A&M 0551Lewis Family Papers, 1825-1936 A&M 0551Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-06-18 13:29:30 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Lewis Family Papers Lewis family A&M 0551 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/2851 6.9 Linear Feet Summary: 6 ft. 10 3/4 in. (14 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 folder, 1/4 in.); (1 oversize folder, 1/2 in.); (4 boxes, 12 in.) 1825-1936 Personal and business papers of the Lewis family, mainly of John D. (1800-1882), Charles C., Sr. (b.1839), and Charles C., Jr. (b.1865), of Kanawha County. For the period 1825-1875 there are papers of various members of the Ruffner, Dickinson, and Wilson families of West Virginia, Virginia, Ohio, Kansas, Missouri, and other states. The business papers relate to farming operations, the purchase and sale of slaves, salt manufacturing and trade, the Old Sweet Springs Company, coal, iron, oil, lumbering, railroads, and real estate in Kanawha, Clay, Boone, Fayette, and Nicholas counties. There are newspaper clippings, speeches, and other papers reflecting the Lewis' interests in the Democratic Party in the period 1914-1920. Settlement papers and correspondence regarding the estates of John D. Lewis, and Joel, Daniel, and Andrew Ruffner are in the collection. The personal papers include diaries, scrapbooks, photographs, and letters. Travel accounts in the United States, South America, and Europe are given in the correspondence, as well as comments on schools in West Virginia and Virginia; the building of a church in Kanawha County in 1834; missionary work in Colombia, South America, 1874-1875; Civil War and postwar conditions in Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, and Missouri; conditions at Camp Chase, in the Civil War; and material relating to World War I. West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: West Virginia & Regional History Center English Conditions Governing Access

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 Boone County (W. Va.) Camp Chase (Ohio) Clay County (W. Va.) Colombia Europe Fayette County (Pa.) Kanawha County (W. Va.) Kansas Kentucky Missouri Nicholas County (W. Va.) Ohio Pennsylvania South America Virginia Church buildings Civil War -- Camps and camp life United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Coal mining. Diaries and journals. Education Elections Estate settlements. Farms and farming. Iron furnaces and iron industry. Lumber trade Missionaries Petroleum industry and trade Politics and government. Railroads Salt industry and trade Schools. SEE ALSO Academies Slaves and slavery. Travel accounts. World War, 1914-1918 Democratic Party (U.S.) Old Sweet Springs Company Lewis, Charles C. Jr. Lewis, Charles C. Sr. Lewis, John D. Ruffner, Andrew. Ruffner, Daniel. Ruffner, Joel. Dickinson family Lewis family Ruffner family Wilson family