Richwood News Leader Photographic Negatives and Other Material

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

Email: lori.hostuttler@mail.wvu.edu

Phone: (304) 293-3536

Web: wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu

Restrictions:

No special access restrictions apply.

Summary

Extent:

10.63 Linear Feet 2 record cartons, 15 in. each; 19 document cases, 5 in. each; 1 document case, 2.5 in.; 1 oversize folder, 0.01 in.

Creator:

Richwood News Leader

Language:

English .

Background

Scope and content:

Assorted photographic negatives, lithographic film positives, and other material from the Richwood News Leader, a newspaper founded by Jim Comstock in Richwood, WV (1947). Also includes several prints, contact sheets, and other material generated as part of the publishing of "Jim Comstock: Collection IV -- Hillbillies, Coal, and Mountain Lions" by Mark Romano and Anne Johnson.

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard