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West Virginia and Regional History Center

Aaron Chipps, Coal Miner, Papers, 1912/1955

1.25 Linear Feet Summary: 1 ft. 3 in. (3 document cases, 5 in. each)
The collection of the papers of a Morgantown coal miner and electrician focuses upon the development of coal mining technology. It includes operations and maintenance manuals, diagrams, and catalogs for a variety of mining equipment and parts. It also includes notes and material for Chipp's study of mining technology and electricity.
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Aaron Chipps, Coal Miner, Papers, 1912/1955 1.25 Linear Feet Summary: 1 ft. 3 in. (3 document cases, 5 in. each)

Chipps, Aaron.
The collection of the papers of a Morgantown coal miner and electrician focuses upon the development of coal mining technology. It includes operations and maintenance manuals, diagrams, and catalogs for a variety of mining equipment and parts. It also includes notes and material for Chipp's study of mining technology and electricity.
College of William and Mary

Abbot E. Smith Papers, 1930/1939

1.50 Linear Feet

Research notes, 1930-1939, compiled by historian Abbot E. Smith for his monograph, Colonists in Bondage: White Servitude and Convict Labor in America, 1607-1766. His notes cover indentured servitude in the colonies -- convicts shipped to the colonies, legal status of indentured servants and their life in the colonies during the 17th and 18th centuries.

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Abbot E. Smith Papers, 1930/1939 1.50 Linear Feet

Smith, Abbot E., b. 1906

Research notes, 1930-1939, compiled by historian Abbot E. Smith for his monograph, Colonists in Bondage: White Servitude and Convict Labor in America, 1607-1766. His notes cover indentured servitude in the colonies -- convicts shipped to the colonies, legal status of indentured servants and their life in the colonies during the 17th and 18th centuries.

West Virginia and Regional History Center

Abraham Johnson Family Genealogy, 1930/1939

0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1 in. (1 folder)
Abraham Johnson of Essex County, New Jersey, settled on Patterson Creek in Hampshire County, Virginia, in the mid-18th-century. Collection contains newspaper clippings, notes, and correspondence related to the genealogy of the Abraham Johnson family of Hampshire County, Virginia, as compiled by Edgar Johnson Davis and Annie Dent Davis of Greensboro, North Carolina. Also includes a copy of the Johnson family genealogy that Dent published in 1939 with handwritten notes.
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Abraham Johnson Family Genealogy, 1930/1939 0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1 in. (1 folder)

Davis, Annie Dent and Edgar Johnson Davis, Compilers
Abraham Johnson of Essex County, New Jersey, settled on Patterson Creek in Hampshire County, Virginia, in the mid-18th-century. Collection contains newspaper clippings, notes, and correspondence related to the genealogy of the Abraham Johnson family of Hampshire County, Virginia, as compiled by Edgar Johnson Davis and Annie Dent Davis of Greensboro, North Carolina. Also includes a copy of the Johnson family genealogy that Dent published in 1939 with handwritten notes.
Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

Abraham Lincoln Collection, 1860/1965

1 Files

Collection contains photographs, pamphlets, newspapers, cigar box labels (lithographs), cartes des visites, postcard, etc about Abraham Lincoln.

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Abraham Lincoln Collection, 1860/1965 1 Files

Collection contains photographs, pamphlets, newspapers, cigar box labels (lithographs), cartes des visites, postcard, etc about Abraham Lincoln.

West Virginia and Regional History Center

A.B. Stickney, Compiler, Genealogical Materials, 1838/1959

5.4 Linear Feet Summary: 5 ft. 5 in. (13 document cases, 5 in. each)
A collection of Genealogical material compiled by A. B. and Charlotte Stickney. Includes notes and letters regarding the Pierpont Family and the Stickney's research. Most of the papers deal with the lines of John, Francis, and Larkin Pierpont. For more detailed listings of the Pierpont and other families, see the processing notes.
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A.B. Stickney, Compiler, Genealogical Materials, 1838/1959 5.4 Linear Feet Summary: 5 ft. 5 in. (13 document cases, 5 in. each)

Stickney, A. B. (Alpheus Beede), 1840-1916
A collection of Genealogical material compiled by A. B. and Charlotte Stickney. Includes notes and letters regarding the Pierpont Family and the Stickney's research. Most of the papers deal with the lines of John, Francis, and Larkin Pierpont. For more detailed listings of the Pierpont and other families, see the processing notes.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

Ada Haldeman Ford, Suffragist, Papers, 1900/1970

3.3 Linear Feet 3 ft. 4 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 records carton, 15 in.); (2 large flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (1 unboxed artifact, 9 in.)
Papers of Ada Haldeman Ford, women's suffragist of Taylor County, West Virginia. Includes reminiscence, letters, and clippings documenting Ada Haldeman Ford's active role as a suffragist in Taylor County through 1920. There are also clippings and other materials regarding political matters dating through 1970. There are photographs and genealogies regarding the Ford and Haldeman families, and a collection of books (including bibles, foreign language textbooks, poetry, etc.). Artifacts include suffrage-era 48-star U.S. flags scaled to a size convenient for hand portability. These flags were labeled as the property of the Women's Democratic Club and Daughter's of Democracy, circa 1925-1940. Also includes a model of an engine (2 in. x 3 in. x 8 in.) invented by Daniel Haldeman, Ada Ford's grandfather.
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Ada Haldeman Ford, Suffragist, Papers, 1900/1970 3.3 Linear Feet 3 ft. 4 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 records carton, 15 in.); (2 large flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (1 unboxed artifact, 9 in.)

Ford, Ada Haldeman, 1883-1979
Papers of Ada Haldeman Ford, women's suffragist of Taylor County, West Virginia. Includes reminiscence, letters, and clippings documenting Ada Haldeman Ford's active role as a suffragist in Taylor County through 1920. There are also clippings and other materials regarding political matters dating through 1970. There are photographs and genealogies regarding the Ford and Haldeman families, and a collection of books (including bibles, foreign language textbooks, poetry, etc.). Artifacts include suffrage-era 48-star U.S. flags scaled to a size convenient for hand portability. These flags were labeled as the property of the Women's Democratic Club and Daughter's of Democracy, circa 1925-1940. Also includes a model of an engine (2 in. x 3 in. x 8 in.) invented by Daniel Haldeman, Ada Ford's grandfather.
Virginia Commonwealth University, Cabell Library

Adalbert J. Volck Collection of Etchings, 1861/1979

1 Linear Feet

The Volck Collection is comprised of 29 Confederate War Etchings and three folders containing articles about the artist and his work. Also included is an original first edition of "The Grasshopper," a cantata written by a Virginian, Innes Randolph, and illustrated by Volck.

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Adalbert J. Volck Collection of Etchings, 1861/1979 1 Linear Feet

Volck, Adalbert John, 1828-1912

The Volck Collection is comprised of 29 Confederate War Etchings and three folders containing articles about the artist and his work. Also included is an original first edition of "The Grasshopper," a cantata written by a Virginian, Innes Randolph, and illustrated by Volck.

College of William and Mary

Adam Empie Papers, 1811/2004, bulk 1811/1850

1.00 Linear Feet

Papers, 1821-1979, of and concerning Adam Empie, the president of the College of William and Mary and his family. Includes account book, 1829-1831, of Adam Empie and copy of his will as well as four letters, undated, from Sarah Moore Grimke to Anna Eliza (Wright) Empie as well as a commonplace book, undated; poems; engravings; flower illustrations, sketches and silhouettes; and prayers.

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Adam Empie Papers, 1811/2004, bulk 1811/1850 1.00 Linear Feet

Empie, Adam, 1785-1860

Papers, 1821-1979, of and concerning Adam Empie, the president of the College of William and Mary and his family. Includes account book, 1829-1831, of Adam Empie and copy of his will as well as four letters, undated, from Sarah Moore Grimke to Anna Eliza (Wright) Empie as well as a commonplace book, undated; poems; engravings; flower illustrations, sketches and silhouettes; and prayers.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Adam Finch Collection, 1891/1933

0.2 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Adam Tyree Finch graduated with the Class of 1893. Finch returned to VPI in 1898 to teach Military Science and Tactics. Finch also served as Commandant of Cadets and Assistant Professor of Physiology and Materia Medica before leaving VPI in Spring of 1900. This collection includes scrapbook pages containing photos and materials from Adam Finch's time as a cadet and VPI. Also included is a letter of recommendation from President Barringer and a letter written by Finch about an alumni reunion.
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Adam Finch Collection, 1891/1933 0.2 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Finch, Adam T., 1872-1933
Adam Tyree Finch graduated with the Class of 1893. Finch returned to VPI in 1898 to teach Military Science and Tactics. Finch also served as Commandant of Cadets and Assistant Professor of Physiology and Materia Medica before leaving VPI in Spring of 1900. This collection includes scrapbook pages containing photos and materials from Adam Finch's time as a cadet and VPI. Also included is a letter of recommendation from President Barringer and a letter written by Finch about an alumni reunion.
George Mason University

Adams T. Rice papers, 1922/1960

2 linear feet (3 boxes)
The Adams T. Rice papers consists of newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, photographs, and programs relating to theatre in Detroit, Michigan, the Federal Theatre Project, and Rice's lecture "The Magic of Science." Material was collected by Rice and dates from the 1920s to 1960, with the bulk of the material dating from the 1920s to the 1930s.
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Adams T. Rice papers, 1922/1960 2 linear feet (3 boxes)

Rice, Adams T., 1892-
The Adams T. Rice papers consists of newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, photographs, and programs relating to theatre in Detroit, Michigan, the Federal Theatre Project, and Rice's lecture "The Magic of Science." Material was collected by Rice and dates from the 1920s to 1960, with the bulk of the material dating from the 1920s to the 1930s.

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