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Lee Scott Civil War Arms Collection

8.16 Linear Feet 8 ft. 2 in. (8 unboxed artifacts in a safe, 5 ft.); (1 unboxed ammunition chest, 9 1/2 in.); (6 swords in 1 flat storage box, 6 in.); (4 swords in a composite flat storage box, 3.43 in) (4 flat storage boxes with artifact trays, 1 in., 3 1/2 in., 5 in., 6 1/2 in.); (1 flat storage box without artifact tray, 3 in.)
Abstract Or Scope

Thirty-six Civil War era weapons and related equipment. Includes rifles, swords, etc. See contents list for detailed description.

Morgan County Court Records

24.4 Linear Feet Summary: 24 ft. 4 1/2 in. (58 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.)
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Original court case papers, land surveys, deeds, and jury lists. Court case papers are mainly in regards to debts owed by individuals, and include: summons, warrants, bonds, bills of complaint, promissory notes, court transcripts, and affidavits related to the cases. Various other records include suits over assault and battery, inheritances, property, and child support. Contain a corresponding index, arranged alphabetically by persons named in the suits.

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Carter Family Papers

8609.00 Items 28 Century Boxes
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The collection includes: correspondence and land records of Robert "King" Carter; correspondence and land records of his sons Robert Carter (1704-1731) and Landon Carter (1710-1778); correspondence, accounts, land records and the appointment to the Virginia Council of Robert Carter (1728-1804), son of Robert Carter (1704-1731); correspondence, diaries, land records and accounts of Robert Wormeley Carter (1734-1804), son of Landon Carter of Sabine Hall; and correspondence and land records and papers concerning the estate of Robert Carter's grandson, Landon Carter (1757-1820).

Richard J. DeMartino papers

14 Cubic Feet 34 archival boxes, plus some oversized items.
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This collection was organized by Richard J. DeMartino during his tenure as one of the "historian advisors" to the International Military Tribunal for the Far East between 1946-1948.

Armistead Boothe Papers (MS164)

10.2 Cubic Feet 14.5 boxes, 2 oversize boxes, 18 oversize folders, 3 oversize items, 2 items in map drawers, 1 rolled item
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These are the collected papers of Alexandria politician Armistead Lloyd Boothe (1907-1990). Papers created or collected by Boothe in the course of his career include campaign materials, correspondence with colleagues, and extensive newspaper clippings in addition to other research on political issues such as segregation, education, and transportation.

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1.1: William J. Boothe And Mary Grace Leadbeater Boothe 1.22 Cubic Feet 2 boxes, 6 oversize folders

Armistead Boothe Papers (MS164) 10.2 Cubic Feet 14.5 boxes, 2 oversize boxes, 18 oversize folders, 3 oversize items, 2 items in map drawers, 1 rolled item

Thornton Perry, Collector, Publications regarding West Virginia History

.7 Linear Feet 8 in. (1 document case, 5 in.); (1 flat storage box, 3 in.); (1 loose map, 1/8 in.)
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Publications and manuscript from the Thornton Perry Museum Collection, reflecting Perry's interest in the history of West Virginia and the immediate region. Subjects include various aspects of West Virginia history, such as the Civil War, statehood, Wheeling, John Brown, and other topics. Formats include broadsides, reports, pamphlets, almanacs, a manuscript account book, newspapers, maps, and others. See Scope and Content Note for details and contents list.
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James Wooddell, Compiler, Genealogy Research Papers

16.5 Linear Feet 16 ft. 6 in. (13 record cartons, 15 in. each); (part of 1 flat storage box, 3 in.)
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Genealogy research papers of James Wooddell regarding familes of primarily Pendleton, Pocahontas, and Randolph Counties, West Virginia. This collection also includes lists of veterans of various wars from Pocahontas County; deeds and surveys from Pocahontas County; papers regarding various towns and communities; and other related material.

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Duke family law firm papers

108.5 Linear Feet 232 boxes
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The Duke law firm papers include correspondence, case files, legal, insuarance, and financial records, as well as ledgers. The files provide extensive documentation of a small-town family practice. Since the insurance business and the Dukes's family business affairs were handled in the same office as the law practice, these files had remained with the legal files. The family correspondence found with these papers was transferred to Special Collections in Alderman Library.

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Duke family law firm papers 108.5 Linear Feet 232 boxes

Earl Gregg Swem Genealogy Collection

1.25 Linear Feet
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Papers collected by Earl Gregg Swem concerning the genealogies of his family and the family of his wife Lilia Hansbrough Swem. Families on which there is data include Swem (Swaim), Luce, Gregg, Wright, Farish and Smith. Includes written histories, documents, genealogical charts, correspondence, and newspaper clippings.

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1834 marriage announcement of Edward Smith. Box 1, Folder 9

Copies of legal documents regarding Anthony Swem, Cornelius Swime, Mathias Swem, and Amanda Swem Box 1, Folder 1

Earl Gregg Swem Genealogy Collection 1.25 Linear Feet

Siler Family Papers

66.6 Linear Feet Summary: 66 ft. 7 in. (149 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (1 small flat storage box, 3 1/2 in.); (2 oversize folders, 2 in.); (25 wrapped packages, 3 ft. 8 in.)
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This is a collection of letters and documents tracing the personal and business life of an eastern panhandle West Virginia family. The papers concern a broad range of political, social, financial, and legal topics, particularly focusing on J. Hammond Siler, Jr., his parents, J. Hammond Siler, Sr. and Jessie Castleman Siler (residents of the Town of Bath better known as Berkeley Springs). Also includes correspondence and other papers from related families. Subjects include banking, the Civil War, the Episcopal church, secession of Virginia, Virginia Loyalty Oath, women's diaries, and women's letters and papers. A notable item in the collection is the diary of Anne Doyne Wolff Strother, wife of artist and writer David Hunter Strother, documenting a trip with husband and daughter Emily to New Orleans in 1857 (S2/Box 67, folder 1a).

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