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West Virginia and Regional History Center

Governor Arch A. Moore Jr. papers, 1950/1989

2411 Linear Feet 2411 Records cartons
Arch Alfred Moore Jr. (b. 1923) served two consecutive terms as Governor of West Virginia from 1969-1977 and a third term from 1985-1989. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection for governor in 1988. Previously, he was elected as a Republican to five terms in the United States House of Representatives, serving from January 3, 1957-January 3, 1969. He was not a candidate for reelection to the Ninety-first Congress in 1968. He died on January 7, 2015, in Charleston, WV. The Arch A. Moore Jr. papers document his service as governor of West Virginia and in the U.S. Congress.
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University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Italian legal documents, 1605/1626

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This collection consists of four handwritten seventeenth-century Italian wills.

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Italian legal documents, 1605/1626 4 items

This collection consists of four handwritten seventeenth-century Italian wills.

West Virginia and Regional History Center

James Edwin Green, Photographer, Glass Plate Negatives and Other Material, 1900/1925, bulk 1900/1918

6.7 Linear Feet 6 ft. 8 in. (16 document cases, 5 in. each)
Photographs by James Edwin Green of the Green family from Foxburg, Pennsylvania (PA) and St. Marys, West Virginia (WV). Includes over 500 glass plate negatives and 1 1/2 inches of film negatives documenting subjects from ca. 1900-1918 including: the James Edwin Green family; Foxburg, PA; St. Marys, WV; the Taylor Farm, St. Marys, WV; agriculture; railroads; oil derricks; Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) reunions; the World War I era, and transportation. There are pictures of the Daniel Rupert family and Taylor family as well. Also includes exemplars of commercial packaging of glass plate negatives and film negatives.
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College of William and Mary

J. Paul Hudson Papers, 1930/1998

6.10 Linear Feet

Historical notes compiled by J. Paul Hudson. Papers relate to colonial churches in Virginia. Primary focus is on the history of Bruton Parish Church and the church at Jamestown, Virginia and the people associated with them.

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College of William and Mary

Manuscripts Artifact Collection, 1800/2010

25 Linear Feet

The Manuscripts Artifact Collection includes artifacts from a variety of personal papers and organizational records collections, as well as items acquired individually.

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Lark Coin Collection: Group G, 1542/1820

4 -S panish milled coins from the New World. Included are samples from Mexcio, Guatemala, and Peru. The 1739 8 Reales coin is a cast of a "Pillar" type coin, so named for the two pillars on the obverse, not a period orignial. Two slides are also included with the cast. Another coin in this collection is the 1861 8 Reales coin. This original coin was minted in Guatemala and bares a portrait of Ferdinand VII on the obverse with the words DEI GRATIA (By the Grace of God). The reverse shows the two Pillars of Hercules surrounding the Spanish Crown and Coat of Arms, as well as the words HISPANIA ET IND REX (Ruler of Spain and the Indies). The coin is in good condition. One of the oldest coins in this collection is a 4 Reales coin, which was minted in Mexico City and dates to the Rule of Charles I of Spain. Charles united the kingdoms of Castille and Aragon into the Spanish empire, which was built on the wealth of the New World. The obverse features the Pillars of Hercules surrounding the number 4, which reveals the coin's denomination. The reverse features the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Castille and Leon; but not the coat of unified Spain which also features the heraldic symbols of Aragon and Navarre. This is typical of coins minted during this period, as Charles' mother, Joanna, was the Queen regent. It is in worn condition. The final coin in this group is an 8 reales coin, which is most likely a forgery. This 8 Reales coin appears to date from the reign of Philip II, but the reverse of the coin may reveal a different origin. The reverse features a representation of the Arms of Castile and Leon, but unlike the actual coat of arms featured on real Spanish coinage of the period, the lion and castle featured on the arms are reversed. Rather than having the lion in the lower left and upper right corners, they are in the lower right and upper left. The coin is marked with a visible P, indicating an origin in Lima, Peru or Potosi, Brazil. This inconsistency is not found on any other coins of this period minted in Peru or Potosi during this period. Gift of the Estate of Charles Lark Jr. Images are available at https://www.flickr.com/photos/scrc/5446172484/. Located in T&E S6 SS2, Box 1. Mss 1984.042.G1-G4

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West Virginia and Regional History Center

Lynch Family History, 1600/1940

0 Linear Feet Summary: 20 pages
A twenty page, unpublished history of the descendants of George and Margaret (McCorkle) Lynch who emigrated from Scotland to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 1770.
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Lynch Family History, 1600/1940 0 Linear Feet Summary: 20 pages

Lynch family
A twenty page, unpublished history of the descendants of George and Margaret (McCorkle) Lynch who emigrated from Scotland to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 1770.
College of William and Mary

Manuscripts - People and Family Names, 1621/1949, bulk 1800

6.00 Linear Feet

An artificial collection of papers created from material acquired during the 1930's and 1940's. Mostly letters, financial records, published material and official records of individuals in Virginia and elsewhere. Includes documents and signatures of well known people, such as Benjamin Harrison, John Randolph and Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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Manuscripts - People and Family Names, 1621/1949, bulk 1800 6.00 Linear Feet

An artificial collection of papers created from material acquired during the 1930's and 1940's. Mostly letters, financial records, published material and official records of individuals in Virginia and elsewhere. Includes documents and signatures of well known people, such as Benjamin Harrison, John Randolph and Franklin D. Roosevelt.

West Virginia and Regional History Center

Margaret Forbes Brand, Compiler, Genealogies, 1500/1965

0 Linear Feet Summary: 1 folder
A compilation of genealogical and historical information of the Brokaw, Carmichael, Cole, Forbes, Rapalje, Swartwout, Van Ness, and Ward families, compiled by Margaret Forbes Brand.
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Margaret Forbes Brand, Compiler, Genealogies, 1500/1965 0 Linear Feet Summary: 1 folder

A compilation of genealogical and historical information of the Brokaw, Carmichael, Cole, Forbes, Rapalje, Swartwout, Van Ness, and Ward families, compiled by Margaret Forbes Brand.
Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

Mining Industry, 1000/2000

14 Files

This file includes a document of share in the Goodman Gold and Silver Mining Company, as well as the manuscript entitled "Rockbridge County Furnaces," which includes historical information and photographs concerning local furnaces.

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Mining Industry, 1000/2000 14 Files

This file includes a document of share in the Goodman Gold and Silver Mining Company, as well as the manuscript entitled "Rockbridge County Furnaces," which includes historical information and photographs concerning local furnaces.

University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Papers of the Low Moor Iron Company 1873-1927

The Low Moor Iron Company papers consist of approximately 280 four-inch Hollinger archives boxes (ca. 95 linear feet) of records, ca. 1885-1927, and some 1200 bound volumes of the company's accounting records, 1873-1927, of this iron producing company located in Low Moor (four miles southwest of Clifton Forge), Alleghany County, Virginia.

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