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Oren F. Morton (1857-1926) Papers, ca. 1799-1846, 1875-1926 A&M 1191

Oren F. Morton (1857-1926) Papers, ca. 1799-1846, 1875-1926 A&M 1191


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 1191
Title
Oren F. Morton (1857-1926) Papers ca. 1799-1846, 1875-1926
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/198046
Quantity
2.5 Linear Feet, Summary: 2 ft. 6 in. (6 document cases, 5 in. each)
Creator
Morton, Oren F., 1857-1926
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

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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Oren F. Morton (1857-1926) Papers, A&M 1191, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, diaries, sketch books, published and unpublished manuscripts, literary notes, business records, and printed material of a schoolteacher, newspaper writer, county historian, novelist and essayist from Kingwood, whose fiction and nonfiction writings deal primarily with the Virginia-West Virginia Allegheny highlands. His best known works are WINNING OR LOSING?: A STORY OF THE WEST VIRGINIA HILLS (1901); LAND OF THE LAUREL: A STORY OF THE ALLEGHANIES (1903); UNDER THE COTTONWOODS: A SKETCH OF LIFE ON A PRAIRIE HOMESTEAD (1900); and histories of Preston, Pendleton, and Monroe counties. The collection also includes a manuscript temperance paper, "The Meridian Temperance Banner," 1880; and a list of marriage bonds for Monroe County, 1799-1846.

Series include:
Series 1. Manuscripts, ca. 1875-1926 (boxes 1-4)
Series 2. Essays, Lectures, and Stories, ca. 1875-1926 (box 4)
Series 3. Notes, Sketch Books, and Other Material, ca. 1875-1926 (box 5)
Series 4. Source Materials and Diaries, ca. 1799-1846, 1875-1926 (box 6)

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Authors -- Letters and papers
  • Birth, marriage, and death records.
  • Kingwood (W. Va.)
  • Monroe County (W. Va.)
  • Morton, Oren F., 1857-1926
  • Pendleton County (W. Va.)
  • Preston County (W. Va.)
  • Teachers
  • Temperance
  • Virginia
  • West Virginia

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Morton, Oren F., 1857-1926
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Kingwood (W. Va.)
  • Monroe County (W. Va.)
  • Pendleton County (W. Va.)
  • Preston County (W. Va.)
  • Virginia
  • West Virginia
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Container List

Series 1. Manuscripts (boxes 1-4)
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Mixed Materials Box: 2 Mixed Materials Box: 3 Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 1-3 ca. 1875-1926
Scope and Contents

This series includes assorted book drafts and notes for published and proposed novels, histories, and other works, including "Under the Cottonwoods: A Sketch of Life on a Prairie Homestead;" "Winning or Losing?: A Story of the West Virginia Hills;" and "Schooldays at Northwest."

  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1
    "Epigrams"
    ca. 1875-1926
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2
    "Epigrams"
    ca. 1875-1926
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3
    "An Irony of Fate"
    ca. 1875-1926
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 4
    "An Irony of Fate"
    ca. 1875-1926
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 5
    "Land of the Laurel: A Story of the Alleghanies"
    ca. 1903
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 6
    "From the Saco to the Wichitas (Maine to Oklahoma)"
    ca. 1875-1926
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 7
    "From the Saco to the Wichitas (Maine to Oklahoma)"
    ca. 1875-1926
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 8
    "From the Saco to the Wichitas (Maine to Oklahoma)"
    ca. 1875-1926
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 1
    "Sketches of the Virginia Alleghanies"
    ca. 1875-1926
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 2
    "Sketches of the Virginia Alleghanies"
    ca. 1875-1926
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 3
    "A History of Preston County, West Virginia, Part 1"
    ca. 1914
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 4
    "Under the Cottonwoods: A Sketch of Life on a Prairie Homestead"
    ca. 1900
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 5
    "Under the Cottonwoods: A Sketch of Life on a Prairie Homestead"
    ca. 1900
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 6
    "Under the Cottonwoods: A Sketch of Life on a Prairie Homestead"
    ca. 1900
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 7
    "Winning or Losing?: A Story of the West Virginia Hills"
    ca. 1901
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 8
    "Winning or Losing?: A Story of the West Virginia Hills"
    ca. 1901
  • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1
    Augusta Notes
    ca. 1875-1926
  • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 2
    "Bob Kruso of Westland"
    ca. 1875-1926
  • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 3
    "Bob Kruso of Westland"
    ca. 1875-1926
  • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 4
    "The Voyages of Glorietta (Bob Kruso)"
    ca. 1875-1926
  • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 5
    "Margaret of Wapacome"
    ca. 1875-1926
  • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 6
    "Schooldays at Northwest"
    ca. 1875-1926
  • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 7
    "Schooldays at Northwest"
    ca. 1875-1926
  • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 8
    "The Skies of Eden"
    ca. 1875-1926
  • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 1
    Notes and material on American climate
    ca. 1875-1926
  • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 2
    Notes and problems for an arithmatic book
    ca. 1875-1926
  • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 3
    Material for a story of Frederick Grimke
    ca. 1875-1926
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Series 2. Essays, Lectures, and Stories (box 4)
Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 4-6 ca. 1875-1926
Scope and Contents

This series includes stories, essays, and lectures potentially written by Morton.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 4
    Essays and lectures
    ca. 1875-1926
  • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 5
    Essays and lectures
    ca. 1875-1926
  • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 6
    Stories
    ca. 1875-1926
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Series 3. Notes, Sketch Books, and Other Material (box 5)
Mixed Materials Box: 5 ca. 1875-1926
Scope and Contents

This series includes assorted library and historical notes, sketch books, and other material regarding the history of West Virginia, Virginia, and various counties; world history; and other assorted topics.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 1
    Material on world history
    ca. 1875-1926
  • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 2
    Material and notes on the history of VA and WV
    ca. 1875-1926
  • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 3
    Material and notes on maps and county histories
    ca. 1875-1926
  • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 4
    Sketch books on "Schooldays at Northwest," "Bob Kruso," etc. (2 vols.)
    ca. 1875-1926
  • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 5
    Sketch books on West Virginia and other states (2 vols.)
    ca. 1875-1926
  • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 6
    Library notes, extracts, expressions, etc.
    ca. 1875-1926
  • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 7
    Miscellaneous literary notes
    ca. 1875-1926
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Series 4. Source Materials and Diaries (box 6)
Mixed Materials Box: 6 ca. 1799-1846, 1875-1926
Scope and Contents

This series includes source materials gathered by Morton for writing, including newspaper clippings, marriage bonds, memorandum books, and other ephemera. Also included are several diaries and records of Morton's book business.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 1
    Newspaper clippings, "The Loyal Home Worker," from the Washington, D.C. National Tribune
    ca. 1875-1926
  • Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 2
    Manuscript, Meridian Temperance Banner (1:1)
    1880 March 13
  • Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 3
    Typescript, marriage bonds, Monroe County
    ca. 1799-1846
  • Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 4
    Material on Manchuria and the Orient
    ca. 1875-1926
  • Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 5
    Papers and records on O.F. Morton's book business
    ca. 1875-1926
  • Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 6
    Correspondence
    1873–1925
  • Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 7
    Diaries and memorandum books (8 items)
    1875–1923
  • Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 8
    Diary
    1876–1918
  • Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 9
    Diary extracts and personal data
    ca. 1875-1926
  • Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 10
    Printed material (5 items)
    ca. 1875-1926
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