State Government Records Accessioned
Blueprints. Various drawings of layouts and remodelling for Tax and Revenue offices around Charleston, ca. 1970s-1980s. 41 sheets. Transfer from Department of Tax and Revenue. Ar1812acc
Blueprints, project receipts. Grave Creek Museum Toilet Room and Auditorium renovations by McKinley and Associates, 2013-2014. 1 folder and 7 sheets. Grave Creek Mound, Moundsville. Ar1838acc
Doddridge County Board of Education. Teacher and administrative records for Doddridge County Board of Education, 1865-1969. Boxes and bound volumes. Ar2091
Gilmer County. County clerk records, 1829-1952. 23 boxes and 1 oversized folder. Gilmer County Clerk, Glenville. Ar2090
Holly Grove and Governor's Mansion. Research, reference and renovation materials, 1976-2015. 1 box and 1 oversized folder. Martha McKee, Education and the Arts. Ar2093
McDowell County. Circuit Court files including chancery, law and Supreme Court cases, 1857-1981. Also includes town incorporation records, pistol licenses, school board records, minutes of the Board of Supervisors, and other records. 349 boxes and bound volumes. McDowell County Circuit Clerk, Welch. Ar2094
Marion County Circuit Clerk Collection. Additional cases and resolution of bar upon death of R. Leigh Fleming, 1908-1918. 3 items. Marion County Circuit Clerk, Fairmont. Ar2025acc
Mercer County. Chancery cases, law cases and indictments, 1930-1960. 234 boxes. Mercer County Circuit Clerk, Princeton. Ar2092
Naturalization Records, Fayette County, 1907-1958. 18 volumes. Fayette County Circuit Clerk, Fayetteville. Ar1878acc
Pendleton County. Deeds, estates, marriage consent forms, county court papers and other records, 1790-1981. 27 boxes and bound volumes. Pendleton County Clerk, Franklin. Ar2095
Roane County. Circuit court files including chancery, law and Supreme Court, 1852-1950. 63 boxes. Roane County Circuit Clerk, Spencer. Ar2096
Wirt County. Circuit Court files, 1848-1963. 64 boxes. Wirt County Circuit Clerk, Elizabeth. Ar2097
Manuscripts Accessioned
Autograph book. Buna Wright Pleny who attended New River State College, 1930s. 1 item. David Doss, Allen Park, MI. Ms2019-045
Bailey, Private Shirley Eugene. Correspondence, documents and other materials of soldier killed in Europe during WWII whose remains were returned in 2017, 1944-2017. 17 folders. Helen Francisco, Charleston. Ms2019-052
Bumgardner, Douglas and Rena Collection. Stan Bumgardner, Charleston. Ms2019-001
Burati, Enes Collection. Materials of Charleston dancer, local dance classes including Arthur Murray, 1955-1961. 1 folder. Anita Casey, Charleston. Ms2019-042
Civil War Collection. Diary of Lt. J. W. Cracraft, 23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry with transcript by Roy Bird Cook, 1863 Apr.-1864 June. 1 folder. Betty Stern, Charleston. Ms79-018.1:85
Civil War Collection. Letters from Hiram Hogshead, G. B. Chapman's Company, Monroe Battery, VA Light Artillery, 1862 Nov. 14-1865 Jan. 9. 1 folder. Ruth Ann Huddle, Washington, WV. Ms79-018.1:84
Craddock, Ira Collection. Pay stubs from Koppers Coal Company, 1939-1941. 1 folder. Erma Craddock King, Tallmadge, OH. Ms2019-048
Garrison, Memphis Tennessee Collection. Correspondence, programs and other materials of teacher and civil rights activist, 1928-1970. 1 box. National Park Service, Harpers Ferry. Ms2019-055
Goodwin, Claude Elbert Collection. Documents and photos of naval officer and attorney, 1940-1990. 12 folders and 5 prints. Goodwin Family. Ms2019-054
Haden, Judge Charles H. II Collection. Correspondence and materials, 1975-2004. 11 items. Priscilla A. Haden, Charleston. Ms2009-042acc
Harrison, Heather D. Collection. World War II correspondence primarily of James F. Spencer of Charleston, 1943-1949. 1 box. Heather D. Harrison, Sissonville. Ms2019-089
Hotel registers, Ripley. McGuire House (1901-1903) and Hotel Hassler (1921-1929). 2 volumes. Jackson County Historical Society, Ripley. Ms2019-085
Huse, Seth Collection. Huse Family, Civil War, 1822-1970. 1 box. Linda Myers, Fayetteville. Ms2019-012
Ledger. J. T. Boyd's General Store, Rock Cave, 1907. 1 volume. Paul Zuros, Charleston. Ms2019-005
Literary manuscript. Listing of McMillan Nurses, 1910-1959. 1 item. Judith Keeler Dunnett, St. Albans. Ms2019-050
Literary manuscript. Mr. Randolph: The Gentleman from West Virginia by Robert B. Florian, n.d. 1 volume. Robert B. Florian, Salem. Ms2019-047
Literary manuscript. The West Virginia Lobotomy Project (1952-1955): How the Mountain State Became the Proving for One of Psychiatry's Most Notorious Procedures by James L. Spencer, 2015. 1 item. James Spencer, Cross Lanes. Ms2019-049
Literary manuscript. Woman Suffrage in West Virginia 1900-1930 by Dr. Harriet B. Jones, 1920. 1 item. Mrs. Bess A. Langfelt, West Englewood, NJ. Ms2019-044
Mellace, Bob Collection. Materials of reporter including Sprouse v. Clay Communications lawsuit, US Senate report on wiretapping and other materials, 1962-1980. 1 box. Michael Mellace, Charleston. Ms2019-084
Moir, Marion Collection. Materials regarding FMC, Westvaco, South Charleston and various event programs, 1926-1991. 1 box. Marion Moir, St. Albans. Ms2019-083
Oak Grove Cemetery, Bluewell. Records of financial matters, some grave location information, 1937-1984. 9 volumes and 2 folders. Bill Archer. Ms2019-002
Paxton, Cephus Shelburn Collection. Documents, funeral books, first aid training and other materials of Shrewsbury resident, 1894-1965. 4 folders and 5 prints. Transfer from Museum. Ms2019-053
Piercy, Jim Collection. Letters, programs and other materials of Lewisburg High and WV Institute of Technology student, 1941-1957. 1 box. Heather Harrison. Ms2019-013
Poetry. Fun in Rhyme by Old Bill Renick, n.d. 1 folder. Wanda J. Renick, Canton, NY. Ms2019-046
Salem IOOF Cemetery. WV Cemetery survey form, Find a Grave listings for Harrison County cemetery, 2018. 2 folders. Transfer from library. Ms2019-043
Savage, Judge D. Jackson Collection. Correspondence with Kanawha County judge, 1940-1942. 1 box. David J. Savage, Wyoming, OH. Ms2019-081
Shanholtzer Family Collection. Correspondence from Camp Lee during WWI, various booklets, pamphlets, cards, bonds and correspondence, account books, 1844-1942. 1 box. Karl Shanholtzer, Huntington. Ms2019-088
Skaggs Family. Materials of Dr. Henry C. Skaggs, Montgomery, 1857, 1930s-1976. 2 boxes. Mary Sue Skaggs Rose, Austin, TX and Jeanne Yvonne Skaggs, Princeton, NJ. Ms2019-090
Steber, Eleanor Collection. Manuscript about Steber, programs and clippings, 1910-2010. 1 box. Transfer from Museum. Ms2019-014
Timmons, Sarah F. Smith Callaway Collection. Materials about Northfork Negro High, life of Northfork resident, 1935-1994. 1 box. Paula Callaway Watson, Little Rock, AR. Ms2019-004
Webb, Colonel Paul L. Collection. Correspondence between Army officer, wife and others in Vietnam, 1955-1980. 1 box and 1 box films. Evangeline Webb, Kansas City, KS. Ms2019-082
Winkler, George L. and Mary Boster Beard Collection. Materials of Huntington native killed in WWII, 1928-2011. 2 boxes. Mary Boster Beard, California, MD. Ms2019-086
WV Agriculture and Forestry Hall of Fame. Correspondence, memos, nominations, meeting minutes and brochures, 1975-1998. 2 boxes. Chad Proudfoot, WVU Extension. Ms2019-087
Young, Guy Bell Collection. Materials of Spanish-American War veteran, United Spanish War veterans, 1899-1962. 2 boxes & oversized. Judi Young Tarowsky, Weirton. Ms2019-091
Photographs Accessioned
Airplane. B&W of experimental plane Lone Eagle at Glen Dale, ca 1929. 1 item. James H. Lackey, Huntington. Ph2019-057
Allen, Albert R. Jr. Collection. Photos and scrapbooks of Boy Scouts, Order of the Arrow, 1949-1979. 3 scrapbooks and 3 folders (estimated 689 prints). Barbara Ratliff, Elkview. Ph2019-079
Allen, Basil E. Sr. Collection. Photos from Fort Chaffee, Arkansas and Korea, 1950s. 1 box (133 prints). Basil E. Allen, Jr., St. Albans. Ph2019-075
Andre, Richard Collection. Prints and negatives regarding Charleston High School, 1904-1988. 2 boxes and 1 oversized folder (30 prints, 6 negs). Richard Andre, Charleston. Ph2019-073
Belcher, Charles Collection. B&W prints of Belcher Family, 1880s-1940s. 1 box (175 prints). Charles Belcker, South Charleston. Ph2019-015
Buffalo Creek. B&W and color prints and color negatives after flood taken by James Jones of DNR's Land and Streams Section, 1972. 44 color prints, 7 B&W prints and 45 color negatives. Brad Leslie, DNR. Ph2019-070
Bumgardner, Douglas and Rena Collection. Stan Bumgardner, Charleston. Ph2019-001
Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corporation. B&W of gate and plant, South Charleston, n.d. 1 item. South Charleston Museum?, South Charleston. Ph2019-056
Estep Collection. Negatives, families, gatherings, schools, etc, 1947-80s. 40 boxes. Ph2019-078
Garrison, Memphis Tennessee Collection. Photo album of teacher and civil rights activist, ca. 1930s-1960s. 1 volume (138 prints, 2 negatives). National Park Service, Harpers Ferry. Ph2019-055
Haught, Colonel Frank W. Collection. B&W prints of military career, Camp Dawson, Point Pleasant, 1880s-1975. 1 box (166 prints). Gary Haught, Williamstown. Ph2019-074
Hotel. B&W of sketch of old hotel at Howard's Lick, ca. 1852. 1 item. Dorothy Childers, Indian, AK. Ph2019-067
Jenningston School. B&W of primary class of Tucker County school, 1915 October 21. 1 item. Rachel Cormier, Elk Grove, CA. Ph2019-066
Kelley, Gidley, Blair, Wolfe Collection. Prints, negatives and slides of construction projects, 1958-1996. 14 boxes. Thomas Blair, Charleston. Ph2019-077
Livesay, Tanner J. Collection. Photos of Home Demonstration Agent and Extension Service Agent, 1927-1991. 1 box (41 folders, 103 prints). Marilyn Livesay Stewart, Detroit, MI. Ph2018-001
Loeb photo album. Prints of various scenes including tour of Europe, Arkansas, Mississippi, Mexico, artwork, most taken by Mr. Loeb of Charleston, ca. 1890s. 1 volume (164 prints). Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, MN. Ph2019-058
Miller Family Collection. Albums of prints of Miller family in Charleston and Huntington, 1929-1948. 2 volumes (estimated 989 prints). Unknown donor. Ph2019-080
Old Stone Church, Lewisburg. B&W of exterior and interior taken by Charles C. Johnson of New York for Greenbrier Military School, 1946. 10 items. Dr. Christian J. Streck, Greensboro, NC. Ph2019-069
Paw Taw Square Dance Club, Huntington. Prints and negatives of club members and events, 1969-2011. 112 prints and 3 negatives. Transfer from museum. Ph2019-051
Postcard. Brownfront Hotel at Smithfield, n.d. 1 item. Sharon and Don Eames, Santa Maria, CA. Ph2019-060
Postcard. Charleston and Kanawha River, ca. 1940. 1 item. Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, Charlotte, NC. Ph2019-072
Postcard. Harpers Ferry, 1948. 1 item. Alvin Schaut, Plainfield, NJ. Ph2019-008
Postcard. Harpers Ferry, n.d. 1 item. Alvin Schaut, Plainfield, WI. Ph2019-059
Postcard. Scene on Glady Fork, n.d. 1 item. Kanabec History Center, Mora, MN. Ph2019-011
Postcards. Various scenes, 1906-1913. 22 items. Upshur County Historical Society, Buckhannon. Ph2019-061
Postcards. Various West Virginia scenes, ca. 1936-1942. 6 items. Dorothy O'Connor, Pittsburg, CA. Ph2019-010
Postcards. West Virginia scenes, ca. early 1900s. 4 items. Virginia Lambert, Charleston. Ms2019-007
Postcards. West Virginia scenes, 1947-1986. 5 items. Unknown donor. Ph2019-006
Ray Lewis Division of Highways Collection. Highway projects and railroad crossings, intersections, 1970-2010. 5794 prints, 4904 negatives, 5930 slides, 4 maps, 2 disks. Ray Lewis, Charleston. Ph2019-003
Ray Lewis Division of Highways Collection. Slides of Weston intersections, color prints of railroad crossings, truck escape ramps and accident scene, 1980, 1989. 112 slides, 105 prints. Ray Lewis, Charleston. Ph2019-003acc
Railroads. Slides of Virginian Railway, Buffalo Creek and Gauley, and Elk River Railroad by I. W. King, Winchester and Western by Joel King, 1950s, 1992. 44 items. Cynthia King, Moscow, ID. Ph2019-065
Ruddle, John Collection. B&W prints of Union Carbide, unidentified, many appear to be construction in South Charleston, ca. 1940s-1950s. 85 prints. John Ruddle, Yorktown, VA. Ph2019-071
Silver Bridge ruins. B&W of piers, some pieces of bridge, 1968. 11 items. Unknown donor. Ph2019-064
Six, Dean Collection. Negatives of Blenko Glass, 1952-1954. 1 box (38 negs). Dean Six, Harrisville. Ph2019-076
Skaggs Family. B&W of Dr. Henry C. Skaggs, Montgomery, Kanawha River Flood, 1930s-1940s. 20 prints. Mary Sue Skaggs Rose, Austin, TX and Jeanne Yvonne Skaggs, Princeton, NJ. Ph2019-090
Slides. Summers County, New River and construction of New River Gorge Bridge and other scenic views taken by Fred Dobbins, 1966-1982. 412 items. Jenny Ellison, Nimitz. Ph2019-062
Steber, Eleanor Collection. B&W and color prints of Steber family, publicity photos, photos in various roles, ca. 1910-1990. 1 box (59 prints). Transfer from Museum. Ph2019-014
Steinzor, Nadia Collection. Various West Virginia postcards, n.d. 21 items. Nadia Steinzor, Willow, NY. Ph2019-009
Stevens, Virginia Collection. B&W of Republican party member including Underwood family, ca. 1930s-1960s. 20 items. Loretta Sites, Petersburg. Ph2019-016
Stonewall Jackson High School. Color print of 50th reunion Class of 1945 with some identified, 1995. 1 item. Julee Merrill Csuri, Middletown, NJ. Ph2005-003acc
West Virginia Agriculture and Forestry Hall of Fame. B&W prints and negatives of members, groups, 1975-1993. 72 prints and 8 negs. Chad Proudfoot, WVU Extension. Ph2019-087
West Virginia University. B&W of buildings on campus, 1943 April. 31 items. Unknown donor. Ph2019-063
Wheeling Pitt Collection. Prints and negatives of steel company plants, 1926-1999. 1 box and 2 scrapbooks. Wheeling-Pitt. Ph2018-024
Winkler, George L. and Mary Boster Beard Collection. B&W of Winkler and family, military service, Huntington, postcards of Huntington, 1930s-2011. 1 box (148 prints, 15 postcards). Mary Boster Beard, California, MD. Ph2019-086
Youell, Mary Catherine Filbin Collection. B&W and panoramics of Beard's Fork coal mine and community, late 1890s-early 1900s. 3 items. Robert L. Lookabill, Locust Grove, VA. Ph2019-068
Special Collections Accessioned
Andre, Richard Collection. Charleston High programs, tickets, invitations and other materials, also yearbooks for 1913, 1915, 1924; 1913-1989. 2 boxes. Richard Andre, Charleston. Sc2019-073
Bible. McCormack Family including clippings, 1925-1975. 1 volume. Athens County Historical Society and Museum, Athens, OH. Sc2019-019
Brochure. Greenbrier Pioneers and Their Homes by Ruth Woods Dayton, 1978. 1 item Transfer from library. Sc2019-022
Brochure. The Wonders of Nature slide shows by J. Lawrence Smith, n.d. 1 item. Unknown donor. Sc2019-021
Brochures. Reuther Pollack Labor Heritage Week, Wheeling, 2018 August 27-September 1. 5 items. Wheeling Ohio County Public Library, Wheeling. Sc2019-033
Bumgardner, Douglas and Rena Collection. Stan Bumgardner, Charleston. Sc2019-001
Card. William S. O'Brien Democratic candidate for re-election for Secretary of State, 1936-1944. 1 item. Transfer from state documents. Sc2019-029
Clipping, miscellaneous materials removed from hymnal, n.d. 1 folder. Transfer from library. Sc2019-026
Flenner, Berry R. Collection. Stock certificates in Charleston Senators, 1960 June 9. 2 items. Betty R. Flenner via Terri J. Payne and Jean Flenner, Webster Springs. Sc2019-032
Haught, Colonel Frank W. Collection. Publications, programs and other materials of military career, 1938-2001. 1 box. Gary Haught, Williamstown. Sc2019-074
Mountain State Forest Festival Collection. Programs,newspapers and brochures, 2016-2018. 42 items. Richard Evans, Beverly. Sc2014-20acc
Paw Taw Square Dance Club, Huntington. Clippings, programs and other assorted materials, 1969-2011. 2 boxes and 1 oversized folder. Transfer from museum. Sc2019-051
Program. Charleston Ballet Documentary Premiere Gala Andre Van Damme and the Story of the Charleston Ballet, 2018 March 24. 3 items. Richard Fauss, Elkview. Sc2019-031
Program. Souvenir program of annual convention of First Methodist Episcopal Church, Charleston, 1915. 1 item. James Chapman, Lexington, NC. Sc2019-039
Program. Wheeling Armistice Centennial Day of Remembrance, 2018 November 11. 1 item. Margaret Brennan, Wheeling. Sc2019-025
Program. Yeager Airport and WV Air Guard 70th Anniversary Air Show, 2017 September 30-October 1. 2 items. Debra Basham, Elkview. Sc2019-028
Program. YWCA Wheeling Tribute to Women awards, 2017 October 16. 1 item. Unknown donor. Sc2019-036
Program, brochures. 4th Annual Mountain State Apple Harvest Festival, 1983 October 20-23. 1 folder. Jack O'Hearn, Charleston. Sc2019-041
Publication. American Baptist Quarterly issue on WV Baptist Convention Sesquicentennial, 2014. 1 item. Richard Hepler, Morgantown. Sc2019-040
Publication. Members of the House of Representatives Sixty Second Congress Compliments Adam B. Littlepage, 1911. 1 item. Unknown donor. Sc2019-020
Publication. Morris Harvey basketball media guide, 1974-1975. 1 item. Pat Arnold, Charleston. Sc2019-030
Publication. Past and Present Circuit Clerks, 2014. 1 item. Virginia Sine, Martinsburg. Sc2019-027
Publication. Report to the State from Boy Scouts of America, 2015. 1 item. Transfer from library. Sc2019-035
Publication. Scouting Magazine with article on Summit Bechtel Reserve, 2019 January-February. 1 item. Debra Basham, Elkview. Sc2019-024
Publication. South Charleston a Tribute to the People of the South Bank of the Kanawha published by West Virginia Hillbilly, 1984. 1 item. Hazel L. Childress, St. Albans. Sc2019-038
Publication. WV Legislative Reference Guide published by WV Chamber, 2017-2018. 1 item. Unknown donor. Sc2019-023
Publication, certificate, forms. Woodland United Methodist Church directory, scholarship certificate for Freda Fox from Elliott Commercial School and receipts, card for White Star Lines bus service, 1920-22, n.d. 1 folder. Martha Diane Ashburn, Mesa, AZ. Sc2019-019
Publications, tax returns. Dedication programs for Kanawha-Charleston Health Center, 1978 and Kanawha Co. Judicial Building 1983; Showboat Rhododendron; Kanawha County History and the 35th Star; West Virginia by WV Fed. Of Women's Clubs; WV Capitol; Barron Story 1962; Barron's message to legislature 1962' tax forms for Helen S. Amick 1941-43; 1941-1983. 1 folder Dr. Barbara Lester, N. Chesterfield, VA. Sc2019-034
Scrapbook. Madge Sample and related Nuzum family, 1889-1910s. 1 volume. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, PA. Sc2019-018
Stevens, Virginia Collection. Clippings and other materials involving her time in Republican politics and with the Underwoods, 1901-2006. 1 box. Loretta Sites, Petersburg. Sc2019-016
World War II ration books, US Navy pocket Webster's dictionary, 1942-44, n.d. 11 items. Judy Slate, Pinch. Sc2019-037
Yearbook. Montgomery High 1940. 1 volume. Joseph T. and Regina W. Skaggs, South Charleston. Sc2005-003acc
Yearbook. Webster Springs High School Mountaineer, 1916-17. 1 volume. Unknown donor. Sc2005-003acc
Yearbook. Williams District High School The Maroon and Gold, 1931. 1 volume. Unknown donor, Weiser, ID. Sc2005-003acc
Yearbook. Woodrow Wilson Junior High Wilsonian, 1942 May. 1 volume. Julee Merrill Csuri, Middletown, NJ. Sc2005-003acc
Yearbooks. Beaver High (Bluefield), 1911-1913. 3 volumes. Elizabeth H. Bowyer. Sc2005-003acc
Yearbooks. Charleston High 1987-1989; Roosevelt Junior High 1984-1986; Charleston High Graduation program 1989. 6 volumes and 1 item. Susan Johnston Hodges. Sc2005-003acc
Yearbooks. Fairmont High 1916; Gilmer Co. High 1971-1974 (2 c. 1973); Glenville State 1924, 1926; WVU 1904, 1937. 10 volumes. Judi Young Tarowsky, Weirton. Sc2005-003acc
Yearbooks. Mount de Chantal Visitation Academy, 1917-1996. 23 volumes. Debra Warmuth via Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston Archives, Wheeling. Sc2005-003acc
Yearbooks. Mount de Chantal Visitation Academy, 1914-2008. 10 volumes. Sister Joanne Gonter via Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, Wheeling. Sc2005-003acc
Yearbooks. Rupert High 1967-1968; senior memories book for Paul Cohenour, 1967. 3 volumes. Charles Cohenour, Manassas, VA. Sc2005-003acc
Yearbooks. Vinson High Vinsonian 1968; Wayne County High Nuntius 1930; Wayne County High Pioneer 1978. 3 volumes. Marshall University Library Special Collections, Huntington. Sc2005-003acc
Yearbooks. West Virginia State The Arch 1964; Ohio Valley College Vallerian 1972; Shady Spring High The Spring 1996, 1997; Calvary Baptist Academy 2000. 5 items. Redneck Picker Barn, Culloden. Sc2005-003acc
Yearbooks. Woodrow Wilson Junior High 1931-1934. 5 volumes. Martina Ore, Clendenin. Sc2005-003acc