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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 Date range 1941 Subjects World War, 1939-1945

American Phytopathological Society Papers, 1941/1944 1.25 Linear Feet Summary: 1 ft. 2 1/2 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 small flat storage box, 4 1/2 in.)

American Phytopathological Society
Correspondence of the society's president, Julian G. Leach, professor of plant pathology at West Virginia University, and papers of the society's War Emergency Committee.
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Andrew Edmiston Jr. (1892-1966) Papers, 1916/1948 2.1 Linear Feet Summary: 2 ft. 1 in. (5 document cases, 5 in. each)

Edmiston, Andrew, Jr., 1892-1966
Correspondence, deeds, financial and military records, newspaper clippings, and photographs of a Democratic politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1933-1942, newspaper editor, and businessman from Weston, Lewis County. Subjects covered include the Civil War, World Wars I and II, and the coal and glass industries. Correspondents include David Goff, Charles E. Hodges, Charles Lively, Alfred E. Smith, Harold L. Ickes, Joe L. Smith, Jennings Randolph, Clarence W. Meadows, James A. Farley, William E. Chilton, Arthur B. Koontz, and Harley M. Kilgore.
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Berlin B. Chapman Papers, 1922/1995 5.2 Linear Feet 6 document cases, 5 in. each; 1 record carton, 15 in.; 4 flat storage boxes, 3 in. each; 1 oversize folder, 0.1 in. total.; 3 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each

Chapman, Berlin B., 1900-1995

The Berlin B. Chapman Papers consists of postcards, photographs, books, and manuscript materials documenting Chapman's personal life and professional career. The bulk of the collection pertains to materials related to education, including Chapman's own academic experiences as well as the history of educational institutions and the teaching profession in Marion County and central West Virginia.

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Charles McCamic (1874-1956) Papers, 1919/1956 39.6 Linear Feet 39 ft. 7 in. (95 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 oversize folder, 2 items)

McCamic, Charles, 1874-1956
The office files of Charles McCamic of the law firm of McCamic and Clarke, Wheeling, West Virginia. McCamic was president of the Interstate Bridge Company; president and director of the Northeast Mississippi Oil Company; director of the Sehon-Stevenson Company; president and director of the American Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Company; and a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates in 1905. The files contain correspondence, case papers, and business reports of clients; also papers of the companies with which McCamic was associated. The papers of the War Effort Committee of the West Virginia Bar Association, including correspondence from servicemen in World War II, are also in the collection.
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Charleston Gazette Publishing Company Records and Chilton Family Papers, 1884/2018 18.75 Linear Feet 18 ft. 9 in. (5 document cases, 5 in. each); (2 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (8 records cartons, 15 in. each); (3 records carton, 17 in. each); (4 flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (2 flat storage boxes, 4 in. each); (1 flat storage box, 1 in.); (1 clamshell box, 3 in.)

Chilton, William E. (William Edwin), 1858-1939

Scrapbooks, correspondence, business papers, and memorabilia of a prominent Charleston family that were long time owners of the Charleston Gazette. There are papers of W. E. Chilton, Sr., and for his son and grandson, W. E. Chilton, Jr. and W. E. Chilton, III. The papers of Chilton senior include some correspondence, but mostly land papers documenting the coal mining district in Webster and Braxton Counties. There are also scrapbooks, and contracts pertaining to the family newspaper business; and volumes on the education of W. E. Chilton, Jr. at Woodberry, VA Forest School, and at Yale. The military service of the Chiltons is documented by the service papers, photographs, and other material for W. E. Chilton, Jr. and W. E. Chilton, III in World War (WWI) I and World War II (WWII) respectively.

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Charlotte Muzichuck, Collector, Papers of Anna Santore DeLancy, 1926/1945 3.25 Linear Feet Summary: 3 ft. 3 in. (2 flat storage boxes, 1 document case)

Muzichuck, Charlotte A.
Papers of Mrs. Anna Santore DeLancy, social worker and resident of Uniontown, Pennsylvania; Morgantown, West Virginia; and Detroit, Michigan. Includes personal scrapbooks, correspondence, Jackson's Mill scrapbook, Bethany College seminar scrapbook, autograph books, a recipe book, photographs, church programs, playbills, musical programs, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, maps, diplomas, certificates, and ticket stubs. Subjects include World War II and Detroit, Michigan. World War II materials relate to: Lieutenant Henry Kovacs, a soldier from Detroit; political campaigns of Dewey and Roosevelt; inauguration and presidency of Roosevelt; women on the home front during WWII, Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAACS); employment opportunities at the Chrysler Corporation; and political cartoons. Materials relating to Detroit include: race-relations, 'The Playgoer' (magazine), 'The Hudsonian' (magazine), Dodge Community House, Delray (community of Detroit), Evangeline Residence, the Fruehauf Boarding School, and Camp Kiwanis. The collection also contains material related to South Union High School in Uniontown, Pennsylvania and Phi Chi Delta (Presbyterian Sorority).
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Chestnut Ridge Camp Scrapbook, 1940/1941 0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1 in.

Chestnut Ridge Camp
A scrapbook kept by Agnes Peebles, a counselor at a summer camp for underprivileged children, many from Scotts Run. Although run by the Presbyterian Church, the camp was secular in nature and open to youth of all faiths. Includes photographs, sheet music, letters, and reports; also includes reference to a lecture by a visiting German Jew on conditions in Germany.
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Clifford Condon, Navy Pharmacist, World War II Papers, 1930/1950 0.4 Linear Feet Summary: 5 in. (1 document case)

Condon, Clifford

Papers documenting Clifford Condon's career as a Navy pharmacist, especially his service and internment as a POW during World War II in the Philipines. Includes correspondence with his wife, Eva Limerick Condon, clippings, photographs, three medals, and certificates. A 15-page letter of November 2, 1944 to his wife, Eva, just prior to his removal to a POW camp in Japan, details his experiences subsequent to his capture by the Japanese in December, 1941. Official correspondence documents the status of Condon as a prisoner of war, his death in a Japanese POW camp, burial in Arlington National Cemetery, the posthumous awarding of the Bronze Star, and financial compensation for Eva L. Condon.

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Daughters of the American Revolution, Elizabeth Ludington Hagans Chapter, Morgantown, West Virginia Records, 1903/1947 2.5 Linear Feet Summary: 2 ft. 6 in. (6 document cases, 5 in. each)

Daughters of the American Revolution. Colonel John Evans Chapter (Morgantown, W. Va.)
Correspondence, 1903-1947; lists of names of Revolutionary War soldiers and officers, burials, location of graves, and pensions. There is a list of frontier forts in Monongalia County; data on servicemen in World Wars I and II; and genealogical information on about one hundred families.
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Dayton and Woods Families Genealogies and Correspondence, 1849/1960 12.75 Linear Feet Summary: 12 ft. 8 1/2 in. (17 document cases, 5 in. each); (4 records cartons, 15 in. each); (1 small flat storage box, 3 in.); (1 large flat storage box, 3 in.); (1 large flat storage box, 1 1/2 in.)

Dayton and Woods Family
Family genealogies and correspondence for Ruth Woods and Arthur S. Dayton. Includes estate records and Photographs for the Jarvis, Stickler, Dayton, Bosworth, and Woods families. Personal correspondence with and/or pertaining to the Rare Book Room at West Virginia University, World Wars I and II, John W. Draper, West Virginia Wesleyan College, and Dayton Park in Philippi, West Virginia. Also included are research and writings by both Ruth and Arthur Dayton. Newspaper headlines are stored unfolded in an oversize flat storage box; they include: 1. Charleston Gazette, 1944/06/06, D-Day invasion; 2. Charleston Gazette, 1945/05/07, surrender of Nazi Germany; 3. Charleston Gazzette, 1945/08/14, surrender of Japan. A detailed paper guide to this collection can be found in the control folder for A&M 0052. An electronic copy of the same guide is available through a curator at the History Center.
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