A&M 3060Morgantown Post Office Scrapbook and Other Records A&M 3060Staff 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 13:44:56 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Morgantown Post Office Scrapbook and Other Records US Post Office. Morgantown A&M 3060 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/4652 0.77 Linear Feet 9 1/4 in. (1 document case, 2.5 in.); (1 document case, 5 in.); (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.) 1907-1978 Scrapbook and other records documenting the history of the Morgantown post office. Includes news clippings, photographs, pamphlets, and papers. Many clippings deal with postmaster appointments and changes in postal employee conditions such as pay raises and working hours. Many pictures and articles document the construction of the previous post office, now the Morgantown Arts Center, as well as the present post office. There are also clippings about natives of Morgantown serving in the military in World War II. The Morgantown post office was one of the first post offices in what is now West Virginia; George Washington appointed its first postmaster in 1795. 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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 Morgantown (W. Va.) Post offices - West Virginia. World War, 1939-1945 Morgantown Post Office. History of Morgantown Post OfficeArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/178759196811Morgantown Post Office Opening BrochureArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/178760191412Morgantown Post Office Dedication Ceremony ProgramArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/178761197313Mail Fraud LawsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/178762191714EnvelopeArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/178763undated15Morgantown, WV Center of Industry, Center of LearningArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/178764ca. 195916Envelope and Registry Irregularity FormArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/178765194817Air Mail EnvelopeArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/178766197318Background of Collective Bargaining in the Postal ServiceArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/178767undated19Newspaper Clippings (Most Regarding Employees Serving in Armed Forces in WWII)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1787681943–1978110Photocopied Newspaper ClippingsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1787691943-1945, 1973-1978111Photographs -- General Woodworking Lumber Co.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/178770undated112Photographs and Negatives -- Morgantown Post Offices (Includes many pictures of Construction of Morgantown Post Offices)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1787711913–1962113Scrapbook (Regarding history of the Morgantown Post Offices; includes clippings, photographs, programs, etc.)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1787721914–19732