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Hunter Family Papers, 1930/1998

3.8 Linear Feet Summary: 3 ft. 10 in. (3 records cartons, 15 in. each); (2 folders, 1 in.)
Abstract Or Scope
Papers of Thomas Marshall Hunter documenting Thomas Marshall Hunter as well as the genealogy and history of the Hunter family, including descendants of John Hunter (1762-1845), a Scot-Irish immigrant and Morgan County resident who is the earliest American member of the family. There are scrapbooks regarding Thomas Hunters experiences at Shepherd College and in World War II. There is also material regarding the history of Berkeley Springs and Morgan County, and about David Hunter Strother. Hunter worked as a Berkeley Springs legal clerk during the Great Depression, and then briefly served in the U.S. Army, including an assignment to the Panama Canal Zone. He then left the Army to pursue a college education in history. During World War II he served on the staff of the Transportation Corps of the 4th Armored Division. He resumed his college studies after the war, later becoming an Associate Professor of History at Pennsylvania State University.
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Hunter Family Papers, 1930/1998 3.8 Linear Feet Summary: 3 ft. 10 in. (3 records cartons, 15 in. each); (2 folders, 1 in.)

Katherine M. Hunter, Compiler, Local Histories and Genealogies, 1948/1974

3.3 Linear Feet Summary: 3 ft. 4 in. (8 document cases, 5 in. each)
Abstract Or Scope

Local historians and genealogies from West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle (Jefferson, Berkeley, Morgan counties), compiled by researcher Katy Hunter. Most of the papers consist of Hunter's notes made from sources in courthouses, libraries and historical societies. Also included is correspondence between Hunter and clients seeking historical information. The correspondence and notes are bound into fifty-eight notebooks, for which there is an index in the inventory folder. In addition to the notebooks, there is one folder of naturalization records.

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Katherine M. Hunter, Compiler, Local Histories and Genealogies, 1948/1974 3.3 Linear Feet Summary: 3 ft. 4 in. (8 document cases, 5 in. each)

Piper-Smith Family Genealogy Records, 1795/1996, bulk 1990/1996

0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1/4 in. (1 folder)
Abstract Or Scope
Genealogies of the William Piper (de Piper) family from 1767 to 1996, and of the Jacob Smith family from 1758 to 1979. Genealogies include brief histories and indexes of family descendants. There are also photocopies and transcriptions of William Piper's legal records: his marriage certificate, a deed, and an appraisal of his estate with a list of items sold after his death. William Piper was born in Scotland in 1767, eventually immigrating to America, where he died in Virginia in 1836.
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Piper-Smith Family Genealogy Records, 1795/1996, bulk 1990/1996 0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1/4 in. (1 folder)

Thornton Tayloe Perry, Collector, Papers, 1732/1965

4.5 Linear Feet Summary: 4 ft. 6 in. (12 index card boxes, 4 1/2 in. each) [the boxes contain a total of 68 reels of microfilm]
Abstract Or Scope
This microfilm version of the Thornton Tayloe Perry Collection held by the Virginia Historical Society contains historical material collected by Perry over a 30 year period. It concentrates upon western Virginia and West Virginia with particular emphasis upon the lower Shenandoah Valley and Jefferson, Berkeley, and Morgan counties of West Virginia. The microfilm was placed in the West Virginia Collection by the Virginia Historical Society under provisions of a National Historical Publications and Records Commission grant.
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Thornton Tayloe Perry, Collector, Papers, 1732/1965 4.5 Linear Feet Summary: 4 ft. 6 in. (12 index card boxes, 4 1/2 in. each) [the boxes contain a total of 68 reels of microfilm]

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