Accessions
2017

State Government Records Accessioned

Division of Highways. Cemetery Relocations, 1990-2001. 2 boxes. Transfer from Historic Preservation. Ar2084

Tomblin, Governor Earl Ray. Papers of the Tomblin administration, 2010-2017. 101 boxes. Transfer from Governor's Office. Ar2082

Tomblin, First Lady Joanne Jaeger. Papers, photographs and other materials, 2010-2017. 22 boxes. Joanne Jaeger Tomblin. Ar2083

Manuscripts Accessioned

Autograph book. Bethlehem Chapter DAR for baby of Turi Pond, 1935 August 13. 1 volume. Middlesex County Museum and Historical Society, Inc., Saluda, VA. Ms2017-005

Barbour County Poor Farm Women's Bureau. Notes, minutes and other publications, 1925-1975. 1 box. Susan Skaggs Rickards, Fairmont. Ms2017-030

Billheimer, Gordon E. Collection. Diary entries, Feb-April 2015, April 2016-May 2017. 5 folders. Gordon E. Billheimer, Montgomery. Ms2008-101acc

Church register. Fayetteville Circuit Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 1858-1893. 1 volume. Woodrow Clay Hamilton, Hightown, VA. Ms2017-004

Civilian Conservation Corps. Booklet about Camp Rhododendron (Coopers Rock) by Kenneth L. Carvell, 1996. 1 item. Transfer from library. Ms85-17acc

Gilmore, Elizabeth Collection. Articles, correspondence and other materials re: Elizabeth Harden Gilmore, and Harden and Harden Funeral Home, 1974-2003. 1 box. Trustee Board, Simpson Memorial United Methodist Church, Charleston. Ms2003-083acc

Golden Horseshoe Alumni Association Collection. Correspondence, forms, programs and other materials, 1929-2016. 1 box. Karen Lay, Glenville. Ms2017-021

Harper, Eugene Collection. Notes, reports and other historic preservation materials, 1976-1997. 1 box. R. Eugene Harper, Versailles, KY. Ms2004-083acc

Heflin, Harry B. and Dora Morgan Collection. Correspondence, invitations and other documents of Glenville State and West Virginia University president and first lady, 1917-2016. 4 boxes and 3 scrapbooks. Sharon Palmatory, Morgantown. Ms2017-018

Jenkinjones Reunion. Welcome packets, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016. 6 folders. Nancy Mitchem, Manassas, VA. Ms2017-025

Keely Family Collection. Correspondence of family, mostly George and Louisa Keely, who moved from Maine to Kanawha County, also 13th Maine Infantry, 1848-1956. 2 boxes. Steven Meadows, St. Albans. Ms2017-038

Literary manuscript. Good Old Boys: Bars in Beckley, West Virginia and Their Patrons by Paul J. Nyden, 1979. 1 item. Paul Nyden, Charleston. Ms2017-007

Naylor Family Collection. Correspondence of the family of Walter L. Naylor, mostly his wife Elfa and children Merle, Carl, and Rex, 1869-1997. 6 boxes. Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. Ms2017-039

Peterson, Roland H. Collection. Correspondence, greeting cards, school materials and other miscellaneous records, 1929-2006. 1 box. Marcia Peterson Daoust. Ms2009-008acc

Poem. Work by Goldie Honeycutt honoring veterans, 2013. 1 item. Transfer from Governor's Office. Ms2017-006

Randolph, Jennings Collection. Papers of congressman and U. S. Senator including speeches, clippings, constituent correspondence, legislation, projects, Congressional Record and other materials, 1929-1987 (bulk 1959-1984). 946 boxes. Salem International University, Salem. Ms2017-016

United Mine Workers of America. Election Committee Manual, Election Committee Student Manual, 1980s. 2 volumes. Transfer from library. Ms2017-008

Ward, Edgar, Perry & Matthews families. Correspondence and other information on Wood County and Marietta, OH, families, 1839-1986. 1 box. Unknown donor. Ms2017-031

WV Society, US Daughters of 1812. Minutes of Lord Calvert Chapter, 1958-1965, 1968-2008. 3 volumes. Jean Eads, Culloden. Ms86-93acc

White family. Deeds, agreements and other documents of Lewis County family, 1818-1929. 2 folders. Mr. and Mrs. Jean Denning, Isle of Palms, SC. Ms2017-009

Woman's Kanawha Literary Club. Minutes, yearbooks, programs and scrapbooks, 1897-2013. 10 boxes and 1 oversized folder. Jo Ellen Diehl Yeary, South Charleston. Ms2017-019

Woomer, Warren Collection. Union Carbide materials, 1952-2006. 2 boxes and 1 oversized folder. Warren Woomer, Charleston. Ms2017-020

Photographs Accessioned

Edgar and Perry families, Marietta, OH. B&W and postcards, 1861-1963. 116 prints and 33 negatives. Unknown donor. Ph2017-031

Gilmore, Elizabeth Collection. B&W and color prints of Elizabeth Harden Gilmore, family members, and Harden and Harden Funeral Home, n.d. 14 items. Trustee Board, Simpson Memorial United Methodist Church, Charleston. Ph2003-083acc

Heflin, Harry B. and Dora Morgan Collection. Prints, negatives, postcards and slides of Glenville State and West Virginia University president and first lady, ca. 1860s-1990s. 3 boxes and 1 album (5 postcards, 875 prints, 221 negatives, 161 slides). Sharon Palmatory, Morgantown. Ph2017-018

Myers, Sylvia Collection. B&W prints of Lambert, Calhoun, Nelson families and Pendleton County, ca. 1909-1940s. 1 box (48 prints, 2 postcards). Sylvia Myers, New Symrna, FL. Ph2017-026

New River Gorge Bridge. B&W prints of construction, 1973 August 16 - 1976 December 30. 4 folders (169 prints). Unknown donor. Ph2017-029

Photo album. B&W prints taken or acquired by sailor Denzil Whited, many European scenes during WWII, 1940s. 1 volume (150 prints). Madeline Hill, Alum Creek. Ph2017-002

Postcards. Assorted views around state, ca. 1930s-1940s. 14 items. Margaret Brennan, Wheeling. Ph2017-001

Postcards. Greenbrier Resort, ca. 2010s. 35 items. Martha McKee, Charleston. Ph2012-013acc

Postcards. Science and Culture Center exterior, Great Hall, theater, ca. 1976. 3 items. Unknown donor. Ph2017-034

Postcards. Various West Virginia scenes, 1910s-1920s. 9 items. Greenfield Historical Society, Greenfield, OH. Ph2017-036

Postcards. Various West Virginia scenes, 1910s-1960s. 18 items. Florida Memory Project, State Archives of Florida, Tallahassee, FL. Ph2017-035

Postcards. Various West Virginia scenes, 1910s-1990s. 107 items. Mrs. R. McCann, Aiken, SC. Ph2017-037

Prichard, Karl C. Collection. B&W prints of WWI collected by Huntington resident, ca. 1917-1919. 29 prints. Bill Wintz, St. Albans. Ph2017-027

Randolph, Jennings Collection. B&W prints and negatives of congressman and U. S. Senator, 1913-1987. 24 boxes (est. 5000 items). Salem International University, Salem and Senate Historical Office, Washington, DC. Ph2017-016

Weirton-Steubenville Bridge. B&W of construction, 1983 December 12 - 1989 July 18. 141 prints. Transfer from Ar1895 bridge files. Ph2017-032

Widen. B&W prints of town, Buffalo Creek and Gauley Railroad, ca. 1960s. 59 prints. Unknown donor. Ph2017-028

Young, John J. Jr. Collection. Negatives and slides of railroad scenes, equipment, ca. 1950-1970. 2 boxes (1,302 negs, 235 slides). Estate of John J. Young, Jr. Elizabeth Davis Young, Executrix, Charleston. Ph2010-023acc

Special Collections Accessioned

Brochures. Greenbrier Resort, 2015 August. 1 folder. Susan Scouras, Hurricane. Sc2017-012

Cards. Various cards belonging to Goldie V. Maynor, many Red Cross or C&P Telephone, 1941-1947. 1 folder. Goldie Skaggs, Beverly Hills, FL. Sc2017-013

Catalogues. Blenko Glass, 1986-1987. 2 items. Transfer from Exhibit files. Sc2008-073acc

Drawings. New River Gorge Bridge plans by Michael Baker Jr. consulting engineers, 1973 April. 164 pp. Transfer from Museum. Sc2017-033

Kennedy materials. Publication, clippings and other materials re: John F. Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy, 1963-1968. 1 volume. Unknown donor. Sc2017-022

Publication. Trains Magazine featuring West Virginia and Cass 50th anniversary, 2013 August. 3 items. Kalmbach Publishing, Waukesha, WI. Sc2017-011

Publications. Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral programs, 2005-2015. 1 folder. Debra Basham, Elkview. Sc2008-054acc

Scrapbook. Barboursville High School basketball team AAA champs, 1974-75. 1 volume. Randall Reid-Smith, Charleston. Sc2017-023

Scrapbook. Greenbrier College for Women student Edna Jane Lindley (Repaire), 1920s. 1 volume. Anne K. Repaire, Oak Hill. Sc2017-010

Scrapbooks. Clippings about Pat Hamilton and Hamilton family, 1965-1974. 3 volumes. Patti Hamilton, Charleston. Sc2017-017

Scrapbooks. Documents, forms, photos and other items documenting Sgt. Richard Bowry, Congressional Medal of Honor winner from Civil War and dedication of memorial bridge at Mineral Wells, ca. 1861-2013 June 18. 2 volumes. Transfer from museum. Sc2017-014

Scrapbooks. WV NOW, 2015 May - 2017 June. 9 volumes. Bettijane Burger, Charleston. Sc97-27acc

Seaton, Carter Taylor Collection. Transcripts, articles and other materials re: artisans, musicians, draft of Cash Crop: Hippie Homesteaders in West Virginia, 1960s-2012. 2 boxes. Carter Taylor Seaton, Huntington. Sc2017-024

Yearbook. Clendenin High School Senior Pictorial, 1943, Clenecho, 1948. 2 items. Unknown donor. Sc2005-003acc

Yearbook. Concord College Pine Tree, 1935. 1 volume. David Parmer, Hinton. Sc2005-003acc

Yearbook. McKinley Junior High School 1st annual May Festival, 1964 May 16. 1 item. Unknown donor. Sc2005-003acc

Yearbook. St. Albans Dragonian, 1939. 1 volume. Unknown donor. Sc2005-003acc

Yearbook. Salem College Dirigo 1953. 1 volume. Clay Hamilton, Hightown, VA. Sc2005-003acc

Yearbook. Spencer High Rupicola, 1930. 1 volume. Unknown donor. Sc2005-003acc

Yearbook. Weir High Weirite, 1940. 1 volume. J. Sherman, San Antonio, TX. Sc2005-003acc

Yearbooks. Barboursville Junior High 1969-1971; Barboursville High Treasure Chest 1972-1974. 6 volumes. James K. Jeffrey, Denver, CO. Sc2005-003acc

Yearbooks. Barboursville Junior High 1971-1973; Elkview Middle Antler 2003-2004. 5 volumes. Unknown donor. Sc2005-003acc

Yearbooks. Berkeley Springs High Arrowhead 1984-1989; W. Ralph Widmyer Elementary, 1980-1983; North Berkeley Elementary, 1977-1979. 13 volumes. Kelly Loughry, Charleston. Sc2005-003acc

Yearbooks. Cabell Midland High Excalibur, 2011-2012, 2014-2016. 5 volumes. Cabell Midland High School via Commissioner Randall Reid-Smith. Sc2005-003acc

Yearbooks. Calhoun County High Calhounian 1983, 1984, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996. 7 volumes. Unknown donor. Sc2005-003acc

Yearbooks, Ceredo-Kenova Heraldus, 1928-1929. 2 items. Charles and Lota Bryans, Townsend, GA. Sc2005-003acc

Yearbooks. Charleston High Charlestonian, 1929-1933. 5 volumes. Shirley LeMay, Blairsville, GA. Sc2005-003acc

Yearbooks. Charleston High Charlestonian, 1932-1933. 2 volumes. Margaret Barbour for Martha Adams Meadows Maddy, Huntington. Sc2005-003acc

Yearbooks. Charleston High Charlestonian 1938; West Virginia University Monticola 1941-1942. 3 volumes. Nancy Burdette Dalesio, Ripley. Sc2005-003acc

Yearbooks. Charleston High Charlestonian 1939; Stonewall Jackson High Jacksonian 1943. 2 volumes. Halcyon Moses, Huntington. Sc2005-003acc

Yearbooks. Cross Lanes Christian Centurian 1985; Andrew Jackson Junior Journal 1981; Nitro High Nitronian 1984; Marshall Chief Justice 1986-1989. 7 volumes. Lisa Turley, Charleston. Sc2005-003acc

Yearbooks. Green District High 1917; Magnolia High Magnolia 1919-1920, 1922; Reader High Read-er 1938; Tyler Coounty High Echo 1922; West Liberty Trumpet 1933 and ephemera, 1917-1938. 8 volumes and 5 items. Pat Griffin, New Bern, NC. Sc2005-003acc

Yearbooks. Hamlin High Pied Piper, reunion booklets, commencement program, 1937-1981. 21 items. Woodrow Clay Hamilton, Hightown, VA. Sc2005-003acc

Yearbooks. Logan High Guyana, 1963-1964. 2 items. John Baisden, Aurora, IL. Sc2005-003acc

Yearbooks. Stonewall Jackson High Jacksonian, 1957-1959. 3 volumes. Maudie Bowman Ewing c/o Bonita Schreckengost, Looneyville. Sc2005-003acc

Yearbooks. West Jr. High 1979-81; Beverly Hills Jr. High 1980-81; Vinson High 1976, 1979; Huntington High 1982-84; Huntington East 1982-84; Wayne Jr. High newsletter 1974; 14 items. Jendonnae L. Houdyschell, Huntington. Sc2005-003acc

Yearbooks. Wheeling Park High School, 2014-2016. 3 volumes. Wheeling Park High School, Wheeling. Sc2005-003acc

Yearbook, ephemera. Sissonville High Sissonian 1970; Redskin Reader newspapers, song sheets for Sissonville High, newsletter of Benjamin Franklin Career and Technical Education Center; 1970-1973. 10 items. Debbie Breedlove, South Charleston. Sc2005-003acc