Richard Orr Curry (1931-1997), Collector, Papers, 1849-1959 A&M 1203

Richard Orr Curry (1931-1997), Collector, Papers, 1849-1959 A&M 1203


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 1203
Title
Richard Orr Curry (1931-1997), Collector, Papers 1849-1959
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/198070
Quantity
0.25 Linear Feet, Summary: 2 1/2 in. (1 document case), 1 roll of microfilm
Creator
Curry, Richard Orr
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], Richard Orr Curry (1931-1997), Collector, Papers, A&M 1203, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.


Scope and Contents

West Virginia mountain tales by Richard Orr Curry; papers of Jacob W. Mathews, a merchant from Alvon; papers of Charles R. Mathews, judicial officer at New Helena, Nebraska; correspondence of Catherine White Hoke of Alvon pertaining to family affairs; papers of Jacob W. Mathews including correspondence pertaining to the Confederate "Immortal Six Hundred"; Confederate veteran affairs; business papers of the firm of Hoylman and Matthews; Charles Matthews papers consisting of essays, business receipts, and letters pertaining to farming in Missouri, 1867, emigration from West Virginia, the Farmer's Alliance, and the New Helena Literary Society; and a brochure of the Pence Spring Oil and Gas Company (Hinton, 1903).

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Civil War - veterans - Confederate.
  • Civil War -- Immortal Six Hundred
  • Confederate States of America.
  • Curry, Richard Orr
  • Farms and farming - Farmer's Alliance.
  • Farms and farming.
  • Gas industry
  • Hoke, Catherine White.
  • Literature -- Societies, etc
  • Mathews, Charles R.
  • Mathews, Jacob W.
  • Missouri
  • Nebraska
  • Pence Spring Oil and Gas Company
  • Petroleum industry and trade

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Curry, Richard Orr
  • Hoke, Catherine White.
  • Mathews, Charles R.
  • Mathews, Jacob W.

Container List

Mixed Materials Folder: 1
Articles by Richard Orr Curry
undated
Mixed Materials Folder: 2
Correspondence of Jacob W. Mathews concerning the "Immortal Six Hundred"
1896–1911
Mixed Materials Folder: 3
Sketch and correspondence concerning Jacob W. Mathews
ca. 1921-1954
Mixed Materials Folder: 4
Correspondence of Jacob W. Mathews
1849–1904
Microform Reel: 1
Reel No. 1. Correspondence of Catherine White Hoke
1889–1910