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West Virginia and Regional History Center

Anna Shue Atkins Papers, 1918/2013

3.75 Linear Feet Summary: 3 ft. 9 in. (3 record cartons, 15 in. each)
Papers of Anna Shue Atkins (1918-2010), a poet, writer, and schoolteacher who was born and spent her early life in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. Contains Atkins's poetry and autobiographical writings, as well as her genealogical research, legal documents, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other material. See "Scope and Content Note" and "Historical Note" for further information.
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Anna Shue Atkins Papers, 1918/2013 3.75 Linear Feet Summary: 3 ft. 9 in. (3 record cartons, 15 in. each)

Atkins, Anna Blanche Shue, 1918-2010
Papers of Anna Shue Atkins (1918-2010), a poet, writer, and schoolteacher who was born and spent her early life in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. Contains Atkins's poetry and autobiographical writings, as well as her genealogical research, legal documents, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other material. See "Scope and Content Note" and "Historical Note" for further information.
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Collection of the Hulver Family and Baughman Settlement, Hardy County, West Virginia, 1800/2013, bulk 1830/1950

5.88 Linear Feet 5 ft. 11 in. (5 document cases, 5 in. each); (2 document cases, 2.5 in. each); (2 record cartons, 15 in. each); (2 large flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (1 small flat storage box, 3 in.); (1 large flat storage box, 1.5 in.)

The collection includes a wealth of information on the Baughman and Hulver families, and others who established the Baughman Settlement in the late eighteenth century. The collection spans from the antebellum Civil War era through World War Two. The collection includes correspondence, postcards, family photograph albums and assorted photographs, biographical sketches and family history, books, legal documents, receipts, certificates, and Confederate money. Also present are assorted newspapers and news clippings from Hardy County and other areas of West Virginia, as well as papers from the Midwest, upper South, and East Coast from the late nineteenth century through the early twentieth century. The collection also contains a number of medical, agricultural, religious, and consumer catalogues and pamphlets. This collection includes information on family history in Hardy County and the surrounding areas, as well as information about the experiences of a West Virginia agricultural community in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

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Collection of the Hulver Family and Baughman Settlement, Hardy County, West Virginia, 1800/2013, bulk 1830/1950 5.88 Linear Feet 5 ft. 11 in. (5 document cases, 5 in. each); (2 document cases, 2.5 in. each); (2 record cartons, 15 in. each); (2 large flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (1 small flat storage box, 3 in.); (1 large flat storage box, 1.5 in.)

Hulver, Richard A.

The collection includes a wealth of information on the Baughman and Hulver families, and others who established the Baughman Settlement in the late eighteenth century. The collection spans from the antebellum Civil War era through World War Two. The collection includes correspondence, postcards, family photograph albums and assorted photographs, biographical sketches and family history, books, legal documents, receipts, certificates, and Confederate money. Also present are assorted newspapers and news clippings from Hardy County and other areas of West Virginia, as well as papers from the Midwest, upper South, and East Coast from the late nineteenth century through the early twentieth century. The collection also contains a number of medical, agricultural, religious, and consumer catalogues and pamphlets. This collection includes information on family history in Hardy County and the surrounding areas, as well as information about the experiences of a West Virginia agricultural community in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

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George Wayne Acord, Compiler, Acord Family Historical Narrative, 1980/1989

.01 Linear Feet 2 pages (1 folder)

A brief narrative history of the Acord family of Nicholas County, West Virginia, compiled by George Wayne Accord. The narrative covers the years 1858-1974, spanning four generations of the family beginning with the compiler's great-grandfather, John Lewis Accord. He moved to Nicholas County from Raleigh County with his wife Mary Eliza (Meadows) in 1902. The narrative includes the line of descent; dates of births, deaths and marriages; and places relevant to the family. It also includes anecdotes and a family legend.

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George Wayne Acord, Compiler, Acord Family Historical Narrative, 1980/1989 .01 Linear Feet 2 pages (1 folder)

Acord, George Wayne

A brief narrative history of the Acord family of Nicholas County, West Virginia, compiled by George Wayne Accord. The narrative covers the years 1858-1974, spanning four generations of the family beginning with the compiler's great-grandfather, John Lewis Accord. He moved to Nicholas County from Raleigh County with his wife Mary Eliza (Meadows) in 1902. The narrative includes the line of descent; dates of births, deaths and marriages; and places relevant to the family. It also includes anecdotes and a family legend.

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Haldeman Family Papers, 1824/2018, bulk 1890/1990

7.3 Linear Feet 7 ft., 4 in. (7 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (2 record cartons, 15 in. each); (2 flat storage boxes, 3 1/2 in. each); (1 flat storage box, 3 in.); (1 flat storage box, 1 1/2 in.); (1 newspaper box, 5 in.); (1 flat storage box, 4 in.); (1 unboxed artifact); (1 unboxed artwork)

Collection regarding the Haldeman family of West Virginia, including scrapbooks, photographs, documents, correspondence, artwork, artifacts, books, family bibles, and other material. Also includes a large artwork framed in glass.

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Haldeman Family Papers, 1824/2018, bulk 1890/1990 7.3 Linear Feet 7 ft., 4 in. (7 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (2 record cartons, 15 in. each); (2 flat storage boxes, 3 1/2 in. each); (1 flat storage box, 3 in.); (1 flat storage box, 1 1/2 in.); (1 newspaper box, 5 in.); (1 flat storage box, 4 in.); (1 unboxed artifact); (1 unboxed artwork)

Haldeman family

Collection regarding the Haldeman family of West Virginia, including scrapbooks, photographs, documents, correspondence, artwork, artifacts, books, family bibles, and other material. Also includes a large artwork framed in glass.

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Linda Warden, Collector, Borror Family History and Genealogy, 1920/2019

.4 Linear Feet 4 1/2 in. (1 document case, 3 in.); (1 flat storage box, 1 1/2 in.)
Collection of material regarding the Borror family, including a photograph album of Civil War battlefields; photographs of the Borror farm in West Virginia; family newsletters; material from family reunions; and family history and genealogy.
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Linda Warden, Collector, Borror Family History and Genealogy, 1920/2019 .4 Linear Feet 4 1/2 in. (1 document case, 3 in.); (1 flat storage box, 1 1/2 in.)

Collection of material regarding the Borror family, including a photograph album of Civil War battlefields; photographs of the Borror farm in West Virginia; family newsletters; material from family reunions; and family history and genealogy.
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Margaret B. Ballard, Compiler, Monroe County Historical Papers and Other Material, 1783/2021, bulk 1910/1970

41.02 Linear Feet Summary: 41 ft. 1/4 in. (81 document cases, 5 in. each); (4 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each); (2 flat storage boxes, 3 1/2 in. each); (2 flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (1 flat storage box, 5 in.); (1 large notecard box, 9 1/4 in.); (2 ambrotypes in composite box, 1 3/4 in.); (2 notecard boxes, 6 1/4 in. each); (3 notecard boxes, 6 3/4 in. each); (1 flat storage box, 1 1/2 in.); (8 reels of microfilm; 1.75 in. each)
Papers of Dr. Margaret Byrnside Ballard (1900-1991), regarding the history of Monroe County, West Virginia, and the Ballard family. As a genealogist and author of local history, she was an avid collector of the historical materials contained in this collection, most of which relate to her family and Monroe County. The collection includes personal papers, business records, historical and genealogical research material, scrapbooks, bibles, memorabilia, artifacts, photographs, broadsides, paintings, and postage stamps. See the Historical Note for more information about Dr. Ballard.
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Margaret B. Ballard, Compiler, Monroe County Historical Papers and Other Material, 1783/2021, bulk 1910/1970 41.02 Linear Feet Summary: 41 ft. 1/4 in. (81 document cases, 5 in. each); (4 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each); (2 flat storage boxes, 3 1/2 in. each); (2 flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (1 flat storage box, 5 in.); (1 large notecard box, 9 1/4 in.); (2 ambrotypes in composite box, 1 3/4 in.); (2 notecard boxes, 6 1/4 in. each); (3 notecard boxes, 6 3/4 in. each); (1 flat storage box, 1 1/2 in.); (8 reels of microfilm; 1.75 in. each)

Ballard, Margaret B. (1900-1976)
Papers of Dr. Margaret Byrnside Ballard (1900-1991), regarding the history of Monroe County, West Virginia, and the Ballard family. As a genealogist and author of local history, she was an avid collector of the historical materials contained in this collection, most of which relate to her family and Monroe County. The collection includes personal papers, business records, historical and genealogical research material, scrapbooks, bibles, memorabilia, artifacts, photographs, broadsides, paintings, and postage stamps. See the Historical Note for more information about Dr. Ballard.
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Mary E. Heironimus, Collector, Records regarding George Washington and Other Material, 1799/2014

0.25 Linear Feet 2 3/4 in. (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (1 oversize folder, 1/4 in.)
Contains material regarding George Washington and the Washington family, including the order book of the 8th U.S. Regiment stationed at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1799-1800); typescript regarding Harewood, residence of Washington's brother (undated); New York Times article regarding observation of Washington's birthday (1862); and material regarding the genealogy of the Washington family (1891-1931). Also contains receipt for purchase of slave (1864); genealogy regarding the Forrest family and other families (undated); and a deed for a cemetery plot (1884). Please see "Scope and Content Note" for further information as well as information regarding an addendum to this collection.
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Mary E. Heironimus, Collector, Records regarding George Washington and Other Material, 1799/2014 0.25 Linear Feet 2 3/4 in. (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (1 oversize folder, 1/4 in.)

Heironimus, Mary
Contains material regarding George Washington and the Washington family, including the order book of the 8th U.S. Regiment stationed at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1799-1800); typescript regarding Harewood, residence of Washington's brother (undated); New York Times article regarding observation of Washington's birthday (1862); and material regarding the genealogy of the Washington family (1891-1931). Also contains receipt for purchase of slave (1864); genealogy regarding the Forrest family and other families (undated); and a deed for a cemetery plot (1884). Please see "Scope and Content Note" for further information as well as information regarding an addendum to this collection.
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Ralph Edwin "Ted" Spears, Jr., Compiler, Battelle-MacLane-Mendel-Spears Family Collection, 1848/2001, bulk 1860/1950

1.88 Linear Feet 2 document cases, 5 in. each; 1 document case, 2.5 in.; 2 large flat storage boxes, 3.5 in. each; 1 large flat storage box, 3 in.

Collection of the Battelle, MacLane, Mendel, and Spears families from southern Ohio and north-central West Virginia (including Wheeling and Morgantown), comprised of genealogy, records, clippings, photographs, artifacts, and more. Collection includes family genealogy and records (Box 1), individual carte de visites, cabinet cards, and assorted family photographs and newspaper article clippings (Box 1-2). Additional photographs include several cased family photographs such as daguerreotypes, ambrotypes and tintypes, mostly of Anna MacLane Battelle, her husband, William G. Battelle, and their son, James (Box 3). Family scrapbooks include personal photographs of Ted Spears and others and related ephemera (Box 4). Photographs of Ted Spears pertain to his college years at WVU and other events. Artifacts include family bibles and a lock of hair (Box 1), children's gloves, eyeglasses, earrings, and a ring (Box 3), and a safe deposit metal lock box (Box 6). A portrait of Ted Spears's great-grandfather, William G. Battelle, is included (Box 5).

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Ralph Edwin "Ted" Spears, Jr., Compiler, Battelle-MacLane-Mendel-Spears Family Collection, 1848/2001, bulk 1860/1950 1.88 Linear Feet 2 document cases, 5 in. each; 1 document case, 2.5 in.; 2 large flat storage boxes, 3.5 in. each; 1 large flat storage box, 3 in.

Spears, Ralph Edwin, Jr. (1919-2014)

Collection of the Battelle, MacLane, Mendel, and Spears families from southern Ohio and north-central West Virginia (including Wheeling and Morgantown), comprised of genealogy, records, clippings, photographs, artifacts, and more. Collection includes family genealogy and records (Box 1), individual carte de visites, cabinet cards, and assorted family photographs and newspaper article clippings (Box 1-2). Additional photographs include several cased family photographs such as daguerreotypes, ambrotypes and tintypes, mostly of Anna MacLane Battelle, her husband, William G. Battelle, and their son, James (Box 3). Family scrapbooks include personal photographs of Ted Spears and others and related ephemera (Box 4). Photographs of Ted Spears pertain to his college years at WVU and other events. Artifacts include family bibles and a lock of hair (Box 1), children's gloves, eyeglasses, earrings, and a ring (Box 3), and a safe deposit metal lock box (Box 6). A portrait of Ted Spears's great-grandfather, William G. Battelle, is included (Box 5).

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Samuel Spencer Stone, Compiler, Stone Family Papers, 1870/1998

2.8 Linear Feet 2 ft. 9.5 in. (4 document cases, 5 in. each); (3 flat storage boxes, 3.5 in. each); (2 flat storage box, 1.5 in. each); (1 unboxed painting)

Papers regarding the genealogy and family history of the Stone Family of Vienna, Wood County, West Virginia. Includes family trees, narratives, newspaper clippings, correspondence, photographs, deeds, maps, publications, silver plated dishware and silverware. Also includes a painting of family member Augustus Israel Stone. The genealogy and family history material regards the Stone Family and allied families including the Barnes, Farnsworth, Hammett (or Hammet), Spencer, Tracewell (or Trachel), and Warne families.

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Samuel Spencer Stone, Compiler, Stone Family Papers, 1870/1998 2.8 Linear Feet 2 ft. 9.5 in. (4 document cases, 5 in. each); (3 flat storage boxes, 3.5 in. each); (2 flat storage box, 1.5 in. each); (1 unboxed painting)

Papers regarding the genealogy and family history of the Stone Family of Vienna, Wood County, West Virginia. Includes family trees, narratives, newspaper clippings, correspondence, photographs, deeds, maps, publications, silver plated dishware and silverware. Also includes a painting of family member Augustus Israel Stone. The genealogy and family history material regards the Stone Family and allied families including the Barnes, Farnsworth, Hammett (or Hammet), Spencer, Tracewell (or Trachel), and Warne families.

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William A. Moreland, Political Papers, World War II Records, and Other Material, 1824/2008

27.2 Linear Feet Summary: (22 document cases, 5 in. each); (4 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each); (4 records cartons, 15 in. each); (6 large flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (4 small flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (3 small flat storage boxes, 1 1/2 in. each); (1 newspaper box, 3 in.); (1 card index box 4 1/2 in.); (1 flag box, 23 in.); (2 roll storage box, 5 in.) (2 roll storage box, 4 in.); (1 roll storage box, 6 in.); (1 steamer trunk, 30 in.); (1 large wooden clothes pin, 27 in.); (2 oversized folders 0.1 in.)
Papers of a Morgantown lawyer and state legislator. Includes political correspondence of William Moreland addressing issues ranging from abortion to coal mining with a majority of the papers regarding the operation of state bureaucracy and the importance of organized labor in West Virginia. Addendum of 2010/10/29 includes Moreland's World War II (WWII) service records, family genealogy, and family photographs. Addenda of 2011/03/21 and 2011/06/20 include papers of William Moreland, and papers of his father and grandfather, James R. Moreland and Joseph Moreland. Addendum of 2014/06/12 includes some papers and many artifacts. Addendum of 2016/07/27 includes drawings of properties in Monongalia County and political campaign and other material. See "Scope and Content Note" for details. Addendum of 2017/05/22 contains two scrapbooks of clippings documenting Moreland from 1933-1970. There are additional addenda.
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William A. Moreland, Political Papers, World War II Records, and Other Material, 1824/2008 27.2 Linear Feet Summary: (22 document cases, 5 in. each); (4 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each); (4 records cartons, 15 in. each); (6 large flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (4 small flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (3 small flat storage boxes, 1 1/2 in. each); (1 newspaper box, 3 in.); (1 card index box 4 1/2 in.); (1 flag box, 23 in.); (2 roll storage box, 5 in.) (2 roll storage box, 4 in.); (1 roll storage box, 6 in.); (1 steamer trunk, 30 in.); (1 large wooden clothes pin, 27 in.); (2 oversized folders 0.1 in.)

Moreland, William A., 1916-1986
Papers of a Morgantown lawyer and state legislator. Includes political correspondence of William Moreland addressing issues ranging from abortion to coal mining with a majority of the papers regarding the operation of state bureaucracy and the importance of organized labor in West Virginia. Addendum of 2010/10/29 includes Moreland's World War II (WWII) service records, family genealogy, and family photographs. Addenda of 2011/03/21 and 2011/06/20 include papers of William Moreland, and papers of his father and grandfather, James R. Moreland and Joseph Moreland. Addendum of 2014/06/12 includes some papers and many artifacts. Addendum of 2016/07/27 includes drawings of properties in Monongalia County and political campaign and other material. See "Scope and Content Note" for details. Addendum of 2017/05/22 contains two scrapbooks of clippings documenting Moreland from 1933-1970. There are additional addenda.

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