A&M 1591William B. Curtis (1821-1891) Papers, 1830-1954 A&M 1591Staff 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 13:47:22 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center William B. Curtis (1821-1891) Papers Curtis, William B. (1821-1891) A&M 1591 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/4931 0.15 Linear Feet Summary: 1 3/4 in. (1 reel of microfilm (5 vols. and 9 folders), 1.75 in.) 1830-1954 Papers of a brigadier general of the Twelfth West Virginia Volunteer Infantry and his family from West Liberty include correspondence, business and legal papers, military and veterans' records, photographs, clippings, and account books. Includes papers of West Liberty Post 78, Department of West Virginia G.A.R.; records and photographs of the Twelfth West Virginia Infantry Regiment; photographs, clippings and published and unpublished material pertaining to the town of West Liberty and the Normal School; local and state historical materials compiled by Maude Curtis; mercantile letterheads of Wheeling; West Liberty Presbyterian Sunday School register, 1830-1834; C.N. Short's register of funerals, 1893-1917; and a Civil War diary and account book, 1863-1865. Subjects include Montgomery and Shotwell family history, West Liberty Academy and Bethany College. 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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West Liberty (W. Va.) Wheeling (W. Va.) Academies (Private schools) Account books Churches -- Presbyterian Civil War -- War diaries Civil War - veterans - Grand Army of the Republic. Civil War - West Virginia 12th Volunteer Infantry. Diaries and journals. Women's history -- 1800-1849 Women's history -- 1850-1899 Women's history -- 1900-1929 Women's history -- 1929-1950 Bethany College (Bethany, W. Va.) West Liberty State College West Liberty State College Curtis, Maude. Curtis, William B. Short, C.N. Montgomery family Shotwell family