Works Progress Administration, West Virginia Publications, 1937-1941 A&M 4093

Works Progress Administration, West Virginia Publications, 1937-1941 A&M 4093


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Morgantown, WV 26506-6069
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Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center

Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 4093
Title
Works Progress Administration, West Virginia Publications 1937-1941
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/197314
Quantity
1.5 Linear Feet, 1 ft. 5 1/2 in. (1 record carton, 15 in.); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.)
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
Abstract
West Virginia related publications of the Work Progress Administration, mainly consisting of Inventories of the County Archives of West Virginia prepared by The Historical Records Survey Division of Women's and Professional Projects, as well as inventories of federal archives in West Virginia, church archives, public vital statistics, and calendars of letters and papers. Also includes two folk studies of counties by the West Virginia Writers' Program. The Historical Records Survey was a project of the Works Progress Administration New Deal program in the United States. Originally part of the Federal Writers' Project, it was devoted to surveying and indexing historically significant records in state, county and local archives. Please see "Scope and Content Note" for further information.

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Works Progress Administration, West Virginia Publications, A&M 4093, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.


Scope and Contents

West Virginia related publications of the Works Progress Administration, mainly consisting of Inventories of the County Archives of West Virginia prepared by The Historical Records Survey Division of Women's and Professional Projects, as well as inventories of federal archives in West Virginia, church archives, public vital statistics, and calendars of letters and papers. Also includes two folk studies of counties by the West Virginia Writers' Program. The Historical Records Survey was a project of the Works Progress Administration New Deal program in the United States. Originally part of the Federal Writers' Project, it was focused on surveying and indexing historically significant records in state, county and local archives.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Elkins (W. Va.)
  • Fairmont (W. Va.)
  • Franklin (W. Va.)
  • Grafton (W. Va.)
  • Grant County (W. Va.)
  • Jacob, J.J.
  • Keyser (W. Va.)
  • Lincoln County (W. Va.)
  • Marion County (W. Va.)
  • Marlinton (W. Va.)
  • Mathews, Henry M. (Henry Mason), 1834-1884
  • Mineral County (W. Va.)
  • Monroe County (W. Va.)
  • Pendleton County (W. Va.)
  • Petersburg (W. Va.)
  • Pocahontas County (W. Va.)
  • Presbyterian - Churches.
  • Putnam County (W. Va.)
  • Randolph County (W. Va.)
  • Roane County (W. Va.)
  • Taylor County (W. Va.)
  • Union.
  • United States. Works Progress Administration
  • West Virginia - Historic Records Survey.

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Elkins (W. Va.)
  • Fairmont (W. Va.)
  • Franklin (W. Va.)
  • Grafton (W. Va.)
  • Grant County (W. Va.)
  • Keyser (W. Va.)
  • Lincoln County (W. Va.)
  • Marion County (W. Va.)
  • Marlinton (W. Va.)
  • Mineral County (W. Va.)
  • Monroe County (W. Va.)
  • Pendleton County (W. Va.)
  • Petersburg (W. Va.)
  • Pocahontas County (W. Va.)
  • Putnam County (W. Va.)
  • Randolph County (W. Va.)
  • Roane County (W. Va.)
  • Taylor County (W. Va.)
  • Union.

Container List

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1
Inventory of the County Archives of West Virginia: No. 12. Grant County (Petersburg)
May 1938
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2
Inventory of the County Archives of West Virginia: No. 22. Lincoln County (Hamlin)
March 1938
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3
Inventory of the County Archives of West Virginia: No. 24. Marion County (Fairmont)
February 1941
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 4
Inventory of the County Archives of West Virginia: No. 28. Mineral County (Keyser)
January 1941
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 5
Inventory of the County Archives of West Virginia: No. 31. Monroe County (Union)
November 1938
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 6
Inventory of the County Archives of West Virginia: No. 36. Pendleton County (Franklin)
January 1939
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 7
Inventory of the County Archives of West Virginia: No. 38. Pocahontas County (Marlinton)
December 1937
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 8
Inventory of the County Archives of West Virginia: No. 40. Putnam County (Winfield)
April 1941
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 9
Inventory of the County Archives of West Virginia: No. 42. Randolph County (Elkins)
November 1938
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 10
Inventory of the County Archives of West Virginia: No. 44. Roane County (Spencer) (2 copies)
August 1941
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 11
Inventory of the County Archives of West Virginia: No. 46. Taylor County (Grafton)
April 1939
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 12
Inventory of the Federal Archives in the States: Series VII. Department of the Navy, No. 47. West Virginia
1939
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 13
Inventory of the Federal Archives in the States: Series XI. Department of Agriculture, No. 47. West Virginia
1939
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 14
Inventory of the Church Archives of West Virginia, The Presbyterian Churches
December 1941
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 15
Inventory of Public Vital Statistics in West Virginia
March 1941
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 16
Calendar of the J.J. Jacob Letters in West Virginia Depositories
July 1940
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 17
Calendar of the J.J. Jacob Letters in West Virginia Depositories
October 1941
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 18
Folk Studies Compiled and Written by Workers of the Writers' Program Works Progress Administration in West Virginia: Number 7. "Gilmer - Birth of a County"
October 1940
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 19
Folk Studies Compiled and Written by Workers of the Writers' Program Works Progress Administration in West Virginia: Number 12. "Sutton on the Elk"
August 1941
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 1
Calendar of the Arthur I. Boreman Letters in the State Department of Archives and History, Prepared by The Historical Records Survey, Division of Women's and Professional Projects, Works Progress Administration
January 1939
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 2
Calendar of the Francis Harrison Pierpont Letters and Papers in West Virginia Depositories, [Prepared by] The West Virginia Historical Records Survey, Work Projects Administration
October 1940
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 3
Calendar of the William E. Stevenson Letters in the State Department of Archives and History, Prepared by The Historical Records Survey, Division of Professional and Service Projects, Works Progress Administration
March 1939