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Harpers Ferry National Park, Papers 0.25 Linear Feet Summary: 3 in. (1 small flat storage box)

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (Agency : U.S.)
Correspondence, staff minutes, trail notes, and other materials relating to the management of Harpers Ferry National Park. There is also a map of Harpers Ferry with historical information by the US National Park Service (published in 2010).
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Helen Holt Papers 24.17 Linear Feet 24 ft. 2 in. (49 document cases, 5 in. each); (8 document cases, 2.5 in. each); (1 flat storage box, 5 in.); (1 flat storage box, 4 in.); (2 flat storage boxes, 3.5 in. each); (1 flat storage box, 3 in.); (4 flat storage boxes, 1.5 in. each); 2 photos in photograph filing cabinets 0.002 Gigabytes 1 .pdf file

Holt, Helen Louise Froelich, 1913-2015
Papers of Helen Louise (Froelich) Holt (1913-2015) relating to her personal, educational, and political activities. Types of material include publications, clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera, among others. The collection is divided into six series: Personal and Political Papers (1912-2015 and undated), Press and Media Activity (1937-2008 and undated), State Government Papers (1955-1960), Federal Government Papers (1960-1984 and undated), Rush Dew Holt, Jr. Papers (1953-2014 and undated), and Addendum of 2021 October 20 (circa 1996).
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

J.A. Earl, Compiler, Historical Sketches (Typescript) 0.40 Linear Feet Summary: 4 3/4 in. (1 small flat storage box, 3 in.); (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.)

Earl, J.A.
These historical sketches compiled by J.A. Earl include "The History of Methodism in West Union and Doddridge County, 1778-1958," "The Life of Joseph H. Diss Debar," and "A Biographical History of Schools and Education in Doddridge County, 1883" (on microfilm). Also includes "A Hundred Years of Doddridge County History," by Louis Edwin Jones.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

James Blair High School Reunion scrapbooks 1 Linear Feet 1 record carton

The collection includes three binders tracing the high school reunions of the James Blair High School class of 1956. The collection contains newspaper clippings, graduation programs an invitation from 1956, schedules of the reunions, photographs of the reunions and the class of 1956, as well as obituaries.

  1. College of William and Mary

J. Edward Grimsley certificates 1.5 Linear Feet Two legal size folders

Collection contains the undergraduate diploma for James Edward Grimsley (class of 1951) and letter of appointment to the Board of Visitors for Grimsley signed by Virginia Governor L. Douglas Wilder in 1990.

  1. College of William and Mary

Jesse Stuart, Author, Papers 1.5 Linear Feet Summary: 1 ft. 6 in. (3 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 flat box, 3 in.)

Stuart, Jesse, 1906-1984

Letters, books, clippings, biographical and literary articles, and other papers regarding Appalachian poet and author, Jesse Stuart, gathered by family friend, Maryan Dahmer. There are over 90 letters from Stuart to Dahmer, dating from 1966 to 1976, which discuss travel, speaking engagements, publishers, opinions of authors and scholars, teaching, personal matters, etc. The collection also includes a large number of Stuart's books, many of which are first editions inscribed to Dahmer, as well as publications by his daughter Jane Stuart. Jesse Hilton Stuart was born on August 8, 1906 in Greenup County, Kentucky. He published over 2000 poems and over 60 books, writing primarily about Appalachian life in poems, novels, children's books, autobiographical works, and short stories. He received several prestigious accolades for his work, including the highest award for poetry in America, the Fellowship for the Academy of American Poets. Stuart spent the majority of his life in his hometown of Greenup and remained deeply devoted to his Appalachian roots until he died on 17 Feburary 1984.

  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Justus Collins (1857-1934) Papers 23.3 Linear Feet Summary: 23 ft. 4 1/4 in. (56 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 oversize folder, 1/4 in.)

Collins, Justus, 1857-1934

Justus Collins [1857-1934] was an entrepreneur who opened his first coal mine in the Pocahontas- Flat Top coal field of Southern West Virginia, and thereafter operated mines in the New River, Tug River, and Winding Gulf coal fields. He headed a coal sales agency, speculated in coal and timber lands, headed a cement company, and was interested financially in rubber, oil, and gas companies. He played an important role in organizing the Tug River Coal Operators Association, the Winding Gulf Operators' Association, and the Smokeless Coal Operators Association of West Virginia.

  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Lynn Hastings Monongalia County Schools and Local History (Typescript) 0.7 Linear Feet 7 1/2 in. (1 document case, 5 in.); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.)

Schools. Monongalia County Board of Education
"Monongalia County Schools and Local History, 1864-1960," compiled by Lynn Hastings, includes lists of various county and school officials, rosters of teachers and students, and organizational data of the school system.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Maggie Anderson, Poet, Papers 42.6 Linear Feet Summary: 42 ft. 7 1/4 in. (18 record cartons, 15 in. each); (13 record cartons, 12 in. each); (12 document case, 5 in. each); (1 index card box, 6 in.); (1 document cases, 4 in.); (2 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each); (1 large flat storage box, 5 in.); (2 small flat storage boxes, 1 1/2 in.); (1 rolled storage tube, 2 in.); (1 poster, 1/4 in.) 2.64 Gigabytes 88 files, formats include .doc, .jpg, .tif, .wav, .pdf

Anderson, Maggie
Papers of Maggie Anderson (born September 23, 1948, in New York City), an Appalachian poet and professor. She has been affiliated with organizations such as Kent State University (KSU) and its Wick Poetry Program, the Northeast Ohio Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program (NEOMFA), and others. Collection includes mainly professional papers pertaining to her writing and teaching careers. Formats include manuscripts, correspondence, printed material, photographs, and others. Subjects include awards, professional activities (readings, workshops, etc.), teaching materials, editorial projects, and other material. Editorial projects include Learning By Heart: Contemporary American Poetry about School, A Space Filled with Moving, Years that Answer, and other publications. See Historical Note for more information about Anderson.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Manuscript fragment:My Date with Walter Reed and Yellow Jack, by John J. Moran Box 60, Folder 13

This partial manuscript of Moran's autobiography describes his early life, military career, service as a sanitary inspector under Gorgas in Panama, marriage, and business ventures. He discusses his relationship with Hench and their search for the actual site of Camp Lazear, as well as the difficulties stemming from the Reed-Finlay controversy. The section of the draft covering the yellow fever experiments is missing.

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
  2. Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection
  3. Series VI. Alphabetical files
  4. Autobiographical manuscripts written by John J. Moran

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