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West Virginia and Regional History Center

West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Primary Collecting Areas:
West Virginia and Appalachia History and Culture
Description:
The West Virginia & Regional History Center preserves and provides access to the records that document the history and culture of the state and the central Appalachian region. The Center is part of West Virginia University Libraries.
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
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West Virginia and Regional History Center

Goshen Baptist Church Records, 1775/1925

0.15 Linear Feet Summary: 1 3/4 in. (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.)
Records of Goshen (John Corbly Memorial) Baptist Church of Garard's Fort, PA. Includes a brief history of the church, a short sketch on the life and services of pioneer minister John Corbly, membership lists, and meeting minutes.
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Goshen Baptist Church Records, 1775/1925 0.15 Linear Feet Summary: 1 3/4 in. (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.)

Goshen Baptist Church
Records of Goshen (John Corbly Memorial) Baptist Church of Garard's Fort, PA. Includes a brief history of the church, a short sketch on the life and services of pioneer minister John Corbly, membership lists, and meeting minutes.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

John A. Preston, Attorney and Politician, Papers, 1880/1909

0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1 in. (2 folders)
Correspondence, financial records, and insurance papers of Lewisburg attorney and politician, John A. Preston. Much of the collection deals with the 1901 fire at the Lewisburg Female Institute, for which Preston was a trustee and secretary-treasurer. Related A&M collections include those of Preston relatives, John J. Davis, John J. D. Preston, and Samuel Price as well as the Roy Bird Cook Collection.
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John A. Preston, Attorney and Politician, Papers, 1880/1909 0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1 in. (2 folders)

Preston, John A.
Correspondence, financial records, and insurance papers of Lewisburg attorney and politician, John A. Preston. Much of the collection deals with the 1901 fire at the Lewisburg Female Institute, for which Preston was a trustee and secretary-treasurer. Related A&M collections include those of Preston relatives, John J. Davis, John J. D. Preston, and Samuel Price as well as the Roy Bird Cook Collection.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

Mary Behner Christopher, Missionary, Papers, 1928/1937

0.94 Linear Feet Summary: 11 1/4 in. (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (5 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)
The microfilm collection contains 10 diaries and inserted supplementary letters, clippings, and photographs kept by Presbyterian missionary Mary Behner during her years as the first director of The Shack, a settlement house in the Scotts Run Area of Monongalia County. In addition to the microfilm, there is an addendum to this collection dating from 2006. It includes a photograph album kept by Anna Santore DeLancy, who was a Sunday School teacher at the Shack, a Presbyterian neighborhood house operating in Pursglove, West Virginia. Anna was the recreation director after the founder Mary Behner Christopher left in 1938. The photographs document the people and activities of the Shack in the 1930s. There is also correspondence between Bettijane Burger and people who knew Mary Behner Christopher, and clippings regarding the history of the Shack, among other material.
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Mary Behner Christopher, Missionary, Papers, 1928/1937 0.94 Linear Feet Summary: 11 1/4 in. (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (5 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)

Christopher, Mary Behner
The microfilm collection contains 10 diaries and inserted supplementary letters, clippings, and photographs kept by Presbyterian missionary Mary Behner during her years as the first director of The Shack, a settlement house in the Scotts Run Area of Monongalia County. In addition to the microfilm, there is an addendum to this collection dating from 2006. It includes a photograph album kept by Anna Santore DeLancy, who was a Sunday School teacher at the Shack, a Presbyterian neighborhood house operating in Pursglove, West Virginia. Anna was the recreation director after the founder Mary Behner Christopher left in 1938. The photographs document the people and activities of the Shack in the 1930s. There is also correspondence between Bettijane Burger and people who knew Mary Behner Christopher, and clippings regarding the history of the Shack, among other material.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

Owen-Neely Funeral Home Records, 1966/1992

0.15 Linear Feet Summary: 1 3/4 in. (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.)
These photocopies of alphabetized client records of the Owen-Neely Funeral Home of Blacksville, Monongalia County, list the names and addresses of the deceased, their marital status, survivors, details of funeral and burial services, and birth, death, and burial dates.
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Owen-Neely Funeral Home Records, 1966/1992 0.15 Linear Feet Summary: 1 3/4 in. (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.)

Owen-Neely Funeral Home
These photocopies of alphabetized client records of the Owen-Neely Funeral Home of Blacksville, Monongalia County, list the names and addresses of the deceased, their marital status, survivors, details of funeral and burial services, and birth, death, and burial dates.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

Pittenger Family Letters, 1841/1875

0 Linear Feet Summary: 34 items
Various Pittenger family members wrote these letters, mostly to other family members. The most frequent correspondent is Abraham Pittenger, a farmer, teacher, and local government official in Hancock County. The letters detail farming and marketing of farm goods, educational developments, affairs of the Presbyterian Church, and family events. The collection also provides significant information about the early Republican party, secession crisis, Civil War and Reconstruction.
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Pittenger Family Letters, 1841/1875 0 Linear Feet Summary: 34 items

Pittenger family
Various Pittenger family members wrote these letters, mostly to other family members. The most frequent correspondent is Abraham Pittenger, a farmer, teacher, and local government official in Hancock County. The letters detail farming and marketing of farm goods, educational developments, affairs of the Presbyterian Church, and family events. The collection also provides significant information about the early Republican party, secession crisis, Civil War and Reconstruction.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

S.W. Davis, Minister, Journal, 1860/1866

0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1/2 in. (1 folder)
Photocopy of the journal of S.W. Davis, a minister who lived in Weston, Lewis County. Includes manuscript notes, poems, scriptures, finances, and personal thoughts, and brief daily entries for 1864. There are also lists of baptisms, weddings, funerals, sermons, and names of members of several WV churches. Numerous towns, churches, families, and clergymen are mentioned, mostly in the vicinity of Weston, Lewis County. These writings are recorded into a publication entitled "Clergyman's Pocket Diary"; the identity of the minister can be found on page four.
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S.W. Davis, Minister, Journal, 1860/1866 0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1/2 in. (1 folder)

Photocopy of the journal of S.W. Davis, a minister who lived in Weston, Lewis County. Includes manuscript notes, poems, scriptures, finances, and personal thoughts, and brief daily entries for 1864. There are also lists of baptisms, weddings, funerals, sermons, and names of members of several WV churches. Numerous towns, churches, families, and clergymen are mentioned, mostly in the vicinity of Weston, Lewis County. These writings are recorded into a publication entitled "Clergyman's Pocket Diary"; the identity of the minister can be found on page four.

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