State Government Records Accessioned
Board of Funeral Service Examiners. Minutes and files of non-active funeral directors and funeral homes, 1905-1996. 24 boxes. Board of Funeral Service Examiners, Charleston. Ar1963Harrison County Circuit Court. Case file of State of West Virginia vs. Harry Powers, 1932. 1 box. Harrison County Circuit Clerk, Clarksburg. Ar1965
Industrial School for Boys. Correspondence, received/released records (records naming inmates less than 75 years old closed), 1906-1972. 12 items. Unknown donor. Ar1968
Morgan County Circuit Court. Case files, 1807-1957. 7 boxes. Morgan County Circuit Clerk, Berkeley Springs. Ar1966
Morgan County Circuit Court. Naturalization records, Revolutionary War pension files, 1821-1852. 1 box. Morgan County Circuit Clerk, Berkeley Springs. Ar1966acc
Naturalization Records. Tyler County, 1904-1958. 1 box. Tyler County Circuit Clerk, Middlebourne. Ar1878acc
Proclamation. Governor Jacobs declaring voters ratified 1872 constitution, 1872 Sept. 30. 1 item. Unknown donor. Ar1964
Secretary of State. Executive journal, Board of Public Works minutes, Armory Board records, Executive minutes, 1872 Constitutional Convention journal; 1863-1961. 50 volumes. Transfer from Secretary of State's office. Ar1969
Virginia-West Virginia Boundary Commission. Reports, maps of disputed boundary between Jefferson and Loudon counties, 1996-1998. 1 box and 5 oversized folders. Herbert Russell, Cape May Courthouse, NJ and David Hankin, Leesburg, VA. Ar1967
WPBY Collection. Materials re: Harry M. Brawley: Making a Difference about life of educational broadcasting pioneer, ca. 1993. 1 box. WV Public Television. Ar1918acc
Audiovisual Materials Accessioned
Digital CD Recording. Above the Smoke: West Virginia Fire Towers: An Audio Documentary (AV3.4.18.1, .2), produced by Pocahontas Communications Cooperative, 2006. 2 items. Gibbs Kinderman, Pocahontas Communications Cooperative, Dunmore. Av2007-009
Digital CD Recording. Rallying Round Our Liberty: Music for flute, guitar and voice from the era of Chief Justice John Marshall (AV3.4.16) produced by Wendell Dobbs and Leo Welch, Marshall University, 2005. 1 item. Transfer from Arts and Humanities Av2007-007
Digital CD Recording. Songs for America: Patriotic Songs Performed by West Virginia Artists (AV3.4.17.1, .2), produced by Ron Sowell, 2001. 2 items. West Virginia Lottery Commission, Charleston. Av2007-008
DVD. Crossings: Bridge Building in West Virginia (AV6-048.1, .2), 2006. 2 items. WV Department of Transportation Av2007-045
DVD. Ghosts of Green Bottom (AV6-046.1, .2), produced by Paradise Film Institute, 2005. 2 items. Huntington Corps of Engineers, Huntington. Av2007-043
DVD. The Historical National Road in West Virginia (AV6-044), produced by Walkabout Company for National Road Alliance of WV, 2006. 1 item. Walkabout Company, Wheeling. Av2007-041
DVD. Red Salt and Reynolds (AV6-045), produced by Paradise Film Institute, n.d. 1 item. Huntington Corps of Engineers, Huntington. Av2007-042
DVD. Return of the Thundering Herd: The Story That Inspired We Are Marshall (AV6-047), produced by New Wave Entertainment and Warner Brothers, 2006. 1 item. New Wave Entertainment, Burbank, CA. Av2007-044
Videotape. Early Wheeling (AV6-042), produced by Creative Impressions Studio, n.d. 1 item. James H. Thornton, Creative Impressions Studio, Wheeling. Av2007-014
Videotape. Elm Grove: A History in Pictures (AV6-040), produced by Creative Impressions Studio, n.d. 1 item. James H. Thornton, Creative Impressions Studio, Wheeling. Av2007-012
Videotape. Enterprise Community: Huntington, West Virginia (AV6-038), 1999. 1 item. US Department of Housing and Urban Development, Pittsburgh, PA. Av2007-010
Videotape. The Great Flood of 2001 (AV5-1 a-i), 2001 July 8. 9 items. Jean Battlo, Kimball. Av2007-040
Videotape. Greetings from Wheeling Historic Postcards (AV6-041), produced by Creative Impressions Studio, 2004 1 item. James H. Thornton, Creative Impressions Studio, Wheeling. Av2007-013
Videotape. River Stay Away From My Door (AV6-039), produced by Creative Impressions Studio, n.d. 1 item. James H. Thornton, Creative Impressions Studio, Wheeling. Av2007-011
Videotape. Smilin' Sid Terror of the Tug (AV6-043), a McArts Production, n.d. 1 item. Jean Battlo, Kimball. Av2007-015
Manuscripts Accessioned
Account books. Tompkins Family, Burning Springs, 1820-22; Kanawha Salines, 1824-25; Cedar Grove Farm, 1894-97. 3 volumes. Richard Tompkins, Glasgow. Ms2007-018
Barnett, Callie Collection. Correspondence, articles about Callie Jackson Barnett, Huntington educator who lived to be 109, 1970s-1981. 3 folders. Kathy Pyles, Cedar Grove. Ms2007-064
Black Lung research materials. Notes, articles and other information compiled for Mine Safety and Health Administration documentary, 1969-2004. 2 folders. National Mine Health and Safety Academy, Beaver. Ms2007-066
Brady, A. Spates Collection. Correspondence, financial records, reports, publications, account books of Randolph County businessman, ca. 1899-1957. 61 boxes, 42 volumes, 3 oversized folders. Grace Sunderlin, Elkins. Ms2007-081
Castanoli, Alder Collection. Correspondence and other documents of coalfield engineer, 1921-1977. 1 box. Brantley Jackson, Huntington. Ms2007-001
Cook, Betty Collection. Kanawha School records, family history material, some Roy Bird Cook items, 1912-1979. 1 box. Unknown donor. Ms2007-052
Elk River Coal and Lumber Company. Correspondence for Dundon store, 1935-39; receipts for Widen YMCA, 1951. 2 folders. Alan Byer, Baltimore, MD. Ms83-12acc
Elk River Coal and Lumber Company. Letters from general superintendent about labor issues, Widen (photocopies), 1933 Oct. 23-1934 Mar. 21. 6 items. Tami Koontz, Elkview. Ms2007-063
Genealogies of the Kimble and Alt families by H. A. Alt, 1937, retyped by Clara Mae Alt Ross, 2006. 1 item. Clara Mae Ross, Colfax, NC. Ms2007-022
Kanawha County lands. Description for 5840 acres for Joseph Kerr, Thomas Scott and Anezah Davison (photocopy), 1818 August 28. 1 item. Unknown donor. Ms2007-025
Keeney, Roscoe Collection. Materials on Keeney, Morris, Paxton and related families, n.d. 3 boxes. Estate of Roscoe Keeney, Charleston. Ms2007-080
Lake Superior Coal Company Collection. Mine equipment parts listings, accident log, mine maps for McDowell County company, 1949-1985. 2 boxes. Transfer from Historic Preservation Unit. Ms2007-054
Literary manuscript. Arthurdale: Why It Failed by Jerry Wallace, 1966. 1 item. Jerry Wallace, Oxford, KS. Ms2007-023
Literary manuscript. Life of Ila M. Connard Hartley, originally from Ward, by Albert and Joan McGovern, 2007 March. 1 item. Albert and Joan McGovern, Cummings, GA. Ms2007-073
Literary manuscript. Remembrances of Shinnston Tornado (some graphic descriptions), 2006. 1 item. Maxine West Weser, Shinnston. Ms2007-024
Lutwich family. Handdrawn birth certificate for Henry Lutwich, Rockingham County, 1822 August 22. 1 item. Wes Cochran, Parkersburg. Ms2007-020
Moore, Harold Collection. Correspondence and WV State Guard materials, 1912-1983. 1 box. Richard Andre, Charleston. Ms2007-079
106th Station Hospital Collection. Reports, correspondence and other documentation of unit created by Dr. Charles Fisher of Clarksburg and unit member Cpl. Roy Edwin Kessel, 1942-1974. 2 boxes. Stephen Kay, Vienna. Ms2007-004
Payne family. Letter from Barrett Payne to Mattie Humphreys, Albemarle County, 1858 Aug. 18. 1 item. James Jones, South Charleston. Ms2007-065
Perry, Thornton T. Letter and photo to Perry from British friend Elsie Barker, 1977. 2 items. Gift, Bookworm and Silverfish, Wytheville, VA. Ms2007-074
Slack, Congressman John M. Jr. Collection. Papers, 1959-1980. 10 boxes. John M. Slack III, Charleston. Ms2007-059
Terrie, Philip G. Collection. Letters from Terrie to mother Mary Gibson Hunley Terrie in Charleston during WWII; obituary of Philip G. Terrie, 1942-1945, 1993. 1 box. Philip G. Terrie, Port Huron, MI and Katharine F. Terrie, Littleton, NH. Ms2007-003
WV Pulp and Paper Company Collection. Time books, assets and other records, 1923-1941. 1 box. Bruce DeBolt, Portland, OR. Ms2007-005
Wheeling Socialist Party Collection. Account books, membership journals, minute books and other materials relating to Socialist movement in northern panhandle, 1904-1918. 1 box and 2 oversized. Purchase. Ms2007-006
Wood, Anna Collection. Correspondence and other material of Bluefield resident and daughter of Chattaroy Coal Company Hatfield General Manager - includes booklet for treatment at Battle Creek Sanitarium, 1926-1934. 1 folder. Bookworm and Silverfish, Wytheville, VA. Ms2007-021
Photographs Accessioned
Barnett, Callie Collection. B&W of Callie Jackson Barnett, Huntington woman who lived to be 109, 1893-1976. 6 items. Kathy Pyles, Cedar Grove. Ph2007-064
Baseball. B&W of team, possibly in Charleston, 1910. 1 item Joe Geiger, Huntington. Ph2007-035
Blackwood, Edwin Neale Collection. B&W of road and bridge construction, color prints from scans throughout Blackwood's life, 1903-1978. 70 items. Matt Blackwood, Charleston. Ph2007-058
Blue Book Collection. B&W, color and slides of scenics, state parks, colleges and other views, 1980s-2006. 1 box (200 items). Transfer from Senate Clerk's Office. Ph2007-077
Brady, A. Spates Collection. Photographs, ca. 1920s-40s. 22 items. Grace Sunderlin, Elkins. Ph2007-081
Civil war generals. Photos of burial sites - albums arranged geographically, box of brevet generals roughly alphabetical, n.d. 13 volumes and 1 box. Estate of Joesph Hugh Ferrell, Pamilla Ferrell, St. Albans. Ph2007-036
Civilian Conservation Corps Collection. Panoramic of Co. 1522, Camp SP-3, Clifftop and Co. 532, Camp SP-6, n.d. 1 item. Shirley Surface, Jr., Charleston. Ph85-17acc
Coal, Widen. Copy negatives of West Virginia Coal and Coke Company, Widen, n.d. 2 items. Tami Koontz, Elkview. Ph2007-063
Coal towns. B&W, copy prints, postcards and negatives of coal towns compiled for publication project, most in Raleigh, Fayette and Wyoming counties, 1890-1997. 1 box (622 items). Bill Clements, Charleston. Ph2007-056
Confederate monument dedication. B&W digital prints of dedication, veterans at Union, Monroe County, 1901 September. 4 items. Rick Wolfe via Terry Lowry. Ph2007-034
Cook, Betty Collection. Schools, Charleston scenes, 1930s-1960s. 1 box. Unknown donor. Ph2007-052
Engravings. Various subjects, most from Harpers and Leslies, 1870-1896. 5 items. Purchase - Mannings Books and Prints, Pacifica, CA. Ph2007-016
Funk, Rosalind Collection, B&W of governors Meadows, Patteson, 1956 Democratic Convention, 1940s-1950s. 1 oversized folder. Purchase. Ph2007-076
Gillispie, Roland. Color prints and digital images of reburial of Union private Roland Gilliepie, Co. F, 7th WV Cavalry, in Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington, 2007 May 12. 42 items and 1 CD. Ivan Kapp, DOH Right of Way. Ph2007-067
Glass lantern slides. Geologic scenes and other views of state, 1900-1930s. 3 boxes (522 items). Transfer from WV Geologic and Economic Survey, Morgantown. Ph2007-078
Horse racing, Romney, West Virginia University, B&O Railroad. B&W of Charles Town racetrack under construction and surry racing; Romney Bicentennial balloons in yard; WVU ROTC rifle team; B&O wreck near Martinsburg; ca. 1959-1962. 5 items. Historical Society of Frederick County, Frederick, MD. Ph2007-028
Hundley family. Digital copy prints of Holley Hundley and family, ca. 1880s-1991. 1 folder. Becky Kimmons, Charleston. Ph2007-029
Industrial School for Boys. B&W, some showing campus and staff, some showing sports teams and boys closed, 1904-1978. 2 boxes. Unknown donor. Ph2007-051
Marshall College. Aerial of campus during flood looking east, 1937 January 27. 1 item. Connie Bowling, Charleston. Ph2007-019
Military. B&W of troops, Vietnam era, ca. 1960s. 1 item. Pamela R. Westfall, Clendenin. Ph2007-031
Moore, Harold Collection. B&W and color, 1940s-1980s. 5 items. Richard Andre, Charleston. Ph2007-079
Morgan, Governor Ephraim F. B&W, mostly governor and family (oversized), 1920s. 1 folder. Suzanne Morgan. Ph2007-053
Murphy family. Digital reprints, 1904-2004. 1 folder. Marion C Hart, Sissonville. Ph2007-032
O'Brien, Edward Collection. B&W of O'Brien, Governor W. W. Barron and Local Pilgrim Installation, Loyal Order of Moose, 1960s. 1 folder. Robert E. O'Brien, Holiday, FL. Ph2007-046
Panoramic. Coal River Collieries by Haines Photo Company, n.d. 1 item. Unknown Donor. Ph2007-017
Portrait, Hartley, Ila M. Connard. Color and sepia copy print, 1947, 1997. 2 items. Albert and Joan McGovern, Cummings, GA. Ph2007-073
Portrait. Ribble, Rufus "Red", ca. 1950s. 1 item. E. Virginia Parker, Salem, VA. Ph2007-033
Postcard. Covered bridge over Cheat River at U.S. 50, built 1835, n.d. 1 item. Joe Geiger, Huntington. Ph2007-030
Quincy Coal Company. Copy print of tipple and hollow, ca. 1900. 1 item. Rev. Calvin T. Martin, Brandon, FL. Ph2007-027
Reese and Hall families. B&W of family members, n.d. 1 box. Transfer from Lewis Baxter, Natural Resources. Ph2007-050
Rusk, Paul Collection. B&W of fishing and other nature scenes, 1920s-30s. 1 box. Paul Rusk. Ph2007-049
Sayre Studio Collection. Negatives, many 11x14, of mostly senior high school composite groups, 1925-1988. 48 boxes (1353 + 177 items). Harrison County Public Library, Clarksburg. Ph2007-057
Slack, Congressman John M. Jr. Collection. Photos, 1935-1980. 2 boxes and 1 folder oversized. John M. Slack III, Charleston. Ph2007-059
Slides. New River Gorge Bridge construction and dedication taken by Leonard Rowley, Warwood, 1976-1977. 69 items. Margaret Brennan, Wheeling. Ph2007-026
Smith, Governor Hulett C. Collection. B&W and some color of family, administration, Democratic politics, mansion redecorating project, 1940-1976. 6 boxes (est. 1200-1500 items). Hulett C. Smith, Beckley. Ph2007-055
Stonewall Jackson Class of 1942 reunions. Prints, unidenfied photo album. 1 volume and 1 box. Unknown donor. Ph2007-060
Surveyor's photo album. B&W and cyanotypes of surveying, coal companies, Barbour County and central West Virginia, WWI, most taken by Benson, ca. 1917-1930s. 498 items. Purchase - Ebay. Ph2007-048
Unidentified group. Large group, possibly outside courthouse in Wood County vicinity, n.d. 1 item. Wes Cochran, Parkersburg. Ph2007-020
USS West Virginia. B&W photos collected during research and writing of Mountaineer Battlewagon by Myron J. Smith, Jr., 1919-1945. 1 folder. Myron J. Smith, Jr., Salem. Ph2007-047
Special Collections Accessioned
Broadside, receipt. Gospel Meeting, no location or date; receipt for charges State of WV vs. J. M. Moore, 1915. 2 items. Tyler County Circuit Clerk, Middlebourne. Sc2007-039
Calendar. Wolf Creek Printery, 2006. 1 item. Richard Fauss, Elkview. Sc87-41acc
Castanoli, Alder Collection. Drawings of coalfield engineer, 1916-1968. 3 folders. Brantley Jackson, Huntington. Sc2007-001
Christmas card. Governor Jay Rockefeller and family, 1982. 1 item. Unknown donor. Sc2007-071
Election materials. Bumper stickers, brochures and other materials for Jay Wolfe for Senate, 1988, Gaston Caperton for Governor, 1992, Stan Klos for Senate 1994 and Charlotte Pritt for Governor, 1996. 19 items. Steve Schafer, Minneapolis, MN. Sc2007-070
Forms. Absent Military Service Voters Primary Ballot Box seal, 1918. 15 items. Unknown donor. Sc2007-075
Hamilton, Woodrow Clay Jr. Yearbook Collection. 1916-1989. 30 volumes. Woodrow Clay Hamilton, Jr., Hightown, VA. Sc2005-003 acc
Menu, civil defense. Menu for Lock, Stock and Barrel Restaurant, Williamson; civil defense publication; 1960, 1970s. 2 items. Larry Legge, Barboursville. Sc2007-038
Morgan, Governor Ephraim F. Posters, broadsides, (oversized), 1920s. 1 folder. Suzanne Morgan. Sc2007-053
O'Brien, Edward Collection. Materials re: Loyal Order of Moose, 1960s. 1 folder. Robert E. O'Brien, Holiday, FL. Sc2007-046
Poster. Museum of Radio and Technology showing Atwater Kent store, 2006. 1 item. Richard Fauss, Elkview. Sc2007-069
Posters. Tourism, WV State Fair, 1988-1990. 1 folder. Division of Tourism. Sc2007-002
Program. Elkins High School commencement, 1937. 1 item. Transfer from Lewis Baxter, Natural Resources. Sc2007-050
Program. Joint meeting of 97th Congress to commemorate 100th anniversary of birth of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1982 January 28. 1 item. Unknown donor. Sc2007-072
Program. WV Centennial for Martinsburg and Berkeley County, 1963 June 22-30. 1 item. Marsha Clark Plybon, Parkersburg. Sc2007-037
Publication. Article on Silver Bridge collapse from Popular Science, 1968 March. 1 item. Larry L. Legge, Barboursville. Sc2007-062
Publication. In Memoriam booklet for State Senator William Nicholas Jasper of Greenbrier County, 1941 February 27. 1 item. Connie Bowling, Charleston. Sc2007-019
Publication. Yank the Army Weekly with Franklin Roosevelt's death and Harry Truman becoming president, 1945 May 11. 1 item. Lorraine Parr, Cross Lanes. Sc2007-068
Scrapbooks. Musicians, especially Vandalia Gathering 1987-1994. 2 volumes. Mrs. Webb, Charleston?. Sc2007-061
Scrapbooks. Rosalind Funk, secretary to governors Meadows, Patteson and Marland, much pertaining to Patteson's life, 1929-1970. 3 volumes and 2 boxes. Purchase. Sc2007-076
Scrapbooks. Stonewall Jackson Class of 1942 reunions, 1962-2006. 5 volumes. Unknown donor. Sc2007-060
Slack, Congressman John M. Jr. Collection. Scrapbooks, 1948-1980. 49 volumes. John M. Slack III, Charleston. Sc2007-059
USS West Virginia. Materials collected during research and writing of Mountaineer Battlewagon by Myron J. Smith, Jr., 1920s-1982. 1 box. Myron J. Smith, Jr., Salem. Sc2007-047
WV NOW. Articles and biographies of NOW award winners, officers and activities, 1966-1996. 1 folder. WV Historical Education Foundation, Charleston. Sc97-27acc
Yearbook. CD-ROM of South Charleston High School, Memoirs, 1958. 1 item. Joan Bennet Belcher, South Charleston. Sc2005-003acc
Yearbook. CD-ROM of Mountain State Hospital and Training School for Nurses, annual, 1926. 1 item. J. K. Bora, Troy, MI. Sc2005-003acc
Yearbook. Petersburg High School, Petro-Schola, 1961. 1 volume. Transfer from Underwood papers. Sc2005-003acc
Yearbook. Richwood High School, Mnemosyne, 1928, 1 volume. Vera Talbert, Charleston. Sc2005-003acc
Yearbook. Richwood High School, Woodsman, 1940 in 1939 cover, 1 volume. Pat Williams, Belle. Sc2005-003acc
Yearbook. Victory High School, 1924. 1 volume. Robert W. J. Williams, Washington, DC. Sc2005-003acc
Yearbook. West Virginia University Monticola, 1909. 1 volume. David Banon, Philadelphia, PA. Sc2005-003acc
Yearbooks. Braxton County High School, Eagle, 2004-2005. 2 volumes. Department of Education, Charleston. Sc2005-003acc
Yearbooks. Elkview Junior High, 1974, 1976-1977. 3 volumes. Becky Bennett, Newark, DE. Sc2005-003acc
Yearbooks. Morris Harvey College, Harveyan, 1960, 1969-1971. 4 volumes. Barbara Wolfe Harvey, Tornado. Sc2005-003acc
Yearbooks. Nitro High School, 1942-1945. 4 volumes. Dorothy Santrock, Cross Lanes. Sc2005-003acc
Yearbooks. Stonewall Jackson High School, 1956-1957. 3 volumes. Becky Bennett, Newark, DE. Sc2005-003acc
Yearbooks. West Virginia State College, 1990, 1992-1993. 3 volumes. Greg Carroll, Hurricane. Sc2005-003acc
Yearbooks. West Virginia University, Monticola, 1954-1958. 5 volumes. L. Owen Moore, Lemoyne, PA. Sc2005-003acc