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Language
English
Abstract
Items that belonged to Elmer W. Prince, Morgantown City Manager from 1933 to 1942 and from 1946 to 1966. The collection includes
Prince's 1905-07 post card collection, a 1921 West Virginia University Bachelor of Science Degree in civil engineering, and
two Morgantown budget statements, 1935 and 1937. There are also photographs, including images of Morgantown (1941) and several
taken by Prince of post World War II France and Germany (1945-1946). Prince served as an army major during and after the war,
for which his unit received a letter of recognition from President Harry Truman. Other materials include a journal kept by
Elmer Prince in 1967 while on assignment for the federal government in Iran; two religious publications; several newspapers
and clippings; and artifacts such as World War II goggles, a ca. 1941 handkerchief from England with a printed war rally slogan,
West Virginia University memorabilia, and four recognition plaques for community service. There is also a 1951 certificate
from Capital Airlines in honor of Prince's efforts to bring airline service to Morgantown.
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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Elmer W. Prince, Papers of a Morgantown Resident and City Official, A&M
3130, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
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