Forbes, Anderson, and Hildebrand Families, Correspondence and Other Material A&M 2641

Forbes, Anderson, and Hildebrand Families, Correspondence and Other Material A&M 2641


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Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center

Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 2641
Title
Forbes, Anderson, and Hildebrand Families, Correspondence and Other Material 1862-1863, 1900-1985, 2013
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/204115
Quantity
1.25 Linear Feet, 1 ft. 3 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each); (2 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each)
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
Records related to the Forbes, Anderson, and Hildebrand families of northern West Virginia. The Forbes and Anderson families were related by marriage, some of whom lived in Morgantown; the Hildebrands were neighbors of the Forbes family in Morgantown. The Forbes and Anderson papers include genealogical information, correspondence, greeting cards, photographs, and other material. The Hildebrand papers include correspondence, World War I and World War II records, photographs, medical and financial records, and newspaper clippings, among other material. Of special interest in the collection is a 24 November 1862 proclamation issued by Virginia Governor Francis H. Pierpont regarding the West Virginia statehood bill before the United State Congress at that time.

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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Forbes, Anderson, and Hildebrand Families, Correspondence and Other Material, A&M 2641, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.


Scope and Contents

Records related to the Forbes, Anderson, and Hildebrand families of northern West Virginia. The Forbes and Anderson families were related by marriage, some of whom lived in Morgantown; the Hildebrands were neighbors of the Forbes family in Morgantown. The Forbes and Anderson papers include genealogical information, correspondence, greeting cards, photographs, and other material. The Hildebrand papers include correspondence, World War I and World War II records, photographs, medical and financial records, and newspaper clippings, among other material. Of special interest in the collection is a 1862 November 24 proclamation issued by Virginia Governor Francis H. Pierpont regarding the West Virginia statehood bill before the United State Congress at that time.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Anderson family
  • Forbes family
  • Hildebrand family
  • Pierpont, Francis Harrison, 1814-1899
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Letters

Container List

Mixed Materials Box: 1
Forbes and Anderson Family Papers
1862-2013
Scope and Contents

Other individuals documented in Box 1 include Lileth Bosco, Thomas Forbes (died ca. 1930), and Frank Anderson (died ca. 1977).

  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1
    Civil War Era Materials [4 items]
    1862-1863
    Scope and Contents

    Includes a November 24, 1862 proclamation issued by Virginia governor Francis H. Pierpont summoning the State General Assembly to convene in Wheeling to discuss the West Virginia statehood bill before the United States Congress.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2
    Genealogy Records
    ca. 1900-1930, 2013
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3
    WWI Induction Papers for Carl Hayes
    1918
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 4
    Miscellaneous Papers and Ephemera of Robert Howell
    ca. 1930-1948
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 5a
    Ephemera [1 of 2]
    ca. 1930s
    Scope and Contents

    Contains business card for the catering business of Lileth Forbes; and handbill for 1932 musical comedy at the Nixon Theater, Pittsburgh.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 5b
    Ephemera [2 of 2]
    ca. 1930s
    Scope and Contents

    Contains business card for the catering business of Lileth Forbes; and handbill for 1932 musical comedy at the Nixon Theater, Pittsburgh.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 6
    Insurance Policies
    1911, 1931
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 7
    Greeting Cards to the Andersons and to Daisy Forbes
    ca 1930s
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 8
    Greeting Cards to the Andersons and to Daisy Forbes
    ca 1930s
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 9
    Morgantown High School Programs
    1964-1967
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Frame: 10
    Photographs of the Forbes Family and Others
    ca. 1900-1930
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Frame: 11
    Photographs and Photo Postcards of the Forbes Family and Streamline Market
    undated
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Frame: 12
    Celebrity Autographs (includes Jack Benny, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and Roscoe Arbuckle, among others)
    ca. 1930s
Mixed Materials Box: 2
Hildebrand Family Papers
1912-1985
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 1
    Hildebrand Family Correspondence
    1916, 1917, 1918
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 2
    Correspondence Regarding the Employment of Lewis Hildebrand in a Civil Service Postion
    1912-1929
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 4 Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 5 Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 6
    World War II Correspondence
    1944-1945
    Scope and Contents

    Most letters are from Lewis and Margaret Hildebrand's son, Bryce, while he was serving on the battleship USS Alabama in the Pacific theater; includes descriptions of battles and of the Alabama sailing into Tokyo Bay shortly after the Japanese surrender.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 7 Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 8
    Family Correspondence (includes greeting cards)
    1944-1985
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 9
    Correspondence regarding a Court Case
    1950 May 29
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 10
    Genealogy Records
    ca. 1928-1944
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 11
    Newspaper Clippings
    ca. 1944-1968
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 12
    World War I Records of Lewis Hildebrand
    ca 1917-1918
    Scope and Contents

    Includes Navy handbook, examination paper, selective service card, and name stencil.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 13
    Navy Nurse Loretta Lambert
    1925, ca. 1942
    Scope and Contents

    Includes 1925 narrative reminiscence of Navy Nurse Loretta Lambert's tour of duty on the USS Henderson and sightseeing tours of Mediterranean countries; also includes her World War II dogtag and chain.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 14
    Insurance, Financial, and Property Records
    ca. 1926-1949
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 15
    Insurance, Financial, and Property Records
    ca. 1926-1949
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 16
    Medical Records
    1951-1968
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 17
    Church Newsletter and Program
    1945, 1954
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 18
    Ephemera
    ca. 1938-1968
    Scope and Contents

    Includes a 1938 Irish Sweepstakes ticket and Lewis Hildebrand's 1945 VFW and American Legion membership cards, among other items.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 19
    Photographs [3 prints] and Negatives
    1937-1938, ca. 1965, undated
    Scope and Contents

    Includes: Lewis and Margaret Hildebrand, ca.1965, and two school photographs of Bryce Hildebrand, 1937-1938; there are also three negatives of unidentified subjects, undated.

Mixed Materials Box: 3
Three Rolled and Fragile Photographs (unfoldered)
ca. 1917, 1942, ca. 1945
  • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Item: 1
    Three United States Navy Cruisers: the CL 89 USS Miami, the CL 107 USS Huntington, and an Unidentified Cruiser; and Another Navy Vessel; All Docked in an Unidentified Location
    ca. 1945
  • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Item: 2
    A Large Group Portrait of United States Navy Officers and Sailors on Board Ship
    ca. 1917
  • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Item: 3
    A Large Group Portrait of Sailors at the United States Naval Training Station in Great Lakes, Illinois (Stored in its original mailing tube, addressed to Mrs. Lewis Hildebrand of Greensboro, Pennsylvania, from her son, Bryce
    1942 August 18
Mixed Materials Box: 4
Photographs
1900-1950
  • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 1
    Black and White Photographs of Members of the Forbes, Lewis, and Grose/Groves Families with Identifications
    ca. 1900-1950
  • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 2
    Black and White Photographs of Members of the Forbes, Lewis, and Grose/Groves Families with Identifications
    ca. 1900-1920
  • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 3
    Black and White Photographs of Friends and Distant Relatives of Forbes Family with Identificaitons
    ca. 1900-1910