Morgantown Post Office Scrapbook and Other Records

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], Morgantown Post Office Scrapbook and Other Records, A&M 3060, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.77 Linear Feet 9 1/4 in. (1 document case, 2.5 in.); (1 document case, 5 in.); (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.)
Creator:
US Post Office. Morgantown
Abstract:
Scrapbook and other records documenting the history of the Morgantown post office. Includes news clippings, photographs, pamphlets, and papers. Many clippings deal with postmaster appointments and changes in postal employee conditions such as pay raises and working hours. Many pictures and articles document the construction of the previous post office, now the Morgantown Arts Center, as well as the present post office. There are also clippings about natives of Morgantown serving in the military in World War II. The Morgantown post office was one of the first post offices in what is now West Virginia; George Washington appointed its first postmaster in 1795.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Morgantown Post Office Scrapbook and Other Records, A&M 3060, 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