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West Virginia and Regional History Center

Ira E. Robinson Papers, 1869/1951

21.4 Linear Feet 21 ft. 5 in. (50 document cases, 5 in. each); (2 small flat storage boxes, 3 1/2 in. each)

Papers of Ira E. Robinson (1869-1951), an attorney practicing in Grafton and Clarksburg. Robinson served in the state legislature in 1902-1904, and was a judge in the State Supreme Court of Appeals (1907-1915), a Republican candidate for Governor (1916), and a member of the Federal Radio Commission (1929-1932). The collection includes material documenting his schooling and legal career, as well as his business and financial interests, and personal and family matters. Types of material include photographs, correspondence, maps, music books, cookbooks, and ephemera. Topics include the B&O Railroad and early radio.

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Ira E. Robinson Papers, 1869/1951 21.4 Linear Feet 21 ft. 5 in. (50 document cases, 5 in. each); (2 small flat storage boxes, 3 1/2 in. each)

Robinson, Ira E.

Papers of Ira E. Robinson (1869-1951), an attorney practicing in Grafton and Clarksburg. Robinson served in the state legislature in 1902-1904, and was a judge in the State Supreme Court of Appeals (1907-1915), a Republican candidate for Governor (1916), and a member of the Federal Radio Commission (1929-1932). The collection includes material documenting his schooling and legal career, as well as his business and financial interests, and personal and family matters. Types of material include photographs, correspondence, maps, music books, cookbooks, and ephemera. Topics include the B&O Railroad and early radio.

West Virginia and Regional History Center

John Stringer Hoffman (1821-1877) Papers, 1856/1883

1.8 Linear Feet Summary: 1 ft. 10 in. (1 document case, 5 in.); (1 records carton, 15 in.); (1 ledger, 2 in.)
Legal correspondence and papers of a Clarksburg lawyer who specialized in land title litigation and served as associate judge of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, 1862-1876. Papers pertain to lands in the central counties of West Virginia. Subjects include: the James Swan lands; European immigration to West Virginia following the Civil War; New York Southern Land Company; Philadelphia International Land Association; state economic development during Reconstruction; and timberlands on Shaver's Mountain. Correspondents include J.M. Bennett, John S. Carlile, William Henry Edwards, David Goff, and Cyrus Hall. One volume is a record of the settlement of the estate of Judge Hoffman, 18 November 1877-1 January 1892 (eleventh and last settlement), by G.D. Camden and J.R. Boggess.
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John Stringer Hoffman (1821-1877) Papers, 1856/1883 1.8 Linear Feet Summary: 1 ft. 10 in. (1 document case, 5 in.); (1 records carton, 15 in.); (1 ledger, 2 in.)

Hoffman, John Stringer (1821-1877)
Legal correspondence and papers of a Clarksburg lawyer who specialized in land title litigation and served as associate judge of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, 1862-1876. Papers pertain to lands in the central counties of West Virginia. Subjects include: the James Swan lands; European immigration to West Virginia following the Civil War; New York Southern Land Company; Philadelphia International Land Association; state economic development during Reconstruction; and timberlands on Shaver's Mountain. Correspondents include J.M. Bennett, John S. Carlile, William Henry Edwards, David Goff, and Cyrus Hall. One volume is a record of the settlement of the estate of Judge Hoffman, 18 November 1877-1 January 1892 (eleventh and last settlement), by G.D. Camden and J.R. Boggess.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

Richard H. Ralston, Sr., Collector, Papers, 1825/1934

0.15 Linear Feet Summary: 1 3/4 in. (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.)
Correspondence of William A. Harrison, a Clarksburg lawyer, assistant federal district attorney, member of the Virginia Assembly, and judge of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia; most letters are from members of the family to Mrs. Anna Robertson Harrison. Subjects include construction of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal; Civil War loyalty Oaths, Camp Chase land purchases, and road building. There are also grade school attendance certificates and notes concerning the Lunatic Asylum West of the Allegheny Mountains and Weston State Hospital.
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Richard H. Ralston, Sr., Collector, Papers, 1825/1934 0.15 Linear Feet Summary: 1 3/4 in. (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.)

Ralston, Richard H.
Correspondence of William A. Harrison, a Clarksburg lawyer, assistant federal district attorney, member of the Virginia Assembly, and judge of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia; most letters are from members of the family to Mrs. Anna Robertson Harrison. Subjects include construction of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal; Civil War loyalty Oaths, Camp Chase land purchases, and road building. There are also grade school attendance certificates and notes concerning the Lunatic Asylum West of the Allegheny Mountains and Weston State Hospital.

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