Date range: 1935 - ARVAS Search Results

Fries Textile Plant Records

ca. 190 Cubic Feet 185 boxes and 1 oversize folder

Abstract Or Scope: The Fries Textile Plant Records includes correspondence, production data, personnel ledgers, photographs, legal and financial materials, internal reports, blueprints, and other administrative materials. The collection provides a complete history of the company's operations, from its founding at the turn of the twentieth century until its closure in the 1980s.

Alan Clarke Railroad Research Papers

29.58 Linear Feet 13 document cases, 5 in. each; 4 document cases, 2.5 in. each; 1 document case, 4 in.; 18 record cartons, 15 in. each; 2 large flat storage boxes, 3.5 in. each 20.73 Gigabytes 1,897 files, formats primarily include .001, .csv, .txt, .rtf, .doc, .html, jpg, .tif, and other formats

Abstract Or Scope: Papers of historian, researcher, and author Alan Clarke. He authored a number of books relating to the history of railroads in the region of the state of West Virginia. This collection is minimally processed.

Papers of Ellen Glasgow 1880-1963

Abstract Or Scope: Papers of Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow include drafts of and notes on several novels including Phases of an inferior planet,Vein of iron,A certain measure,In this our life, and The woman within, as well as copies of speeches and articles, and notes relating to her personal and literary affairs.

4-H Club (Chesterfield County, Va.) minute books

0.1 Linear Feet

Abstract Or Scope: Minute books, 1933-1934 and 1936-1941 for the Chesterfield County, Virginia 4-H Club. Listed are club officers, club roll, attendance and minutes of monthly meetings. There is also a summary page and a listing of 'general club activities' at the end of the volumes.

West Virginia State 4-H Clubs, Correspondence of C. H. Hartley

2.5 Linear Feet 2 ft. 6 in. (6 document cases, 5 in. each)

Abstract Or Scope: Correspondence of C.H. Hartley, who served as state director of 4-H clubs from 1928-1943. The letters in the collection have been separated into two categories: official correspondence and general correspondence. The official correspondence is arranged by county.

Sarah Pitt Collection

0.25 Cubic Feet 1 box

Abstract Or Scope: The collection contains papers relating to the Sarah Pitt and includes newsletters, newspaper articles, radio broadcasts, pageant script, and notebooks.

West Virginia University, Extension Service, Photographs and Printed Material

5.83 Linear Feet 4 record cartons, 15 in. each; 1 document case, 5 in.; 2 document cases; 2.5 in. each

Abstract Or Scope: Collection of photographs and printed material from the West Virginia University Extension Service. The photographs include 4-H camps, Farm Women's Clubs and other various activities. Many are unidentified or undated. The printed material includes some annual reports, Extension Service publications regarding wildlife and tourism, and books on regional colleges and extension programs. Also included are photographs and reports from Oglebay Institute in Wheeling, WV.

4-H Project, West Virginia Flowers and Trees and Other Records

0.25 Linear Feet Summary: 3 in. (large flat storage box)

Abstract Or Scope: Projects and posters regarding West Virginia flowers and trees, as well as African wildlife. Projects include fifteen collections of leaves and flowers, labeled and mounted on cardboard. These project boards also include the wild flower conservation pledge and a poem about roadside flowers. The posters, distributed by the East African Wild Life Society include the zebra, water buck, lion, buffalo, and black rhinoceros. The collection also includes the following miscellaneous items: a quadrangle map featuring the Mason Dixon Line from Maryland and the lands west of the line; a program from the Hewitt Presbyterian Church for its eightieth reunion (October 14, 1951); an "at home" card for Mrs. Charles Montgomery Babb, Miss Babb, and Miss Lulu Babb; a brochure featuring the 1933 autumn rate schedules for Lake Mohonk Mountain House and Mountain Rest House in Ulster County, New York; an 1897 article from the Daily New Dominion featuring articles about West Virginia University president Dr. J. H. Raymond and Hon. James H Stewart, the director of the West Virginia Experiment Station; and a 1978-1979 member directory for Internal City Management Association, a professional and educational association of appointed administrators in city and county governments.

Farrier Family Papers

77 Cubic Feet 55 boxes

Abstract Or Scope: The collection includes files from the firm of Williams and Farrier, later Farrier and Farrier. Materials include copies of deeds, title searches, land transactions, estate matters, loan contracts, divorce suits, small claims collection suits, ledgers, and correspondence. Additional details of some files are included in the original inventories, available on request.

William Archer, Journalist, Research Papers regarding McDowell and Mercer Counties

20.75 Linear Feet 20 ft. 9 1/4 in. (13 record cartons, 15 in. each); (4 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 4 in.); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (2 flat boxes, 1 1/2 in. each); (3 flat boxes, 3 in. each); (1 box, 6 1/2 in.); (1 box, 5 in.); (1 index card box, 4 1/4 in.) 8.98 Gigabytes 308 files, formats include .jpg, .iso, .wav, .doc, .txt

Abstract Or Scope: The papers of William "Bill" Archer, newspaper journalist for the Bluefield Daily Telegraph and historian, document Archer's research and reporting of events in Southern West Virginia, predominantly Mercer and McDowell Counties. In addition to his reporting, Archer wrote a number of local history books as well as articles for publications other than the Bluefield paper.

Fries Textile Plant Records

3 Parke, Davis and Co. (folder 2 of 2) Box 127, Folder 14

Account Records Box 150

Account Sheets "A" Box 151

Alan Clarke Railroad Research Papers

3-Ring Notebooks: 12-14 Box 4

3-Ring Notebooks: 1-4 Box 1

3-Ring Notebooks: 15-17 Box 5

Papers of Ellen Glasgow 1880-1963

47 items, chiefly correspondence, i.e. Christmas cards and post cards, to Ellen Glasgowfrom Wallace Vernon Edenfield, Jr. Box 28

Amélie Rives Troubetzkoy to Ellen Glasgow 2 folders Box 18

Carl Van Vechten to Ellen Glasgow Box 19

4-H Club (Chesterfield County, Va.) minute books

4-H Club (Chesterfield County, Va.) minute books 0.1 Linear Feet

West Virginia State 4-H Clubs, Correspondence of C. H. Hartley

4-H Club Lists Box 6, Folder 66

B&O Railroad Awards Box 6, Folder 67

Correspondence -- Barbour County Box 1, Folder 1

Sarah Pitt Collection

4-H Clubs Box 1, Folder 6

Cooperative Extension Box 1, Folder 3

Newspaper Articles Box 1, Folder 10

West Virginia University, Extension Service, Photographs and Printed Material

4-H Demonstration Teams Box 01, Folder 05

4-H General Box 01, Folder 04

4-H General Box 01, Folder 06

4-H Project, West Virginia Flowers and Trees and Other Records

4-H Project, West Virginia Flowers and Trees and Other Records 0.25 Linear Feet Summary: 3 in. (large flat storage box)

Farrier Family Papers

54 court briefs concerning cases before the Virginia State Court of Appeals at Wytheville or Richmond Box 36

A-C Box 6

A-C Box 10

William Archer, Journalist, Research Papers regarding McDowell and Mercer Counties

5th and 6th Colored Cavalry: Wounded Members Massacred by Confederate Soldiers after Battle at Saltville, VA; Memorial Ceremonies Organized by Bluefield Residents, Pt. 1 Box 6, Folder 20

5th and 6th Colored Cavalry: Wounded Members Massacred by Confederate Soldiers after Battle at Saltville, VA; Memorial Ceremonies, Pt. 2 Box 6, Folder 21

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