Harvey W. Harmer (1865-1961) Papers, 1842-1961 A&M 1686

Harvey W. Harmer (1865-1961) Papers, 1842-1961 A&M 1686


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Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center

Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 1686
Title
Harvey W. Harmer (1865-1961) Papers 1842-1961
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/198552
Quantity
1.7 Linear Feet, Summary: 1 ft. 8 in. (4 document cases, 5 in. each)
Creator
Harmer, Harvey W. (Harvey Walker), 1865-1961
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], Harvey W. Harmer (1865-1961) Papers, A&M 1686, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.


Scope and Contents

Correspondence, speeches, essays, clippings, and account books of a Clarksburg lawyer, Republican state senator, and Harrison County local historian. Subjects include the history of Clarksburg and Shinnston; the Progressive Movement, women's suffrage, and prohibition in West Virginia; West Virginia Wesleyan College; West Virginia Historical Society; Methodism in Harrison County and the state; Methodist missions in Korea, China, India, the Philippines, and the United States; gristmills and covered bridges in West Virginia; America First Day [1922]; Edward Grandison Smith; Parkersburg Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad; family and personal history; history of the Mason-Dixon Line; the (Clarksburg) 50-Year Club; Nutter Fort Methodist Church; and the Harrison County Fair. Also, tape recordings of an interview relating to Mr. Harmer's career as an attorney in Clarksburg.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Account books
  • America First Day
  • China
  • Churches -- Methodist
  • Churches -- Methodist missions
  • Churches -- Nutter Fort (W. Va.)
  • Churches -- West Virginia -- Harrison County
  • Clarksburg (W. Va.)
  • Clarksburg 50-Year Club
  • Covered bridges
  • Harmer family
  • Harmer, Harvey W. (Harvey Walker), 1865-1961
  • Harrison County (W. Va.)
  • Harrison County Fair.
  • India
  • Korea
  • Lawyers - letters and papers.
  • Mason-Dixon Line
  • Mills and mill-work
  • Nutter Fort (W. Va.)
  • Philippines
  • Politics and government.
  • Progressive Union Movement.
  • Prohibition -- United States -- History
  • Railroads
  • Railroads - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
  • Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
  • Shinnston (W. Va.)
  • Smith, Edward Grandison
  • Transportation
  • Universities and colleges
  • West Virginia Historical Society
  • West Virginia Wesleyan College
  • Women -- Suffrage
  • Women -- United States -- History
  • Women's history -- 1800-1849
  • Women's history -- 1850-1899
  • Women's history -- 1900-1929
  • Women's history -- 1929-1950

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Harmer, Harvey W. (Harvey Walker), 1865-1961
  • Smith, Edward Grandison

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • China
  • Clarksburg (W. Va.)
  • Harrison County (W. Va.)
  • India
  • Korea
  • Nutter Fort (W. Va.)
  • Philippines
  • Shinnston (W. Va.)

Container List

Mixed Materials Box: 1
America First Day
1922
Mixed Materials Box: 1
Autobiography -- Harmer
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 1
Board of Regents, State Normal Schools -- Letters of recommendation
1897–1898
Mixed Materials Box: 1
John Brown indictment (typescript)
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 1
Correspondence -- Harmer
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 1
Covered bridges -- Manuscript and correspondence
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 1
Daughters of the American Revolution
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 1
Edward Grandison Smith
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 1
50-Year Club speech -- Harrison County towns and post offices
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 1
Fleming letters and Benj. Tyson Harmer papers.
1842, 1852
Mixed Materials Box: 1
Granville Davisson Hall correspondence
1905, 1925-1929, 1957
Mixed Materials Box: 1
Harmer's papers
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 1
Mason-Dixon Line
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 1
Methodist Historical Society of West Virginia
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 2
Methodist Historical Society of West Virginia
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 2
Missionary correspondence and reports (China, Korea, India, etc.)
ca. 1929, 1940
Mixed Materials Box: 2
Nutter Fort Methodist Church
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 2
Old grist mills
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 2
Parkersburg Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 2
Politics
1894–1960
Mixed Materials Box: 2
Politics -- Harrison County
1914
Mixed Materials Box: 2
Politics -- Election to State Senate
1918
Mixed Materials Box: 2
Politics, commissions, appointments, and certificates of election
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 3
Prohibition report
1887, 1933-1934
Mixed Materials Box: 3
Rehoboth
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 3
Shinnston, Clarksburg, and Harrison County (Items of historical interest -- Clippings)
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 3
Speeches and addresses -- Harmer
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 3
Walter Stuart editorials and correspondence
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 3
Wesley L. Cheuvront (family history, Methodism, Harrison County, etc.)
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 3
West Virginia University stadium bonds
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 3
Woman Suffrage Ratification of the 19th Amendment in WV
1920
Mixed Materials Box: 3
Y.M.C.A. of Clarksburg
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 4
Two clipping notebooks
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 4
Memoranda on bankruptcy cases (1 book)
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 4
Account book of expenditures
1903–1915
Mixed Materials Box: 4
Account of sales of Harmer's Magistrate's Manual forms
1930–1950
Mixed Materials Box: 4
Cash account books
1890 November 26-1894 June 18
Mixed Materials Box: 4
Cash account books
1895 April 9-1920 December 31
Mixed Materials Box: 4
Cash account books
1913 July 1-1922 December 30
Mixed Materials Box: 4
Cash account books
1923 January 1-1934 December 31
Mixed Materials Box: 4
Cash account books
1934 January 1-1947 December 31