A&M 1604Clarence Edwin Smith (1885-1959), Barns Family Papers, 1795-1908 A&M 1604Staff 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 13:47:32 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Clarence Edwin Smith (1885-1959), Barns Family Papers Smith, Clarence Edwin, 1885-1959 A&M 1604 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/4991 0.15 Linear Feet Summary: 1 3/4 in. (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.) 1795-1908 Correspondence, business, and legal papers, and photographs of Thomas Barns (1750-1836) and his son John S. Barns, who operated a grist and saw mill at Polsleys Mill (now Fairmont). Papers deal with a river trip to Indiana, 1837; coal mining in 1839; the money question, 1838; land transactions, farming, and mercantile operations of the Barns family; Rosecrans in Middle Tennessee, 1863; and the poor economic conditions, 1878. 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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258, 1604, 1606

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Fairmont (W. Va.) Marion County (W. Va.) Mountain Lake Park (Md.) Coal mining. Mills and mill-work American Legion Associated Press Association Against the Prohibition Amendment Barns, Fleming and Company Barns, John S. and Company Democratic Party (U.S.) Fairmont Broadcasting Company. Fairmont Newspaper Publishing Company Fleming Association Jackson Coal Company Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) Monongah Mines Relief Committee United States. National Bituminous Coal Commission National Miners' Union (U.S.) United Mine Workers of America United States - Railway Administration. United States National Guard - West Virginia. Virginia Military Institute Barns, John S. Barns, Thomas.