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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 2021

Ann Magnuson, Performance Artist, Papers 2.34 Linear Feet 2 ft. 4 in. (2 document cases, 5 in.; 1 flat storage box, 1.5 in.; 2 flat storage boxes, 3.5 in. each; 3 storage boxes, 3 in. each; 1 oversize folder, 0.01 in.) 3.05 Gigabytes 77 files, formats include .wav, .docx, .mp4, .jpg, .html, .png

Magnuson, Ann

Publications, sound recordings, and other material documenting the career of Ann Magnuson, an actress, performance artist, and nightclub performer who grew up in Charleston, West Virginia. She worked at Club 57 in New York, a gathering place for artists such as Keith Haring and Kenny Scharf.

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Appalachian Prison Book Project Records 68.33 Linear Feet 54 record cartons, 15 in. each; 2 document cases, 5 in. each

Appalachian Prison Book Project

Records of the Appalachian Prison Book Project, 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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Artemis Sisters Collective Records 1 Linear Feet 1 document case, 5 in.; 1 document case, 2.5 in.; 1 flat storage box, 1.5 in.; 1 flat storage box, 3 in. 1.60 Gigabytes 18 files, including .mp4, .doc, .m4a

Flynn, Michele
The Artemis Sisters Collective was a local Morgantown, West Virginia feminist collective formed in September 1982 for the purpose of promoting women's empowerment through creative, political, and social engagement. The bulk of materials range in dates from 1980 to 1987 and include information regarding the SisterSpace Collective, various women's defense committees, musical acts, and social activism. Materials include posters, pamphlets, correspondence, cassette tapes, meeting minutes, flyers, press releases, photographs and t-shirts.
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