Accession Number: Ph2024-065c
Repository: West Virginia State Archives
Creator: Unknown
Title: West Virginia Glass Manufacturers Collection
Date [inclusive]: 1961-1966
Extent: 1 legal folder, 29 negatives
Language: English
Citation: [item, collection number], West Virginia Glass Manufacturers Collection, West Virginia Archives and History, Charleston, WV.
Processing information: Meredith Barbery, October 2024
Conditions on Use and Access: none
Copyright: Copyright restrictions may apply.
Provenance: This collection was donated to West Virginia Archives and History at The Culture Center by an unknown person at an unknown time.
Processing Notes: The negatives were found in Archives Processing. Best efforts were made to return them to any collection to which they may have belonged. They are arranged by manufacturer.
Sources of Information [if applicable]: Curtin, Pamela. "Morgantown Glass Factory (1900-1989)." Clio: Your Guide to History. January 8, 2018. Accessed October 18, 2024. https://theclio.com/entry/535837
Historical Note: Morgantown Glassware Guild managed to stay competitive for several decades by innovating and keeping abreast of lifestyle trends. Most notably, Morgantown Glassware Guild produced the official White House crystal of John F. Kennedy. In 1961, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy ordered a set of glassware in a simple pattern called "The President's House," which contrasted traditions of ornate glassware. Mrs. Kennedy's choice ushered in an era of simple glassware on tables across America that remains to this day.
Scope and Content: This collection contains negatives of promotional material for "The President's House" set from Morgantown Glass Company, the opening of the Display Building for Blenko, and a man blowing glass at Blenko.
Related Materials [if applicable]:
Arrangement: The collection is arranged by manufacturer.
Folder 1:
1. "The President's House" set by Morgantown Glass Company, 1961. (8)
2. New Display Building opening, Blenko Glass, 1966. (15)
3. Glass blowing at Blenko Glass, 1965. (6)