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Henry Ruffner (1790-1861) and William Henry (1824-1908) Papers, 1829-1913 A&M 1942

Henry Ruffner (1790-1861) and William Henry (1824-1908) Papers, 1829-1913 A&M 1942


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 1942
Title
Henry Ruffner (1790-1861) and William Henry (1824-1908) Papers 1829-1913
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/198798
Quantity
0 Linear Feet, Summary: 1 reel of microfilm (310 items)
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
Pamphlets include Henry Ruffner's antislavery pamphlet, 1847, and his Union speech, 1856. Subjects of the manuscripts and correspondence include family history; travel; Kanawha Salt Works; schools in Virginia and Kanawha County; Lane Seminary Library; Presbyterian Church; slavery, coal, gas, iron, and timber; Johns Hopkins, Washington and Lee, Harvard, Hobart, Cornell, and Hampden-Sydney colleges; Greenbrier County; Alabama; election of 1904; University of Virginia; Kanawha Valley floods; Venezuela; American Colonization Society; and the Philippine Islands. Persons mentioned or commented on include Philip Doddridge, John Letcher, Hugh Mercer, and Nelson A. Miles. Correspondents include Charles H. Ambler, John Eaton, John P. Hale, H.R. Helper, W.S. Laidley, David L. Ruffner, John W. Wayland, and William L. Wilson.

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Henry Ruffner (1790-1861) and William Henry (1824-1908) Papers, A&M 1942, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Abolition of slavery
  • African-Americans. SEE ALSO Coal miners - African Americans.
  • Alabama
  • Ambler, Charles Henry, 1876-1957
  • American Colonization Society
  • Authors -- Letters and papers
  • Churches -- Presbyterian
  • Coal mining.
  • Cornell University
  • Doddridge, Philip, 1773-1832
  • Eaton, John.
  • Education
  • Education. SEE ALSO Schools.
  • Election of 1904.
  • Elections
  • Floods
  • Gas industry
  • Genealogy
  • Greenbrier County (W. Va.)
  • Hale, John P.
  • Hampden-Sydney College
  • Harvard University
  • Helper, Hinton Rowan, 1829-1909
  • Hobart College
  • Iron furnaces and iron industry.
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • Kanawha County (W. Va.)
  • Kanawha Salt Works.
  • Kanawha Valley.
  • Laidley, W.S.
  • Lane Seminary Library
  • Letcher, John, 1813-1884
  • Lumber trade
  • McClung family - Genealogy
  • Mercer, Hugh
  • Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925
  • Ministers - letters and papers.
  • Missionaries
  • Philippines
  • Rivers and river valleys.
  • Ruffner family
  • Ruffner, David L.
  • Ruffner, Henry, 1790-1861
  • Ruffner, William Henry, 1824-1908
  • Schools. SEE ALSO Academies
  • Slaves and slavery.
  • Travel accounts.
  • Universities and colleges
  • University of Virginia.
  • Venezuela
  • Washington and Lee University
  • Wayland, John W.
  • Wilson, William Lyne, 1843-1900
  • Women's history -- 1800-1849
  • Women's history -- 1850-1899
  • Women's history -- 1900-1929

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Alabama
  • Greenbrier County (W. Va.)
  • Kanawha County (W. Va.)
  • Kanawha Valley.
  • Philippines
  • Venezuela
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