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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
Start Over Repository West Virginia and Regional History Center Subjects Music and musicians.

Adolphus DeBussey, Soldier, Civil War Letters, 1861/1998, bulk 1861/1871 0.5 Linear Feet Summary: 5 1/2 in. (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.; 1 flat storage box, 3 in.)

Debussey, Adolphus

Civil War correspondence of the DeBussey brothers of Ravenswood, WV. There is a single letter each from John DeBussey and George DeBussey. John DeBussey served in the Confederate Army while George DeBussey served in the 2nd. WV Cavalry. Most of the letters are from Adolphus DeBussey who served in the 4th. WV Infantry as a musician. In his letters Adolphus documents the service of his regiment in the Kanawha Valley early in the war and in the Western Theater during the battles of Vicksburg, Mississippi and Chattanooga, Tennessee. There is much mention of fighting and prolonged encampments in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, and West Virginia. Included are details of an 1861 Confederate raid on Burning Springs, an 1861 skirmish at Gauley Bridge, and the 1861 battle of Guyandotte. The letters also record his experiences during Sherman's march through Georgia. The collection includes Corporal Adolphus DeBussey's flute with its case.

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Artemis Sisters Collective Records, 1980/2024, bulk 1980/1994 1 Linear Feet 1 document case, 5 in.; 1 document case, 2.5 in.; 1 flat storage box, 1.5 in.; 1 flat storage box, 3 in. 1.60 Gigabytes 18 files, including .mp4, .doc, .m4a

Flynn, Michele
The Artemis Sisters Collective was a local Morgantown, West Virginia feminist collective formed in September 1982 for the purpose of promoting women's empowerment through creative, political, and social engagement. The bulk of materials range in dates from 1980 to 1987 and include information regarding the SisterSpace Collective, various women's defense committees, musical acts, and social activism. Materials include posters, pamphlets, correspondence, cassette tapes, meeting minutes, flyers, press releases, photographs and t-shirts.
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Betsy Byars, Author, Play Script of "Music, Music", 1971 0 Linear Feet Summary: 29 pages

Byars, Betsy Cromer
The play "Music, Music," by Mrs. Betsy Byars, West Virginian and Newberry award winning author in children's literature with accompanying music in direct collaboration by Marjorie Eddy. The musical was written for a Westover Junior High special education class where Marjorie Eddy was also the music teacher.
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Bruce Trinkley, Composer, Scores for Vocal and Musical-Dramatic Works, 1975/2005 1.4 Linear Feet Summary: 1 ft. 5 in. (1 records carton, 12 in.); (1 document case, 5 in.)

Trinkley, Bruce
Vocal music and musical-dramatic works by Bruce Trinkley. Includes published and unpublished piano-vocal scores and full scores of arrangements and original compositions by Trinkley; also includes recordings of his works, and of the Penn State Glee Club of which he was the director. There is also an autobiographical sketch, a resume, a list of choral publications, and a list of works. Bruce Trinkley spent the formative years of his musical education in West Virginia in the vicinity of Bluefield; he later taught at Penn State University from 1970-2005.
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Carolyn Reyer, Musician, Papers, 1959/1982 0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1/2 in. (1 folder)

Reyer, Carolyn, 1919-2009
Printed programs of musical presentations, letters, contracts, and musical scores related to the career of Morgantown resident Carolyn Reyer, who gained prominence as a mezzo-soprano and folk musician.
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Friends of Old Time Music, Records, 1978/1983 0.2 Linear Feet Summary: 2 in.

Friends of Old Time Music (1978-1983)
Minutes, membership lists, newsletters, financial records, photos, clippings, pamphlets, and broadsides of an organization of students and appreciators of folk music who helped sponsor the local performances of musicians. Prominent names mentioned are Bryan Bowers, Martin Carthy, and John McCutcheon as well as the well known West Virginia band, trapezoid.
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Herman Godes, Pianist, Audio Files, 1955/1990 35.1 Gigabytes 572 files, formats include .wav, .pdf, .aiff, .doc, and QuarkXPress files

Digital audio files of performances by pianist Herman Godes, who taught at West Virginia University. Includes indexes to works that appear in these recordings and photos of Godes and newspaper clipping. Included are recordings of concerts from the 1950s through the 1980s. Concert titles listed include: Alabama Concert 50s, Early 60s Irish Tape, Home & WQXR, Brahms Concerto #3 Fargo, ND, Chopin Con #1 Flint, MI, At Home, Globe, AZ recital, Indiana U, Rutland VT, Berloit KS, Mozart.Sporh Orch, Den Haag March 1960, ConcertoRecital WVU 6061, WVU Oct. 17, 1961, WWVU TV programs, WVU April 10, 1962, Walla Walla March 3, 1963, WVU Feb. 13.1964, WVU Jan 18.1973, WVU Feb. 26, 1970, WVU Feb. 11, 1965, WVU March 22, 1977, WVU 4.30.63, WVU 10.20.64, WVU Schumann 12.15.66, WVU Russian 1.10.67, Concertos Rach #3 65 & Liszt #2 67, Charleston WV Sym Brahms #2 1.31.71, WVU Orch 10.18.73 Rach #2, Guest Artist DCCSC 5.5.78, WVU 10.18.84, WVU 3.24.88, With Orchestra, WVU 10.178.71, WVU 3.24.81, Beethoven Con #5 Chopin Con F Minor, WVU 2.5.76, WVU 1.31.74, WVU 4.13.71, WVU 4.27.82, WVU 11.19.74, Tchaikovsky #1Beethoven #5 (1st), WUV 7.11.68, WVU 4.3.79, WVU Summer 1970 TJA's 1978, WVU 3.25.1980, WVU Chamber Music, w Lezhnev-cello 10.17.72 Pitts, wJon Crain WVU 10.3.72, WVU 10.27.70 Beethoven, LP's, and WVU 11.14.67.

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Isaac B. Smith, Farmer and Music Teacher, Newspaper Clippings and Other Material, 1840/1984 0.75 Linear Feet 10 1/2 in. (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (1 document case, 5 in.); (1 oversize item, 3 in.)

Smith, Isaac B., active 1832-1834
Newspaper clippings, photographs, sheet music, and other material regarding Isaac B. Smith, a farmer and music teacher from Gilmer County. Smith (1876-1984) lived to be 107 years old. See "Scope and Content Note" for further information.
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Mary Williams, Musician, Scrapbook, 1924/1928 0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1/2 in. (1 folder)

Williams, Mary
A scrapbook preserved by the Woman's Music Club and its successor organization, the Morgantown Music Club. Its contents are about the rise of Mary Williams, a Morgantown resident and West Virginia University graduate, as a singer.
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