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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
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Start Over Repository West Virginia and Regional History Center Date range 2007

Antonetta Cowsert, Social Worker and Musician, Scrapbook, 1942/2007 0.21 Linear Feet Summary: 2.5 in. (1 document case)

Cowsert, Antonetta, Compiler
One scrapbook of newspaper clippings, photographs, newsletters, and other material regarding the life of Antonetta (Toni) Canacari Cowsert, a blind musician and social worker. Born in 1932, she earned a bachelor's degree in music at West Virginia University, and a degree in social work at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. She worked as a social worker and teacher for social service agencies and public school districts in the Philadelphia area while participating in many local choirs. She returned to Morgantown, West Virginia in 1979 where she continued her community service and musical activities.
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Appalachian Prints Collection, 1839/2010, bulk 1859/1909 0.18 Linear Feet 2.175 in. (2 flat storage boxes, 1 in. each; 1 oversized folder, 0.175 in.)

West Virginia University. Libraries. West Virginia and Regional History Center

This collection includes prints pertaining to West Virginia and the surrounding area. Many have been taken out of publications. Subjects include the U.S. Civil War; various WV cities, landscapes, and geographical features; and various local industries.

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Appalachian Prison Book Project Records, 2006/2026 73.33 Linear Feet 58 record cartons, 15 in. each; 2 document cases, 5 in. each

Appalachian Prison Book Project

Records of the Appalachian Prison Book Project (APBP), a non-profit organization that supports and furthers educational justice throughout the Appalachian region by providing books and educational opportunities to incarcerated people, among other initiatives. These records include primarily correspondence from people in prison requesting specific books, as well as notebooks logging volunteer hours and books sent and other materials (Box 46), and incarcerated pen pal letters (Box 49).

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Aracoma Alma: "Delores Bragg, individually and as Administratrix of the estate of Don Israel Bragg and Freda Hatfield, individually and as Administratrix of the estate of Ellery Hatfield (Plaintiffs) v. Aracoma Coal Company, Inc., Massey Energy Company, Inc., A.T. Massey Coal Company, Inc., and Don L. Blankenship (Defendants): Pleading Index, Miscellaneous", 2006/2007 Box 53, Folder 13

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  2. J. Davitt McAteer Papers regarding Mining Safety, 1860/2013, bulk 1970/2010
  3. Series 2. Mine Disasters (Boxes 50-59b, 121), 1869/2015

Aracoma Alma: "Delores Bragg, individually and as Administratrix of the estate of Don Israel Bragg and Freda Hatfield, individually and as Administratrix of the estate of Ellery Hatfield (Plaintiffs) v. Aracoma Coal Company, Inc., Massey Energy Company, Inc., A.T. Massey Coal Company, Inc., and Don L. Blankenship (Defendants): Pleading Index, Volume I" [1 of 2], 2006/2007 Box 53, Folder 11a

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  2. J. Davitt McAteer Papers regarding Mining Safety, 1860/2013, bulk 1970/2010
  3. Series 2. Mine Disasters (Boxes 50-59b, 121), 1869/2015

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