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Walter and Osie Lewis Family Papers, 1908/2006 0.8 Linear Feet Summary: 10 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each)

Lewis family

Papers of Walter Dix Lewis (1891-1958), his wife Osie Eleanor Grose Lewis (1891-1979), and their descendants. Includes correspondence (postcards, telegrams, letters), photographs, pay slips, sound recordings, motion pictures, and miscellaneous items.

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West Virginia Rural Surveys, 1924/1958 2.1 Linear Feet Summary: 2 ft. 1 in. (5 document cases, 5 in. each)

Surveys of rural residents conducted by WVU Agricultural Experiment Station. Inquiries about farm land conditions, size of operations, profitability and the respondents opinions about the local community and its economic prospects. The 1924 survey was taken only in the Easton-Avery section of Monongalia County and contains an accompanying map with individual family farms number coded. The 1958 survey, a selection from around the state, is more indicative of demographics especially of out migration of family members to urban areas.
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West Virginia University, Extension Service, Publications, Reports, and Other Material, 1910/1980 6.7 Linear Feet 6 ft. 8 in. (5 record cartons, 15 in. each); (1 document case, 5 in. each)

West Virginia University. Extension Program

Records of the WVU Extension Service. Collection includes instructional booklets on cooking, decorating, and sewing from the 1910s to the 1960s, materials on rural electrification in West Virginia in the 1930s, annual conference programs, and materials on incomes and family budgets. Also includes materials relating to the Farm Woman's Club in West Virginia, studies of school children during the 1940s, and studies of cost of living in rural areas during World War II. There are historical sketches of various county extension programs in the state of West Virginia, most of which describe their establishment and growth.

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West Virginia War History Commission, World War II Records, 1928/1946, bulk 1941/1945 29.85 Linear Feet Summary: 29 ft. 10 1/4 in. (44 document cases, 5 in. each); (15 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each); (3 records cartons, 15 in. each); (1 large flat storage box, 3 1/2 in.); (4 large flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (3 oversize scrapbooks, 2 in. each); (storage tube, 1 in.); (19 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)

West Virginia War History Commission

Records of the West Virginia War History Commission and the state, local, and national branches of the Office of Civilian Defense. Material within this collection documents civilian activities on the homefront during World War II in the state of West Virginia. The collection contains correspondence, publications, pamphlets, maps, posters, newspapers and clippings, radio scripts, and other material. The collection also contains 19 reels of microfilm regarding the Monongalia Office of Civil Defense. The collection includes 10 series.

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William E. Arnett and Family Scrapbook, 1890/1950 0.2 Linear Feet Summary: 2 in. (photocopies)

Arnett, William E.
Photocopy facsimile of scrapbook documenting the William E. Arnett, Sr. and family (11' x16'). Includes family history manuscripts, photographs, letters, newspaper clippings, church documents, ephemera of the Second National Bank of Morgantown, a land deed citing John and Louisa Huffman as grantors of Lot 83 to grantee Arnett, Sr. (1891), and obituaries for Arnett, Sr. and his wife, Iva. There is a manuscript narrative history of the Arnett family, and a family tree. Photographs are of Arnett, Sr. and family, including mostly candid group shots, as well as a few formal portraits of individuals and the family. Family events are recorded in letters from Arnett, Sr. to his children, while his business and political life are reported in the newspaper clippings. Church documents include programs, bulletins, and newsletters mentioning Arnett, Sr. and his wife, Iva. There are church programs celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of Wesley Methodist Church of Morgantown, as well as two photographs of the exterior of the church. William E. Arnett, Sr. (1866-1950) was a life-long resident of Monongalia County, West Virginia. He was a partner of the wholesale feed business, Kinkaid and Arnett. He also served as City Recorder for Morgantown, member of the City Council, President of the County Court, and as a member of the Board of Education. He was also active as a board member of the Wesley Methodist Church in Morgantown.
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William McCleery (1741-1821) Papers, 1770/1945, bulk 1770/1857 0.7 Linear Feet Summary: 7 1/2 in. (2 unboxed scrapbooks)

McCleery, William, 1741-1821
The papers of Colonel William McCleery of Morgantown, a Revolutionary War veteran, attorney, county clerk, prosecuting attorney, representative from Monongalia County to the Federal Constitutional Convention, founder of the Presbyterian Church in Morgantown, and landholder and purchasing agent. The papers include correspondence, typescripts, land records, and some printed materials. Much of the correspondence is between McCleery and his agent, Benjamin Oden of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, regarding a debt owed McCleery by General Henry Lee. Later letters to Matthew Gay concern the purchase, operation, and sale of the Monongalia Iron Works, and landholdings in Ohio and Indiana. The typescripts include sketches of McCleery, Isabelle Stockton McCleery, John Minor, and James Swan. Correspondents include William Shinn and James and John Swan. Other letters are by or mention Aaron Burr, William Haymond, Thomas Jefferson, Zackquill Morgan, and John Rutherford.
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Willis Guy Tetrick, Jr. Genealogy Research Papers, 1708/1997 131.6 Linear Feet 131 ft. 7 in. (41 record cartons, 15 in. each); (1 oversize record carton, 18 in.); (1 flat storage box, 3 in.); (274 unboxed ledgers and notebooks, 78 ft. 7 in.)

Tetrick, Willis Guy, Jr., 1911-1995
Genealogy research papers compiled by W. Guy Tetrick and his son Willis G. Tetrick, Jr. The Tetricks were from Harrison County and the material in the collection mainly regards families of Harrison County and north central West Virginia. The collection contains mostly original genealogical compilations and family histories. It also contains personal and business correspondence; financial records; publications regarding local and state history; newspapers and news clippings; obituaries, cemetery records; records of the Sons of the American Revolution; and other material.
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Zinn Family Genealogy, 1808/1994, bulk 1832/1888 0.25 Linear Feet Summary: 2 1/2 in. (1 document case)

Zinn family

Genealogical information compiled by the donor and documents of the Zinn family of north central West Virginia. The family is traced back to George Zinn, a German immigrant from Darstadt and a Revolutionary War veteran who settled after the American Revolution in Monongalia County. There is mention of various of his descendents, mainly West Virginians, but most of the information is on the line of the Civil War veteran George Harrison Zinn and his son Frank Garfield Zinn. Most of the documents are the financial records of George D. Zinn and his business transactions in the vicinity of Morgantown. There are a few other items on Morgantown history and a letter from John Malcom to William and Jane Wilson about land in the frontier Mid-West.

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Zinn Family Papers, 1827/1959 2.07 Gigabytes 46 files, formats include .tif and .docx

Zinn family
Digital copies of papers of the Zinn family of Preston County, West Virginia, including legal documents and genealogical records. Legal documents include a letter of attorney, indentures, deeds, stock certificates, and surveys of property. Genealogical records include a handwritten record of births, a page from a family bible recording births and marriages, and a typescript regarding the history of the Zinn family. Frequently mentioned names include Isaac Dean and George Zinn. The collection also includes an 1867 letter of commendation to George Zinn; it accompanied a medal awarded for service in the Civil War. This collection consists only of digital scans of the original documents. The collection also includes a digital version of an autobiographical account by Thomas E. Zinn titled "Sea Stories From My Time in the United States Navy" regarding his experiences as a naval and commercial pilot in the period ca. 1950s-1970s.
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