Repository: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Date range: 1973

West Virginia and Regional History Center

West Virginia & Regional History Center

West Virginia University

P.O. Box 6069

1549 University Avenue

Morgantown, WV 26506

Primary Collecting Areas:

West Virginia and Appalachia History and Culture

Description:

The West Virginia & Regional History Center preserves and provides access to the records that document the history and culture of the state and the central Appalachian region. The Center is part of West Virginia University Libraries.

POC: Lori Hostuttler

Email: lori.hostuttler@mail.wvu.edu

Phone: (304) 293-3536

Web: wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu

Start Over Repository West Virginia and Regional History Center Date range 1973

Congressman Nick Joe Rahall II Papers, 1970/2015

2089 Linear Feet 2089 record cartons; plaques, mobile office sign, framed photographs

Abstract Or Scope: Nick Joe Rahall II (b.1949) represented West Virginia's Third District in the United States House of Representatives for nineteen terms. He was elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fifth Congress and served from January 3, 1977-January 3, 2015. From 2007-2011, he was chair of the Committee on Natural Resources. From 1971-1974, he was a staff member in the United States Senate Office of the Majority Whip, and he was a delegate to both the 1972 and 1976 Democratic National Conventions. The bulk of the Congressman Nick Joe Rahall II papers document his 38-year career in the United States House of Representatives.

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#10, #11, #12, 1970/2015 Box I.D. - 6

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Congressman Nick Joe Rahall II Papers, 1970/2015 2089 Linear Feet 2089 record cartons; plaques, mobile office sign, framed photographs

Creator: Rahall, Nick J., 1949-
Abstract Or Scope: Nick Joe Rahall II (b.1949) represented West Virginia's Third District in the United States House of Representatives for nineteen terms. He was elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fifth Congress and served from January 3, 1977-January 3, 2015. From 2007-2011, he was chair of the Committee on Natural Resources. From 1971-1974, he was a staff member in the United States Senate Office of the Majority Whip, and he was a delegate to both the 1972 and 1976 Democratic National Conventions. The bulk of the Congressman Nick Joe Rahall II papers document his 38-year career in the United States House of Representatives.

Hearing, 1970/2015 Box I.A. - 14, Folder 30

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Governor Arch A. Moore Jr. papers, 1950/1989

2411 Linear Feet 2411 Records cartons

Abstract Or Scope: Arch Alfred Moore Jr. (b. 1923) served two consecutive terms as Governor of West Virginia from 1969-1977 and a third term from 1985-1989. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection for governor in 1988. Previously, he was elected as a Republican to five terms in the United States House of Representatives, serving from January 3, 1957-January 3, 1969. He was not a candidate for reelection to the Ninety-first Congress in 1968. He died on January 7, 2015, in Charleston, WV. The Arch A. Moore Jr. papers document his service as governor of West Virginia and in the U.S. Congress.

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11 various Wild, Wonderful West Virginia posters, 1969/1977 Box II.H. - 19

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1972-1975 FY expense ledger, 1972/1975 Box II.B. - Oversize 5

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1972-1976 FY expense ledger, 1972/1976 Box II.B. - Oversize 5

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Russell L. Davisson, Politician, Papers, 1850/2004

4 Linear Feet Summary: 3 ft. 11 1/2 in. (3 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (2 records cartons, 15 in. each)

Abstract Or Scope: Papers of Russell L. Davisson, a Republican member of the West Virginia State House of Delegates. Includes mostly genealogy records regarding the Davison, Davisson, and Davidson Families; also includes political correspondence with Governor Arch Moore (1967-1972) and material regarding the welfare system in Mingo County (1966-1967).

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14. Misc. Correspondence Genealogy Data, 1916/1998 Box 3, Folder 32

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15. Genealogy Letters, 1973/2001 Box 3, Folder 33

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18. Recent Davissons, 1960/1992 Box 3, Folder 36

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Ancella Bickley, Historian, Research Papers regarding African-Americans, 1775/2018, bulk 1970/2011

13.1 Linear Feet 13 ft. 1/2 in. (9 record cartons, 15 in. each); (3 document cases, 5 in. each); (2 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each); (1 flat storage box, 1 1/2 in.)

Abstract Or Scope: This collection documents the research, public service, and life of Ancella Bickley, writer, educator, speaker, and historian. Includes writings, research materials, and more, focusing on the history of African Americans in West Virginia and the black experience in West Virginia. Collected research materials are predominantly facsimiles. Printed formats include correspondence, clippings, interview transcripts, typescript writings, publications, pamphlets, ephemera, speeches, articles, military records, and more. Other formats include photographs, slides, and audiocassettes.

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1830 Census & Research Aids, 1930/2002 Box 9, Folder 35

Facsimile of tables of free Negro listings from 1830 census. "Researching Virginia's Slave and Free Negro Records"

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Alberta Coleman, Opan Coates Carter, 1964/2006 Box 3, Folder 22

Research notes on schools in Keyser and Piedmont, WV, including a facsimile of book pages from Howard School: a History, 1877-1955regarding a black student strike for a better school in 1939. Notes on interview with Alberta Coleman, Piedmont, WV. Notes from interview with Opal Coates Carter, and other research notes, regarding Woolworth Fire, Charleston, WV, [ca. 1964s].

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Alex Haley Letter, 1973 Box 4, Folder 35

Signed letter from Alex Haley to Colonel and Mrs. Nelson Bickley, March 1, 1973, re: the Bickleys' hospitality after a lecture.

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Marian McQuade Papers, 1853/1995

25 Linear Feet 24 ft. 11 1/2 in. (1 document case, 5 in.); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (19 record cartons, 15 in. each); (1 small flat storage box, 3 in.); (1 tape box, 4 in.)

Abstract Or Scope: Much of this collection documents the efforts of Marian McQuade as the founder of Grandparents Day including information she collected on centenarians of West Virginia. There are also miscellaneous publications and artifacts belonging to her husband, Joseph McQuade, that pertain to coal mining.

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1920 Voter Survey (includes questionnaires completed by women who voted in 1920, lists of West Virginian women who voted in 1920, clippings, photos, correspondence regarding 1920 voters, letters, cards, among other records), 1970/1988 Box 16, Folder 1-7

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Aging Programs (includes lists of programs and projects for various cities, etc.), 1972/1974 Box 3, Folder 4

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Centenarians--Miscellaneous (includes clippings, letters, notes made by Mrs. McQuade, etc.), 1972/1990 Box 8, Folder 5-7

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Pearl S. Buck, Author, Literary Manuscripts, 1923/2014, bulk 1923/1973

36.7 Linear Feet 36 ft. 8 in. (74 document cases, 5 in. each; 2 document cases, 2.5 in. each; 1 flat storage box, 5 in.; 2 flat storage boxes, 1.5 in. each; 3 record cartons, 15 in. each; 7 large flat storage boxes, 1.5 in. each)

Abstract Or Scope: Literary manuscripts of Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973), an American fiction writer and humanitarian who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1932 and the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1938. She is best known for her novels about peasant life in China. The collection includes the great majority of manuscripts comprising Buck's literary works, including her novels, non-fiction, children's books, and short stories, as well as articles and speeches, among other material. There is also material about Pearl Buck. Formats include holographs, typescripts, typescript carbons, mixed manuscripts, galleys, and more. Prominent topics of Buck's literary works include: Chinese history, politics, and culture; American culture; international relations; adoption; children with disabilities; women's rights; and writing. The collection also includes material regarding the Pearl S. Buck Birthplace Foundation, Pearl Buck as an author, and other subjects. For additional material, see A&M 727, Pearl S. Buck, Author. Papers (1930-1976, undated).

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1949 Introduction to The Good Earth; Typescript with attached clippings and handwritten notations, 12 pp., many handwritten corrections; also includes 2014 computer printout of published introduction from 1962 edition, 1949/2014 Box 63, Folder 254.1

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Clippings about Pearl Buck; Newspaper and magazine clippings and articles about Pearl Buck, 1970/1990 Box 75, Folder 340

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Clippings; Newspaper clippings about PSB, Hillsboro (includes print), museum, Birthplace Foundation, Jim Comstock, 1970/1995 Box 74, Folder 326

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West Virginia University, News Service, Photographs, 1890/2007, bulk 1950/2007

152.7 Linear Feet Summary: 152 ft. 8 in. (111 record cartons, 15 in. each); (16 note card boxes, 3 in. each); (1 note card boxes, 4 in.); (4 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each); (21 document cases, 5 in. each)

Abstract Or Scope: Photographs of the News Service of West Virginia University (WVU). Subjects of images include aerial views, architecture, athletics, campus scenes, construction, historic images, student life, and WVU faculty and staff, among others. Formats include prints, negatives, proof sheets, transparencies, and digital files. See Scope and Content note for more information.

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1965 Graduation, 1965/2001 Box 118, Folder 4

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1998 Summer Alumni Magazine, 1965/2001 Box 119, Folder 3

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1998 Winter Alumni Magazine, 1965/2001 Box 119, Folder 1

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National Youth Science Camp Records, 1960/2000

62.5 Linear Feet Summary: 62 ft. 6 in. (50 record cartons, 15 in. each)

Abstract Or Scope: Records of the National Youth Science Camp, an annual science education camp for recent high school graduates held each summer at Camp Pocahontas near Thornwood, West Virginia. Includes administrative records, such as minutes, correspondence, reports, financial records, and some facilities and construction records. There are also student delegate files, yearbooks, press books, press releases, clippings, photographs, and materials regarding a senate luncheon held regularly which includes invited speakers.

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1969-1985 Program Area Report for Natural Science, 1969/1985 Box 44

1969-1986 NYSC Program Area Report Natural Science, 1969/1986 Box 46

1973 NYSC Pre Camp Press Book, 1973 Box 4

Deeds Family of Summers County Papers, 1837/1966, bulk 1850/1949

18.4 Gigabytes 424 files, formats include .jpg, .tif, and .docx

Abstract Or Scope: Digital copies of papers of the Deeds Family of Jumping Branch, Summers County. Includes a genealogical chart, pre-Civil War land deeds, wills, legal correspondence regarding a property line dispute and other matters, and other material. Also includes postcards from various locations in West Virginia, Ohio, Virginia, and other places; and photographs and postcards of various family members (most identified on the reverse).

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Hornbeck Family Miscellaneous Items, 1966/1978

1.7 Linear Feet 1 ft. 8 in. (4 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 package, 2 in.)

Abstract Or Scope: Correspondence, notes, and printed material gathered for use in preparing the published genealogy "Warnaar Hornbeck Descendents (New York to California)" by Duffy C. Hornbeck, Sr. and Mrs. Ralph H. Sayre. Also includes a computer printout of Hornbeck genealogical data.

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1975 Hornbeck Reunion, 1966/1978 Box 4, Folder 6

Additional Hampshire County (West) Virginia research notes, 1966/1978 Box 2, Folder 6

Benjamin, 1966/1978 Box 2, Folder 3

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