Leland Byrd Papers
The Byrd Papers contain 3.75 feet of scrapbooks, papers, newspaper clippings, and artifacts regarding Leland Byrd, his time as a high school and collegiate basketball player, and his career as athletic director at Glenville State University, Miami Dade College, West Virginia University, and Western Michigan University, and as executive director of the Atlantic 10 Conference. Also includes 36 digital files.
Henry C. Davis Mantel and Tile Company of Morgantown Ledgers and Other Materials
This collection includes 4.17 feet of assorted ledgers and other business records of the Henry C. Davis Mantel and Tile Company (now Davis Kitchen and Tile) of Morgantown, West Virginia. Business records also include trade publications, catalogs, and instructional documents for various tile manufacturers. Also includes some Henry C. Davis family papers, including postcard correspondence, photographs, and other material.
Anthony Feyer, Artist, Papers regarding the Snake Handling Community in Jolo, West Virginia
The Feyer Papers include .65 feet of slides, papers, recordings, serigraph prints, and other research material regarding the Church of the Lord Jesus with Signs Following, a snake handling community in Jolo. Also includes the vinyl record They Call Us Holy Rollers: Serpent Handling Southern Gospel from the Church of the Lord Jesus, Jolo, West Virginia and digital copies of the short film Homecoming ‘92.
Lisa Diehl Papers
This collection includes one foot of materials pertaining to Lisa Diehl, an advocate for women on issues related to nontraditional employment, economic self-sufficiency, and non-discrimination. She was a carpenter’s apprentice in the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, 1977-1983. Later, she worked for West Virginia Citizen Action, the Center for Economic Options in Charleston and West Virginians for Affordable Health Care. In 2000, she founded West Virginia Women Work, an organization that supports and advocates for education, employment, and economic equity of all women. The collection mostly documents her work on anti-discrimination and women’s employment rights and includes clippings, correspondence, conference materials, publications, and more.
Allegheny Highlands Project Records
The Allegheny Highlands Project Records collection consists of 44.5 feet of the administrative files of the Allegheny Highlands Project (AHP), September 1970-July 1980, as well as records of farming activities of farms enrolled in the program. Administrative records for the operation of AHP include planning documents, policies and correspondence, budgets and other financial documents, progress reports, vendor records, promotional materials, and job applications and other personnel-related papers including WVU faculty reviews. Audio and visual materials include a promotional film, a recording of radio segments, and photographs of livestock, farms, administrators, participants, and field days.
Michael Hotopp, Theatrical, Lighting, and Set Designer, Papers
The Hotopp Papers are comprised of 9.5 feet of records documenting the life and career of Michael Hotopp, a native of Charleston, West Virginia. Hotopp was an award-winning theatrical and television scenic and lighting designer and producer, nominated for 15 Emmy Awards and winning seven over the span of his career. The collection includes playbills, photographs, set and lighting designs, programs, clippings, and more.
Other new collections
Artemis Sisters Collective Records
This collection documents the activities of the Artemis Sisters Collective through their various committees, collectives, and projects between 1982 and 1987.
Friends of Blackwater Records of the J.R. Clifford Project
This collection documents the Friends of Blackwater’s project to highlight the life and career of J.R. Clifford, a Black West Virginia lawyer and newspaper owner.
Robert Tinnell Papers
This collection documents screenplays, storyboards, shorts stories, and more from West Virginia director, producer, and writer of horror and related genres, Robert Tinnell.
Ingleside Book Club Records
This collection contains records of the Ingleside Book Club of Morgantown, West Virginia.
Evelyn Ryan, Reporter, Papers
This collection includes papers of The Dominion Post reporter and newspaper union activist, Evelyn Ryan, including a full run of The Lairiat, a public relations newspaper focusing on the construction and opening of WVU’s Mountainlair.
Jayne Anne Phillips, Author, Papers
This collection includes manuscripts, correspondence, research notes, photographs, artifacts, and publications of author Jayne Anne Phillips.
West Virginia Associated Crop Growers Records
This collection includes the official records of The West Virginia Associated Crop Growers (WVACG), as well as the records of its predecessor the West Virginia Crop Improvement Association (WVCIA).
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Theodore L. Apple Papers
This collection includes various records and documents, and a photograph in uniform, recorded by or about First Lieutenant Theodore Lewis Apple of Wellsville, Ohio.
"Personal Reminiscence of John Brown" by Edward White
This collection includes a handwritten personal account of John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry, [West] Virginia in 1859, dictated by Edward White to his daughter, Margaret White Longley, featuring his viewpoints on enslavement and abolitionists.
Monongahela Railroad Company Ledger
This collection includes materials detailing construction supplies for groups working on the 1912 connection of the Monongahela Railroad to the Buckhannon and Northern Railroad, as well as dates and hours of “firing, hosteling, and running” of a board house for railroad workers.
Lucinda Ebersole Papers
This collection includes business records, personal papers, photographs, and artifacts of writer and editor, Lucinda Ebersole, pertaining to herself and her bookstore, Atticus Books.
Monongalia Riding for the Handicapped Association Records
This collection includes records of the Monongalia Riding for the Handicapped Association, Inc.
Black Diamond Girl Scout Council Records
This collection includes records from the Black Diamond Girl Scout Council, focusing mostly on the Board of Directors.
Reverend C. Shirley Donnelly Collection
This collection includes various materials pertaining to coal mining and West Virginia history, especially in the New River area and Fayette County.
Appalachian Prison Book Project Records
This collection includes records of the Appalachian Prison Book Project, a non-profit that supports and furthers educational justice throughout the Appalachia region by providing books and educational opportunities to incarcerated people, among other initiatives.
James A.G. Edwards Family Papers
This collection includes papers from the James A.G. Edwards Family that relate to West Virginia State College, now West Virginia State University, and the Edwards family.
Ridgway Family Papers, Ephemera, and Other Material
This collection includes a variety of assorted WVU Publications, a set of U.S. War Ration Books for various members of the Ridgeway and Clarke families in a leather Ration Book Holder, and other material.
Mary Wimmer Papers
This collection includes materials collected by Dr. Mary Wimmer during her time as a member of the National Organization for Women's (NOW).
Robert E. Maynard, Sr. Collection of Coal Mining and Industrial Stickers
This collection includes stickers and decals that represent the West Virginia and regional coal mining industry and ancillary support industries.
Katharine Gregg Papers
This collection includes papers, reports, and other materials of Dr. Katharine Gregg on which she worked, including the Canaan Valle Power Project, Monongahela National Forest Land Management and Resource Plan, and the Holly Grove Mining/Little Kanawha Environmental Impact Statement.
Jepthah Fitz Randolph Family Papers
This collection includes assorted correspondence, ledgers, diaries, and other papers of the Jepthah Fitz Randolph family of New Milton, Doddridge County, WV.
Sallye Godbey Scrapbook of Hopemont Tuberculosis Sanitarium, Terra Alta, WV
This collection includes a scrapbook created by Sallye Godbey, depicting her time as a patient at the Hopemont Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Terra Alta, WV.
Mary Lucille DeBerry, Producer and Director, WWVU-TV and WNPB-TV Audiovisual and Other Material
This collection includes audiovisual material, program guides, newsletters, scripts created and collected by Mary Lucille DeBerry during her career as a producer and director for the WWVU-TV and WNPB-TV public TV channels (now known as WV Public Broadcasting).
Raymond and Paula McNamara, Artists, Papers
This collection includes sketchbooks, papers, and other material regarding the artwork of Raymond and Paula McNamara, artists based in Charleston, WV.
West Virginia University Program for Native American Studies Records
This collection includes records of the Native American Studies Program at WVU. Includes records of Ann Paterson, Carolyn Reyer, and Bonnie Brown.
Joseph Barrett, Poet, Papers
This collection includes correspondence, clippings, and publications of Joseph Barrett, poet and member of “the Soupbean Poets”, a group of poets out of Antioch College Appalachia.
Roy Long, Collector, Research Papers regarding the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
This collection includes assorted research papers and correspondence regarding the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad and other material.
George E. Tabb, Sr., Scrapbooks of West Virginia University
This collection collection includes two scrapbooks of George Rabb, Sr.’s time as a student at WVU.
Sierra Club, West Virginia Chapter, Records
This collection includes records of the WV Chapter of the Sierra Club, an American environmental preservation organization.
Community Coalition for Social Justice Records
This collection includes records of the Community Coalition for Social Justice of Morgantown, West Virginia area locals, including assorted reports, program materials, steering committee and annual meeting minutes, and other material.
Rosemary Hathaway, Professor, Fieldwork Projects and Other Material
This collection includes student fieldwork projects from two of Rosemary Hathaway’s various folklore courses at WVU.
Anna Moreland Diaries
This collection includes handwritten diaries and ledgers of Anna Moreland (1887-1982), documenting the events and people of Spring Gap Mountain and the local history of the Slanesville, WV area.
Susan Truxwell Sauter, Activist, Papers
This collection includes papers documenting the life and activism of Susam Truxwell Sauter.
West Virginia University, Davis College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, School for Community and Economic Development, Landscape Architecture Slides
This collection includes photograph slides created within WVU Davis College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Landscape Architecture department and used most recently by a WVU Landscape Architecture professor, Peter Butler.
Willy and Aenne Schutze Papers
This collection includes papers of Willy and Aenne Schutze. Most of the collection consists of letters written by Willy to Aenne Schutze in Amstadt, Thuringia during the First World War in the period 1915-1916.
EcoTheater Papers and Maryat Lee Diaries
This collection includes assorted papers, plays, and files regarding EcoTheater, Maryat Lee, and Martha Asbury (Lee’s assistant), as well as many of Lee’s personal diaries.
West Virginia University, University Club and Faculty Club, Records
This collection includes records of the WVU University Club (previously known as the Faculty Club), including bylaws, photographs, newsletters, brochures, and other material.
West Virginia University, National Research Center for Coal and Energy, Records
This collection includes reports, slides, photographs, and audiovisual material of the National Research Center for Coal and Energy at WVU depicting the various research and education projects they ran.
Ami Hirata, Ceramicist, Papers
This collection includes photographs, exhibit programs, correspondence, notes, and other papers of Ami Hirata, a Japanese ceramicist.
Richard Hopkins, Printer, Papers
This collection includes a sampling of the printing work done by Pioneer Press and Hill & Dale Private Press and Typefoundry.
Eric Rosie, Collector, Reports and Other Material regarding West Virginia University Buildings
This collection includes assorted reports, photographs, and other material regarding the planning, building, and demolition of various buildings on various WVU campuses.
West Virginia University, Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, Dean's Office Records
This collection includes records from the Dean's Office of WVU’s Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, ranging from the late-1940s to mid-2000s.
West Virginia University, Justitia Law Students Wives' Club Records
This collection includes material related to the Justitia Law Students Wives’ Club’s activities and upkeep.
Charles DiSalvo, WVU School of Law Professor and Gandhi Scholar, Papers
This collection includes twenty years of documented research for DiSalvo’s well received biography on Gandhi’s time as an attorney in South Africa: M.K. Gandhi, Attorney at Law: The Man Before The Mahatma (2012).
Do you have historical materials that could be added to the WVRHC collections? Contact Lori Hostuttler at 304-293-1116.
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