<?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:/99999/197304">A&amp;M 4061</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper>Reed-Ross Family Photographs and Papers, ca. 1860-1953 <num>A&amp;M 4061</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><p><date>2014/11/19</date></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 13:34:07 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage><language encodinganalog="language" langcode="eng">English</language></langusage><descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <abstract id="aspace_0dea6a7843e8e1c7f209900f679beefb">Photographs and papers of the Reed-Ross family of northern West Virginia, including two Victorian photo albums with identified members of the Reed and Ross families, family bible with genealogy information, "family register" genealogy chart for Ross family members in Monongalia County, ephemera, and other material. See scope and content note for detail.</abstract>
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    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Reed-Ross Family Photographs and Papers, A&amp;M 4061, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <head>Scope and Contents</head>
<p>Photographs and papers of the Reed-Ross family of northern West Virginia, including two Victorian photo albums with identified members of the Reed and Ross families, family Bible with genealogy information, "family register" genealogy chart for Ross family members in Monongalia County, ephemera, and other material.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <famname authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85112158" source="Library of Congress Name Authority File">Reed family</famname>
    <famname authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85115462" source="Library of Congress Name Authority File">Ross family</famname>
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Reed</unittitle><unitid type="ark"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/152483" xlink:show="new">Archival Resource Key</extref></unitid><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/155036</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1900/1900">1900</unitdate><container id="aspace_75cb0e178d204254d7a2c40bcc80a3b4" label="Mixed Materials" type="Box">3</container><container id="aspace_01d34b3b7a467a67cc2fddac5abc5b40" parent="aspace_75cb0e178d204254d7a2c40bcc80a3b4" type="Folder">Oversize</container></did></c><c id="aspace_f6d8ee62e23a84aebfd408bcf9821cab" level="file"><did><unittitle>"Family register" for Ross family members of Monongalia County, West Virginia [genealogy] for period 1797-1928</unittitle><unitid type="ark"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/152484" xlink:show="new">Archival Resource Key</extref></unitid><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/155037</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation">undated</unitdate><container id="aspace_97af60ab5a59cc09fc067ed31fce3b26" label="Mixed Materials" type="Box">3</container><container id="aspace_c0e0de8eb2cf36bddea9370fbd998c15" parent="aspace_97af60ab5a59cc09fc067ed31fce3b26" type="Folder">Oversize</container></did></c><c id="aspace_1079fd11977342546e54f1f71c680569" level="file"><did><unittitle>Election advertising card (1914) and Reed family estate sale (1953)</unittitle><unitid type="ark"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/152485" xlink:show="new">Archival Resource Key</extref></unitid><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/155038</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1914/1953" type="inclusive">1914, 1953</unitdate><container id="aspace_349359620e999b865b0887f2e569ea98" label="Mixed Materials" type="Box">3</container><container id="aspace_96550be744c82a4c26021dbf30995a46" parent="aspace_349359620e999b865b0887f2e569ea98" type="Folder">Oversize</container></did></c><c id="aspace_b20dc4d0a20cb2c8250d93c87d15bc22" level="file"><did><unittitle>4 clippings, including 2 obituaries for William R. 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