A&M 1229Lloyd B. Ganoe, Collector, Papers, ca. 1836-1925 A&M 1229Staff 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 13:43:13 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Lloyd B. Ganoe, Collector, Papers Ganoe, Lloyd B. A&M 1229 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/4468 0.8 Linear Feet Summary: 10 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each) ca. 1836-1925 The collection consists of correspondence, business and legal papers, family photographs, clippings, and account books of Zebulon and Eli Musgrave and Daniel and William L. Turney of Fairmont, West Virginia. Aside from family and business affairs and estate settlements, subjects include Missouri frontier life and society in 1836; strife at Lecompton, Kansas School Territory, in 1857; local history of the Fairmont area; and Fairmont Normal School. About 2 ins. of material concerns coal mining, including account books showing coal prices for the Monongahela Gas and Coal Co. of West Virginia and papers concerning production of gas from coal. 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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 Kansas Territory Missouri Account books Coal mining. Estate settlements. Gas industry Frontier and pioneer life Politics and government. Universities and colleges Fairmont Normal School Monongahela Gas and Coal Company Ganoe, Lloyd B. Musgrave, Eli. Musgrave, Zebulon. Turney, Daniel. Turney, William L.