West Virginia American Revolution Bicentennial Commission Records

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Box 1

Section A
111. Restoration of Old Alderson Bridge
112. Alderson Mini-Park

Section B
67. Restoration of Wildwood, City Founders Home, and Wildwood Cemetery
139. Alexander Campbell and the Spirit of the Revolution
151. Town Meeting '76
102. The Morgan Cabin of Torytown
68. Town of Bath
86. Morgan County Bicentennial Historical Pageant
90. Brooke County Historical Museum
61. Buckhannon-Upshur Readjustment Center
23. Appalachian Women's Heritage
150. Bicentennial (Outdoor) Drama
24. Shops in Fort Randolph

Section C
27. Clarksburg-Harrison County Bicentennial Commission Plan
38. Craik-Patton House
13. Cabin Creek Quilts
40. Cass Community Center
41. Swinging Bridge Reconstruction and Renovation of Mayor's Office
125. Colonial Crafts and Costumes
122. Cross Roads "Spirit of Americanism" '76
62 Charleston Ballet Bicentennial Performances
119. Bicentennial Recreation Project
49. "A Salute to America"
63. 1975 Scout Round-Up

Section D
117. Restoration of a One Room School Building
72. Dry Pond Primitive Baptist Church
153. Dunbar Bicentennial
18. Forward '76

Section E
20. Ebenezer Chapel
22. Randolph County Profile

Section F
120. Pioneer Black Families--Past, Present, Future
115. Wheeling's Architectural Heritage: A Future for Our Past

Section G
126. North House Restoration
114. Grant County Court House Museum
121. Pictorial History of Greenbrier County
149. Fountain Project
106. Identification Plaques for National Registry
107. Sugar Maple Tree Planting
56. General Andrew Lewis County Park
85. Restoration for Green Hill Cemetery
48. General Andrew Leis County Park
124. Greenbrier County Bike-Hike Trail
108. Greenbrier County Bicentennial Celebration

Box 2

Section H
36. Heritage Village
11. Hampshire County History
26. Restoration of Peter Tarr Furnace
105. Ritter Park Amphitheatre
32. State of West Virginia Survey
88. West Virginia Glass
96. Howard School--A History, 1877-1955

Section J
138. Jackson County 1776 to 1976
31. Historical Museum Society
141. "Johnny Get the Fiddle Out" Two Hundred Years of Mountain Music
15. "John Henry '76"
123. John Wesley United Methodist Church Restoration

Section K
53. Environmental Historical Resources Conservation Program
25. Kanawha County Appalachian Music Festival

Section L
51. Logan County History
131. "The Aracoma Story"--A Historical Pageant
132. Logan County Historical Museum

Section M
66. Mercer County Bicentennial Museum
128. Dick Pointer Memorial
71. Restoration of Woods Fort
144. Dedication of Mound Park
143. Marshall County Bicentennial Plaque
145. Picnic Tables & Benches
146. Flag Pole & Floodlights--City Building
147. Park Trees
52. Marshall University Theatre Bicentennial Touring Company
70. Feasibility Study for Library Expansion
73. Mineral County Historical Museum
95. Bicentennial House
91. Restoration of Easton Roller "Old Grist" Mill
45. Archeological Excavations of Ancient Indian Villages--LaPoe Farm
116. An Original Historical Drama with Music
129. Monroe County American Revolution Bicentennial Association, Inc.
69. Red Sulphur Community Building
75. Ballard Community Center
65. Mountaineer Film Group
59. Preservation of Old Mill
118. Old Stone House

Section N
50. New Cumberland History

Section O
127. Oak Hill Historical and Cultural Center
92. Restoration of Old Opera House

Section P
35. Mountain Trace
110. Franklin-Pendleton Park
152. Philippi Bicentennial Activities
76. Buffalo Picturization
84. Sydenstricker Log House
148. Professional Chef's Guild of West Virginia
39. American Revolution Bicentennial History Series (To Begin May, 1975)
136. Pricketts Fort
133. The Next 200 Years

Box 3

Section R
140. Picnic Tables & Benches for Town of Rupert
60. Renovation of Blackman Bosworth Store Building
42. Richwood Heritage Projects
34. Recreational & Livestock Exhibit Pavilion

Section S
113. Reconstruction of the Ruffner Log House
103. Bicentennial Guide Publication--Sistersville
104. Thistle Photo Collection--Sistersville
130. Oil Well Restoration--Sistersville
97. Little Creek Amphitheatre--South Charleston
55. South Charleston Bicentennial Commission
101. Sophia American Revolution Bicentennial Committee
134. "The Rhododendron Flowers"--An Outdoor Historical Drama--Salem
10. Three City Entrance Signs--Sistersville
21. Shady Spring Community Center
135. Star City Bicentennial Celebration, May 16-22, 1976
143. Sunrise

Section T
142. Renovation of Health Center at Gary, W. Va.--Tug River
9. "John Brown"--Theatre Arts of West Virginia
155. Tucker County Bicentennial Commission

Section U
94. Health Horizon for Upper Kanawha
137. Upshur County Bicentennial Artist--R. William Kiser, Jr.

Section W
6. Weirton City Plans
89. Music Under the Stars--Wheeling
99. Mt. Wood Overlook
58. Historical Drama Bases on Book, "Time Steals Softly"-- Wheeling
33. Outdoor Mural of History, W. Va. State College
100. Winfield Lions Club Health Supermarket
19. Cultural & Outdoor Learning Pursuits Center--W. Va. State College
78. Bicentennial Ethnic Celebration--Wheeling College
57. Special Performance of Wheeling Symphony
77. Two American Music Concerts--Wheeling College
80. Howard de Silva as Ben Franklin--Wheeling College
82. Musical Theatre Production of "1776"--Wheeling
93. Production of Radio Documentary (Public Radio)--WVPB Radio
79. Campus Bicentennial Project "Improving the Quality of American Life"--Wheeling College
81. Special Bicentennial History Course on American Revolution--Wheeling College

Approved & Granted
74. Town Meeting '76--Charleston
29. Town Meeting '76--Clarksburg
16. Bicentennial Debates
3. Blennerhassett Island
2. Town of Bath--Berkeley Springs
5. Reconstruction of Fort Randolph
4. Mother's Day Shrine
1. W. Va. Independence Hall Foundation, Inc.

Box 4

Individuals
109. A Monograph on Blanche Lazzell
98. West Virginia: The Mountain State Celebrates the Spirit of '76
7. London 1776
44. Commemorative Prints
17. "This is West Virginia"

Withdrawn
87. Bicentennial Children's Theatre
64. W. Va. Bicentennial TV Spots
54. South Charleston Bicentennial Commission
47. Saltpetre Cave Research Program
46. W. Va. 4-H Fold Dance Ambassadors
43. W. Va. Lumbering & Logging History
37. "American Values: Past and Present"
14. Jackson County Youth Leadership Development Conference
12. Second Annual John Henry Memorial Authentic Blues & Gospel Jubilee

Applications
159-1 Fairmont-Marion County Town Meeting '76
160-2 Franklin Firemen's Annual Fourth of July Celebration
161-3 McNutt Home Acquisition and Restoration
162-4 National Shrine--Old Rehoboth
163-5 University "Town Meeting '76" for WVU Students & Faculty
164-6 Bluefield Bicentennial Festival
165-7 Salem Park Improvement
166-8 Williamstown Public Library
167-9 Rupert Community Center
168-10 Stonewood Bicentennial Projects
169-11 The Ohio River Festival, Inc.
170-12 Bicentennial Gazebo & Cultural Activities
171-13 Rowlesburg Beautification Historical Markers
172-14 Rowlesburg Community Building & Museum
173-15 Rowlesburg Community Float
174-16 Scenic Cheat River Train Excursion
175-17 Locust Grove Rest Home Project
176-18 Heritage Room Roane County Library
177-19 Bicentennial Anthology of Poetry
178-20 Improvement, Helvetia Community Hall
179-21 Carpenter-Blacksmith Shop Reconstruction
180-22 Lewis County Park
181-23 Sophia's Area-Wide Community Playground
182-24 History of Lincoln County & Historical Documents
183-25 Greenbrier Valley Arts Center
184-26 Touring Van, Greenbrier Valley Theatre
185-27 Pendleton County Grave Registration
186-28 West Dunbar-Institute-Pinewood Park Town Meeting
187-29 Early History of Pioneer Days in Jackson County
188-30 City Decoration, Shinnston, W. Va.
189-31 Calhoun Oral History of Pioneer Life
190-32 Revolutionary Heritage
191-33 Roane County Chamber of Commerce
192-34 Anthony Bicentennial Memorial
193-35 Bicentennial Art Commemoration of W. Va. Workers
194-36 Gassaway Bicentennial Group Projects & Activity
195-37 Riverside Mill Park & Craft Center
196-38 Interior Finishing & Furnishing of the Hurricane Volunteer Fire Department
197-39 Training Film--"You Touched Me"
198-40 Morris Brothers Old Time Music
199-41 Hometown Multi-Purpose Center
200-42 Arts & Crafts Shops within Fort Randolph
201-43 Hurricane Senior Citizen Center
202-44 South Charleston Bicentennial Museum
203-45 1976 Bicentennial Round-Up
204-46 Designating Early Pioneer Cabin Sites
205-47 Permanent Memorial to the First Land Battle of the Civil War
206-48 Alderson-Broaddus Regiment Civil War Fife & Drum Corps
207-49 Craft Workshop, Greenbrier Valley Arts Center
208-50 Touring Light Board
209-51 Naylor Memorial Hall
210-52 Ravenswood Bicentennial Amphitheatre
211-53 Bicentennial Bridge
212-54 "Oakvale Area History & Growth Development Plan"
213-55 History of the W. Va. National Guard
214-56 Historical Brochure (People, Places, & Things in Newell)
215-57 Star City Centennial Park
216-58 Farnsworth Historic Farm

Box 5

Applications continued
217-59 Oil Well Safety
218-60 Mountain Heritage: A Series of Videotaped Programs
219-61 Hickory & Lady Slippers (A Living History of Clay County, W. Va.)
220-62 Newell Park
221-63 Nancy Hanks Statue (Memorial)
222-64 Mitchell/Phoebe Clay Statue
223-65 Prickett's Fort
224-66 Bicentennial Recreation Project
225-67 Monroe County Historical Society Museum
226-68 Pennsboro Stone House
227-69 This is West Virginia--A Multi-Media Expression of the State & People
228-70 Mt. Wood Cemetery Clean-Up and Repair
229-71 Hillsboro Bicentennial Play-ground
230-72 Gap Mills Community Building
231-73 Old Stone House
232-74 (Old) First Court House
233-75 Wheeling College Special Programs
234-76 Logan County Historical Displays
235-77 Town Square Fountain
236-78 Valley Head Public Library Project
237-79 Project for Installation of Precast Concrete Benches & Tables
238-80 The W. A. Boone Memorial Fountain
239-81 Centre Market Townscape
240-82 Old Mill Park
241-83 Heritage Motor Trail
242-84 Renovation of Harper's Ferry Town Building
243-85 Sydenstricker Log House to be Reconstructed for Cultural Center
244-86 W. Va. Geographical Center Monument & Reproduction of Landmark Painting
245-87 Appalachian Craftsmen, "Shop Relocation"
246-88 Relocation of a One Room School House in Lewis County
247-89 Health Horizon for Gulf Area
248-90 Buckhannon-Upshur Work Adjustment Center
249-91 Installation of Pedestal & Commemorative Plaque
250-92 W. Va. Sports Digest
251-93 South Charleston Mound
252-94 Randolph County Sheltered Workshop
253-95 London 1776. "It is reported New York is burnt to ashes . . ."
254-96 The First Baptist Church
255-97 Green Hill Cemetery
256-98 Environmental-Historical Resources Conservation Program
257-99 Putnam County Historical Sites & Points of Interest
258-100 "Our Roots" Ethnic History Project
259-101 Forward '76
260-102 Lindside Community Center
261-103 North House Restoration
262-104 Bicentennial Time Capsule & Marker
263-105 Improvements to Lewis County Court House Museum
264-106 Lewis County Bicentennial Commission Grave Preservation
265-107 The Bolivar-Harper's Ferry Library
266-108 Park Beautification
267-109 Playground for Handicapped Children
268-110 Mini Bicentennial Park
269-111 Hanging Rock Nature Study Area
270-112 City Park Expansion--Historic Trail & Cemetery Preservation
271-113 Recreation & Live Stock Exhibit Pavilion
272-114 W. Va. Independence Hall
273-115 Buffalo Bicentennial Log Cabin Tourist Center & Museum
274-116 Dry Pond Primitive Baptist Church
275-117 Dunbar Mini-Park
276-118 Completion of Restoration of the Peter Tarr Furnace
277-119 Restore Old Lumberport Mill & Dam Originally Built in 1802
278-120 Negro Baptists of W. Va. In the Nation's Development
279-121 "Keep the Keith"
280-122 Renovate One Room School Museum
281-123 The People of W. Va.
282-124 Country Store Refinement & Documentation
283-125 Daymark
284-126 Updating the Oceana Woman's Club Clubhouse
285-127 Bicentennial Biographies of Gilmer County, W. Va.
286-128 Elwood Cemetery
287-129 Ames United Methodist Church
288-130 "Arthur Ingram Boreman--A Biography"
289-131 Commissioned Painting of Scene in Welch, W. Va., around 1900
290-132 Restoration of House on 415 Fairfax
291-133 Historical Drama "The Ram's Horn" by Melrose Higginbotham
292-134 Downtown Mall
293-135 Clay Industry Memorial
294-136 John Cooke Log Cabin (First Settler)
295-137 Purchase of Wilson School Building
296-138 "Old Stone House" (1800-1810 Shrewsbury Original Home)
297-139 Levi Shinn House Restoration & Preservation
298-140 "Eden on the River"

Box 6

House Bill No. 716
Senate Bill No. 18
Archive for Norman
Chairman List
Grant Material
Grants Progress-Performance
American Issues Forum
Forms
Title 10 Funds
Funding
Grant Monitoring Forms
Legislative Correspondence
Expense Account Records
Federal Grant Report Forms
Grant Assistance--Communities & Projects
Executive Order of WVARBC
Invoice Letters Mailed--Federal 8570-08
Invoices--Letters Mailed--State 4650-06
Invoices--4650-06
Invoice Forms for Grants
Requisitions
Bicentennial Events--Projects
Regional Meeting
ARBA--Information
Evaluation Panels
Legislative Packet Information
Press Releases for Projects Funded by WVARBC
Mobile, Alabama, Meeting Minutes
Comp Time Record (Bicentennial)
Governor's File
Amendment to Grants & Closeout Instructions
Governor's Grant Approvals

Box 7

Col. Julian G. Hearne, Jr.
Grant No. 35-72
Grant No. 35-72
35-IPM-73
Grant No. 35-73
25M-7/1/74 76-19-6013
FY-1976--$40,000 Non-Appropriated Funds 76-19-6232
25M-7/1/74 76-19-6013
25M-1/1/75 76-19-6067
25M-1/1/75 76-19-6067
Grant No. FY-1976 January, 1976 $25,000 76-19-6170
Special $17,000 ARBA Grant 76-19-0620
Opening Festival--W. Va. Science & Culture Center
Activities of the Science & Culture Center
W. Va. History Supplemental Text
FY-1975--$40,000 Non-Appropriated Approved Grants
FY-1976--$40,000 Non-Appropriated Approved Grants
Bicentennial Wagon File
Bicentennial Archives
Center--Thank You Letters
Bicentennial Personnel File
Boyd Stutler Collection--John Brown Papers
Bronze Plaque, Expanded Exhibit Space in S & C Center and Anodized Bronze Poster Cases
Civil Service Information (*empty file):
Bailey, Gloria*
Brannon, Margaret*
Braxton, Macel*
Burton, Pane
Capito, Kitty*
Coleman, Dauree*
Davis, Dave*
Dodd, Jody*
Dudley, Connie*
Fagan, Norman*
Fletcher, Jackie*
Griffith, Beth
Griffith, Carolanne
Hall, Cynthia*
Huffman, Jo Ann
Hughes, Diana
Lee, Carolyn*
McClain, Pearce
Mullins, Sharon*
Page, Leah Dawn
Parsons, Gary*
Pasenetti, Tom*
Ranson, Janice
Screven, Tom*
Shreve, Bob*
Simmons, Gary Alan
Sinclair, Vicki*
Stelling, Rebecca*
Stevenson, Deborah*
Steyer, Patricia Wass
Treadway, Melissa*
Yocum, Florence*
Bicentennial Budgets
Audio Scripts for Museum
Travel Regulations
Vandalia Gathering
Workmen's Compensation
Centennial Personnel
Bicentennial Plaque List
Wagon Train

Box 8 (*empty file)

Clippings:
Grants
New Communities
Political
Events
July 4th
Bicentennial
Celebrations
Ceremonies & Events (9 folders)
Legal--Surrounding Communities or $
1976-1977 Bicentennial Commission 4650-06
Financial Forms--Explanation
Other Newsletters
Incorporation Information
Title 10 Grants; Other Grants ARBA
Bicentennial Seniors
Mrs. Cassady
Annual Report--Due August 26
Funding Release--October 6, 1975 on
October 18 Community Meeting
Arts*
Historical & Archeological*
Municipal & Regional Improvements*
Museums*
Publications--Literary*
Restoration & Preservation*
CY-1976 Grant No. 76-19-6232

Box 9

Balance of Bicentennial Transmittals
Grant No. 76-19-6170
Transmittals 76-19-6013
Transmittals: WVARBC Account No. 8232-06 1974-1975
WVRBC (8232-06) WVARBC 1972-1973

Box 10

Histories
Grants--Invoice Forms
Bicentennial--Culture Center File
Bronze Plaque
Newsletters--Originals & Copies
State Register of Rules & Regulations
Alternative Funding Sources List
Annual Report Information
ARBA Grant Deadline
State Bicentennial Commission--Addresses
Bicentennial Points of Interest--Map Chart
Brooke County
Community Application
Correspondence Concerning Speaking Engagements
Five Focal Points
Flage
MAG Card--Form Letters and Explanation Letters
WVARBC--Financial Reports
West Virginia Day, Washington, D.C.
West Virginia Projects with International Scope
Legislative Calls
ARBC Memos
Budget
Correspondence
Archives
Debates
Expense Account
Federal & State Legislators
Federal & State Legislation
Film Productions
Fiscal
Franklin Mint Invoices
"Meeting House"
Memos to & from Norm
Mountaineers for Rural Progress
News Clippings
Incorporation

Box 11

American Revolution Bicentennial Commission
Bicentennial Community Correspondence
Arts & Humanities
American Host Foundation
American Issues Forum
Berkeley Springs
Bikecentennial
WVARBC--Project Blennerhasset Island
Buckhannon-Upshur
Clifftop Camp (Ted Milamburg)
Colonial Craftsmen--Romney, W. Va.
Commemorative Stamp File
Country Store Morgantown--WVU
Publications--DAR
First Assembly of God--Church Activities
Hancock County Historical Society Inc.
Project--Heritage Village, Huntington
Huntington Galleries
Jackson's Mill
John Henry Memorial Committee
Lewisburg--General
WVARBC--Project--Mother's Day Shrine
Morgantown
Old Stone House
WVARBC--Project--Pearl Buck Birthplace

Box 12

Patricia Barton Activities
Phi Delta Kappa Activities
Philadelphia '76
WVARBC--Project--Point Pleasant
Graham House--Lowell (Summers)
Weirton Bicentennial Activities
Shepherdstown
Publicity Photos & Stories
Subjects for Discussion at Commission Meeting
W. Va. Independence Hall Foundation Inc.
State Commission Survey
Highway Marker Survey
Security
Newsletters--ARBA & Commerce
Monongalia County
Point Pleasant
Shepherdstown
Storer College--Information Sheet
Jefferson County History
Ohio County History
Berkeley County History
Blennerhassett Island--History
Sistersville
State Project
"I Love America" Song
Copies of Publication Material from this Office
PR Workshop

Box 13

Mailing List
Applications
Addressograph Orders
Personal, January 18-March 31, 1974
Personal, April 1-June 30, 1974
WVARBC
Mailing Lists
RSVP's
Commercial Lists
Fact Sheets
Official Licenses - updated

Box 14

Publications from other states & communities outside WV
Commercial materials

Box 15

Publications from other states & communities outside WV
West Virginia publications

Box 16

Federal Publications

Box 17

Federal Publications

Box 18

Federal Publications
Publications designed for national audiences but not published by the Federal government

Box 19

ARBC materials
Grant lists
Events schedules
Grant information from ARB Administration in Washington
Freedom Train
National events
WVARBC program criteria
WVARBC final report
Correspondence - miscellaneous
Miscellaneous materials

Box 20

Bicentennial News Service bulletin
Bicentennial Information Network (BINET) printouts, forms
Bicentennial Communities - lists, applications
Bicentennial Colleges & Universities - applications
Newspapers from various communities around the state re: Bicentennial
Bicentennial Communities - correspondence & reports

Box 21

Reading files, April 30-1974-March 18, 1976

Box 22

Reading files, March 19, 1976-May 24, 1977
Addressograph labels - 3 boxes of frames

5-volume set final report - national

Items Transferred from West Virginia Archives and History to the State Museum

1 flag
1 record album - A Bicentennial Celebration (Archives has maintained a copy of album for the music)

Archives Collections