Morgantown Post Office Scrapbook and Other Records, 1907-1978 A&M 3060

West Virginia and Regional History Center

1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown, WV 26506-6069
Business Number: 304-293-3536
wvrhcref@westvirginia.libanswers.com
URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu

Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center

Repository

West Virginia and Regional History Center

Identification

A&M 3060

Title

Morgantown Post Office Scrapbook and Other Records 1907-1978

URL:

https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/204650

Quantity

0.54 Linear Feet, 6 1/2 in. (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (1 document case, 4 in.)

Creator

US Post Office. Morgantown

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

Scrapbook and other records documenting the history of the Morgantown post office. Includes news clippings, photographs, pamphlets, and papers. Many clippings deal with postmaster appointments and changes in postal employee conditions such as pay raises and working hours. Many pictures and articles document the construction of the previous post office, now the Morgantown Arts Center, as well as the present post office. There are also clippings about natives of Morgantown serving in the military in World War II. The Morgantown post office was one of the first post offices in what is now West Virginia; George Washington appointed its first postmaster in 1795.

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Conditions Governing Access

No special access restriction applies.

Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Morgantown Post Office Scrapbook and Other Records, A&M 3060, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Morgantown (W. Va.)
Morgantown Post Office.
Post offices - West Virginia.
World War, 1939-1945

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

Morgantown (W. Va.)

Container List

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1

History of Morgantown Post Office

1968

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2

Morgantown Post Office Opening Brochure

1914

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3

Morgantown Post Office Dedication Ceremony Program

1973

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 4

Mail Fraud Laws

1917

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 5

Envelope

undated

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 6

Morgantown, WV Center of Industry, Center of Learning

ca. 1959

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 7

Envelope and Registry Irregularity Form

1948

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 8

Air Mail Envelope

1973

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 9

Background of Collective Bargaining in the Postal Service

undated

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 10

Newspaper Clippings (Most Regarding Employees Serving in Armed Forces in WWII)

1943–1978

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 11

Photocopied Newspaper Clippings

1943-1945, 1973-1978

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 12

Photographs -- General Woodworking Lumber Co.

undated

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 13

Photographs and Negatives -- Morgantown Post Offices (Includes many pictures of Construction of Morgantown Post Offices)

1913–1962

Mixed Materials Box: 2

Scrapbook (Regarding history of the Morgantown Post Offices; includes clippings, photographs, programs, etc.)

1914–1973