Morgantown (W.Va.) Defense Council Records

Access and use

Location of collection:
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], Morgantown (W.Va.) Defense Council Records, A&M 1043, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Collection context

Summary

Extent:
0.01 Linear Feet 1 folder, 0.125 in.
Creator:
Morgantown (W.Va.) Defense Council
Abstract:
The Morgantown Defense Council was established in Monongalia County, West Virginia, in 1941 to coordinate local agencies and bring resources together to solve the municipal issues facing the city. Mimeograph letters and minutes of the executive committee of the Morgantown Defense Council from 1941 document these concerns. Topics include the formation of the council; public works; the planning commission; the consolidation of suburban municipalities; housing; and the coal industry. Letters also list council members.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Morgantown (W.Va.) Defense Council Records, A&M 1043, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Biographical / historical:

The Morgantown Defense Council was established in Monongalia County, West Virginia, in 1941 to coordinate local agencies and bring resources together to solve the municipal issues facing the city.

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

Names:
Morgantown Defense Council (1941)