Contains letters by Eugene V. Debs and John Mitchell published in the Social Democratic Herald concerning the averted strike in 1904 of the United Mine Workers of America.
History of WV Methodists who have received the Conference Cane, "awarded to men of age and long years of service ... almost always awarded to the oldest man who has given his life for a worthy cause."
Dec. 30, 1896 magazine. Includes articles on area church histories, society news, school histories, and local news, as well as advertisements from area businesses.
A self-published autobiography of John C. Shaw, educator and former president of West Liberty Normal School (now West Liberty State College) from 1908-1919.
This is a wedding invitation for Nannie Wilson and Reverend James A. Dafoe. The brides parents were Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Wilson. The wedding date was June 1, 1892. There were married in Larearville, West Virginia.
This is a letter giving the charter number for a lodge in Wheeling. The date on the letter is April 16, 1869. The charter number is 327. This number was given to the lodge by the state deputy for Ohio. He promised to come visit the lodge in...
A two verse printed poem by Minna Irving entitled "The Graduate" with the name Thelma Hall and date July 13, 1918 handwritten. From the Thelma Hall scrapbook. The poem shows an ironic attitude toward the education of women.
This is a copy of the original Minutes of the Twenty-Second Annual Session of the Mud River Primitive Baptist Association, held with the Mount Zion Church, Logan County, W. Va., on September 1, 2, and 3, 1911. Includes meeting minutes, obituaries,...
newspapers; floods; disasters; college towns; colleges
This is a special edition paper printed by Pikeville College in the aftermath of the Flood of 1977. While its purpose was to seek funding for the college after the crisis, this paper also relates first-hand accounts of the flood and how it...