Descriptive Summary
Title:Tompkins Family Collection
Span Dates: 1838-1983
Bulk Dates: 1940-1970
ID No: Ms2009-126
Creator: Roger Tompkins Family, Cedar Grove
Extent: 2 boxes (Ms2009-126); 1 folder oversized photographs (Ph2009-126)
Language: English
Repository: West Virginia State Archives, Charleston, WV
Abstract: Correspondence, financial records, and other materials of the Roger Tompkins family of Cedar Grove. Roger Tompkins, Sr. was a businessman in the Cedar Grove area, wife Pauline was a school teacher, and son Roger Tompkins was an author, president of the West Virginia University student body, a Rhodes Scholar, a member of the House of Delegates and Attorney General of West Virginia.
Administrative Information
Provenance: Patty Vandergrift Tompkins
Transfers:
Preferred Citation: [item, collection number], Tompkins Family Collection, West Virginia State Archives, Charleston, WV.
Contents List:
Correspondence, Pittsburgh, 1838
Correspondence, William H. Tompkins to Mother, University of Virginia, May 22, 1855?
Correspondence, Roger W. Tompkins, American Expeditionary Forces, Luxembourg, 1919
Correspondence, Tompkins Family, 1929
Correspondence, Tompkins Family, 1930
Correspondence, Tompkins Family, 1933
Correspondence, Tompkins Family, 1934
Correspondence, Tompkins Family, 1935
Correspondence, Tompkins Family, 1940-1942
Correspondence, Tompkins Family, 1946
Correspondence, Tompkins Family, 1947-1949
Correspondence, Tompkins Family, 1950
Correspondence, Tompkins Family, 1951
Correspondence, Tompkins Family, 1952
Correspondence, Tompkins Family, 1953
Correspondence, Tompkins Family, 1954
Correspondence, Tompkins Family, 1955
Correspondence, Tompkins Family, 1956
Correspondence, Tompkins Family, 1957
Correspondence, Sharon Anderson to Roger Tompkins, 1957
Correspondence, Tompkins Family, 1958
Correspondence, Sharon Anderson to Roger Tompkins, 1958
Correspondence, Tompkins Family, 1959
Correspondence, Tompkins Family, 1960
Correspondence, Tompkins Family, 1961
Correspondence, Tompkins Family, 1962
Correspondence, Tompkins Family, 1963
Correspondence, Tompkins Family, 1964
Correspondence, Tompkins Family, 1965
Correspondence, Tompkins Family, 1966
Correspondence, Tompkins Family, 1967
Correspondence, Tompkins Family, 1968
Correspondence, Tompkins Family, 1969
Correspondence, Tompkins Family, 1970
Correspondence, Tompkins Family, 1983
Correspondence, Roger Tompkins to Pauline Tompkins, n.d.
Correspondence, Tompkins Family, n.d.
Record of medical services charged to William Tompkins, 1834
Miscellaneous papers
Tompkins Family, miscellaneous
War Department, Local Board for Carlinville, Illinois, Joseph E. Settle, 1918
Brochure, Smith Mountain Hydro-Electric Development
Mountain Heritage Workshop, Jackson's Mill, October 5-7, 1973
Mountain Heritage Series, 1973
"The Dinner Belle," June 1952
Check register, 1948
Promotion card, Ruth Woodrum, Montgomery Public School
Notes/Letterhead paper, J. E. Settle, Consulting Engineer, Charleston
Genealogy
"History of William Tompkins Family," Albert Szerokman, Cedar Grove
Invoice, Zenia Woodrum, Sheltering Arms Hospital, Hansford, November 1, 1919
Confirmation Certificate, Zenia Woodrum, 1904
West Virginia Call, C&P Telephone Company, May 1969
West Virginia notes, sixth grade, Roger William Tompkins, 1947-1948
Articles, coal industry, 1978
Program, Re-Enactment, Battle of Chancellorsville, May 2, 1935
West Virginia Compac Bulletin
West Virginia Public Interest Law Report, May 1978
Political Candidate Endorsements, UMWA, April 12, 1978
War ration book
Camp Shaw-mi-del-eca, Lewisburg, 1940
Camp Minnehaha, Minnehaha Springs, 1948-1949
Car sales agreement, Old Fort Garage, Cedar Grove, 1931
Clippings
Stamps
Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia, 1976-1977
Kanawha Valley Historical and Preservation Society, Malden, 1977
Senate Bill 589, 1977, West Virginia Library Association
Kanawha County Public Library, Board of Directors (1 of 2)
Kanawha County Public Library, Board of Directors (2 of 2)
Montgomery National Bank
Ballot, General Election, 1974
Workshop XII, Poetry By Your Friends, Spring 1982
Frankenberger print, Sunrise
Grade Reports
"A Look Backward," by Third Period Advanced English 12, 1975-1976
The Open Sesame Q&A Book on West Virginia, 1949 revision
Program, Proceedings, West Virginia Statewide Safety Conference, Charleston, March 30, 1945
Citizens Advisory Committee on Educational Facilities, Kanawha County
Postcards, Charleston
Postcards/Notepaper, Williamsburg Inn
Postcards, out-of-state
V-Mail, blank forms
Pages from guest book, 1939-1940
"Disaster on Buffalo Creek: A Citizen's Report on Criminal Negligence in a West Virginia Mining Community," Report of the Citizens' Commission Investigation
Sales brochure, 1957 Chevrolet, Roger Dean Chevrolet, Charleston
The 101 Best Songs, Galperin Music Company, Charleston
First Appalachian Conference on Physical Activity and Aging, Charleston, March 2-4, 1973
Booklet, Career and Community Education, Kanawha County Community Education Advisory Council
"A Role for West Virginia in Fulfilling the Nation's Need for More Wood," David L. Luke III, Westvaco, remarks before West Virginia Forest Products Association, Charleston, November 9, 1973
West Virginia Practice Standards, March 1973
Forest Practices, 1973, League of Women Voters
Campaign card, D. Earl Brawley, Democrat for Sheriff, Kanawha County
Christmas card mailing list
Diploma, Patricia Lou Vandergrift, Fairmont State College, 1970
Drawings, planters, Charleston Civic Center, October 26, 1962
Invitations
Greeting cards (1 of 2)
Greeting cards (2 of 2)
Roger W. Tompkins, American Legion, 1939-1941
Campaign card, Roger W. Tompkins (Sr.), Republican Candidate for County Commissioner
Membership cards, Roger W. Tompkins
Roger W. Tompkins Sr., Personal Financial Statement, 1940
New River Motor Company, 1941
Certificate, Kanawha Valley Mining Institute, Roger Tompkins, 1950
Membership card, Roger W. Tompkins, Hawks Nest Golf Club, 1952
Newsletter, 33rd Division War Veterans, May-June 1953
Memory book, Roger W. Tompkins Sr.
Cards sent with flowers, funeral of Roger W. Tompkins
Beta Theta Pi, West Virginia University, 1956
Commencement program, West Virginia University, 1928
Beta Psi of Beta Theta Pi, West Virginia University, Roger Tompkins, Alumni Secretary
Brochure, Life Week, West Virginia University, April 8-10, 1957
Student directory, West Virginia University, 1956-1957
Program, Inter-Fraternity Council of West Virginia University, Annual Men's PAN, Duke Ellington, Mountainlair Ballroom, November 2, 1956
Student Leadership Conference of West Virginia University, Jackson's Mill, April 1958
Program, Women's Pan-Hellenic Council of West Virginia University, Annual Women's PAN, Mountainlair Ballroom, October 19, 1957
West Virginia University, miscellaneous
Pamphlet, Freshman Week, West Virginia University, September 8-15, 1957
Campaign cards, West Virginia University student body president, Tom Nassif and Roger Tompkins
Certificate, Roger W. Tompkins, West Virginia University, Woodburn Circle Associates, 1982-1983, Alexander Martin Member
Roger William Tompkins, West Virginia University, Beta Psi of Beta Theta Pi, April 3, 1955
West Virginia University Alumni Association
Program, University Players, "One Foot in Heaven," West Virginia University Department of Speech, May 3-5, 1956
Program, "The Teahouse of the August Moon," University Players, West Virginia University, Department of Speech, March 13-15, 1958
Program, West Virginia University Engineering Show, Morgantown, May 11-12, 1956
Religion at West Virginia University, WVU Bulletin, 1954
West Virginia University Student Government Handbook, 1958
Program, Miss Morgantown Pageant, Metropolitan Theater, Morgantown, May 16, 1958
Program, 21st Annual Mother's Day Sing, Sphinx Senior Mens Honorary, Field House, West Virginia University, May 11, 1958
West Virginia University, Lenten Devotions, 1958
Program, Mountaineer Weekend, 1956
Army Reserve Officer's Training Corp, Scabbard and Blade, Military Honor Society, West Virginia University, December 15, 1956
Program, Commencement, West Virginia University, June 3, 1957
Program/Materials, Commencement, West Virginia University, June 2, 1958
Program, West Virginia University, Gamma Pi Chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, installation banquet, Hotel Morgan, May 16, 1957
Ticket stub, football game, Pittsburgh vs. West Virginia University, November 9, 1957
Program, Mortar Board, Regional Conference, West Virginia University, November 16-17, 1957
Certificate, Ellis J. Seligman, Mountaineer Team Week, Program, West Virginia University, 1957
West Virginia University, Workshop on Economic Education, 1957
West Virginia University, Student Party Platform, 1957
West Virginia University, Life Week, February 27-29, 1956
Report, Roger Tompkins, West Virginia University student body president
Combined story on the Morgantown and University scene
Receipts, wedding gifts, Roger Tompkins, 1961
Rhodes Scholars Reunion, June 1983
Campaign cards, Roger Tompkins, House of Delegates
Campaign brochures, Roger Tompkins, Democrat for United States Congress
Bumper sticker, Re-Elect Roger Tompkins, House of Delegates
Bumper sticker, "Why Not Coal?," United Mine Workers of America
Business card, Roger W. Tompkins, Majority Leader, House of Delegates, West Virginia Legislature
Resume, Roger William Tompkins
Certificate, Pauline Tompkins, Delta Kappa Gamma Society
Program, Delta Kappa Gamma, Initiation Luncheon, Beta Omicron Tau Chi, Humphrey's Pine Room, December 5, 1970
Alpha Phi Newslette, Delta Kappa Gamma Society, January 1972, March 1972, May 1972
Alpha Phi State, 1971-1972
Delta Kappa Gamma Society, Beta Omicron Tau Chi, Biennial, 1972-1974
Delta Kappa Gamma Society, Beta Omicron Tau Chi, Biennial, 1974-1976
Delta Kappa Gamma Society, Yearbook, 1969-1970
Delta Kappa Gamma Society, Yearbook, 1970-1971
Delta Kappa Gamma Society, Alpha Phi State, West Virginia, 1975-1977
Delta Kappa Gamma Society, Alpha Phi State, West Virginia, Directory, 1971-1973
Delta Kappa Gamma Society, Ceremonies for Special Occasions
Campaign brochure, Peoples Party Candidates of Cedar Grove, West Virginia, Pauline Tompkins, Mayor, 1975
Pauline Tompkins, Montgomery National Bank, 1955-1961
Pauline Woodrum Tompkins, Kanawha County Schools, 1933-1957
Brochure, Kanawha County Schools, Professional Personnel Preschool Meeting
Pauline Tompkins, Morris Harvey College, 1954-1957
Diploma, Pauline Tompkins, Morris Harvey College, 1956
Pauline Tompkins, State Teachers Retirement System
Personal records, Pauline Tompkins
Pauline Tompkins, Teachers Variety Show
Teaching Certificate, Pauline Woodrum Tompkins, 1936
Memory Book, Pauline Woodrum, 1926
Memory Book, Pauline Woodrum, 1926
1952-1953 basketball schedule, Montgomery High School
Program, Montgomery Thespians, "Rest Assured"
Bulletin, Sermon to the Class of 1926, Montgomery High School, May 30, 1926
Desk Calendar Diary, Pauline Tompkins, 1959
Handbook for Teachers, Pauline Tompkins
Woman's Club of Montgomery, Yearbook, 1951-1952
Insurance, Personal Fur Policy, Mrs. Roger (Pauline) Tompkins, 1940
Brochures, West Virginia Teachers Retirement System
Alumni Association, Morris Harvey College, 1956-1957
"A History of Marmet: A Little, Old Kanawha River Town"
Program, Third Annual Minstrel Show, directed by Evelyn Rapp, Cedar Grove Junior High School, March 9, 1951
Program, Cedar Grove Junior High School Band and Associated Groups Present the Fourteenth Annual Concert
Commencement Program, Cedar Grove Junior High School, May 22, 1946
Basketball Banquet, Cedar Grove Junior High School, April 13, 1951
Program, Centennial Service at the Old Brick Church, Cedar Grove, 1953
Program, Homecoming at the Old Brick Church, Cedar Grove, August 27, 1967
"The Blazer," Cedar Grove Junior High School, March 1948, February 1950
"From Cedar Grove High School to Cedar Grove Community School, 1955-1976"
Town of Cedar Grove, General Provisions
Map, Cedar Terrace Addition to the City of Cedar Grove, 1949
"Pratt's Bicentennial Book"
"East Bank, Then and Now"
Estate of H. P. Tompkins
Estate of Addie L. Tompkins, 1948
Estate of Roger W. Tompkins
Affidavit, regarding mistaken identity, Roger W. Tompkins, 1938
Release of Judgment, Roger W. Tompkins, 1942
Last Will and Testament, Pauline Tompkins
Deeds
Agreements
Leases
Lease Agreements, Pauline Tompkins
Production by Well
Certificate, Capital Stock, Club Holding Company, R. R. Woodrum
Material Return Tags, Thomas, Field and Company, Charleston
Daily Reports, Chelyan Furniture Company, 1958-1959
Account Book, Cedar Grove Mills, Hampton, 1883-1884
Freight Book, Cedar Grove Mills, 1884-1885
Tag, Cedar Grove Mills, Hampton Post Office
Certificate of Incorporation, Tompkins Fuel Company, May 6, 1924
Stock Certificate, Tompkins Fuel Company, 1925
Preliminary Report of Tompkins Fuel Company Mines, Cedar Grove, 1930
Audit Report, Tompkins Fuel Company, Cedar Grove, December 31, 1934
Cedar Grove Collieries, 1939-1943
Invoices, Cedar Grove Collieries, 1938-1939
Invoices, Cedar Grove Supply Company, 1941
Tax Returns, Cedar Grove Supply Company, 1942-1946
Cedar Grove Supply Company, 1941
Contracts, Cedar Grove Supply Company, 1941
Agreement, Cedar Grove Supply Company and Gulf Oil Corporation, 1941
Annual Report, Cedar Grove Supply Company, October 31, 1941
Annual Report, Cedar Grove Supply Company, October 31, 1946
Correspondence, Cedar Grove Supply Company, 1941-1953
Certificates, Cedar Grove Supply Company
Business Papers, Cedar Grove Supply Company
Financial Reports, Cedar Grove Supply Company, 1945-1947
Financial Statements, Cedar Grove Supply Company, October 31, 1952
Account Book, Cedar Grove Supply Company, 1945-1954
Account Book, Cedar Grove Supply Company, 1954-1960
Ledger and Balance Sheets, Cedar Grove Supply Company, 1940s
Tax Forms, Cedar Grove Supply Company
Tax Forms, Cedar Grove Supply Company
Tax Forms, Cedar Grove Supply Company
Insurance Policies, Cedar Grove Supply Company, 1941-1950
Insurance Policies, Cedar Grove Supply Company, 1950-1959
Check Stubs, Cedar Grove Supply Company, 1954-1957
Account Book, Cedar Grove Supply Company, 1941-1950
Account Book, 1913-1919
Account Sheets, Cedar Grove Supply Company, A, 1941-1947
Account Sheets, Cedar Grove Supply Company, B, 1940-1948
Account Sheets, Cedar Grove Supply Company, C, 1940-1948
Account Sheets, Cedar Grove Supply Company, D-E, 1940-1948
Account Sheets, Cedar Grove Supply Company, F-G, 1940-1948
Account Sheets, Cedar Grove Supply Company, H-J, 1940-1948
Account Sheets, Cedar Grove Supply Company, K-L, 1940-1948
Account Sheets, Cedar Grove Supply Company, M, 1940-1948
Account Sheets, Cedar Grove Supply Company, Mc-N, 1940-1947
Account Sheets, Cedar Grove Supply Company, P, 1940-1948
Account Sheets, Cedar Grove Supply Company, Q-R, 1941-1948
Account Sheets, Cedar Grove Supply Company, S, 1940-1948
Account Sheets, Cedar Grove Supply Company, T-V, 1940-1948
Account Sheets, Cedar Grove Supply Company, W, 1940-1947
Account Sheets, Cedar Grove Supply Company, Y, 1941-1947
Account Sheets, Cedar Grove Supply Company, A-B, 1941-1952
Account Sheets, Cedar Grove Supply Company, C-D, 1948-1952
Account Sheets, Cedar Grove Supply Company, E-L, 1941-1952
Account Sheets, Cedar Grove Supply Company, M, 1941-1952
Account Sheets, Cedar Grove Supply Company, R-W, 1941-1952
Account Sheets, Cedar Grove Supply Company, 1940-1955
Deposit Slips, Cedar Grove Supply Company, 1952-1954
Check Stubs, Cedar Grove Supply Company, 1952-1954
Check Stubs, Cedar Grove Supply Company, 1957-1959
Correspondence, Cedar Grove Supply Company, A-F
Correspondence, Cedar Grove Supply Company, H-L
Correspondence, Cedar Grove Supply Company, M
Correspondence, Cedar Grove Supply Company, N-S
Correspondence, Cedar Grove Supply Company, T-W
Correspondence, Cedar Grove Supply Company, T. J. Davis, First National Bank, Cincinnati, 1938-1940
Correspondence, Cedar Grove Supply Company, Roy B. Rollins and Company, Accountants and Auditors, Charleston
Correspondence, Cedar Grove Supply Company, Thrush Refrigeration Company
Correspondence, Cedar Grove Supply Company, Toledo Scale Company/McCaskey Register Company
Check Register, 1969-1970
Memory Book, Montgomery High School, Pauline Tompkins, 1924-1925
Bound Manuscript, "Slagg's Holler," by Roger Tompkins
New Draft, "Slagg's Holler," by Roger Tompkins, July 1970
Handwritten Draft, Chapter 1, "Slagg's Holler," by Roger Tompkins
Handwritten Draft, Chapter 2, "Slagg's Holler," by Roger Tompkins
Handwritten Draft, Chapter 3, "Slagg's Holler," by Roger Tompkins
Handwritten Draft, Chapter 4, "Slagg's Holler," by Roger Tompkins
Handwritten Draft, Chapter 5, "Slagg's Holler," by Roger Tompkins
Handwritten Draft, Chapter 6, "Slagg's Holler," by Roger Tompkins
Handwritten Draft, Chapter 7, "Slagg's Holler," by Roger Tompkins
Handwritten Draft, Chapter 8, "Slagg's Holler," by Roger Tompkins
Handwritten Draft, Chapter 9, "Slagg's Holler," by Roger Tompkins
Handwritten Draft, Chapter 10, "Slagg's Holler," by Roger Tompkins
Typed Draft, Chapter 1, "Slagg's Holler," by Roger Tompkins
Typed Draft, Chapter 2, "Slagg's Holler," by Roger Tompkins
Typed Draft, Chapter 3, "Slagg's Holler," by Roger Tompkins
Typed Draft, Chapter 4, "Slagg's Holler," by Roger Tompkins
Typed Draft, Chapter 5, "Slagg's Holler," by Roger Tompkins
Typed Draft, Chapter 6, "Slagg's Holler," by Roger Tompkins
Typed Draft, Chapter 7, "Slagg's Holler," by Roger Tompkins
Typed Draft, Chapter 8, "Slagg's Holler," by Roger Tompkins
Typed Draft, Chapter 9, "Slagg's Holler," by Roger Tompkins
Typed Draft, Chapter 10, "Slagg's Holler," by Roger Tompkins
Typed Manuscript, "And So Goodby," by Roger Tompkins
Source Material, "Mountain"
Handwritten Manuscript, "Scenarios, Book II"
Untitled Typed Manuscript, Chapter 1, by Roger Tompkins
Untitled Typed Manuscript, Chapter 1, by Roger Tompkins
Untitled Typed Manuscript, Chapter 2, by Roger Tompkins
Untitled Typed Manuscript, Chapter 3, by Roger Tompkins
Untitled Typed Manuscript, Chapter 4, by Roger Tompkins
Untitled Typed Manuscript, Chapter 5, by Roger Tompkins
Untitled Typed Manuscript, Chapter 6, by Roger Tompkins
Untitled Typed Manuscript, Chapter 7, by Roger Tompkins
Untitled Typed Manuscript, Chapter 8, by Roger Tompkins
Untitled Typed Manuscript, Chapter 9, by Roger Tompkins
Untitled Typed Manuscript, Chapter 10, by Roger Tompkins
Untitled Typed Manuscript, Chapter 11, by Roger Tompkins
Untitled Typed Manuscript, Chapter 12, by Roger Tompkins
Untitled Typed Manuscript, Chapter 13, by Roger Tompkins
Untitled Typed Manuscript, Chapter 14, by Roger Tompkins
Untitled Typed Manuscript, Chapter 15, by Roger Tompkins
Untitled Typed Manuscript, Chapter 16, by Roger Tompkins
Untitled Handwritten Manuscript,"Opening Statement, by Roger Tompkins
Untitled Handwritten Manuscript, Chapter 1, by Roger Tompkins
Untitled Handwritten Manuscript, Chapter 2, by Roger Tompkins
Untitled Handwritten Manuscript, Chapter 3, by Roger Tompkins
Untitled Handwritten Manuscript, Chapter 4, by Roger Tompkins
Untitled Handwritten Manuscript, Chapter 5, by Roger Tompkins
Untitled Handwritten Manuscript, Chapter 6, by Roger Tompkins
Untitled Handwritten Manuscript, Chapter 7, by Roger Tompkins
Untitled Handwritten Manuscript, Chapter 8, by Roger Tompkins
Untitled Handwritten Manuscript, Chapter 9, by Roger Tompkins
Untitled Handwritten Manuscript, Chapter 10, by Roger Tompkins
Untitled Handwritten Manuscript, Chapter 11, by Roger Tompkins
Untitled Handwritten Manuscript, Chapter 12, by Roger Tompkins
Untitled Handwritten Manuscript, Chapter 13, by Roger Tompkins
Untitled Handwritten Manuscript, Chapter 14, by Roger Tompkins
Untitled Handwritten Manuscript, Chapter 15, by Roger Tompkins
Untitled Handwritten Manuscript, Chapter 16, by Roger Tompkins
Untitled Handwritten Manuscript, Chapter 17, by Roger Tompkins
Untitled Handwritten Manuscript, Chapter 18, by Roger Tompkins
Untitled Handwritten Manuscript, Chapter 19, by Roger Tompkins
Untitled Handwritten Manuscript, Chapter 20, by Roger Tompkins
Untitled Handwritten Manuscript, Chapter 21, by Roger Tompkins
Untitled Handwritten Manuscript, Chapter 22, by Roger Tompkins
Untitled Handwritten Manuscript, Chapter 23, by Roger Tompkins
Untitled Handwritten Manuscript, Chapter 25, by Roger Tompkins
"Daily Athenaeum," April 24, 1956, May 3, 1956, May 4, 1956, May 11, 1956 (2), May 29, 1958
"Montgomery Siren," Montgomery High School, March 4, 1953, October 7, 1953 (3)
"33rd Division Veteran," November-December 1961
"The Blazer," Cedar Grove High School, September 18, 1964, June 4, 1973
"Minnehaha Tom-Tom," Camp Minnehaha, July 10, 1948, July 31, 1948
Map, Clay County, 1917
Flyer, "The Battle Of Carnifex Ferry To Be Re-Enacted, September 1-2-3"
Certificate, Imperial Council of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, J. Edward Settle, September 25, 1920
Certificate, Roger Tompkins, from Mingo County for flood relief efforts, 1977
Map, Mrs. Roger Tompkins, 0.695 acre lot, east of Old Fort Street, Cedar Grove, June 11, 1957
Campaign posters (2), Re-Elect Roger Tompkins, Democrat for House of Delegates
Campaign posters (2), Re-Elect Roger W. Tompkins, Democrat for House of Delegates
Map, Planting Plan, Charleston Civic Center, Municipal Beautification Commission, October 27, 1962
Photographs (moved to Ph2009-126)