<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-WvMtURHC" url="https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/197230">A&amp;M 0763</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper>Webster County Archives <num>A&amp;M 0763</num></titleproper><author>Staff of the West Virginia &amp; Regional History Center</author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>West Virginia and Regional History Center</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://host.lib.wvu.edu/images/logos/wvrhc.jpg" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><address><addressline>1549 University Ave. </addressline><addressline> P.O. Box 6069 </addressline><addressline>Morgantown, WV 26506-6069</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 304-293-3536</addressline><addressline>wvrhcref@westvirginia.libanswers.com</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2026-06-18 13:33:17 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English, Latin script</language>.</langusage><descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <unittitle>Webster County Archives</unittitle>
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">15.02 Linear Feet</extent>
      <extent altrender="carrier">Summary: 15 ft. 1/4 in. (15 document cases, 5 in. each); (10 ledgers, 1 ft. 11 in.); (47 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1851/1951" type="inclusive">1851-1951</unitdate>
    <physloc id="aspace_01a6363927b9e6c30297eb9dbe62436f">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: <a href="https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/">West Virginia &amp; Regional History Center</a></physloc>
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      <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English</language>
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<p>[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Webster County Archives, A&amp;M 0763, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <head>Related Materials</head>
<p>763, 1235</p>  </relatedmaterial>
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    <head>Scope and Contents</head>
<p>The Webster County records include court cases; marriage licenses, 1924-1930; county financial; department of public assistance, and Farm Bureau records. Also, Justice of the Peace, Circuit court, and County record books, 1886-1943, including record of the Articles of Incorporation of several Boom companies, miscellaneous correspondence of various county officials 1890-1951, and one picture plate of the Webster Springs Agriculture Club.</p><p>The collection's microfilm may be found in the West Virginia Webster County records, reels 1-34 and 45-57. </p>  </scopecontent>
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<p>Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the <a href="https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright" target="_blank">Permissions and Copyright page</a> on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.</p>  </userestrict>
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    <geogname authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79018507" source="lcsh">Webster County (W. Va.)</geogname>
    <subject authfilenumber=" http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85000413" source="lcsh">Account books</subject>
    <subject source="ingest">Birth, marriage, and death records.</subject>
    <subject authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85033556" source="lcsh">Court records</subject>
    <subject authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85078814" source="lcsh">Lumber trade</subject>
    <subject source="local_LC">Webster County (W. Va.) -- Archives</subject>
    <corpname source="ingest">Webster Springs Agriculture Club</corpname>
    <corpname source="ingest">Webster County Farm Bureau</corpname>
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