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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 1784

[article, clipping, photo, pamphlet, and other; original and copy] article about David B. Cook from 'National Printer-Journalist' (1925); clipping regarding proposed name change for Roanoke, WV, from 'The Roanoke Times' (1960); photo of Deep Springs, now called Big Springs or McDowells Springs, near the old Hinkle Fort (undated); pamphlet entitled "The History of the Town of Washington, Virginia" (undated); and a copy of a letter to Colonel James Bird (1767) Box 39, Volume Notebook 67, Page 431

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  2. Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers
  3. Series 8. Bound Notebooks
  4. Cook-Bird-Hull-Conrad Papers (includes genealogical materials on the Cook family, centered in Highland County, Virginia, and Lewis County, West Virginia, with additional material on the Bird, Dyer, Keister, Hull, and Conrad families)

Ashcraft Family Genealogy 0 Linear Feet Summary: 1 folder

Ashcraft Family
Genealogy of the Ashcraft family for the period ca. 1732-1972. Covers line of descent through John Ashcraft and Elizabeth (Evans) Ashcraft. Compiled by Mrs. Harlan J. Ashcraft.
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Berkeley or Jefferson County Store Ledger .1 Linear Feet 3/4 in. (1 folder)

Account ledger of a general merchandise store in the eastern panhandle of Virginia, (later West Virginia) documenting transactions of goods purchased, services rendered as payment on accounts and balances owed. The money amounts are recorded in English currency denominations. The store was probably owned and operated by the William Brown family. Several local family names listed as patrons include Morgan, Shepherd, Hoyt, Osborne, Jones, and Richardson. There are also two loose papers; one documents a 1794 account for Alexander Brown, the other, undated, has several dollar amounts and calculations written in pencil with the Maryland towns of Frederick, Boonsboro, and Cumberland listed at the top.

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