S.W. Davis, Minister, Journal

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Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
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POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
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Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], S.W. Davis, Minister, Journal, A&M 3290, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1/2 in. (1 folder)
Abstract:
Photocopy of the journal of S.W. Davis, a minister who lived in Weston, Lewis County. Includes manuscript notes, poems, scriptures, finances, and personal thoughts, and brief daily entries for 1864. There are also lists of baptisms, weddings, funerals, sermons, and names of members of several WV churches. Numerous towns, churches, families, and clergymen are mentioned, mostly in the vicinity of Weston, Lewis County. These writings are recorded into a publication entitled "Clergyman's Pocket Diary"; the identity of the minister can be found on page four.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], S.W. Davis, Minister, Journal, A&M 3290, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Physical location:
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard