Jenkins Family 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
- 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], Jenkins Family Papers, A&M 0790, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 1.6 Linear Feet Summary: 1 ft. 6 1/2 in. (3 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 large flat storage box, 3 1/2 in.)
- Creator:
- Jenkins family
- Abstract:
- Miscellaneous family papers of John E. Jenkins, Albright, relating to Preston County, West Virginia. Included are correspondence and genealogies of Preston County families and papers dealing with education and churches in the county. Bound volumes include a minute book, "Regimental Courts of Enquiry," for the One Hundred Fourth Regiment, Virginia Militia, later the Twenty-fourth Regiment, West Virginia Militia, 1836-1866; and a minute book of the Brandonville and Terra Alta Telephone Company, 1903-1923. Johns, Mrs. Darsie. Oral History. Oak Hill, Fayette County, WV, 25 November 1980. An interview with the wife of a railroad worker, conducted by Paul J. Nyden concerning life and work in the New River Gorge. One cassette, transcription available.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Jenkins Family Papers, A&M 0790, 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:
- Churches -- West Virginia -- Preston County
Education. SEE ALSO Schools.
Genealogy
Militia - Virginia 104th Regiment.
Militia - West Virginia 24th Regiment.
Preston County - families. - Names:
- Brandonville and Terra Alta Telephone Company
Albright family
Jenkins family
Jenkins, John E. - Places:
- Preston County (W. Va.)
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865