Government Records Accessioned
Blueprints. Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority - Huttonsville Correctional Center additions and alterations. Note: Restricted access. 1992-94. 70 sheets. Regional Jail and Correctional Authority. Ar1838acc
Blueprints. State Road Commission - Standard County Headquarters Building, Sewage Disposal Plant for Calhoun County Garage, 1939-40. 14 items. Division of Highways. Ar1838acc
Blueprints and specifications. Fairmont State College, Education and Health Careers Building: specifications, change orders, purchase orders, assorted documents and mylar drawings, 1990-93. 2 volumes, 14 items and 110 sheets. State College and University Systems of West Virginia, Charleston. Ar1838acc
Blueprints and specifications. Marshall University, Fine Arts Center: project manual, supplemental bid packages, change orders and mylar drawings, 1989-92. 6 volumes and 150 sheets. State College and University Systems of West Virginia, Charleston. Ar1838acc
Blueprints and specifications. Mount Olive Correctional Complex: site grading, site developments and foundation, general construction, furniture fixtures and equipment, prison industries equipment, 1990- 93. (Note: restricted access). 7 volumes and 429 sheets. Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority, Charleston. Ar1838acc
Blueprints and specifications. West Liberty State College: College Union Snack Bar renovations, 1993-95. 1 volume and 5 mylar sheets. Richard Miller Associates, Pittsburgh, PA. Ar1838acc
Blueprints and specifications. West Virginia University: Downtown Campus Improvements, Phases II and III, 1993-94. 3 volumes and 45 sheets. R. J. Ankrom Associates, Vienna. Ar1838acc
Blueprints and specifications. West Virginia University, Evansdale Campus Pedestrian Spine: specifications, change orders and mylar drawings, 1993-94. 1 volume and 19 sheets. A. E. Associates, Ltd., Charleston. Ar1838acc
Blueprints and specifications. West Virginia University: Stalnaker Hall Renovations including change orders, supplemental instructions, 1991-95. 2 volumes and 195 sheets. URS Consultants, Columbus, OH. Ar1838acc
Blueprints and specifications. West Virginia University-Parkersburg, Jackson County Center: project manual, change orders, transmittals, samples and mylar drawings, 1994. 4 volumes and 21 sheets. Kreps and Kreps, Charleston. Ar1838acc
Corrections. Penitentiary prisoner records, including fingerprint cards, declaration cards, case files, 1890s-1975. 100 cubic feet. West Virginia Penitentiary, Moundsville. Ar1892
Supreme Court of Appeals. Miscellaneous files, disputed elections, financial records, 1861-1966. 1 box. Supreme Court of Appeals. Ar1893
Vital Statistics. Death certificates, 1963-70. 676 volumes. Division of Vital Statistics. Ar1807acc
Manuscripts Accessioned
Carr, Teresa Collection. Genealogical information for assorted West Virginia families, ca. 1690s- 1980s. 5 volumes. Teresa Carr, Charleston. Ms95-47
Civil War Collection. Diary of Lt. John Henry Wood, 15th WV Infantry 1865 (transcript). 1 item. Todd O. McDaniel, Charleston. Ms79-18.1:60
Civil War Collection. Diary of Samuel C. Jones, 1st Light Artillery, Battery E, 1862-65 (transcript). 1 item. Marlene Jones, Fairmont. Ms79-18.1:62
Civil War Collection. J. N. Waddell Collection regarding Company D, 12th WV Infantry, 1862-65 (photocopies). 1 folder. Georgia Department of Archives and History, Atlanta, GA. Ms79-18.1:59
Civil War Collection. Letters between John Harbison, 12th WV Infantry, and Lu McFadden of Wheeling, 1862 Sept. 11-1866 March 6 (originals and transcriptions). 18 items. Mr. and Mrs. Rod Ewart, Grants Pass, OR. Ms79-18.1:61
Genealogy of James Hukill son of William, ca. 1775-1990s. 4 volumes. Gladys Fay Hukill Behar, Pompano Beach, FL. Ms95-46
Gluck, Joseph. Transcript of autobiography of member of Company G, 10th West Virginia Infantry, early boyhood in Gilmer County, later life as storekeeper, family history, (photocopies) 1923. 1 item. Jackson's Mill, Jane Lew. Ms95-45
Hill, Nelson. Letter to and from Hill, candidate for Kanawha County prosecuting attorney, 1876, 1882. 2 items. Gloria Foster, St. Petersburg, FL. Ms95-35
Kanawha Players Collection. Records and other materials of official State Theater of West Virginia, ca. 1920s-90s. 5 boxes. Kanawha Players, Charleston. Ms95-44
Lick Creek Baptist Church, Green Sulphur Springs. Minute books, membership and other records (photocopies), ca. 1848-1990. 2 boxes. Mary Grace Surbaugh and Emma Thompson, Sandstone. Ms95-1
McDaniel, William and Elizabeth Stewart McDaniel Collection. Materials regarding McDaniel and Stewart families, Civil War, ca. 1861-1924. 1 box. Phyllis J. Baker, Marietta, OH. Ms95-36
Morgan, Rebecca Putney Collection. Materials regarding Putney, Littlepage families, Campbells Creek Coal, World War I, World War II selective service, 1873-1976. 2 boxes. Rebecca Morgan Beattie and Joanne Morgan Hartman, Charleston Ms95-19
Paul, Bonna Kelly Collection. Spelling book, World War II ration books, 1908, 1941-45. 6 items. William R. Paul, Charleston. Ms91-67acc
Perry, Thornton Tayloe Collection. Grant and Jefferson County records, including voter lists, tax records, 1873-94. 4 boxes. Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, VA. Ms94-1acc
WPA. Travel file of state administrator Joseph N. Alderson, case file on dismissal of administrative assistant Homer Hanna, ca. 1935-41. 2 folders. Frances A. Swope, Lewisburg and Alice Todd Alderson, Alderson. Ms94-7acc
Photographs Accessioned
Ballet. Copy negative of Ukranian Ballet at Liberty Hall, South Wheeling, 1932. 1 item. Nick Harris, McMechen. Ph95-57
Bands. Clendenin High School, 1937-38 (copy prints). 2 items. Okey Taylor, Columbus, OH. Ph95- 50
Benwood. Copy negative of Benwood Blast Furnace crew, 1937. 1 item. Julia Melko, McMechen. Ph95-57
Blennerhassett Island. Color snapshots, ca. 1980s. 7 items. Unknown Donor. Oversized. Ph95-13
Braxton County. Copy negatives, ca. 1920-40. 6 items. Marjorie Brown, Sutton. Ph95-59
Braxton County. Copy negatives, ca. 1920s-50s. 6 items. Braxton Motor Inc., Sutton. Ph95-59
Calhoun County. B&W, reputed to be courthouse, n.d. 1 item. Mrs. James R. Scott, Parkersburg. Oversized. Ph95-15
Capitol. B&W of Capitol building, portrait of Bonner Hill by Studio Swann, Charleston, 1920s. 4 items. A.J. Peck for estate of Wilmot Hill, Boca Raton, FL. Oversized. Ph95-16
Cass. Panoramics of town, WV Pulp and Paper Mill operations, 1917-23. 4 items. Mrs. Elizabeth Mower c/o Roger Mower, Gladwyne, PA. Ph95-43acc
Charleston. B&W of construction of Kanawha Boulevard, ca. 1935-40. 4 items. Mary Lou Hanna, Charleston. Ph95-40
Chemical Industry. Copy negatives of construction of Belle DuPont Plant, ca. 1925-30. 63 items. Elbert Price, E. I. DuPont de Nemours and Company, Belle. Ph95-51
Childrens Home Society of WV Collection. Copy negatives of activities, ca. 1902-80s. 182 items. Childrens Home Society of WV, Charleston. Ph95-52
DeHue Collection. Copy negatives of DeHue and Logan County scenes, ca. 1900-93. 170 items. Dolores Riggs Davis, Kirtland, OH. Ph95-53
DeHue Collection. Copy negatives of DeHue and Tobia family, ca. 1930s-93. 13 items. Sylvia Tobia Hall, Ormond Beach, FL. Ph95-53
Duckworth family. Copy negative, ca. 1935-40. 1 item. Pam Kimble, Romney. Ph95-58
Duncan Family. Copy print of family, 1876-77. 1 item. Mary Grace Surbaugh, Sandstone. Ph95-2
Elden, Henry T. Collection. B&W and negatives of Charleston, family in Fairmont, Winfield, ca. 1864- 1939. 22 items. Henry T. Elden, Charleston. Ph94-11acc
Gadd, Worley families. Copy negatives, ca. 1880s-1924. 2 items. Rosemond Worley, Gassaway. Ph95-59
Glass plate negatives. Unidentified people and scenes, probably Eastern Panhandle area, ca. 1880- 1900. 8 items. Carlos Niederhauser, Ranson. Ph95-55
Haines family. Copy negative of family reunion, 1904. 1 item. Ralph Haines, Romney. Ph95-58
Hampshire County. Copy negatives, many World War II period, 1940s. 16 items. Hampshire County Public Library, Romney. Ph95-58
Hampshire County. Copy negatives of Rae Ellen McKee being honored at Slanesville by President George Bush and others as national teacher of the year, 1991 April 10. 33 items. Judith Riffle Judy, Shanks. Ph95-58
Jackson County. Copy print of Grace Episcopal Church, 1900. 1 item. Grace Episcopal Church, Ravenswood. Ph95-7
Jackson County. Copy prints of assorted families and scenes, n.d. 6 items. Hoyt N. Wheeler, Columbia, SC. Ph95-6
Jackson County. Copy prints of assorted family members, n.d. 6 items. Elizabeth A. Fowler, Ravenswood. Ph95-7
Jackson County. Copy prints of assorted scenes including floods, 1890-1970. 90 items. Jackson County Historical Society/Washington Lands Museum and Sayre Log House, Ripley. Ph95-7
Jackson County. Copy prints of Carson, Goff, Staats families, ca. 1860-1947. 58 items. Dotty Kerns, Ravenswood. Ph95-7
Jackson County. Copy prints of Gregory family, ca. 1860-1900. 4 items. Arlene Wise, Ravenswood. Ph95-7
Jackson County. Copy prints of Kidder family, 1945 Oct. 2 items. Denver E. Kidder, Ravenswood. Ph95-7
Jackson County. Copy prints of McMasters vet office, frozen Ohio River, n.d., 1940. 2 items. Madeline McMasters Crum, Ravenswood. Ph95-7
Jackson County. Copy prints of men who entered World War I, assorted views, 1917-32. 28 items. Jackson County Library, Ripley. Ph95-6
Jackson County. Copy prints of school, outing to Blennerhassett Island, ca. 1900-23. 3 items. Sue Miller, Ravenswood. Ph95-7
Jackson County. Copy prints of World War II scenes, 1943-45. 3 items. Lawrence Craft, Weston. Ph95-7
Jackson County. Copy prints of Ravenswood, ca. 1880-1960. 46 items. Jackson County Historical Society/ Washington Lands Museum and Sayre Log House, Ripley. Ph95-6
Jackson County. Copy prints of Ravenswood Aluminum strike medallion, World War II people and events, 1944-45, 1990-92. 9 items. David L. Wright, Ripley. Ph95-6
Judy family. Copy negatives, many World War II period, 1940s. 7 items. Mrs. Elton Judy, Shanks. Ph95-58
Lewisburg, covered bridges. B&W of Old Stone Church and Waggoner Hill, Lewisburg; Caldwell Covered Bridge; 1920s. 7 items. W. Beirne Keefer, Clearwater, FL. Ph95-41
Matheny, Frymyer families. Copy negatives, ca. 1900-45. 21 items. Karl Frymyer, Grantsville. Ph95- 59
McDowell County. Copy prints of Anderson Memorial Presbyterian Church, 1932-61. 3 items. Mildred Hash, Welch. Ph95-4
McDowell County. Copy prints of assorted scenes including coal towns' construction, tipples, 1922- 26, 1938-61. 572 items. Carol DeHaven, Coalwood. Ph95-5
McDowell County. Copy prints of assorted scenes including King Drug Store, veterans, Harry Truman, 1950s-60s. 7 items. Theodora L. Alpert, Welch. Ph95-4
McDowell County. Copy prints of assorted scenes including Welch, events, people, 1889-1970. 56 items. Welch Public Library, Welch. Ph95-4
McDowell County. Copy prints of assorted scenes including Welch, events, politicians and mining, 1902-78. 117 items. Rose Marino, Welch. Ph95-4
McDowell County. Copy prints of assorted scenes including Welch, people, ca. 1909-44. 51 items. Jean Battlo, Kimball. Ph95-4
McDowell County. Copy prints of Bradshaw, Hagerman family, 1920s. 4 items. Helen Hughes, Bradshaw. Ph95-4
McDowell County. Copy prints of Bradshaw, Rock Ridge, assorted families, 1924-94. 37 items. Genieva Steele, Paynesville. Ph95-4
McDowell County. Copy prints of Caretta, 1939-44. 25 items. Woodrow Richardson, Caretta. Ph95- 4
McDowell County. Copy prints of Edgell and Rushbrook families, ca. 1930-67. 10 items. Tilda Rushbrook, Welch. Ph95-4
McDowell County. Copy prints of families, ca. 1900-55. 17 items. Jerry Horne, Iaeger. Ph95-4
McDowell County. Copy prints of Iaeger, mining, 1940s-90. 6 items. Russell T. Long, Iaeger. Ph95-4
McDowell County. Copy print of Lorenzo and Anna Hatfield, ca. 1880s-1900. 1 item. Susan Bailey, Bluewell. Ph95-4
McDowell County. Copy prints of Maitland, Knight family, ca. 1900-20. 2 items. Nancy Sly, Welch. Ph95-4
McDowell County. Copy prints of mining communities, ca. 1915-30. 4 items. Nancy Goode Moore Maderia, Keystone. Ph95-4
McDowell County. Copy prints of people, n.d., ca. 1915. 2 items. Dreama Wright, Cuccumber. Ph95- 4 McDowell County. Copy prints of Smith family, 1940s. 2 items. Cathy Patton, Ruderfield. Ph95-4
McDowell County. Copy prints of Twin Branch, Mohegan, mining, 1900-49. 19 items. Margaret Hall, Welch. Ph95-4
Monroe County. Copy negatives, ca. 1860-1950. 70 items. Jeffry A. Pritt, Pickaway. Ph95-60
Monroe County. Copy negatives, ca. 1898-20s. 40 items. Sarah E. Overholt, Pickaway. Ph95-60
Monroe County. Copy negatives, ca. 1900-20. 21 items. Hallie S. Pomphrey, Sinks Grove. Ph95-60
Monroe County. Copy negatives, ca. 1900-20. 3 items. Town of Union, Union. Ph95-60
Monroe County. Copy negatives, ca. 1900-71. 38 items. Monroe County Historical Society, Union. Ph95-60
Monroe County. Copy negatives, ca. 1906-20s. 25 items. Dreama Chew, Sinks Grove. Ph95-60
Monroe County. Copy negatives of Waiteville, Potts Mountain Incline Railroad, ca. 1900-32. 4 items. John Furrow, Union. Ph95-60
Montgomery. Copy print of baseball game with West Virginia Tech in background, ca. 1900. 1 item. Ronald R. Alexander, Montgomery. Ph95-38
Morgan, Rebecca Putney Collection. 19 B&W and 77 copy prints of Putney, Littlepage families, Campbells Creek Coal, Kanawha Two-Mile, 1881-1930s. 96 items. Rebecca Morgan Beattie and Joanne Morgan Hartman, Charleston. Ph95-19
Mountain State Forest Festival. B&W and color prints, 1970. 1 volume. Division of Natural Resources. Ph95-23
Mountain State Railroad and Logging Historical Association. Ivan Clarkson Slide Collection, featuring town of Cass, Cass Scenic Railroad and related logging and railroad views, ca. 1950s-80s. 762 items. Ernestine Clarkson, Cass. Ph83-12acc
Mower Lumber Company Collection. B&W of lumber docks at mill at Marmet, 1940s. 3 items. Mrs. Elizabeth Mower c/o Roger Mower, Gladwyne, PA. Ph95-43
Panoramic. Camp Point Pleasant, National Guard encampment of 150th and 201st, 1927 August 7-21. 1 item. Dorothy M. Young, Asheboro, NC. Ph95-9
Panoramic. Charleston General Hospital, located on Spring Hill, by Haines Photo Co. of Conneaut, OH, ca. 1920-25. 1 item. Mrs. Harry H. Blake in memory of Harry H. Blake, Dunbar. Ph95-8
Portrait. Jackson, Lt. George Dayton, B&W copy print of first West Virginia officer killed in WWI, ca. 1917-18. 1 item. Paul Buxton Martin, Martinsburg. Ph95-37
Portraits. Field, Israel and Rebecca, copy prints of daguerreotypes of Israel Field, Co. C, 6th WV Cavalry in uniform and with wife Rebecca, also his 1st cousin, ca. 1861-65. 2 items. Major Richard A. Wolfe, Stafford, VA. Ph95-56
Postcard. West Virginia Capitol, ca. 1910-20. 1 item. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Kyle, Rochester, NY through Wonderful West Virginia. Ph95-22
Postcards. Appalachian and mining scenes for 25th anniversary postcard series, Commission on Religion in Appalachia, ca. 1970-95. 10 items. Gibbs Kinderman, Dunmore. Ph95-54
Postcards. Copy prints of assorted West Virginia scenes, 1907-18. 20 items. Mary K. Holt, Ripley. Ph95-6
Raleigh County. B&W, color and negative of Raleigh County images collected for Jim Wood's History of Raleigh County, ca. 1880-1990s. 33 items. Jim Wood, Beckley. Ph95-42
Schools. B&W of Nitro Public School, ca. 1954. 5 items. James S. Ingram, New Martinsville. Ph95- 14
Sketches. Pencil sketches of various historic buildings by Judith Bair, 1978-79. 13 items. Unknown Donor. Oversized. Ph95-12
South Charleston. Copy prints of General Machinery Ordnance Corporation, South Charleston, 1941- 45. 8 items. Berry D. Whitehair, St. Petersburg, FL. Ph95-28
St. Albans. Copy print of ox-drawn wagon with salt from Mud River area outside L.W. Swindler store, corner B and Main streets, 1902 March. 1 item. Lee Kenna, Charleston. Ph95-11
Sturm family. Copy negatives, ca. 1890-1910. 2 items. Doris Sturm, Wheeling. Ph95-57
Summers County. B&W of various county scenes, ca. 1900-90. 14 items. Steve Trail, Hinton. Ph90- 16acc
Trolley. Copy negative of Wheeling trolley line work crew on Route 2 between Glen Dale and McMechen, ca. 1925. 1 item. David Baker, Moundsville. Ph95-57
West Virginia School for the Deaf. Copy negatives of school buildings, activities, 1884-1990s. 193 items. WV School for the Deaf, Romney. Ph95-58
Wheeling. Copy negative of Gee Electric Building, 1400-08 Main Street, ca. 1935. 1 item. William Gee, Wheeling. Ph95-57
Wheeling. Copy negatives of Wheeling and surrounding area, mostly World War II; copy prints of World War II local scenes; 1930s-40s. 76 items. Oglebay Institute Mansion Museum, Wheeling. Ph95-57
Wheeling. Hand-tinted photograph of Maple Street by Saim of Pittsburgh, 1905. 1 item. George E. Rutter, Hilliard, OH. Ph95-39
World War I. Copy negative of panoramic of bullet workers by C. C. Kline, 1918. 1 item. Angela Moore, Wheeling. Ph95-57
World War II. Copy negative of workers in front of bomb, 1945. 1 item. Gist M. Wylie, Washington, PA. Ph95-57
World War II. Copy negatives of various war industries and Bethany campus during war, 1941-45. 29 items. Archives and Special Collections, Bethany College, Bethany. Ph95-57
World War II. Copy negatives of Wheeling Hospital Cadet Corps Nurses, 1944. 2 items. Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling. Ph95-57
Special Collections Accessioned
Annual report. Mt. de Chantal Visitation Academy, 1991. 1 item. Mt. de Chantal Visitation Academy, Wheeling. Sc87-183acc
Blueprints. Pocahontas Fuel Company, Itmann Store by Alex Mahood of Bluefield, 1923. 14 sheets. Billy Wayne Bailey, Alpoca. Oversized. Sc95-10
Calendar. Turn of the Century Nostalgia - Wheeling views, 1994. 1 item. Rex W. Metzgar, Boyd Press, Wheeling. Oversized. Sc95-17
Card, program. Card for Webster Wagon Company, Moundsville, n.d; Linsley Cadet Class of 1900 dance program. 2 items. Mary E. Philo, Martins Ferry, OH. Sc95-34
Newspapers, broadside. Various WWII newspapers; notice of La Belle Iron Works meeting; 1920, 1943-45, 1994. 10 items. Thomas A. Ferris, Moundsville. Sc95-33
Poster. Coal and coke production in West Virginia, 1897-1923, 1924. 1 item. Transfer from Library. Oversized. Sc95-29
Program. North-South All Star Football Classic, 1994 June 25. 1 item. Unknown Donor. Sc95-25
Program. The Story of 599 Days - awarding of the Army-Navy "E" to General Machinery Ordnance Corporation, South Charleston (photocopy), 1942. 1 item. Berry D. Whitehair, St. Petersburg, FL. Sc95-28
Promissory note. New Martinsville Glass Manufacturing Company, 1931 Nov. 14. 1 item. Purchase. Sc95-3
Publication. Centennial Program of the West Virginia Baptist State Convention (black), 1978. 1 item. Unknown Donor. Sc95-24
Publication. Full Text of the Official Reports Concerning the Attack on Pearl Harbor (photocopy), 1945. 1 item. H. K. Shabdue, South Charleston. Sc95-48
Publication. The Mountain Echo, Clendenin High School, 1939-41 (originals and photocopies). 26 items. Okey Taylor, Columbus, OH. Sc95-50
Publication. The Mountain Echo, Clendenin High School, 1940. 1 item. Estate of Carrie Carte, Wilton, CT. Sc89-32acc
Publication, advertisement. Amateur Reporter, Charleston Junior High; ad for embroidered pillow top, 1918 March, n.d. 2 items. Mrs. Cleo Lively, Charleston. Sc95-31
Publication, writing tablet. Course of Study and Rules and Regulations for the Magnolia High School, New Martinsville; tablet of student work of H. D. Rist, 1900-10. 2 items. Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, Boston, MA. Sc95-49
Publications. WWVA Wheeling 1936 Flood Souvenir program; WHIS Bluefield "Freedom for All" broadcast in conjunction with 1950 Bluefield Coal Show, 1936, 1950. 2 items. Unknown Donor. Sc95-21
Scrapbook. Charleston High graduate Marceline Porterfield, 1908. 1 item. Richard Andre, Charleston. Sc95-18
Scrapbook. Construction of Belle DuPont Plant (photocopies), ca. 1925-30. 1 item. Elbert Price, E. I. DuPont de Nemours and Company, Belle. Sc95-51
Scrapbook. Miscellaneous clippings, many poetry, some Civil War, death of Theodore Roosevelt; 2 mates certificates to William Stewart of Wheeling; 1846-1919. 1 volume. Frank and Elizabeth Fleahman, Tiltonsville, OH. Sc95-20
Scrapbooks. Green Sulphur Springs County Life group, C&O RR rules for transporting explosives and letter (photocopies), 1908, 1950-57. 2 volumes and 2 items. Mary Grace Surbaugh, Sandstone. Sc95-2
Sheet music. Men of West Augusta by Jessie Baker, Kermit, WV, 1962. 1 item. Library Commission. Sc95-27
Sheet music. Under the Blue Eagle (NRA), 1933. 1 item. Jane George, Spencer. Sc95-26
Sheet music. West Virginia Shore by R. Rohrkaste, 1916. 1 item. Martin and Arthrine Downey, Wheeling. Sc95-32
Transcript. Interview with Governor Arch A. Moore, Jr. by Jody Dodd and Shirley Stark, 1976 Nov. 26. 1 item. Margaret J. Dodd Cottrill, Charleston. Sc95-30
World War I. Poster and booklet for Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, burial site of Ray O. Skidmore, 1980s. 2 items. Pearl A. Skidmore, Fairmont. Oversized. Sc94-48