State Government Records Accessioned
Blueprints, specifications. Enhancement of the Theatre and Restrooms at the Grave Creek Archeological Complex by McKinley and Associates, 2013-2014. 1 volume and 7 sheets. Culture and History. Ar1838accDentistry, Board of. Minutes of the board and of the Anesthesia Committee, 1904-2003. 5 volumes and 7 boxes. WV Board of Dentistry, Crab Orchard. Ar2039
Harrison County Personal Property Books. Upper District 1872, 1875-76, 1891-92, 1893-94, 1895-96; Lower District 1897-98. 5 volumes. Harrison County Clerk's Office, Clarksburg. Ar2037
Highways. Public Information Office projects, programs, 1977-2003. 2 boxes. Division of Highways. Ar2036
Logan County. Election records, fee books, circuit court minute books and other records, 1824-1972. 20 volumes. Logan County Clerk and Circuit Clerk, Logan. Ar2035
Manchin, Governor Joseph. Papers of the Manchin administration, 2004-2010. 216 boxes, 17 oversized and 62 photos. Transfer from Governor's Office. Ar2034
Mines. Mine foreman certificates correspondence, forms, 1934-1961. 2 folders. Department of Mines. Ar1827acc
Pharmacy, Board of. Records of inactive pharmacists, 1937-2004. 31 boxes. WV Board of Pharmacy, Charleston. Ar2042
Ritchie County Records. License book, Optometrists Record, Nurses Certificate, Embalmers Records, 1912-1956. 4 volumes. Ritchie County Clerk's Office, Harrisville. Ar2038
Rockefeller, John D. IV. Subject files, correspondence, speeches and other materials, 1977-1984. 14 boxes. Senator John D. Rockefeller's Office, Washington, DC. Ar1834acc
Secretary of State. Listing of ministers, election records, 1960-2000. 13 boxes. Secretary of State's Office. Ar2040
Treasurer's Office. Ledger books for checks, receipts, bank books, appropriations, bonds and other financial records, 1867-1966. 63 volumes. Treasurer's Office. Ar2041
West Virginia Historic Commission. Minutes and information about historical highway markers, 1970-1974. 1 folder. Unknown donor. Ar1779acc
Manuscripts Accessioned
Anvil Club. Addresses to Anvil Club compiled by John Chapman, 1980-2012. 37 items. The Anvil Club of Charleston, Charleston. Ms2004-073accBischoff, Sons and Company. Deeds and other documents, 1923-58. 1 box. Ellen S. Martin, Export, PA. Ms2014-022
Carter-Faulkner Family Collection. Papers regarding Carter and Faulkner families, particularly Colonel Charles Faulkner Carter, Jr., 1776-1991. 6 folders. Kathryn Carter Hish, Whitehouse, TX. Ms2008-100acc
Cunningham, Abishi C. Collection. Papers of African American attorney in McDowell County, 1960s-90s. 5 boxes. Unknown donor. Ms2014-016
Davies, William E. Collection. Correspondence, manuscripts and other materials related to caves and writing of Caverns of West Virginia and the Ad Hoc Commission on the Buffalo Creek Disaster, 1940s-70s. 2 boxes. William H. Davies, Alexandria, VA. Ms2014-018
Diary. November-December 2013; March-August 2014. 3 volumes. Gordon Billheimer, Montgomery. Ms2008-101acc
Hamilton National Genealogical Society Collection. Membership files, publications, family trees and other information on Hamilton and related families, 1979-2005. 21 boxes. W. Clay Hamilton, Hightown, VA. Ms2014-011
Harden Gilmore Funeral Home Records. Burials and other records of African American business in Charleston, later known as Scott Funeral Home, 1922-95. 3 boxes and 22 volumes. Simpson Memorial United Methodist Church, Charleston. Ms2014-015
Lewis family collection. Unknown donor. Ms2014-013
Literary manuscript. Research materials, interviews, correspondence and other materials compiled in creating Above the Smoke: A Family Album of Pocahontas County Fire Towers by LeAnna Alderman and Eleanor Mahoney, ca. 2000-2006. 1 box. Gibbs Kinderman, Dunmore. Ms2014-012
Logan County coal mine survey notes kept by N. L. Sefton, ca. 1916-17. 21 volumes. James D. Sefton, Sissonville Ms2014-014
Morgan, John G. Collection. Articles, research materials, correspondence and other items of Charleston Gazette reporter, 1939-82. 4 boxes. Sarah Morgan, Charleston. Ms2014-009
Norman Family Collection. Correspondence, papers and other items of architect John C. Norman, Ruth S. Norman, and Dr. John C. Norman Jr., 1915-89. 18 boxes and oversized. Jill Norman Fouad, New Canaan, CT. Ms2014-073
Parkersburg, City of. Vouchers, checks and other financial documents, 1894-1954. 2 boxes. Karlyn Lowers, Parkersburg. Ms2006-108acc
Slaymaker, S. E. Collection. Correspondence, receipts and other materials of lumber broker in New York who worked with mills in Cass and other locations, ca. 1911-26. 14 boxes. Mountain State Railroad and Logging Historical Assn, Cass. Ms2014-010
Southern Coal Producers Association Collection. Correspondence, agreements, minutes, grievances and other records, 1904-95. 66 boxes, 5 volumes, and 2 oversized folders. Southern Coal Producers Association via Kanawha Industrial Relations Association, Charleston. Ms2014-021
Photographs Accessioned
Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram Collection. B&W negatives of events in Harrison and nearby counties, 1931-89. 64 boxes (est. 96,102 negs). Clarksburg-Harrison Public Library, Clarksburg. Ph2014-017Conley High School. Copy negatives of basketball team and Coach Leonard Valentine 1963 Class A champs; 1950 runner-up basketball team; 1951 football championship team; 1950-51, 1963. 17 items. Mitchell Valentine, Jonesboro, GA. Ph2014-041
Davies, William E. Collection. B&W prints, negatives, and B&W and color slides related to caves, Buffalo Creek Disaster, 1940s-70s. 2 boxes (approx. 704 slides, 543 prints, 466 negs). William H. Davies, Alexandria, VA. Ph2014-018
Dinger family. B&W photo postcard of children taken at Clendenin, 1915 July. 1 item. Weymouth Preservation Society, Medina, OH. Ph2014-028
Greenbank, parks. B&W of telescope at Greenbank, view from Hawks Nest overlook and tram, 1952-67. 3 items. Bev Fulmer. Ph2014-027acc
Hall Family. B&W of unidentified family members by photographers in Morgantown, Mannington and Farmington, ca. 1890-1910. 8 items. George R. Hall, Falls Church, VA. Ph2014-023
Hope Natural Gas. Album with B&W photos of employees, ca. 1942-44. 1 volume (10 prints). Nancy M. Nicklas, Springfield, VA. Ph2014-029
Hose, Dan Collection. B&W prints of various political and sports figures, ca. 1968-1990. 98 items. Patsy Hose, Charleston. Ph2014-008
Morgan, John G. Collection. B&W prints of various West Virginia topics and some from his India/Pakistan travels, 1940s-80s. 1 box (approximately 400 prints). Sarah Morgan, Charleston. Ph2014-009
Mountain State Forest Festival Collection. B&W and color prints and B&W negatives of activities, 1938-76. 1 box (353 prints, 284 negatives). Richard A. Evans, Beverly. Ph2014-020
Norman Family Collection. Prints and slides of architect John C. Norman, Ruth S. Norman, and Dr. John C. Norman Jr., 1915-83. 190 slides, 786 prints, 20 negatives, and oversized. Jill Norman Fouad, New Canaan, CT. Ph2014-073
Pilgrim Glass. Color prints of artist Kelsey Murphy including with President and First Lady Bill and Hillary Clinton, 1990s. 11 items. Joseph B. Touma, Huntington. Ph2014-026
Pisegna Collection. B&W and color including Pisegna family members, political figures, LCpl. Frank W. Pisegna II, Buffalo Creek Flood, 1940s-90s. 49 prints and 16 negatives. Bev Fulmer, St. Albans. Ph2014-027
Portrait, Byrd, Robert C. B&W print autographed to Freddie Lane, 1965. 1 item. Henry Lane, Williamsburg, VA. Ph2014-030
Postcards. B&W and color including Huntington, Wheeling, Charleston, Fairmont, Parkersburg, Grafton, and the Ohio River, ca. 1908-16. 12 items. Ohio History Connection, Columbus, OH. Ph2014-024
Southern Coal Producers Association Collection. B&W prints of meetings, coal operators, 1945-75. 26 items. Southern Coal Producers Association via Kanawha Industrial Relations Association, Charleston. Ph2014-021
Special Collections Accessioned
Bible. Robinson, Forman, Fleming, Davis, Hoad and related Harrison County families, n.d. 1 item. Joe Aust, Charlottesville, VA. Sc2014-034Booklet. "1863," about Frances Pierpont, 2013. 1 item. Unknown donor. Sc2014-046
Broadside. Supplement to the Kanawha Gazette, City Finance, 1878 January 22. 1 item. Unknown donor. Sc2014-067
Brochure. History of Mount St. Joseph, home to the Sisters of St. Joseph, ca. 2014. 1 item. Congregation of St. Joseph, Wheeling. Sc2014-032
Brochure. Sophia, WV gateway to the Winding Gulf Coalfields, 2013. 2 items. Unknown donor. Sc2014-007
Calendar, publication. Journey Through Coalfield History 2014 and Exploring the West Virginia Coalfields, 2013-2014. 2 items. National Coal Heritage Area Authority, Oak Hill. Sc2014-053
Card. West Virginia University football schedule, 2012. 1 item. Debra Basham, Elkview. Sc2014-044
Catalog. Wilson's Evaporated Milk, 1953. 1 item. Unknown donor. Sc2014-052
Certificate. Moose Membership Conservation Chairman Award presented to Charles E. Nicklas, Clarksburg, 1965. 1 item. Nancy M. Nicklas, Springfield, VA. Sc2014-029
Commencement program. WV State College, 1984 May 18. 1 item. Unknown donor. Sc2005-003acc
Flyer. Logan Theater ad for Now, Voyager, 1942 December 20-22. 1 item. Unknown donor. Sc2014-050
Flyers. Creative Impressions products, calendars, 2006. 1 folder. James H. Thornton, Wheeling. Sc2014-058
General Federation of Women's Clubs Collections. Minutes, publications and other administrative materials, 2008-14. 10 items. Helen Moren, Bethany. Sc2014-019acc
General Federation of Women's Clubs Collections. Scrapbooks, directories, minutes and other materials, 1904-2014. 9 boxes and 36 volumes. Greater Federation of Women's Clubs, Charleston. Sc2014-019
Inaugural napkin. Governor Earl Ray Tomblin, 2013 January 14. 1 item. Culture and History. Sc2014-057
Invitation. Christmas dinner dance held by Governor Gaston Caperton, 1995 December 16. 1 item. Sharon Mullins, Charleston. Sc2014-059
Invitation. Open house for new Tucker County Courthouse Annex, 2013 October 24. 1 item. Joe Geiger, Huntington. Sc2014-051
Mountain State Forest Festival Collection. Publications, brochures and newspapers, 1930-2014. 2 boxes. Richard A. Evans, Beverly. Sc2014-020
Pattern. Embroidery of state map, 1979. 1 item. Unknown donor. Sc2014-063
Philately. First day cover, West Virginia Centennial, 1963 June 20. 1 item. Transfer from library. Sc2014-061
Philately. First day cover and stamps, West Virginia Sesquicentennial, 2013 June 20. 1 folder. Debra Basham, Elkview; Culture and History. Sc2014-042
Pilgrim Glass. Publications, articles and correspondence regarding Pilgrim Glass and artist Kelsey Murphy, 1988-2005. 2 folders. Joseph B. Touma, Huntington. Sc2014-026
Pisegna Collection. Clippings, documents, WWII ration books and other items of family members including LCpl. Frank W. Pisegna II, 1918-92. 1 folder. Bev Fulmer, St. Albans. Sc2014-027
Poster. Boardwalk to the Moon, Rose Garden Theater for the Performing Arts, Clarksburg, 1985. 1 item. Mary Herron, Charlotte, NC. Sc2014-069
Press kit. Fiesta exhibit at Cultural Center, 1985-87. 1 item. Culture and History. Sc2014-064
Program. Dedication of West Virginia Capitol, 1932 June 20. 1 item. Alice Adams-Logan, St. Petersburg, FL. Sc2014-068
Program. Hackers Creek Pioneer Descendants 25th Annual Gathering, 2006 August 9-13. 1 item. Archives and History. Sc2014-048
Program. Inauguration of Governor William G. Conley, 1929 March 4. 1 item. Gift of Bookworm and Silverfish, Wytheville, VA. Sc2014-003
Program. Mason County Regional Agricultural Museum Dedication, 1980 October 11. 1 item. Transfer from Archives and History files. Sc2014-001
Program. New River Gorge Bridge Dedication, 1977 October 22. 1 item. Unknown donor. Sc2014-002
Program. West Virginia High School Basketball Tournament (photocopy), 1963 March 21-23. 1 item. Mitchell Valentine, Jonesboro, GA. Sc2014-041
Publication. ABA Journal with article by Eric Newhouse, "King Coal's Era of Violence," 2012 December. 1 item. Eric Newhouse. Sc2014-049
Publication. Article about Mabel Dunlop, who married Slavko Grouitch, later Serbian minister to the United States, 1931 August. 1 item. Transfer from clippings. Sc2014-065
Publication. By-laws and Certificate of Incorporation of the Peytona Cannel Coal Company, 1866. 1 item. Transfer from library. Sc2014-031
Publication. Code of Ordinances of the City of Charleston, West Virginia, 1921. 1 volume. Transfer from library. Sc2014-039
Publication. Dear to Our Hearts: 100 Years of Keyser Football, 2014. 1 item. Unknown donor. Sc2014-035.
Publication. The Duty of the Lawyer to the Members of his Profession by Wm. O. Parsons before the College of Law of the University of West Virginia, ca. 1900-10. 1 item. Transfer from library. Sc2014-033
Publication. Exploring the West Virginia Coalfields, 2013. 2 items. National Coal Heritage Area Authority, Oak Hill. Sc2014-004
Publication. "Favorite Recipes of U. S. Senator Robert C. Byrd as prepared by Mrs. Robert C. Byrd" and cover letter from senator, 1965. 3 items. Henry Lane, Williamsburg, VA. Sc2014-030
Publication. The Greenbrier Sporting Club, 2010. 1 item. Unknown donor. Sc2014-055
Publication. High school and college football schedules, 1950. 1 item. Unknown donor. Sc2014-043
Publication. List of Premiums and Rules and Regulations of the Nineteenth Annual Fair of the Mason County Agricultural and Mechanical Association, 1891 August 25-28. 1 item. Ohio History Connection, Columbus, OH. Sc2014-024
Publication. Mountaineer Boys' State Manual of Government, 1949. 1 item. Unknown donor. Sc2014-056
Publication. The Outlook with article about mine wars, "The Federal Peace in West Virginia," 1921 September 14. 1 item. Unknown donor. Sc2014-038
Publication. Rules of the Norfolk and Western Railway Company, 1897 July. 1 item. Unknown donor. Sc2014-045
Publication. Scouting Magazine with information and West Virginia ads for National Jamboree, 2013 May-June. 1 item. Richard Fauss, Elkview. Sc2014-005
Publication. Sports Illustrated 75th Anniversary NCAA Basketball tournament featuring Jerry West on cover as 10th greatest player, 2013 March 6. 1 item. Richard Fauss, Elkview. Sc2014-006
Publication. Tribute for Judge Alston Gordon Dayton, District Court of the United States for the Northern District, 1920 September. 1 item. Transfer from library. Sc2014-047
Publication. Weekly Reader, 1945-46. 1 folder. Don Harmon, Red House. Sc2014-066
Publication. Weirton Steel Employees Bulletin, 1964 October. 1 item. Unknown donor. Sc2014-071
Publication. West Virginia A Tax-Free State: How To Make It So by William Seymour Edwards, 1915. 1 item. Transfer from library. Sc2014-036
Publication. West Virginia State Capitol fact sheet, ca. 1940. 1 item. Unknown donor. Sc2014-072
Publications. Brochures and other publications from Civil War Centennial, 1961-64. 1 folder. Transfer from clippings. Sc2014-037
Publications. Civil Defense booklets, 1960-61. 3 items. Unknown donor. Sc2014-054
Publications. Newsletters of Veterans of World War I, Marion County Barrack No. 2155, 1966-67. 1 folder. Unknown donor. Sc2014-025
Publications. Norfolk and Western Railway schedules, brochures, 1958-84. 1 folder. Bookworm and Silverfish, Wytheville, VA. Sc2014-070
Rubber Fabricators. Additional materials on Grantsville and Richwood industries, 2014. 1 folder. Herm Hoops, Jensen, UT. Sc2012-045acc
Songs. Reference information about song The Girl I Left Behind Me, 2001. 1 item. Frank George, Walton. Sc2014-062
USS West Virginia. Publication "The Ditty Box" published aboard cruiser USS West Virginia (ACR-5, renamed USS Huntington in 1916), 1911 February. 1 item. Kurt McCauley, Loveland, CO. Sc89-51acc
Wellsburg Applefest. Newsletter and Johnny Appleseed brochure, 2013-14. 1 folder. Michael O'Brien, West Virginia Applefest, Wellsburg. Sc2014-040
West Virginia Democratic Party. Party platforms, 1960-84. 7 items. West Virginia State Democratic Executive Committee, Charleston. Sc2014-060
Yearbook. Charleston High Bookstrap, 1917. 1 item. Roxanne Hinkle, Deltona, FL.
Yearbook. Charleston High Charlestonian, 1944. 1 volume. Pat Arnold, Charleston.
Yearbook. Nitro High Powder Keg, 1942. 1 volume. Carol Vandevender, Hurricane.
Yearbook. Spencer High Rupicola, 1944. 1 volume. Gerald Ratliff, Charleston.
Yearbooks. Charleston High Charlestonian, Andrew Jackson Junior High Journal, newsletters, Nitro High Nitronian, 1950-1985. 9 volumes and 3 items. Barbara Burford, Charleston. Sc2005-003acc
Yearbooks. Greenbrier West Cavalier, 1969-1970. 2 volumes. Charles Cohenour, Manassas, VA.
Yearbooks. John Marshall High School Pride, 1975, 1976. 2 volumes. Cheryl Nail, Morgantown. Sc2005-003acc
Yearbooks. Marmet Junior High, East Bank High and West Virginia Tech, 1979-1992. 8 volumes. Karen Gray, Belle.
Yearbooks. Marshall Chief Justice, 1951; Morris Harvey Harveyan, 1955. 2 volumes. B. J. Price, Charleston. Sc2005-003acc
Yearbooks. Marshall Chief Justice, 1940; Wheeling College Manifest, 1965-1967. 4 items. Rebecca Hudnall, San Francisco, CA.
Yearbooks. Wheeling Park High School, 2011-2013. 3 volumes. Wheeling Park High School, Wheeling. Sc2005-003acc
Yearbooks. Spencer High Rupicola, 1924-1926, 1943-1947. 8 volumes. Greg Hoff, Knoxville, TN.