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College of William and Mary

William Tell Cobb Papers

0.50 Linear Feet

Letters of William Tell Cobb (1840-1913), of Mauricetown, New Jersey, and his brother, Edwin Cobb (b. 1838), also of Mauricetown, New Jersey. William Cobb participated in the battles of Fair Oaks and 2nd Manassas while in the Army, and the battle of Fort Fisher while in the Navy; he describes these battles in his letters. Edwin Cobb provides an eyewitness account of the battle between the "Monitor" and the "Merrimac". Other topics dealt with in the letters are camp conditions and everyday life in the Army and Navy, interaction between Union and Confederate soldiers, and the financial difficulties faced by William Tell Cobb and his family during the war. The collection also includes a photo of William Tell Cobb, his copy of "The Soldier's Guide" and a collection of typescripts of the letters

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William Tell Cobb Papers 0.50 Linear Feet

Letters of William Tell Cobb (1840-1913), of Mauricetown, New Jersey, and his brother, Edwin Cobb (b. 1838), also of Mauricetown, New Jersey. William Cobb participated in the battles of Fair Oaks and 2nd Manassas while in the Army, and the battle of Fort Fisher while in the Navy; he describes these battles in his letters. Edwin Cobb provides an eyewitness account of the battle between the "Monitor" and the "Merrimac". Other topics dealt with in the letters are camp conditions and everyday life in the Army and Navy, interaction between Union and Confederate soldiers, and the financial difficulties faced by William Tell Cobb and his family during the war. The collection also includes a photo of William Tell Cobb, his copy of "The Soldier's Guide" and a collection of typescripts of the letters

Virginia Military Institute Archives

William T. Poague papers

0.5 Linear Feet approximately 75 items in one box

The William T. Poague papers consist of the papers (approximately 75 items) of Poague. The papers include the handwritten manuscripts of his Civil War memoirs, written in 1903 (later edited and published as the book "Gunner with Stonewall"). Also included is general correspondence related to Poague's membership in Confederate veteran's organizations, battery rolls, and other documents.

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William T. Poague papers 0.5 Linear Feet approximately 75 items in one box

Poague, William T. (William Thomas), 1835-1914

The William T. Poague papers consist of the papers (approximately 75 items) of Poague. The papers include the handwritten manuscripts of his Civil War memoirs, written in 1903 (later edited and published as the book "Gunner with Stonewall"). Also included is general correspondence related to Poague's membership in Confederate veteran's organizations, battery rolls, and other documents.

West Virginia and Regional History Center

William W. and J.J. Holloway Papers

0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1 in. (1 folder)
Collection concerns J.J. Holloway, financier and banker of Wheeling, and his son William W. Holloway (Sr.), businessman and former executive of Wheeling Steel Corporation. There is a journal containing J.J. Holloway's personal expenditures for 1880, and a notebook of prices and specifications for iron and steel products of the Standard Steel and Iron Company.
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William W. and J.J. Holloway Papers 0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1 in. (1 folder)

Holloway, William W.
Collection concerns J.J. Holloway, financier and banker of Wheeling, and his son William W. Holloway (Sr.), businessman and former executive of Wheeling Steel Corporation. There is a journal containing J.J. Holloway's personal expenditures for 1880, and a notebook of prices and specifications for iron and steel products of the Standard Steel and Iron Company.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

William Wesley Warder Papers

0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1/4 in. (1 folder)
Correspondence and sketches of Warder and his wife, Evaline C. Farnsworth. The letters, written by Warder while a member of the First Virginia Constitutional Convention, 1861-63, pertain to the activities and proceedings of the convention.
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William Wesley Warder Papers 0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1/4 in. (1 folder)

Warder, William Wesley
Correspondence and sketches of Warder and his wife, Evaline C. Farnsworth. The letters, written by Warder while a member of the First Virginia Constitutional Convention, 1861-63, pertain to the activities and proceedings of the convention.
Virginia Military Institute Archives

Willis O. Harris collection

5 items

This collection consists of items related to Willis O. Harris, including:

  • One letter (dated April 17th, 1864) from Harris that primarily contains family news. The letter also mentions the uncertainty of whether or not the Corps will be called into the Army.
  • One page from the family bible that lists the births of his siblings (1831-1852)
  • One typescript tribute to Judge Harris (1911)
  • One pamphlet titled "Some Great Lawyers of Kentucky"
  • One candid photograph of Judge Harris (circa 1900)

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Willis O. Harris collection 5 items

Harris, Willis O. (Willis Overton), 1847-1911

This collection consists of items related to Willis O. Harris, including:

  • One letter (dated April 17th, 1864) from Harris that primarily contains family news. The letter also mentions the uncertainty of whether or not the Corps will be called into the Army.
  • One page from the family bible that lists the births of his siblings (1831-1852)
  • One typescript tribute to Judge Harris (1911)
  • One pamphlet titled "Some Great Lawyers of Kentucky"
  • One candid photograph of Judge Harris (circa 1900)

West Virginia and Regional History Center

Willy and Aenne Schutze Papers

0.83 Linear Feet 2 document cases, 5 in. each

Papers of Willy and Aenne Schutze. Most of the collection consists of letters written by Willy to Aenne Schutze in Arnstadt, Thuringia during the First World War (WWI) in the period 1915-1916. Willy was a member of the 4th Landwehr Division, a type of unit consisting primarily of older soldiers performing occupation and security services. There are also postcards from the 1880s, letters from circa 1909-1910, picture postcards, and photographs of Willy and Aenne Schutze. A calling card in the collection for Willy Schutze shows that he was a "Braumeister" for the "Frankenhausen Aktienbrauerei". There is also what appears to be a poem about World War I.

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Willy and Aenne Schutze Papers 0.83 Linear Feet 2 document cases, 5 in. each

Schutze, Willy

Papers of Willy and Aenne Schutze. Most of the collection consists of letters written by Willy to Aenne Schutze in Arnstadt, Thuringia during the First World War (WWI) in the period 1915-1916. Willy was a member of the 4th Landwehr Division, a type of unit consisting primarily of older soldiers performing occupation and security services. There are also postcards from the 1880s, letters from circa 1909-1910, picture postcards, and photographs of Willy and Aenne Schutze. A calling card in the collection for Willy Schutze shows that he was a "Braumeister" for the "Frankenhausen Aktienbrauerei". There is also what appears to be a poem about World War I.

West Virginia and Regional History Center

Wilson and Stribling Families Papers

1.25 Linear Feet 1 ft. 3 in. (3 document cases, 5 in. each)
Correspondence, clippings, land papers, and other records of James Wilson, an attorney in Wood County, ca.1800-1820; Robert M. Stribling and other members of the Stribling family in Mason County, 1821-ca.1909; and James A. and Otis Young, ca.1900-1934, in Mason County. A pocket diary of James Wilson gives information on his law practice in Kanawha, Monongalia, and Wood counties in 1804.
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Wilson and Stribling Families Papers 1.25 Linear Feet 1 ft. 3 in. (3 document cases, 5 in. each)

Wilson and Stribling Families
Correspondence, clippings, land papers, and other records of James Wilson, an attorney in Wood County, ca.1800-1820; Robert M. Stribling and other members of the Stribling family in Mason County, 1821-ca.1909; and James A. and Otis Young, ca.1900-1934, in Mason County. A pocket diary of James Wilson gives information on his law practice in Kanawha, Monongalia, and Wood counties in 1804.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

Wilson-Lewis Family Papers

0.42 Linear Feet 5 in. (1 document case)
Papers relating to the Wilson, Lewis, and Ruffner families of Prince Edward County, Virginia, Kanawha County, [West] Virginia, St. Charles County, Missouri, and Fairfield County, Ohio. Correspondence between Nathaniel V. Wilson and Dr. Goodridge Wilson, concerning land purchases, preparation for the settlement of the family, care of livestock, employment of slaves, salt making and marketing, and the market price of salt. Other members of the family migrated to St. Charles County, Missouri, and to Fairfield County, Ohio, and land prices, suitable crops, settlement and railroad building in Missouri comprise much of their correspondence. A third generation member of the family, Virgy Wilson Hall and her husband, John G. Hall, were missionaries in Matamoras, Mexico, and Colombia, South America, and her correspondence with her mother comments on living conditions, progress of the missionary work, revolution in Colombia, and health and living conditions of the residents of the Barranquilla area. In addition there is a will of Col. Charles Lewis, a series of letters between two doctors concerning health problems and treatment of various illnesses, and two diaries by Mrs. Daniel Ruffner, 1846, and Elizabeth Ruffner Wilson, 1871-1872, commenting on family life and community activities in Fairfield County, Ohio, and Kanawha County, [West] Virginia. All are photocopies. Material covers the years 1774-1942.
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Wilson-Lewis Family Papers 0.42 Linear Feet 5 in. (1 document case)

Wilson-Lewis family
Papers relating to the Wilson, Lewis, and Ruffner families of Prince Edward County, Virginia, Kanawha County, [West] Virginia, St. Charles County, Missouri, and Fairfield County, Ohio. Correspondence between Nathaniel V. Wilson and Dr. Goodridge Wilson, concerning land purchases, preparation for the settlement of the family, care of livestock, employment of slaves, salt making and marketing, and the market price of salt. Other members of the family migrated to St. Charles County, Missouri, and to Fairfield County, Ohio, and land prices, suitable crops, settlement and railroad building in Missouri comprise much of their correspondence. A third generation member of the family, Virgy Wilson Hall and her husband, John G. Hall, were missionaries in Matamoras, Mexico, and Colombia, South America, and her correspondence with her mother comments on living conditions, progress of the missionary work, revolution in Colombia, and health and living conditions of the residents of the Barranquilla area. In addition there is a will of Col. Charles Lewis, a series of letters between two doctors concerning health problems and treatment of various illnesses, and two diaries by Mrs. Daniel Ruffner, 1846, and Elizabeth Ruffner Wilson, 1871-1872, commenting on family life and community activities in Fairfield County, Ohio, and Kanawha County, [West] Virginia. All are photocopies. Material covers the years 1774-1942.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

Winchester, Virginia, Presbytery Records

0.25 Linear Feet Summary: 3 in. (1 folder, 1 in.; 2 unboxed ledgers, 2 in.)
Two volumes of statistics of Presbyterian churches in the Winchester Presbytery, 1719-1946; and a notebook of correspondence, 1942-1952, of Robert B. Woodworth and John G. Bishop concerning the genealogy of the Poage and allied families and Woodworth's revision of THE CAPTIVES OF ABB'S VALLEY (Staunton, Virginia, 1942).
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Winchester, Virginia, Presbytery Records 0.25 Linear Feet Summary: 3 in. (1 folder, 1 in.; 2 unboxed ledgers, 2 in.)

Winchester, Virginia, Presbytery
Two volumes of statistics of Presbyterian churches in the Winchester Presbytery, 1719-1946; and a notebook of correspondence, 1942-1952, of Robert B. Woodworth and John G. Bishop concerning the genealogy of the Poage and allied families and Woodworth's revision of THE CAPTIVES OF ABB'S VALLEY (Staunton, Virginia, 1942).
West Virginia and Regional History Center

Winding Gulf Coals, Inc., Records

17.25 Linear Feet 107 ledgers, 17 ft. 3 in. total
The collection consists of ledgers, journals, and cashbooks of the Goodwill Coal and Coke Co., Greenbrier Coal and Coke Co., Gulf Coal Co., Louisville Coal and Coke Co., Winding Gulf Coal and Coke Co., and the Winding Gulf Colliery Co., with some material on the operation of company stores. There is also correspondence (1911-1915) between the managers of mines at Winding Gulf and Davy, West Virginia, discussing production levels, availability of railroad cars and freight rates, New River and Pocahontas Operators Organization, operating difficulties, labor shortages and working conditions, the Mabscott mine strike and German "socialists" at Mabscott, the Bottom Creek explosion at Vivian, the UMWA and a 1915 agreement, and the good roads movement in Raleigh County in 1915.
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Winding Gulf Coals, Inc., Records 17.25 Linear Feet 107 ledgers, 17 ft. 3 in. total

Winding Gulf Coals, Inc.
The collection consists of ledgers, journals, and cashbooks of the Goodwill Coal and Coke Co., Greenbrier Coal and Coke Co., Gulf Coal Co., Louisville Coal and Coke Co., Winding Gulf Coal and Coke Co., and the Winding Gulf Colliery Co., with some material on the operation of company stores. There is also correspondence (1911-1915) between the managers of mines at Winding Gulf and Davy, West Virginia, discussing production levels, availability of railroad cars and freight rates, New River and Pocahontas Operators Organization, operating difficulties, labor shortages and working conditions, the Mabscott mine strike and German "socialists" at Mabscott, the Bottom Creek explosion at Vivian, the UMWA and a 1915 agreement, and the good roads movement in Raleigh County in 1915.

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