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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 Names West Virginia University. Department of English Level Collection

David Dale Johnson (1875-1954) Papers, 1891/1954 2.9 Linear Feet Summary: 2 ft. 11 in. (7 document cases, 5 in. each)

Johnson, David Dale (1875-1954)
The papers of a member of the English faculty of West Virginia University, 1902-1946, including: his notes and essays written while a student at Marietta College; lecture notes, outlines, and bibliographies used in his English courses; addresses given at various clubs and civic organizations; religious talks; departmental reports; and notes and papers regarding his estate. There is a detailed index to the papers prepared by Professor Johnson.
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Dr. Judith Gold Stitzel, Professor, Papers, 1934/2022, bulk 1965/2010 37.8 Linear Feet 24 record cartons, 15 in. each; 13 document cases, 5 in. each; 1 document case, 2.5 in.; 1 card file box, 5 in., 1 card file box, 6 in.; 2 flat storage boxes, 1.5 in. each; 4 flat storage boxes, 3 in. each

Stitzel, Judith
These papers document the professional and personal life of Dr. Judith Gold Stitzel, professor of English and Women's Studies at West Virginia University. They include materials related to her own education, her career at West Virginia University, her public and professional service, her publications and speeches, and her awards and honors. These papers also detail the development of Women's Studies as part of the curriculum at West Virginia University.
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John Johnston, English Professor, Papers, 1954/1989 3.75 Linear Feet 3 records cartons, 15 in. each

Johnston, John H.
Papers of West Virginia University English professor John Johnston, including class material, research papers, and manuscripts. He taught a variety of courses, including modern British literature, and was a colleague of WVU English professor Ruel Foster. (This collection is currently unprocessed.)
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Mont Chateau Writers Conference, Records, 1968/1969 0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1 in. (1 folder)

Mont Chateau Writers Conference
Correspondence between conference organizer Jack Welch of the West Virginia University English Department and various writers, editors, and academics, regarding solicitations and arrangements for their attendance at the Mont Chateau Writers' Conference, June 1969, sponsored by West Virginia University. Persons included are: William Matthews, James Wright, Donald Justice, Paul Engle, James Dickey, Howard Richardson, David Pryce-Jones, and Guy Owen. Some photographs of participants in the writers conference were transferred to the photograph collection.
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Patrick Ward Gainer (1904-1981), Collector, Papers and Folk Music Recordings, 1890/1981 18.08 Linear Feet 39 document cases, 5 in. each; 1 records carton, 15 in.; 4 microfilm boxes, 1.75 in. each 25.4 Gigabytes 203 .wav files and 28 .mp3 files

Gainer, Patrick W.

Archives of an eminent folklorist and professor of English at West Virginia University. Manuscripts include field folklore collections, lecture notes, book manuscripts, correspondence, student papers, and folksong arrangements. There are also materials regarding Gainer's position as director of South Atlantic USO activities during World War II and a journal of a folksong collecting trip to Ireland in 1961. Also two hundred and ninety-three audio tapes containing vocal and instrumental folk music, folklore and oral history, recorded in West Virginia and in Scotland and Ireland. Nearly half of the material is performed by Gainer himself. The collection also includes news clippings relating to folklore and Gainer's career, as well as a variety of photographs, film clips, and personal awards and memorabilia.

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Powell Benton Reynolds (1841-1914) Correspondence, 1861/1885 0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1/4 in. (1 folder, 1 item); (1 oversize folder, 1/4 in.)

Reynolds, Powell Benton, 1841-1914

Three letters from Reynolds as a Confederate soldier, Co, K, 50th Virginia Infantry, contain excellent descriptions of life in the Army of Northern Virginia. One letter contains Reynolds views on the right of secession and there is a letter from William P. Willey informing Reynolds of his election to the Chair of English at WVU. Collection also contains seven diplomas from Richmond College Reynolds received between 1867 – 1877. Typed copies of the letters may be found in A&M 390.

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Waitman T. Barbe (1864-1925) Papers, 1884/1930 2.1 Linear Feet Summary: 2 ft. 1 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 records carton, 15 in.)

Barbe, Waitman, 1864-1925
Papers of the managing editor of the Parkersburg DAILY STATE JOURNAL, 1889-1895, editor of the WEST VIRGINIA SCHOOL JOURNAL, and member of the English faculty of West Virginia University, 1895-1925. The collection includes manuscripts of Barbe's published poetry and unpublished short stories, correspondence, notes, speeches, class lectures, illustrations for short stories drawn by John Rettig, a scrapbook of clippings of reviews and correspondence relating to Barbe's book, GOING TO COLLEGE, and memorabilia. The correspondence includes letters, in some cases accompanied by holograph verse, from Winston Churchill, Richard Harding Davis, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, Hamlin Garland, R.W. Gilder, Edward E. Hale, William H. Hayne, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Julia Ward Howe, William Dean Howells, Rupert Hughes, Stephen Leacock, Nicholas Vachel Lindsay, Amy Lowell, Brander Matthews, Margaret Prescott Montague, Bliss Perry, Melville D. Post, Edwin Arlington Robinson, Booth Tarkington, Charles Dudley Warner, Barrett Wendell, William Allen White, W.L. Wilson, and Owen Wister. There is also a volume of mounted holograph letters, 1884-1895, from the following American authors, a few of whom are also included in the general collection: Edward W. Bok, George W. Cable, Kate Chopin, Danske Dandridge, Oliver W. Holmes, Clifford Lanier, Sidney Lanier, Thomas Nelson Page, Margaret J. Preston, James Whitcomb Riley, and John G. Whittier. Most letters are brief and many are simple acknowledgements.
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Women's Literature from a Regional Perspective, Typescripts, 1979 0.25 Linear Feet Summary: 3 in. (1 small flat storage box)

This collection consists of fifteen term papers written by WVU students enrolled in the English Department's course no. 283, "Women's Literature from a Regional Perspective." The term papers discuss such subjects as Appalachian family life, influences of grandmothers, mothers, and other female relatives on students' lives, careers of West Virginia women artists, and the role of women in various periods of West Virginia history. Some of the students' papers include transcripts of tape recorded interviews.

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