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Barbara Bircher Papers, 1920/1990 1.5 Linear Feet 1 ft. 5 1/2 in. (1 record carton, 15 in.); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.)

Bircher, Barbara

Papers of Barbara Bircher (1930-2010; nee Barbara Jean Clear) of Westover, WV. Includes family photographs (including portraits, group portraits, and candid shots), two reels of motion picture film ("4 July 1974" and unidentified), genealogy material regarding the Bircher, Clare, and Clear families, clippings, two audio recordings (vinyl discs), and other material.

  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Mabel Marie Griffith, Compiler, Scrapbooks of a Morgantown Resident, 1903/1929, bulk 1911/1920 0.25 Linear Feet Summary: 3 in. (1 small flat storage box)

Griffith, Mabel Marie
Two scrapbooks (10 in. x 13 in.) compiled by Mabel Marie Griffith (born 02-28-1896) documenting her life in Morgantown, West Virginia in the period 1914-1926, including her personal and family life, education (Morgantown High School and West Virginia University), and her attendance of athletic, musical, and theatrical events. There is documentation of the effects of World War I (WWI) on Morgantown, Redpath Chautauqua, the impact of the influenza epidemic on the family of Charles Holt (the brother of Mabel Griffith's Mother, recorded in a newspaper clipping), and Mabel Griffith's wedding to Rudolph Stoyer (10-10-1920). There are illustrations (clipped and pasted into the scrapbook), photographs, clippings, programs, postcards, grade school report cards, and ephemera. Ephemera includes calling cards, dance cards, and greeting cards.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Mildred Arnett-Reed Morgantown Scrapbook, 1924/1956 0.2 Linear Feet Summary: 2 in. (photocopies)

Arnett-Reed, Mildred (1925-1941)
Photocopy facsimile of scrapbook assembled by Mildred Arnett-Reed (11' x 16'; 95 pages). Includes photographs, letters from her sister and friends, newspaper clippings, programs, and ephemera documenting Reed's activities in the Morgantown, West Virginia area during her high school years (1924-27). There are also clippings and letters regarding her wedding in 1931, and greeting cards for her 25th wedding anniversary. Photographs include candid and portrait shots of Mildred's family (William E. Arnett, Sr. family) and friends. Newspaper clippings report Mildred Arnett's marriage to Rufus Reed, birth of her daughter Ann, and local events and entertainment in the Morgantown area. Programs document musical, theatrical, and athletic events in Morgantown, including silent movies at the Strand Theater, and events of Morgantown High School and the Metropolitan Theatre, among others. Many of these programs include numerous advertisements for Morgantown businesses. There is also a program for the dedication of new facilities for Morgantown High School (1927). Ephemera includes name cards, dance cards, greeting cards, cartoons, school certificates, gift tags, tickets, and Alpha Xi Delta Sorority invitations and dance programs, among others.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

West Virginia University, Student Organizations, Event Programs and Other Material, 1867/1897 0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1/4 in. (1 folder)

Event programs for literary society activities at West Virginia University in 1867 and 1893. Also includes the annual catalog for the Morgantown Female Collegiate Institute for 1867; an 1897 commencement program and list of seniors from the WVU law department; and an 1880 program for the Morgantown Musical and Literary Society.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

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