Aretas Brooks Fleming (1839-1923) Papers
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia UniversityP.O. Box 60691549 University AvenueMorgantown, WV 26506
- Contact for questions and access:
- POC: Lori HostuttlerEmail: lori.hostuttler@mail.wvu.eduPhone: (304) 293-3536Web: wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu
- Restrictions:
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No special access restriction applies.
- Terms of access:
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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:
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Aretas Brooks Fleming (1839-1923) Papers, A&M 0040, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 44.8 Linear Feet Summary: 44 ft. 10 in. (107 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 small flat storage box, 3 in.)
- Creator:
- Fleming, A. B. (Aretas Brooks), 1839-1923
- Abstract:
- Papers of the eighth governor of West Virginia, 1890-1893, who was an attorney in Marion County, 1863-1867, a member of the House of Delegates, 1872-1875, a circuit judge, 1878-1888. Fleming was closely associated with James O. Watson in the development of the coal and railroad industry in the Monongahela Valley. There are scattered papers, including several hundred sermons of Benjamin F. Fleming (1810-1876); one common pleas book; two "Memorandum of Decisions" books from the law firm of A.B. Fleming; and family genealogical records. Among the correspondents are J.N. Camden, H.G. Davis, A.G. Dayton, S.B. Elkins, and F.H. Pierpont.
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Aretas Brooks Fleming (1839-1923) Papers, A&M 0040, 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
- Subjects:
- Coal mining.
Genealogy
Judges - letters and papers.
Lawyers - letters and papers.
Railroads
Rivers and river valleys.
Transportation
West Virginia - Governors.
Politicians -- United States
Politics and government.
Politicians - Names:
- West Virginia. Legislature
Fleming family
Camden, J. N. (Johnson Newlon), 1828-1908
Davis, Henry Gassaway, 1823-1916
Dayton, Alston Gordon
Elkins, Stephen B. (Stephen Benton), 1841-1911
Fleming, A. B. (Aretas Brooks), 1839-1923
Fleming, Benjamin.
Pierpont, Francis Harrison, 1814-1899
Watson, James O. - Places:
- Marion County (W. Va.)
Monongahela River Valley (W. Va. and Pa.)
West Virginia -- Politics and government
United States -- Politics and government