West Virginia and Regional History Center
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Morgantown, WV 26506-6069
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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Rufus A. West, Collector, Records regarding West Virginia History and Other Material, A&M 0599, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Scope and Contents
This collection includes manuscripts, printed materials, and newspaper clippings collected by Rufus A. West, a Morgantown antiquarian and faculty member of the College of Engineering, West Virginia University. Collection includes catalogues from West Virginia University for the years of 1882-1883 and 1892-1893; newspaper clippings from newspapers about Morgantown and West Virginia; Nuzum Family and Historical Society Annual Reunion program, 1946; and newspaper clippings about Mr. West's collection of local history, Dr. Allen R. Dafoe's visit to Morgantown, Jesse James, and Alphonso Jennings, who was a West Virginia University student, outlaw, and film star.
Related Material
576, 599, 821
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Jennings, Alphonso
- Monongalia County (W. Va.)
- Morgantown (W. Va.)
- Newspapers -- West Virginia -- Morgantown
- Nuzum family
- Universities and colleges
- West Virginia University
- West, Rufus A.
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Monongalia County (W. Va.)
- Morgantown (W. Va.)