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West Virginia and Regional History Center

Gravely and Moore Studio, Photography Business in Charleston, Negatives, 1860/1969, bulk 1930/1945

14.79 Linear Feet 32 document cases, 5 in. each; 1 index card box, 15 in.; 1 document case, 2.5 in (box 25a)
Negatives and other material from the Gravely and Moore Studio of Charleston, West Virginia. The majority of items within the collection are cellulose acetate negatives; the collection also includes glass plate negatives, prints, two photograph albums, and other material, as well as a card catalog documenting business transactions with customers. The collection is organized into customer project files as established by the Studio; the contents of these files are stored in envelopes usually containing one or two negatives, but they can contain up to a dozen or more. There are approximately 3,500 customer project files containing an estimated 11,000 items, most of which are negatives. The majority of photographs within the collection are portraits of individual adults. Other subjects include portraits of children; group photographs; businesses and advertising; members of the military; civil servants; civic organizations; missionaries; and aerial photographs, among others.
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Gravely and Moore Studio, Photography Business in Charleston, Negatives, 1860/1969, bulk 1930/1945 14.79 Linear Feet 32 document cases, 5 in. each; 1 index card box, 15 in.; 1 document case, 2.5 in (box 25a)

Gravely and Moore Studio
Negatives and other material from the Gravely and Moore Studio of Charleston, West Virginia. The majority of items within the collection are cellulose acetate negatives; the collection also includes glass plate negatives, prints, two photograph albums, and other material, as well as a card catalog documenting business transactions with customers. The collection is organized into customer project files as established by the Studio; the contents of these files are stored in envelopes usually containing one or two negatives, but they can contain up to a dozen or more. There are approximately 3,500 customer project files containing an estimated 11,000 items, most of which are negatives. The majority of photographs within the collection are portraits of individual adults. Other subjects include portraits of children; group photographs; businesses and advertising; members of the military; civil servants; civic organizations; missionaries; and aerial photographs, among others.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

O.J. Morrison Department Stores Company (West Virginia and Ohio) Records, 1910/1985, bulk 1940/1950

5.98 Linear Feet 4 records cartons, 15 in. each; 2 document cases, 5 in. each; 1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.
O.J. Morrison (b. 1869) was the founder and manager of the O.J. Morrison Department Store Company in West Virginia and Ohio. Collection chiefly includes correspondence and financial and legal papers that document the operation of Morrison's stores throughout West Virginia. Correspondence is a mix of personal and business letters, primarily from the 1940s, that document the management of the stores and Morrison's life in the community. There are a few personal letters from family and friends as well as correspondence with Rush Holt. More than twenty volumes contain stockholders and directors' meeting minutes for almost all of the department stores in West Virginia and the Ohio store. These financial ledgers typically date from the 1920s to the 1980s, though dates vary depending on the store location. Also includes a photograph of O.J. Morrison and biographical pamphlets written about Morrison and by Morrison about his stores and business philosophy.
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O.J. Morrison Department Stores Company (West Virginia and Ohio) Records, 1910/1985, bulk 1940/1950 5.98 Linear Feet 4 records cartons, 15 in. each; 2 document cases, 5 in. each; 1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.

O.J. Morrison Department Stores Company
O.J. Morrison (b. 1869) was the founder and manager of the O.J. Morrison Department Store Company in West Virginia and Ohio. Collection chiefly includes correspondence and financial and legal papers that document the operation of Morrison's stores throughout West Virginia. Correspondence is a mix of personal and business letters, primarily from the 1940s, that document the management of the stores and Morrison's life in the community. There are a few personal letters from family and friends as well as correspondence with Rush Holt. More than twenty volumes contain stockholders and directors' meeting minutes for almost all of the department stores in West Virginia and the Ohio store. These financial ledgers typically date from the 1920s to the 1980s, though dates vary depending on the store location. Also includes a photograph of O.J. Morrison and biographical pamphlets written about Morrison and by Morrison about his stores and business philosophy.

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