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Benjamin L. Wigfall Artist Archives and Mary Carter Wigfall Personal Papers 21.875 Linear Feet 50 boxes; 63 folders

Wigfall, Benjamin L., 1930-2017
The collection documents the life and work of Benjamin L. Wigfall, African American abstract expressionist artist. Benjamin L. Wigfall was the second African American artist to have a painting aquired by the VMFA, as well as the youngest ever artist to do the same. In addition to his work as an artist, Wigfall also taught and mentored in both Virginia at Hampton Institute, as well as New York at SUNY New Paltz and in his own community. Additionally, the collection contains documents related to the life and career of artist and educator, Mary Carter Wigfall, Benjamin L. Wigfall's wife. Mary C. Wigfall founded and directed the Migrant Childcare Center in New York from the early 1970s until her retirement in 1992.
  1. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Bennett Family Genealogy Research Notes 0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1/4 in.

Bennett family
Genealogy research notes (54 pages) compiled by donor Ralph Bennett relating to the Bennett and allied families. The notes provide general information on the earliest Bennetts in Virginia and traces the family in Virginia and West Virginia (Barbour, Taylor, and Randolph Counties).
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Bernie Peace, Artist, Papers and Artwork 7.5 Linear Feet 7 ft. 5 3/4 in. (5 record cartons, 15 in. each); (3 flat storage boxes, 3 1/2 in. each); (1 oversize folder, 2 items); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (1 flat storage box, 1 1/2 in.); (1 loose item, 1/4 in.)

Peace, Bernie, 1933-2019
Papers of West Virginia artist Bernie Peace who taught at West Liberty State College in the Wheeling area for 35 years, from 1960-1995. Includes notebooks of slides of artworks, exhibit programs, and clippings, among other material. Addenda include 56 photo collages, and 23 artworks of mixed media.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Bethlehem Stone Church Records 3.51 Gigabytes 46 digital files

Bradshaw, Christine
The Bethlehem Stone Church Records, 1844-2011, is comprised of 46 pdf files that contains digitized images of church records and documents related to the church and church history from its inception in 1844 through 2011.
  1. James Madison University

Beth Toren, Librarian, Photographs of West Virginia University Libraries and Librarians 0.01 Linear Feet 0.125 in. (19 photographs in 1 folder)

Assorted photographs, some with subjects identified, of West Virginia University's Wise Library, WVU librarians, and other library staff. Photographs depict a card catalog drawer, various events, interior and exterior images of Wise Library before the 2003 renovation, and one Stewart Hall exterior architectural feature of a reader.

  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Betsy Brinson collection 0.83 Linear Feet 2 letter document boxes

Brinson, Betsy

The Betsy Brinson collection contains materials Brinson collected related to her activism and involvement in various organizations, namely the YWCA and Richmond Peace Education Center. The Richmond Peace Education Center materials include newsletters, as well as planning documents and ephemera for the Eyes Wide Open Project. The YWCA materials mostly include pamphlets, information on a YWCA children's reading program, and news clippings. The collection also contains miscellaneous newsletters and reports produced in Virginia or regionally about women's rights and social justice, pins and buttons that are largely political in nature, and photos from the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt. There are some syllabi and reading packets from Brinson's time teaching at VCU, but the collection largely reflects the organizations and work Brinson was involved with outside of VCU from 1974 to 2013.

  1. Virginia Commonwealth University, Cabell Library

Betsy Brinson collection of AIDS epidemic exhibit materials .42 Linear Feet one document box

Brinson, Betsy

The bulk of the collection consists of oral history interviews conducted by Betsy Brinson in 2016 and 2017 with people who volunteered and worked with affected communities in the Richmond area during the height of the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s and 1990s. There are seven different interviews on cassette, all about thirty to forty minutes long. The interviews are digitized with links to the files in Series 1.

  1. Virginia Commonwealth University, Cabell Library

Betty Brown Clemmer and Willis Clemmer papers 1.72 cubic feet 5 boxes

Clemmer, Betty Brown
The Betty Brown Clemmer and Willis Clemmer Papers, 1920-2015 (bulk 1943-1949), largely comprise correspondence between Betty Brown Clemmer and Willis Clemmer during their courtship while Betty was a student at Madison College. Other papers relate to Betty's coursework at Madison College, Willis' service in the Army Air Forces, and family biographies.
  1. James Madison University

Betty Coe Cinquegrana papers 0.98 cubic feet 1 Hollinger box, 1 oversize box

Cinquegrana, Betty Coe, 1942-
This collection contains the papers of Betty Coe Cinquegrana, who attended Madison College from 1960-1964. Materials date from 1960-2014 and relate to her time as a student at Louisa County High School and Madison College, and life after college. Materials relating to the Betty Coe '64 and Paul J. Cinquegrana Scholarship, established in the mid-2000s, are also included.
  1. James Madison University

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