West Virginia, Department of Health, Vital Statistics

Access and use

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
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Restrictions:

No special access restriction applies.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], West Virginia, Department of Health, Vital Statistics, A&M 3449, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
1.46 Linear Feet 1 ft. 5 1/2 in. (10 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)
Creator:
West Virginia. Department of Health
Abstract:
The West Virginia Department of Health Vital Statistics microfilm (10 reels, labeled 21-25 and 35-39) contains the index for deaths in West Virginia for the years 1917 to 1983. The indexes are organized alphabetically by year, and include name, date of death, county, volume number, and certificate number for each decedent. Starting in 1945, a cause of death code is listed for each decedent. Social Security numbers were added to each record beginning with the 1979 index. The microfilm collection also contains obituaries for Roane County circa 1973 to 1987. (The "gaps" in the sequence of reel numbers reflects the original numbering system as we inherited it.).
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], West Virginia, Department of Health, Vital Statistics, A&M 3449, 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