A&M 3922Vaughn L. Kiger, Collector, Papers of Hale J. Posten, Law Professor A&M 3922Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

2013/04/03

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-06-18 13:31:19 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Vaughn L. Kiger, Collector, Papers of Hale J. Posten, Law Professor A&M 3922 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/3030 1.25 Linear Feet 1 ft. 3 in. (1 record carton) 1905-1979 and undated 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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Acquired from Kiger, Vaughn L., 2013/04/09

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Vaughn L. Kiger, Collector, Papers of Hale J. Posten, Law Professor, A&M 3922, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

 Scope and Contents

Personal papers of Hale J. Posten (1904-1983), of Morgantown, West Virginia. Posten graduated from West Virginia University, A.B. (1924) and L.L.B. (1926), and married Mary Eleanor Dill in 1936. He worked as a lawyer, served in the Air Force during World War II, and was president of WVU's Alumni Association from 1968-1969. He was released from active duty as a Lieutenant Commander in 1945. Collection includes photographs, correspondence, clippings, writings, and printed material. Subjects of photographs include the Dill family and student life and football players at WVU in the mid-1920s. Correspondence includes material related to Posten's military service.

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 Reedsville (W. Va.) West Virginia University -- Students West Virginia University Posten, Hale J. Dill family Series 1. Photographs (and 2 oversize folders)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1909991905-1925 and undated11-16Scope and Contents

This series includes identified and unidentified photos, mostly family photos and portraits. Includes images of the Dill and Harr families; Reedsville, WV (Dill family home); Miners Memorial Hospital in Fairmont (folder 3); steamboat on the Monongahela River (folder 3); and student life and football players at WVU (1920s).

Series 2. CorrespondenceArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1910001915-1953 and undated117-22Scope and Contents

This series includes wedding invitations, greeting cards, and military material. Military material includes officer rosters of Posten's ship, the U.S.S. Bon Homme Richard; Posten's release from active duty; and addresses of former officers.

Series 3. ClippingsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1910011907-1979123Scope and Contents

Series includes Morgantown newspaper clippings, including images of WVU faculty in 1907 and an article on a donation to WVU by Posten in 1979.

Series 4. WritingsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/191002undated124Scope and Contents

This series includes manuscript and typescript writings and speeches, on topics including Methodism and legal matters.

Series 5. Printed MaterialArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1910031925-1943 and undated125-28Scope and Contents

This series includes a directory of the Naval Training School class of 6-'42 (of which Posten was part); Virginia and West Virginia tourism booklets, and souvenir postcards from California.

Series 6. MiscellaneousArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/191004undated129Scope and Contents

This series includes notes, a map of Essex, and ephemera.