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West Virginia University Libraries, Health Sciences Library, Historical Collection 0.84 Linear Feet 2 document cases, 5 in. each; 1 oversize folder, 0.125 in.

West Virginia University. Libraries. Health Sciences Library

Collection of class photographs from a number of departments within the Health Sciences Center (HSC), in addition to materials covering the 2010 HSC 50th anniversary and materials from the forming of the Health Sciences Library as well as miscellaneous materials relating to or collected by Alderson Fry, the first Medical Librarian at West Virginia University (1954).

  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

W. Guy Tetrick, Compiler, Records 35.44 Linear Feet Summary: 35 ft. 5 1/4 in. (243 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)

Tetrick, W. Guy, 1883-1956
Marriage, birth, and death records; wills; estate inventories and settlements from various West Virginia counties; Sons of the Revolution applications; Harrison County family records and obituaries, and obituary clippings for West Virginia. Thistle, Roy, Collector. Papers, 1853-1934. ca.30 items (photocopies) and 1 reel of microfilm (1 vol.). Loaned for duplication by Roy Thistle, 1961. No.1443. A scrapbook containing: a brief history of Sistersville and the oil industry, particularly in Tyler County, West Virginia; a stock certificate of the Sistersville & Salem Turnpike Company, 1853; bills of lading for Ohio and Muskingum River steams, 1855-1934; and a list of steamboats operating on the Muskingum River, 1830-1890.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Wharton and Radford Families Papers 7 Cubic Feet 3 boxes; 1 oversize folder

Wharton, Gabriel C. (Gabriel Colvin), 1824-1906
This collection is made up of the personal and family papers of the Wharton and Radford families of Southwestern Virginia. While the bulk of the collection relates to Confederate General Gabriel C. Wharton and Anne (Nannie) Radford Wharton, it contains personal materials such as correspondence, financial documents, and family papers from other family members as well. This collection also contains materials related to Wharton's military service.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

White Sulphur Springs Company Records 0.15 Linear Feet Summary: 1 3/4 in. (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.)

White Sulphur Springs Company
Microfilm of records of the Old White Sulphur Springs Hotel (now the Greenbrier Hotel), including ledgers for 1816 and 1827, an account book for 1830-1831, and guest registers for 1896-1898, 1910, 1911, and 1913-1914. These records have entries for many prominent nineteenth century Americans including Henry Clay, Stephen Decatur, John Tyler, John Floyd, and General John Preston.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Whittle Family Papers 1.40 Linear Feet 1 Hollinger document case and 1 half Hollinger document case boxes

Whittle family
This collection contains diaries, personal accounts, certificates, proceedings, receipts, literary magazines, and newspapers documenting the Whittle, Page, Loyall, Dabney, and Gordon families.
  1. Old Dominion University

W. H. Macon Papers 0.01 Linear Foot

Papers, 1848-1866, of Dr. W. H. Macon of New Kent County, Va. Includes accounts, 1798, and a draft of his petition, 1866, to the U. S. Senate for the restoration of his full citizenship after the Civil War. 11 items.

  1. College of William and Mary

Wickham family papers 9.5 Cubic Feet 19 legal doc boxes, 6 oversize folders.

Wickham family

The Wickham family papers (1704-1950; 9.5 cubic feet) consist of papers of Richmond, Virginia and "Hickory Hill" plantation in Hanover County, Virginia, including the families of John Wickham (1763-1839), his son, William Fanning Wickham (1793-1880), grandson, Williams Carter Wickham (1820-1888), and great-grandson, Henry Taylor Wickham (1849-1943).

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Wilkin Family Papers 0.50 Linear Feet

More than 600 items from the period 1757 to 1922, with the bulk falling between 1780 and 1870. Most items reference members of the Wilkin/Wilkins family of Shenandoah County, Virginia, particularly Godfrey, John, Philip, Benomi, and Benjamin Wilkin. Other surnames include Gochenauer, Layman, Funkhauser, Koock, and Miller. Most documents are financial or legal, such as receipts, promissory notes, account statements, and probate records. There is some correspondence, as well as a few documents relating to military service in the Revolutionary period and the affairs of the German Reformed Church. Numerous items are written in the German language.

  1. College of William and Mary

William Allen Butler family papers (and related Terry, Collins families) 8.5 Cubic Feet 17 document boxes, oversize folders and enclosures

This collection depicts the family lives of three prominent New England families, the Butler, Collins, and Terry families from 1808 to 1920 consisting of 8.5 cubic feet, (17 document boxes). Their correspondence, genealogy, photographs, and journals compile a historical collection, vast in size and informative of American life in the nineteenth century.

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

William A. Moreland, Collector, Papers 0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 24 items (1 folder, 13 items); (1 oversize folder, 11 items)

Moreland, William A., 1916-1986
Papers of Alexander Smith and George W. Brown. The Smith papers are letters and receipts, 1794-1814, and include a letter from N. Suter commenting on a naval battle of the War of 1812, current prices, government, and business conditions and receipts for the payment for slaves. The Brown letters, 1870-1886, concern a gift to West Virginia University, marriage, and payment of land taxes. Correspondents or persons mentioned include Alexander Martin and John W. Mason. Receipts, 1881-1894, are for taxes paid by the Brown, Miller and Co. Also included are certificates of appointment and commissions, 1858-1921, for Virginia Militia, Quartermaster General and Adjutant General of the state of West Virginia, the Collector of Internal Revenue, the U.S. Army Officers' Reserve Corps, the National Guard, and a membership certificate for the Society of the Army of West Virginia.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

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