R.S. Rudd (b.1846) Records
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], R.S. Rudd (b.1846) Records, A&M 1162, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 0.29 Linear Feet Summary: 3 1/2 in. (2 reels of microfilm (4 vols.), 1.75 in. each)
- Creator:
- Rudd, R. S.
- Abstract:
- Diaries, accounts, and statistical records of a schoolteacher from Montgomery and Campbell counties, Virginia, and Monroe County, West Virginia. These records list the schools in which Rudd taught, the homes where he boarded, and his friends and acquaintances. The records also cover his employment with the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad at Central Depot, Virginia, and with the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad at Allegheny Station. The third volume is a guest register of the White Sulphur Springs Hotel (The Greenbrier), 1860-1861, 1867-1868, and contains entries for James Buchanan, Winfield Scott, Robert E. Lee, and other nineteenth century notables.
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], R.S. Rudd (b.1846) Records, A&M 1162, 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:
- Railroads - Virginia and Tennessee Railroad.
Hotels
Diaries and journals.
Teachers
Railroads - Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad.
Education
Schools. SEE ALSO Academies - Names:
- White Sulphur Springs Hotel
Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870
Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866
Rudd, R. S.
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 - Places:
- Monroe County (W. Va.)
Montgomery County (Va.)
Campbell County (Va.)