Worley Simmons Family Papers

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], Worley Simmons Family Papers, A&M 3872, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1/4 in. (1 folder)
Abstract:
Correspondence, manuscript school assignments, printed material, and a receipt from Worley G. Simmons and his wife Isabel Simmons of Porterwood, West Virginia. Worley was a barber in Parsons, WV. Correspondence includes three letters and one postcard. Letters are to and from Worley's family members: Olive B. Kalar/Kalan, Annie B. Moore, and Celia M. Moore, all from Porterwood, WV (1909-1947). Correspondence topics include mathematics notes, a shoe purchase, and family life. Manuscript school assignments include essays by Porterwood resident Iva Moore and others (1901, undated). Printed material includes pages from school books (undated) and West Virginia state examination instructions (1919). The receipt shows that Mr. Simmons bought a Chautauqua Industrial Art Desk (1916).
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Worley Simmons Family Papers, A&M 3872, 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

Indexed terms

Places:
Porterwood (W. Va.)