, mayor of Rivesville, West Virginia; Harley Kilgore, Criminal Court of Raleigh County; Corliss F. Randolph, Seven Day Baptist Historical Society; and Lee Stern of the Stern Brothers Stock Farm. Financial records include income tax forms and reports, an account book, and bills, among other items.","The Tetrick collection included numerous books and journals, and about 1,800 of them were added to the Libraries' collections. The vast majority of them were about genealogy, family history, and local history of West Virginia and neighboring states. In the WVU Libraries instance of WorldCat, a keyword search on \"Tetrick\" limited by location to \"West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center\" will retrieve titles from his Collection that were placed in the Rare Book Room, as well as works he authored. Other separated titles can be found by examining a list located in the Subject series, located in box 6, folders 8B-8C. A special bookplate was attached in all volumes from the Tetrick collection.","\n  Unboxed item nos. 275-291 (Maryland Historical Magazine vol. XX no. 2 and vol. XXI nos. 1-4, 8-10, 12-20) were forwarded to the rare book librarian in August 2004 and are currently available in the West Virginia Collection under call number 975.2 M368.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. 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It also contains personal and business correspondence; financial records; publications regarding local and state history; newspapers and news clippings; obituaries, cemetery records; records of the Sons of the American Revolution; and other material.","This series consists of thirteen notebooks containing historic records relating to the West Virginia Cemetery Survey, including volumes 1-10, 14 and an index for cemeteries in Barbour, Braxton, Calhoun, Doddridge, Harrison, Jackson, Lewis, Marion, Marshall, Mason, Preston, Ritchie, Taylor, Tucker, Upshur, and Wetzel Counties, and for cemeteries of unknown location.","Contains correspondence and related material between W. Guy Tetrick, members of the Sons of the American Revolution, and other correspondents. The series contains letters, annual chapter reports, membership lists, clippings, pamphlets, photographs, bulletins, and material regarding family histories. Correspondents include the National Sons of the American Revolution, Franklin Burdette (Secretary of West Virginia Sons of the American Revolution), the George Rogers Clark Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, Margaret Anne Tetrick, Amy R. Anderson, the West Virginia Auditor's Office, the Upper Monongahela Valley Association, and the Caldwell Telephone Company. This series also includes correspondence regarding the West Virginia Sons of the American Revolution, organized alphabetically.","This series mainly consists of the correspondence of W. Guy Tetrick, organized alphabetically by correspondent, as well as related material including clippings, legal and financial documents, pamphlets, programs, telegrams, drafts of newspaper articles, a photograph of Henry N. Tetrick, and other material. Correspondents include the Exponent Corporation; Clarksburg Trust Company; C.M. Bailey; the Boise Placer Company; W.M. Morgan; Everett F. Moore; George H. Smith; D. J. Carter; and the Clinchfield Coal Company. Subjects of the correspondence include Tetrick's business dealings, family histories, and information regarding the property of Virginia A. Tetrick.","Contains nine diaries kept by W. Guy Tetrick. Most diary entries briefly describe daily events and activities; entries also describe weather conditions, places where Tetrick stayed, and financial information.","Contains material regarding genealogy and family history collected by W. Guy Tetrick. The majority of the material in the series concerns the history of various West Virginia families. The series also contains a Harrison County Clerk's property book, birth certificates, letters, maps, news clippings, pamphlets, and other material.","This series consists of ledgers containing genealogical and related information. The majority of this material regards families from north central West Virginia. There are wills, vital statistics, church and parish records, cemetery records, inventories and appraisals, property taxes, documents regarding land ownership, and other material. There are also Harrison County records and W. Guy Tetrick's notes.","This series consists of notebooks containing family genealogies and family histories, particularly those of north central West Virginia families. Also included within this series are census records; cemetery records; birth, marriage, and death records; and other material."," Most of the Genealogy Notebooks series was previously microfilmed and made accessible as A\u0026M 1306. There is also an index to material that was not microfilmed. Please refer to the control folder of this collection for a name index to post-microfilm insertions to the Genealogy Notebooks series.","Contains material regarding the historical and genealogical research performed by W. Guy Tetrick and others. 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This series also contains two bibles and an epistle dedicatory.","Contains material related to the Sons of the American Revolution, including administrative and organizational documents, correspondence, and material relating to history and genealogy. The administrative and organizational material includes applications for membership, documents regarding the processing of applications, membership kits, pamphlets and other material regarding the application process. It also includes programs, pamphlets and other material regarding state, annual, and other meetings, as well as governing documents of the Sons of the American Revolution including its constitution, by-laws, and proposed amendments. This material also includes financial documents including treasurer's reports, an account book, checks, deposit tickets, financial statements, bills, tax forms, and other material. It also includes annual chapter reports, membership lists, minutes, memoranda, and other miscellaneous material. Correspondence within this series includes communications between members of the Sons of the American Revolution, its chapters, and outside parties such as the state government of West Virginia. It also includes miscellaneous correspondence. The material relating to history and genealogy within this series includes a history of the West Virginia Sons of the American Revolution; news clippings and other material regarding state history; supporting material for membership application, including birth, marriage, and death records; family histories; and material regarding Revolutionary War soldiers.","Contains Civil War Research Material (1929-1980), consisting of news clippings regarding Civil War history, typescript copies of muster rolls and other lists of soldiers, correspondence regarding Tetrick's research; and other material; property records (1891-1903) including hand written descriptions of agreements that indicate lot coordinates; two typescript copies of Monongalia District Court Records (1789); and typescript copies of volumes 1 through 9 of the Harrison County Minute Books (1792-1809).","Contains material regarding W. Guy Tetrick, including correspondence, financial records, pamphlets, photographs, and a diary, among other items. Corporate correspondents include the West Virginia Society, Sons of the American Revolution; the Central West Virginia Coal Producers Association; the Reserve Officers Association; the Harrison County Historical Society; the Historic Record Association; the Baltimore Office Supply Company; and H.E. Harris and Company Postage Stamps and Philatelic Supplies. Personal correspondents include Cleveland M. Bailey; J.S. Freeman, mayor of Rivesville, West Virginia; Harley Kilgore, Criminal Court of Raleigh County; Corliss F. Randolph, Seven Day Baptist Historical Society; and Lee Stern of the Stern Brothers Stock Farm. 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XXI nos. 1-4, 8-10, 12-20) were forwarded to the rare book librarian in August 2004 and are currently available in the West Virginia Collection under call number 975.2 M368.\u003c/p\u003e"],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["The Tetrick collection included numerous books and journals, and about 1,800 of them were added to the Libraries' collections. The vast majority of them were about genealogy, family history, and local history of West Virginia and neighboring states. In the WVU Libraries instance of WorldCat, a keyword search on \"Tetrick\" limited by location to \"West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center\" will retrieve titles from his Collection that were placed in the Rare Book Room, as well as works he authored. Other separated titles can be found by examining a list located in the Subject series, located in box 6, folders 8B-8C. A special bookplate was attached in all volumes from the Tetrick collection.","\n  Unboxed item nos. 275-291 (Maryland Historical Magazine vol. XX no. 2 and vol. XXI nos. 1-4, 8-10, 12-20) were forwarded to the rare book librarian in August 2004 and are currently available in the West Virginia Collection under call number 975.2 M368."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. 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Tetrick maintained a lifetime interest in genealogy and local history, the result of which was this collection, perhaps the most comprehensive private family history collection ever compiled for West Virginia. Tetrick was also a founding member of the George Rogers Clark chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution.","\n Willis Guy Tetrick, Jr. (23 August 1911-30 December 1995) was the oldest of W. Guy Tetrick's four children. He attended West Virginia University, graduating in 1934. He was a retired lieutenant colonel from the Army Corps of Engineers and was owner and operator of Mineral Property Management. He shared his father's interest in history and genealogy.","\n A dedication ceremony for the collection was held on 20 September 1997. Copies of the program from this ceremony can be found in the Subject Series, box 6, folder 8C.","Genealogy research papers compiled by W. Guy Tetrick and his son Willis G. Tetrick, Jr. The Tetricks were from Harrison County and the material in the collection mainly regards families of Harrison County and north central West Virginia. The collection contains mostly original genealogical compilations and family histories. It also contains personal and business correspondence; financial records; publications regarding local and state history; newspapers and news clippings; obituaries, cemetery records; records of the Sons of the American Revolution; and other material.","This series consists of thirteen notebooks containing historic records relating to the West Virginia Cemetery Survey, including volumes 1-10, 14 and an index for cemeteries in Barbour, Braxton, Calhoun, Doddridge, Harrison, Jackson, Lewis, Marion, Marshall, Mason, Preston, Ritchie, Taylor, Tucker, Upshur, and Wetzel Counties, and for cemeteries of unknown location.","Contains correspondence and related material between W. Guy Tetrick, members of the Sons of the American Revolution, and other correspondents. The series contains letters, annual chapter reports, membership lists, clippings, pamphlets, photographs, bulletins, and material regarding family histories. Correspondents include the National Sons of the American Revolution, Franklin Burdette (Secretary of West Virginia Sons of the American Revolution), the George Rogers Clark Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, Margaret Anne Tetrick, Amy R. Anderson, the West Virginia Auditor's Office, the Upper Monongahela Valley Association, and the Caldwell Telephone Company. This series also includes correspondence regarding the West Virginia Sons of the American Revolution, organized alphabetically.","This series mainly consists of the correspondence of W. Guy Tetrick, organized alphabetically by correspondent, as well as related material including clippings, legal and financial documents, pamphlets, programs, telegrams, drafts of newspaper articles, a photograph of Henry N. Tetrick, and other material. Correspondents include the Exponent Corporation; Clarksburg Trust Company; C.M. Bailey; the Boise Placer Company; W.M. Morgan; Everett F. Moore; George H. Smith; D. J. Carter; and the Clinchfield Coal Company. Subjects of the correspondence include Tetrick's business dealings, family histories, and information regarding the property of Virginia A. Tetrick.","Contains nine diaries kept by W. Guy Tetrick. Most diary entries briefly describe daily events and activities; entries also describe weather conditions, places where Tetrick stayed, and financial information.","Contains material regarding genealogy and family history collected by W. Guy Tetrick. The majority of the material in the series concerns the history of various West Virginia families. The series also contains a Harrison County Clerk's property book, birth certificates, letters, maps, news clippings, pamphlets, and other material.","This series consists of ledgers containing genealogical and related information. The majority of this material regards families from north central West Virginia. There are wills, vital statistics, church and parish records, cemetery records, inventories and appraisals, property taxes, documents regarding land ownership, and other material. There are also Harrison County records and W. Guy Tetrick's notes.","This series consists of notebooks containing family genealogies and family histories, particularly those of north central West Virginia families. Also included within this series are census records; cemetery records; birth, marriage, and death records; and other material."," Most of the Genealogy Notebooks series was previously microfilmed and made accessible as A\u0026M 1306. There is also an index to material that was not microfilmed. Please refer to the control folder of this collection for a name index to post-microfilm insertions to the Genealogy Notebooks series.","Contains material regarding the historical and genealogical research performed by W. Guy Tetrick and others. Family histories compose the majority of the material within this series. Other material within the series includes correspondence, notebooks of information organized by county, West Virginia newspapers and news clippings, miscellaneous publications, posters, and material regarding W. Guy Tetrick, including letters and financial information.","Contains newspapers and news clippings collected by W. Guy Tetrick and others. Articles are mainly taken from West Virginia newspapers and concern historical subjects, mostly state and local history.","Contains obituaries, as well as photocopies of clippings, notices, and miscellaneous material.","Contains publications, including books, pamphlets, periodicals, newsletters, and other material. Items in this series mainly regard subjects of national, state, and local history, particularly West Virginia subjects and history. This series also contains two bibles and an epistle dedicatory.","Contains material related to the Sons of the American Revolution, including administrative and organizational documents, correspondence, and material relating to history and genealogy. The administrative and organizational material includes applications for membership, documents regarding the processing of applications, membership kits, pamphlets and other material regarding the application process. It also includes programs, pamphlets and other material regarding state, annual, and other meetings, as well as governing documents of the Sons of the American Revolution including its constitution, by-laws, and proposed amendments. This material also includes financial documents including treasurer's reports, an account book, checks, deposit tickets, financial statements, bills, tax forms, and other material. It also includes annual chapter reports, membership lists, minutes, memoranda, and other miscellaneous material. Correspondence within this series includes communications between members of the Sons of the American Revolution, its chapters, and outside parties such as the state government of West Virginia. It also includes miscellaneous correspondence. The material relating to history and genealogy within this series includes a history of the West Virginia Sons of the American Revolution; news clippings and other material regarding state history; supporting material for membership application, including birth, marriage, and death records; family histories; and material regarding Revolutionary War soldiers.","Contains Civil War Research Material (1929-1980), consisting of news clippings regarding Civil War history, typescript copies of muster rolls and other lists of soldiers, correspondence regarding Tetrick's research; and other material; property records (1891-1903) including hand written descriptions of agreements that indicate lot coordinates; two typescript copies of Monongalia District Court Records (1789); and typescript copies of volumes 1 through 9 of the Harrison County Minute Books (1792-1809).","Contains material regarding W. Guy Tetrick, including correspondence, financial records, pamphlets, photographs, and a diary, among other items. Corporate correspondents include the West Virginia Society, Sons of the American Revolution; the Central West Virginia Coal Producers Association; the Reserve Officers Association; the Harrison County Historical Society; the Historic Record Association; the Baltimore Office Supply Company; and H.E. Harris and Company Postage Stamps and Philatelic Supplies. Personal correspondents include Cleveland M. Bailey; J.S. Freeman, mayor of Rivesville, West Virginia; Harley Kilgore, Criminal Court of Raleigh County; Corliss F. Randolph, Seven Day Baptist Historical Society; and Lee Stern of the Stern Brothers Stock Farm. Financial records include income tax forms and reports, an account book, and bills, among other items.","The Tetrick collection included numerous books and journals, and about 1,800 of them were added to the Libraries' collections. 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Correspondents include the National Sons of the American Revolution, Franklin Burdette (Secretary of West Virginia Sons of the American Revolution), the George Rogers Clark Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, Margaret Anne Tetrick, Amy R. Anderson, the West Virginia Auditor's Office, the Upper Monongahela Valley Association, and the Caldwell Telephone Company. This series also includes correspondence regarding the West Virginia Sons of the American Revolution, organized alphabetically.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series mainly consists of the correspondence of W. Guy Tetrick, organized alphabetically by correspondent, as well as related material including clippings, legal and financial documents, pamphlets, programs, telegrams, drafts of newspaper articles, a photograph of Henry N. Tetrick, and other material. Correspondents include the Exponent Corporation; Clarksburg Trust Company; C.M. Bailey; the Boise Placer Company; W.M. Morgan; Everett F. Moore; George H. 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