Purinton Family Papers, 1873/1934

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], Purinton Family Papers, A&M 1964, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
11.7 Linear Feet 11 ft. 8 in. (28 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 oversize folder, 5 items)
Creator:
Purinton family
Abstract:
Correspondence, notes, lectures, books, drafts of articles, newspaper clippings, magazines, financial reports, photographs of Daniel B. Purinton, President of West Virginia University, 1901-1911, and his sons, Edward E. (a writer), John A. ( a Lawyer). One box includes letters to and essays of Robert R. Green, editor of the Morgantown Post Chronicle General subjects are subscriptions of funds for WVU President's Home; Alderson-Broaddus College; PhiBeta Kappa; WVU Class of 1873. D. B. Purinton's trip to the Holy Land, 1904; Fraternal Building Co.; Baptist Church Associations; W. Va. gubernatorial election, 1908; W.Va. Sunday School Association; Good Roads Movement in W. Va., 1915-1923; Moro Missions; Philippine Islands; Western Electric; Swift & Company; Heinz; Peabody Coal Company; Hampton Court; Health Culture; and family affairs. Correspondence include Daniel B., Edward E. and John A. Purinton; I. C. White; J. J. Stevenson; W. W. Trent; Waitman Barbe; Albert Bushnell Hart; Thomas E. Hodges; T. L. Jeffords; Dr. Benedict Lust.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Purinton Family Papers, A&M 1964, 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: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Rules or conventions:
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