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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 West Virginia University - Student organizations.

E.C. Smith, Student, Diary Regarding Experiences While at West Virginia University, 1874 0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 2 items (diary and transcript)

Smith, E.C.

Diary by E.C. Smith, a student at West Virginia University (WVU), regarding his experiences in 1874. Activities documented include academic (preparing papers, Greek and Latin studies, reading Charles Darwin, etc.), literary society (elections, debates, recitations), military cadet (drills, lectures, marching), and Methodist Episcopal Church events (including sermons and other activities). He also attended a commencement (June 18). Recreational and social activities are also recorded, including baseball, boating, swimming, croquet, and amateur musical performances; and picnics, dances, visiting friends from the Morgantown Female Seminary, and eating at restaurants. Names of professors and fellow students are recorded. Alexander Martin, the first President of West Virginia University, is reported to have delivered two sermons, and a lecture on astronomy. There are references to carriage, railroad, and steamboat travel, and to the towns and cities of Morgantown, Fairmont, Grafton, Parkersburg, Ravenswood, Point Pleasant, Spencer, and Harper's Ferry. Includes transcript of 108 pages.

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Feminism and Women's Advocacy Collection, 1989/2022 0.54 Linear Feet 1 flat storage box 3 in.; 1 flat storage box, 1 in; 1 document case, 2.5 in. 1.973 Gigabytes 1 .wav file, 1. mov file, and 2 .docx files

Kiger, Meredith E.
The collection contains a compilation of materials related to feminism and donated to the West Virginia and Regional History Center (WVRHC). It includes material from the West Virginia University (WVU) Female Equality Movement (FEM), March for Women's Equality and Women's Lives on 1989 April 09 in Washington, D.C., Marshall University's Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Gender in Appalachia, as well as two oral history intervies of Mildred Fizer and Shefa Nola Benoit.
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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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Homophile Awareness League of West Virginia University Constitution, 1975/1981 0.01 Linear Feet 1 item (1 folder)

Homophile Awareness League of West Virginia University

Three page, typed constitution document of the Homophile Awareness League of West Virginia University. Purposes of the organization include reducing and eliminating prejudice and discrimination and promoting awareness and understanding of the LGBTQ+ community (terminology used in the document is "homosexual"), providing opportunities for meaningful social interaction for members of this community, and more. The date has been inferred based on the provenance of the item, in the absence of other information about the organization.

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Keith Dix, Papers regarding Labor History, 1923/1976 4.58 Linear Feet 4 ft. 7 in. (5 document cases, 5 in. each); (2 records cartons, 15 in. each)

Dix, Keith
A collection of typescripts, brochures, pamphlets, books, tape recordings, and assorted ephemeral publications concerning radical political and economic groups and community organizing related to labor history in Appalachia and the United States as compiled by Keith Dix. Organizations and publications represented in the collection include New Directions in Labor (1970-1971), New American Movement (1970-1971), New University Conference (1971), Labor Research Association (1971), Students for a Democratic Society (1963), and Radical Education Project (1968-1969), among others. Also includes material from 1923 to 1976 concerning coal mining labor relations and the role of unions such as the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA). Topics of these items include rank-and-file members of the union, strikes, agreements, and mechanization. Tape recordings contain oral history interviews conducted by Keith Dix. Interviews chiefly concern coal mining in West Virginia. A more complete list of publications and tape recordings is available in the library. Most of the collection is arranged according in subject files, according to the topic or name of organization.
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Max Mathers Collection Papers, 1821/1957 6.6 Linear Feet Summary: 6 ft. 6 1/2 in. (13 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 small flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (2 large flat storage boxes, 5 in. each); (1 oversize folder, 1/2 in.)

Mathers, Max
Correspondence, financial papers, diaries, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, and photographs relating to the Max Mathers family and Monongalia County, West Virginia. The activities of Anna DeGant Mathers, wife of Max Mathers, and Margaret Mathers Barrick, his daughter, as well as of Margaret's two sons, William Mathers Barrick and George Milton Barrick, Jr. are well represented in the family papers. Max Mather's own papers document his personal life, Republican party activities, genealogical and local history interests, and his participation in civil defense planning for Morgantown, as well as his service on the local selective service board. There are letters and financial records of earlier members of the Morgan family, mostly of the Civil War period and later, but including two early 19th century account books and some early letters. Some of the names of Morgan ancestors are Elijah Morgan, Elizabeth Morgan, H.M. Morgan, H.D. McGeorge, N.H. McGeorge, and John R. Morgan. Photographs are largely of the Mathers family, but there are a few of the 175th anniversary of Monongalia County, and the dedication of a monument to Col. Zackquill Morgan, ancestor of Mathers and founder of Morgantown. The newspaper clippings cover personal mentions of Max Mathers and his family as well as local history articles, local events, and the family's involvement in the search for missing soldiers after the Korean conflict. The scrapbook was put together by Eugene L. Mathers, Max Mathers' father, and documents Monongalia County events, 1838-1951. In addition, there is a collection of greeting cards covering the first half of the 20th century and a collection of broadsides going back to the 1850s.
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Phi Beta Kappa, West Virginia University Chapter, Records, 1939/1949 0 Linear Feet Summary: 1 folder

Phi Beta Kappa
Correspondence, constitutions, rosters, publications, and other papers concerning the WVU chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, national honorary society. Papers are from the files of Dr. Perley Isaac Reed, WVU Professor of Journalism and one time state President of the organization.
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West Virginia Student Public Interest Research Group, Records, 1972/1974 0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1/2 in. (1 folder)

West Virginia Student Public Interest Research Group
West Virginia University's chapter of the West Virginia Student Public Interest Research Group (WV-SPIRG) was a student-funded and student-directed, non-partisan and non-profit organization dedicated to defending various areas of public interest. Miscellaneous printed materials including petitions, flyers, a meeting agenda, and circular letters from the group document the history of the organization and its activities in the Morgantown, West Virginia, area in the early 1970s. Topics include the history and purpose of WV-SPIRG, support for Jay Rockefeller, voter registration, environmental issues, and student movements. Also included is the petition for the creation of the organization.
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West Virginia University, Office of Greek Life, Records, 1950/2010 8.7 Linear Feet 8 ft. 7 1/2 in. (5 record cartons, 15 in. each); (5 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (1 flat storage box, 1 in.)

This collection contains the administrative records of the Office of Greek Life of West Virginia University. This office organizes and coordinates the policies and activities of fraternities and sororities at West Virginia University. The collection includes correspondence, reports, grade statistics, membership lists, plaques, and other material. This collection is minimally processed.

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West Virginia University, Student Affairs, Administrative Records, 1957/2002 12.1 Linear Feet 2 document cases, 5 in. each; 9 record cartons, 15 in. each; 1 oversize folder, 0.25 in.

West Virginia University. Student Affairs

This collection contains the administrative records of West Virginia University's Office of Student Affairs from 1957 to 2002. Subjects include student organizations, committees and task forces related to campus life, school sponsored conferences and special events, and university policies. Formats include correspondence, reports, project files, slides and meeting minutes.

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